Ihsan From the Future

Visit the Great Mosque of Mecca and its surroundings to see how this vast, meticulously maintained holy site hosts millions of worshippers each year.

Tour some of the most impressive and interesting sights of Al Madina Al Munawwarah, from the Prophet's Mosque to a luxurious high-speed rail line.

At a futuristic Dubai warehouse, an international robotics competition and beyond, automation and artificial intelligence are creating new possibilities.

Things that once sounded impossible — a machine that makes water out of air in rural Kenya; a lettuce farm in the UAE 's desert — are already reality.