Dozens of migrant workers trapped in Qatar without passports, pay or even food have still not seen a penny of back pay more than four years after completing their construction project. Amnesty International researchers say the construction workers brought to Qatar by Krantz Engineering Company to build the Ras Laffan Emergency and Safety College have still not received payment. Read More »

As a handful of American universities and colleges continue to operate branches in Qatar, some are now asking if American institutions are educating extremists. Justin Pulliam, a Texas A&M graduate, has called for the immediate closing of the Texas A&M branch in Qatar. Pulliam is concerned his university is educating radical extremists. Read More »

American colleges and universities are making money in the Middle East by operating satellite campuses in Qatar, but many claim this moonlighting is not in line with the mission of public schools and in some cases is against the rules. Read More »

Newly obtained documents from Texas A&M University paint a grim portrait of low morale and lack of leadership at the school’s satellite location in Doha, Qatar. Read More »

Houston Community College (HCC) is massively scaling back operations at its satellite location in Doha, Qatar. HCC is one of a handful of American universities and colleges running in Qatar’s Education City, an undertaking designed by the oil-rich country to bring American higher education to the Middle East. Under a new agreement outlined in the Houston Chronicle, HCC will now work with Qatar on a “consulting basis” focusing on curriculum and staff support. Read More »

As energy demands in the United Arab Emirates continue to grow, the nation is on track for completion of a massive nuclear power plant. The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) is seven years into a project that will bring nuclear energy to the UAE. The Barakah project, consisting of four APR-1400 reactors, is scheduled to be completed in 2020. Read More »

The top e-business minds in Iran are working to spur innovation and curb the unemployment rate. The First Gathering of Iran’s e-Business Leaders was hosted by e-Act. “By having these kind of events in our country, we hope that we can make Iran have a more successful e-business in order to help people have better lives,” Nima Asdaghi of e-Act, told the Gulf News Journal. Read More »

Though the health insurance market continues to expand in the Middle East, there is still much room for growth, which experts in the field say won't happen until change occurs at the government level. Read More »

Al Jazeera America announced this week that it is ending all operations in the United States by April 30. While the move was a surprise to the hundreds of Al Jazeera America employees who found out Wednesday they were losing their jobs, those who study the TV broadcasting industry saw it coming long before.  Read More »

A New York-style pizzeria is making it big in the Middle East, with plans to open more than two dozen additional restaurants over the coming years. Russo’s New York Pizzeria, a 46-location fast-casual franchisor based out of Houston, Texas, opened its first Middle East location in the UAE back in 2013. Read More »

A technology company has created a new information aggregate that allows travel agents to speak directly with airlines, making travel in the Middle East and North Africa more convenient and less costly. Read More »

Patient care and medical knowledge has already improved in the United Arab Emirates just two months into a new partnership between VPS Healthcare of Abu Dhabi and the University of Pennsylvania Health System in Philadelphia. The two health systems have been in constant contact since, according to VPS Managing Director Shamsheer Vayalil, who recently spoke to the Gulf News Journal. Read More »

Economies in the Middle East and North Africa continue to atrophy as conflict in the region intensifies and oil prices sharply decrease. Read More »

Declining oil prices continue to cause financial hardship and lack of liquidity for Gulf Cooperation Council countries, though data from the International Monetary Fund says there is room for growth in the region. The six GCC countries are facing slowed fiscal growth as well. The IMF's Adnan Mazarei told Gulf News Journal that growth in the private-sector will become key in job creation. Read More »

MasterCard recently reported that the number of users in the Middle East and Africa has doubled in the last three years to 100 million users. Read More »