Since the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park began development, business and energy stakeholders have been drawn to its mission to align with the emirate’s goal of optimum sustainability in the UAE by 2021. Read More »

The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) has teamed up with Goldman Sachs for a London roadshow forum to promote investments in companies listed on the QSE. Read More »

Chemical company BASF and the Kanoo Group, an independent, family-owned company, have launched a new branch office in the Nation Towers of Abu Dhabi. Read More »

Cairo, Egypt, will serve as Huawei Consumer Business Group’s first contact center city for customer support in the Middle East and North African area, established with help from experienced multichannel outsource manager Teleperformance Egypt. Read More »

Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) recently applied for more than 80 international patents for its innovative technology products under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which enables patent protection for an invention in many countries simultaneously. Read More »

An elite group of Singapore officials recently traveled to Dubai under the auspices of Cheong Foong, consul general to the Republic of Singapore in Dubai, and welcomed by Ahmed Bin Meshar, SLC secretary general. Read More »

Hoping international associations will “set up shop” in the emirate, the Dubai Association Centre (DAC) recently attended the Great Ideas Conference organized in Hong Kong by the Washington, D.C.-based American Society of Association Executives (ASAE). Read More »

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recognized more than 60 support staff members Sunday for their work which is mostly completed behind the scenes and gets little praise. Monetary gifts were presented to the cleaners, security workers, waiters, gardeners and technicians who serve the chamber and its facilities. Read More »

A series of research seminars launched by the Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF) aims to educate participants on topics relevant to finance, banking and training industries in Bahrain and other portions of the Gulf region. The seminars are part of BIBF’s larger plan to continuously improve leadership in the finance industry as well as develop industry-relevant research. Read More »

A four-bedroom, two-bathroom luxury apartment in the Hamad Aljaser area of Jeddah is listed for $206,647. The 1,453-square-foot apartment features a kitchen and hall. It is a great place for entertaining. There are two apartments to each floor of the building, so residents will enjoy their privacy. Parking is available for this apartment. Read More »

Ras Al Khaimah, the northern emirate of the UAE, has a significant Persian Gulf coastline and its own tourism office, one that’s working hard to promote the area’s many attractions for visitors.At the end of April, Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) representatives visited the Arabian Travel Market to show off some of the agency's work in recent years. Read More »

The Al Jazeera America network has shut its doors. The network started out with a mission to pursue long-form journalism and “smart” reporting, but the big audience never came, and, plagued by economic problems, the network shut down earlier this year. The network is still wrestling with a lawsuit filed by a former executive who says he was shortchanged by the network. Read More »

In April, the screens went dark on Al Jazeera America as the network, owned by Al Jazeera Media Network in Qatar, stopped broadcasting; its short-lived stint as a Western alternative media source was tumultuous and marked by drama and controversy. Some staffers alleged a misogynistic and anti-Semitic environment, and the network also faced economic and audience challenges. Read More »

An apartment with sea views is now available in The Pearl-Qatar, one of Doha’s most sought-after residential areas. Listed at $741,778, the two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment offers more than 2,000 square feet of living space with large rooms. From the balcony, you have a view of the sea, the neighborhood and the street below.  Read More »

National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) CEO Salah Al Fulaij said the Kuwait National Petroleum Company's Clean Fuels Project is a boost for the local economy and elevates Kuwait's global standing. Al Fulaij said that NBK’s noteworthy reputation, professionalism and credibility are confirmed through the company’s involvement with the project during a signing ceremony for project financing. Read More »

The Abu Dhabi Business Women Council (ADBWC) has begun its second entrepreneurship awareness campaign aimed at encouraging innovation in Abu Dhabi. The campaign, which began April 21 and runs through October under the title "Creativity and Innovation in Business Sustainability in Abu Dhabi," focuses on promoting a culture of entrepreneurship among UAE women. Read More »

Engineering company Siemens recently entered into a service deal that aims to ensure the operation, reliability and efficiency of Qatar's future Umm Al Houl power plant for at least 25 years. Under the long-term agreement, Siemens will provide the plant with preventive maintenance, instrumentation and controls service, and on-site technical assistance. Read More »

The Ajman Palace Hotel in the UAEs showed strong first-quarter revenues for the hotel, but in comments on the region’s tourism industry, some are questioning whether that rosy outlook will continue. Thomas Lippman, an author and journalist specializing in Middle Eastern affairs, believes the tourism business in the general region faces some headwinds. Read More »

Marketing performance company OMD recently received 11 awards at the Festival of Media MENA Awards 2016 in Dubai, which recognizes the best in media thinking throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region."These accolades are a testament to all the hard work that our teams put into their clients' campaigns," Omnicom Media Group MENA CEO Elie Khouri said. Read More »

General Electric (GE) will will provide 220 megawatt LV5 Series solar inverters for Dubai Electricity and Water Authority's (DEWA) solar energy project in Dubai, the largest project of its type in the Middle East. The solar project is considered a breakthrough for the solar industry as it will make solar power much more competitive price-wise. Read More »