Ooredoo entered into two deals with Cisco aimed at increasing its offerings for companies in Qatar. A leasing deal with Cisco will allow Ooredoo enterprise customers to lease Cisco hardware for networking solutions, messaging, telephony, servers and collaboration technology. The second agreement will make Cisco's virtual managed services accessible to Ooredoo customers in Qatar. Read More »

Zain Group has made a strategic partnership with FOO to help launch the company into new innovative business streams. Zain Group, a telecom leader in the Middle East and Africa, saw a partnership with FOO, a  Lebanon-based company that provides innovative mobility related services, as a way to strengthen areas of focus for the Zain Digital Frontier and Innovation business unit. Read More »

Dubai-based NEAH Global Energy Solutions (GES) said its affiliates have taken over the debt and equity stake in Quemic Ghana Pty. GES, which offers logistics, power generation and security management for global energy and critical organizational assets, plans to expand its services and delivery in Ghana after consolidating and rebranding Quemic Ghana Pty into an affiliate company. Read More »

Saudi Aramco said this week its Safaniyah Onshore Producing Department (SONPD) has completed an initiative to decrease the amount of gas flaring in its procedures by using an in-house flare recovery system developed at the Tanajib plant. Reducing the gas flares will help in protecting the environment from dangerous emissions, including sulfur oxide and nitrogen oxide. Read More »

Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has selected digital security firm Gemalto and Comarch, which designs advanced IT services and software, to implement and integrate its innovative IT services and software and put into use an loT (Internet of Things) connectivity management platform. STC will be able to introduce new products and services under the new platform. Read More »

Kuwait Finance House (KFH) announced the fifth-draw winners of its “Shop and Win" campaign that urged consumers to use KFH financial cards when shopping. The seven winners announced last week are Samer Ali, Ali Alsalmi, Naeim Abdal, Abdullah Alkhudhair, Haydar Alshimari, Khaled Alhajeri and Abdullah Alothniya. The promotional campaign will end on April 19. Read More »

CGG said it successfully launched a comprehensive deployment of Sercel's new-generation 508XT land seismic acquisition system on a crew leading a seismic survey in Saudi Arabia. The 508XT system is currently deployed on a crew run by ARGAS, CGG's joint venture with Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), which accomplished the milestone mark of 1 million vibrated points in January. Read More »

Omantel signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Cisco to improve the sultanate's leading telecommunications services as part of a long-term plan to transform the company and its presence in the network and data services sector. As part of the memorandum, Omantel and Cisco have agreed to partner in efforts to enhance managed network, data center and virtualization solutions. Read More »

United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) and Red Sea Gateway Terminal celebrated the maiden voyage of the world’s greenest ultra-large container vessel at Jeddah Islamic Port last week. Saudi Ports Authority President and UASC Chairman Nabeel Al-Amudi and Saudi Industrial Services Company CEO Mohammed Al-Mudarres were on hand for the arrival of the 18,800 TEU M.V. Al Nefud. Read More »

Rice miller and exporter KRBL Limited recently said it plans to increase operations throughout the Middle East, with concentration in the GCC, in efforts to meet a five-year plan to grow business by 75 percent. India-based KRBL, the world's largest rice miller and basmati rice exporter, will focus on strengthening business partnerships and expanding its distributing system. Read More »

In a recent meeting between Council of Saudi Chambers Chairperson Abdulrahman Al Zamil and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, the two officials discussed topics related to the economy and trade relations in depth. Read More »

A recent meeting between leaders of the Qatar Chamber and Minister of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs Issa Al-Nuaimi was used to address issues that affect both entities. Read More »

With the arrival of British Airways BA105 from London Heathrow, dnata assumed full operations at the new Concourse D in Dubai International Airport's Terminal One. Read More »

During the Trade and Retail Sector Committee of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry's third open meeting of 2016, business owners discussed challenges they face in the day-to-day operations of running a business. Read More »

Consumer goods company Unilever has chosen OgilvyOne to help market three of its prominent brands in the Gulf region. Read More »

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce, Jorgensen Law Firm PLLC and Hoda Barakat Legal Consultancy recently held a workshop on drafting and negotiating successful franchise agreements. Read More »

The Oil & Gas West Asia (OGWA) Exhibition & Conference will take place this year March 21-23 at the Oman International Exhibition Center in Muscat, Oman. Read More »

Dubai real estate developer Azizi Developments has launched its $350 million (AED) Royal Bay Residence project, a luxury apartment building on the crescent of Palm Jumeirah. Read More »

Kenyan telecom service provider Safaricom revealed this week that it has entered into a deal to improve its customer experience through the use of Flytxt's consumer analytics solutions. Read More »

Mercury MENA has announced that its construction of the Mondelez International facility will be completed in 2016. Read More »