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 »

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently hosted a trade delegation from Belgium at the Chamber’s head office led by Pieter De Crem, Belgium’s secretary of state for foreign trade. Read More »

Raed Mohammed Bin Shams, director-general of the Bahrain Institute of Public Administration (BIPA) recently offered an assessment on the organization’s counseling services. Read More »

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, recently made an unusual announcement on his official Twitter account: The kingdom needs a "hope maker." Read More »

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is slated to embark on a multi-billion dollar project to replace broader energy subsidies with a set of financial supports for some of the country’s most vulnerable citizens. Read More »

Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) recently won the best main businesses award for subscribers’ services in countries that belong to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Read More »

Engineers from Saudi Aramco's Research and Development Center (R&DC) recently conducted a five-day robotics workshop at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Thuwal. Read More »

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, crown prince of Dubai and chairman of the board of trustees at Dubai Future Foundation, recently commenced planning for Dubai 10X, a platform to put Dubai ahead of other cities by 10 years in terms of development. Read More »

The Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC) recently announced that 2016 was "a year of firsts" for the company. Read More »

The Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA) recently hosted two training programs in conjunction with the American Arbitration Association - International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA-ICDR).  Read More »