King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center in Riyadh recently announced that a research team has succeeded in identifying 35 new genes related to children’s mental disorders. Read More »

The Dubai Islamic Economy Development Center and Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry have announced that the third Global Islamic Economy Summit (GIES) will take place Oct. 11-12, with Thomson Reuters acting as strategic partner.  Read More »

Qatar Petroleum has announced that, as part of its strategy to concentrate on its core business in the oil and gas industry, it will hand over operations of some of its areas in the Mesaieed Industrial City to the Economic Zones Company, Manateq. Read More »

The Saudi Electric Company (SEC) recently announced a direct commercial financing agreement worth $1.5 billion for industry and commerce. Read More »

Qatar Airways showed the world two new luxury aircraft from its Qatar Executive fleet at the Farnborough International Airshow in the United Kingdom last month. Read More »

A new agreement between Oman Air and Saudi Arabian Airlines allows flyers to travel between Muscat and Riyadh, Dammam, Jeddah or Medina.  Read More »

Qatar Airways now offers four routes to Italy after the airline celebrated its first flight to Pisa on Tuesday. Read More »

Said Al Ghufaili, a student at Middle East College (MEC) studying business and information systems, decided to create a factory for making turbans, calling his business Omani Wool Turbans Factory. Read More »

Deyaar Development PJSC, a leading property developer and real estate service provider in Dubai, has announced its financial and operational results for the second quarter and six-month period ending June 30. Read More »

Financial results for the second quarter of 2016 have been released for Abu Dhabi's top property development, investment and management company, Aldar Properties PJSC. Read More »

Saudi Aramco, as part of its strategy to become the global leader in energy and petrochemicals as well its adherence to Saudi Vision 2030, announced the Training & Development’s General Educational Partnerships Division’s (GEPD) continued support of a Maker Movement within the kingdom. Read More »

A recent meeting held by the Restaurants and Coffee Shops Committee of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) focused on current classification issues within the sector.  Read More »

The Dubai Health Authority recently announced that Al Mizhar Health Center would open a state-of-the-art, community-based physiotherapy unit to help those with disabilities as well as the elderly and children in need of long-term care. Read More »

The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) recently announced that it has completed the training of 15 specialists and officials, setting them up to lead the developmental drive of transforming Dubai’s medical health system.  Read More »

Emaar Properties, a global developer with multiple projects in Dubai, recently released financial information that highlights the company’s 12 percent increase in net profit for the first half of 2016. Read More »

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently released an industry special report that showcases how the UAE is becoming increasingly competitive in Saudi Arabia’s import market.  Read More »

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Justice, along with its official Shoura Councils, seems to be moving in the direction of creating a codified personal status law for the first time in that country's history. As of late July the new law was reportedly being prepared with the participation of various human rights groups and the national Family Security Program. The new law will cover issues such as proof of marriage, divorce, custody rights, alimony and inheritance, as well as other legal issues. Read More »

In the Middle East, where banks and financial companies are going through rapid modernization processes, some regional conferences and industry meetings are reinforcing these concepts by helping banks and other commercial businesses brainstorm about where to take their models in the coming years, as technologies like Blockchain continue to evolve, and digital payment technologies keep coming up like daisies. Read More »

A full-service marketing company called Langoor has arrived in the city of Dubai, looking to invest $1 million AED in a local office bent on delivering more return on investment for business clients. Langoor has installed Rebecca Jacobsson as head of client services at the Dubai office, as well as bringing other resources to bear on a central cosmopolitan city that's become a leader in the Middle Eastern region. Read More »

Faster broadband speeds are coming to Lebanon as consumers get ready for the country’s first 4G LTE-Advanced network. The new network offers download speeds up to approximately 260 Mb per second, combining multiple spectrums in order to improve efficiency. Read More »