Medtronic is unveiling a new wearable device that could drastically reduce the number of injections diabetes patients need to administer. Read More »

Kaya Skin Clinic announced Thursday that it will open a new location in Fujairah. Read More »

Customers of Qatar-based telecom solutions provider Ooredoo have a new choice for accessing the company's services with the installation of self-service machines throughout the country. Read More »

M F Fasteners Ltd. announced Dec. 30 that it will earn a significant quality management certification. Read More »

Hong Kong-based Honghua Group Ltd., a company that produces global land drilling rigs, has entered into a $25 million ultra-deep drilling rig sales agreement with Kuwait Drilling Co. Read More »

Khalid Al-Abdulkareem, one of the founding partners of Clifford Chance, a Saudi Arabia-based law firm that employs more than 100 attorneys in offices across five continents, has been appointed office managing partner at the firm's Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, location. Read More »

With the goal of delivering the maximum storage capacities, picking accuracy and throughput in the most efficient way possible, Saudi Arabian food producer Almarai recently commissioned Swisslog to automate its distribution logistics for its operations in Al Kharj. Read More »

Clothing designer Perry Ellis International Inc. said Wednesday it is teaming up with Al Matjar Al Watany Trading Establishment to design and distribute Original Penguin sportswear in Saudi Arabia. The clothing will be available at Al Matjar Al Watany retail stores, malls, and street retail shops. The agreement also includes a social media campaign to present the brand. Read More »

Gulf Property World is listing a townhouse with 1,420 square feet of living space in Ras El Mar for $$571,206. The living and dining rooms and the kitchen are located on the ground floor, and the first floor features a family hall and two bedrooms with en suite bathrooms. The second floor includes a master bedroom with en suite bathroom and a large sun terrace. Read More »

The Oman Tourism Development Company (Omran) appointed Jamie Wilson as the company's new CEO. Wilson, who has been working in the industry for over 25 years, is taking the reins at what company officials described as a pivotal time. The company recently completed a restructuring of its development strategy that syncs the organization's goals with Oman's overall development initiatives. Read More »

Bahrani airline Gulf Air said Tuesday it will renew and upgrade its flight planning technology through an agreement with Sabre Corporation. The airline has been using Sabre's AirCentre Flight Plan Manager for the past eight years in a limited capacity, but will now look to the technology for more information the company hopes will streamline overall operations. Read More »

Fifteen young soccer fans met and trained with their idols in Doha thanks to a recent global advertising campaign partnership between mobile provider Ooredoo and the Paris Saint-Germain football club. The young fans, 10 to 12 years old, were selected from a pool of more than 8,000 based on messages they sent directly to five top Paris Saint-Germain players through an online portal. Read More »

Mitsui and Co. Ltd. of Japan said that it joined with Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power and Dhofar International Development and Investment Holding Co. to submit a winning $2.3 billion bid for the contract on two new energy plants in Oman. The consortium will build two new natural gas combined cycle power plants that will comprise one of the largest power plants in the Middle East. Read More »

Riyadh-based Dur Hospitality Company (DHC) will invest $32 million in an expansion of the Makarem Arriyadh Hotel at King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh following an agreement signed recently with the General Authority of Civil Aviation. The agreement includes DHC's plans to add 100 rooms and a spa to the hotel and facilitate an international branding campaign. Read More »

The Dubai Chamber Centre for Responsible Business’s ENGAGE Dubai program hosted a workshop titled ‘‘Strategic Communication and Public Relations in the Community Sector," which builds on the success of its first workshop. The workshop was headed by Maryam Al Balooshi and Saugat Chatterjee from the corporate communications department of mobile communications and technology provider du Read More »

For those who have always wanted to live in the community of Al Ghadeer, Platinum Homes Real Estate Agency has the perfect opportunity: A 750-square-foot studio apartment is now available in Al Buhayra Village for $149,759. The apartment features a private Jacuzzi and covered parking. Built-in wardrobes offer ample storage, while marble floors add a bit of elegance. Read More »

Hilal Properties has listed a large, four-bedroom villa in the Azaiba area of Muscat for $571,206. The property features 8,955 square feet of living space and has an upstairs balcony overlooking the neighborhood and street in front of the villa.   The four-bedroom, six-bathroom villa offers privacy to residents and has four en suite bathrooms. A gated entry protects access to the home. Read More »

Qatar's RasGas Company Limited and India's Petronet LNG Limited recently signed a sales and purchase agreement (SPA) that will move 1 million tons per year (MTA) of liquid natural gas from Qatar to India, beginning this year. The supply will feed Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd, GAIL (India) Ltd, and Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation. Read More »

Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry President and CEO Hamad Buamim will be representing the emirate on a national level as the deputy chair of the World Chambers Federation (WCF). Buamim said his new position at WCF will boost the Dubai chamber's efforts to support e-commerce and other initiatives across the Gulf Cooperation Council region.  Read More »

Qatari entrepreneurs from every sector should be paying attention to the plethora of business opportunities presenting themselves as the nation's offerings of goods and services continues to grow, Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, chairman of Al Faisal Holding, recently told representatives of global publishing, research and consultancy firm Oxford Business Group. Read More »