Noor Ibrahim Al Sada, the second secretary of Qatar's permanent mission to the United Nations Office at Geneva, recently stressed the country’s belief in protecting children by punishing assailants and taking precautionary measures during her address to the 34th session of the UN Human Rights Council. Read More »

Nora Ibrahim Al Sada, second secretary of Qatar's permanent mission to the United Nations Office at Geneva, recently affirmed Qatar’s guarantee of non-discrimination against persons with disabilities during the 34th session of the UN Human Rights Council. Read More »

Qatar’s permanent mission to the United Nations Office at Geneva recently stressed the importance that children received during Qatar National Vision 2030. Read More »

Prince Mohammed bin Naif Saud, Saudi Arabia's vice custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, chaired a cabinet session at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh to detail discussions held with Somalia and Greece. Read More »

Saudi Aramco recently announced a deal with Royal Dutch Shell (Shell) to separate and transfer assets, liabilities and businesses of the Motiva Enterprises LLC (Motiva) joint venture. Read More »

Saudi Aramco's drilling and workover program (D&WO) recently signed two new joint drilling ventures (JVs) with Nabor and Rowan, marking a major turning point for the Saudi company. Read More »

Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently participated in the 147th session of the Arab League Council, a meeting that was chaired by Abdelkader Messahel, Algeria's minister of Maghreb affairs and delegate to the African Union and Arab League. Read More »

Souqalmal.com, the leading personal finance and insurance comparison website in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), recently surveyed around 1,500 bank consumers in the UAE and published its annual bank satisfaction index, which rates how much consumers like their current bank. Read More »

Tourism is booming in the small gulf kingdom of Bahrain, with officials projecting that tourism in the country could be worth $1 billion by 2020. Read More »

A food vender in the coastal town of Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates (UAE) was recently fined after officials found "chicharon crackers," a Filipino product made of pig skin, on supermarket shelves, according to news reports.  Read More »

Milrem, an Estonian defense company, recently partnered with Raytheon UK, Advanced Electronics Company and IGG Eselsan Systems to deploy the company’s modular hybrid unmanned ground vehicle Themis in the Middle East and North Africa region. Read More »

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently announced its key objectives and initiatives as part of its 2017-2021 strategy. Read More »

The State of Qatar recently announced that Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud met with United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy for Humanitarian Affairs Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Muraikhi to discuss cooperation between Qatar and the United Nations. Read More »

Saud Al Meshari, secretary general of the Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC), recently met with Dia Al Deen Bamakhrama, Djibouti's ambassador to Saudi Arabia. Read More »

The 1st cycle of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MRM) Business Innovation Award, launched by Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry in cooperation with the United Arab Emirates's Ministry of Economy, recently led to the adoption of new and innovative strategies among companies in the region. Read More »

More than 600 doctors from 42 countries across the globe recently met in Dubai for the International Trauma Congress at the Grand Hyatt Dubai Hotel. Read More »

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Qatar's minister of foreign affairs, recently received a telephone call from his German counterpart, Sigmar Gabriel. Read More »

A panel of judges recently met to select the winners of 9th cycle of the annual Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MRM) Business Award and the 1st cycle of the MRM Business Innovation Award. Read More »

Carnegie Mellon University at Qatar (CMU-Q) recently announced that it is offering a class focused on geographic information systems (GIS), an area of major potential for Qatar.   Read More »

Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently paid its full financial contribution to the new financial budget of the Arab League, which amounted to $2,938,285. Read More »