New banking services offered by the Oman Arab Bank (OAB) may help companies to achieve greater control of their supply chains. OAB says the Oman Visa Smart Commercial Card is “designed to reduce administrative costs and simplify the purchase-to-pay process while giving companies enhanced capabilities when managing their business transactions.” Read More »

Leadership teams on both sides of the Atlantic are building stronger trade relationships between Orange County, Florida, and Dubai.The Dubai Investment Development Agency (Dubai FDI), which is part of the Department of Economic Development, hosted a VIP lunch for Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and Barbara Leaf, U.S. ambassador to the UAE, earlier this month. Read More »

Private sector and government leaders in Gulf countries are trying to push highly evolved networks to overcome some of what some experts call “last mile challenges” around telecom and data transfer services. To that end, Ooredoo recently partnered with the Omani Information Technology Authority to work on a next-generation high-speed network to deliver faster communications. Read More »

EAST ST. LOUIS - Deutsche Bank of Germany helped Iran arm and train Hezbollah terrorists who killed a Randolph County man in Iraq and cost a St. Clair County man a leg, according to a suit in U.S. district court. Read More »

During the week of May 9, the Central Bank of Bahrain announced that the BD 70 million issue of Government Treasury Bills carried a maturity of 91 days. Read More »

Kuwait’s Global Investment House recently acquired two properties in the United Kingdom following a targeted real estate marketing search, continuing a trend of successful off-market business operations intended to build its growing global clientele. Read More »

The Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC) and the Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture (ICCIA) will host the ninth Forum for Businesswomen in Islamic Countries at the CSC location in Riyadh. Read More »

Gulf Air was recently named the official carrier for the Batelco Drag 965 Racing Team. Read More »

Baytik Industrial Oasis Company (BIO), the modular industrial leasing complex at Bahrain International Investment Park (BIIP), has welcomed Tactile Roofing WLL to the complex, leasing 4,783 square meters to the firm for its new venture in the kingdom. Read More »

Kuwait-based Diyar United Company, a privately owned company in the Merqab Area providing high-quality technology solutions to the oil and gas industry, government, security and other sectors, has devised a cash-free payment system at fuel stations. Read More »

Zain, a telecommunications company in Kuwait, has launched its Colocation Data Center (CDC), which offers corporate customers an ideal platform for storing and hosting digital assets. Read More »

Respective leaders from Dubai and Bahrain recently pooled their resources to share information and relate experiences to mutually benefit one another’s global perspectives at an event hosted by the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Read More »

More than 30 women entrepreneurs are taking part in the marketing exhibition inaugurated by Maryam Al-Rumaithi in Al-Ain. Read More »

A familiar face to Aon Hewitt, the international human resources business of Aon plc, will fill the role of CEO for Aon Hewitt Middle East.  Read More »

Placing trust in their new chairman, Bahrain’s First Energy Bank (FEB) board members voted unanimously to appoint experienced banking professional Khaleefa Omair to fill the position following the previous manager’s departure. Read More »

Omanis need only look within to find beauty — within their own country, that is — as the sultanate turns its attention to domestic tourism this year in an effort to appeal to residents with local experiences. Read More »

Dynamic U.S. marketing expert Paul Rand recently addressed over 200 diverse business stakeholders at Sheikh Faisal Center for Entrepreneurship in the Middle East in Doha as part of its entrepreneurship and business development initiative. Read More »

The Islamic Development Bank Group’s IRTI — Islamic Research and Training Institute — is preparing to assess the feasibility of matching United Nations-established sustainability goals as it organizes a May 16 global seminar in Jakarta, Indonesia. Read More »

A first shipment of crude oil, approximately 300,000 barrels, has been completed by Oman Oil Company Exploration and Production LLC (OOCEP).  Read More »

A luxury villa in Janabiyah, Manama is listed for $4.7 million. The five-bedroom villa features three bedrooms with en suite bathrooms, including two master bedrooms with en suite bathrooms and dressing areas. The villa's approximately 53,754 square feet of living space includes a large living room space that flows into the dining area and a fully equipped kitchen. Read More »