A four-bedroom villa will be completed in early 2016 in the Hamala region, near the KSA Causeway in the green belt region, and is being listed at $599,390. The villa features four en suite bathrooms, spacious living and dining areas, and views of the home’s garden and swimming area. There is a maid’s room and security is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Read More »

iSIGN Media, a Canada-based mobile advertising provider, is all set to expand its innovative interactive proximity marketing technology in association with its exclusive reseller in the MENA region Multi Level Technology (MLT) in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Read More »

Oman Air has been internationally recognized at the World Travel Awards 2015 in El Jadida, Morocco. For the second consecutive year, the airline carrier won the World’s Leading Airline Economy Class title, and the airline’s lounge at Muscat International Airport was named the World’s Leading Airport Lounge Business Class 2015. Read More »

Oman Oil Marketing Company recently launched its Farah campaign, dedicated to bringing happiness to local communities throughout Oman. The campaign involves the company's special ambassadors showing up at filling stations to surprise customers with gifts and capturing those moments on film. Read More »

Riyadh, Saudi Arabi, is the location of a new showroom for Atmosphere Company's furniture and interior design products. Read More »

A recent gaming partnership joins Zeptolab and Zain Group to produce Zain-branded games. Zeptolab will work with Zain to produce exclusive Zain-branded games on mobile devices within Zain's eight Middle Eastern and North African markets. Read More »

Oman Air announced the initiation of a secret shopper program agreement this week with BVA Mystery Shopping Services. Following the collection of data from BVA staff, Oman Air will make strategic and structural improvements based on the findings. Read More »

Customers at the Central Bank of Bahrain can now send and receive money through electronic funds transfers. The bank has partnered with the Benefit Co. to offer the service, which is connected to all of Bahrain's retail banks, as well as most of the kingdom's major billers. Read More »

Qatar was the site of Sidra Medical and Research Center's Symposium on Functional Genomics Dec. 13 and 14. The symposium, which featured speakers, sponsors and exhibitors from around the world, gave its 350 attendees the opportunity to share insight, experiences and ideas about the latest genomic medicine trends. Read More »

Eighty young women recently received training in entrepreneurial skills as participants in the Female Entrepreneur Program. The recently completed series of three-day workshops was developed by Oman Sail and implemented with the help of the German company SAP in cooperation with the King Baudouin Foundation. Read More »

UAE-based hospitality firm TIME Hotels Management recently initiated a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) website called “Tomorrow’s World” in Dubai to inform hotel guests about the company’s sustainability ethics and to highlight its local volunteer opportunities. Read More »

SAP MENA, the Middle Eastern and Northern African division of German multinational software corporation SAP SE, has made great progress in recent years by co-innovating with the Middle East’s banking and financial sectors, especially in GCC countries. Read More »

More A380 aircraft routes will be offered by Emirates Airlines in 2016, the company announced this week. Three new destinations and an additional route to Barcelona will be added in the next year. According to the announcement, a total of 71 A380 aircraft are currently in the Emirates fleet. Read More »

Commercial Bank, which became Qatar’s first private bank in 1975, is celebrating Qatar National Day with a series of festive activities and music at the bank’s headquarters at Commercial Bank Plaza in Doha’s West Bay. Read More »

A spacious two-bedroom apartment in the West Bay area’s Zig Zag Lagoona development is listed for $580,828. The 1,388-square-foot apartment is partially furnished, and it is perfect for a resident who loves natural light. Floor-to-ceiling windows throughout the apartment bring in an abundance of natural light, and showcase the stunning views of West Bay and beyond. Read More »

The Islamic Development Bank in Saudia Arabia and the New Partnership for Africa's (NEPAD) Development Planning and Coordinating Agency (NPCA) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) concerning regional integration and cooperation. The MoU also concerned infrastructure, agriculture and food security, education and human capital development, and climate change. Read More »

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Embassy Labor Consultant Faisal Tarawneh traveled recently to Bahrain to meet with Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry CEO Nabeel Al Mahmood. Several chamber officials also attended the meeting during which they discussed the need for small- and medium-size enterprises to boost the economies of both nations. Read More »

Property Hunter Real Estate is offering a two-bedroom apartment in the master planned community of Lusail City in Doha for $579,392. The unfurnished apartment has more than 1,300 square feet of living space and features a fully outfitted kitchen in the highly desirable area known as The Pearl. The apartment features a balcony with a great view of the waterfront and the community. Read More »

Semi-furnished apartment in The Pearl. For an individual who has always dreamed of living in The Pearl, Doha, the perfect apartment has opened up. A one-bedroom apartment with a fully equipped, modern kitchen and spacious living room is now available for $645,365. A spacious balcony offers a gorgeous view of Porto Arabia and is in walking distance of Medina Centrale. Read More »

Saudi Arabia could be the next epicenter of a tech boom, analysts at the venture capital firm BECO Capital, which specializes in the GCC region’s technology market, said. Saudi Arabia's coming tech boom will be fueled by a growing consumer population, BECO Capital Co-Founder and Managing Partner Amir Farha said this week at the Arabnet Conference in the Saudi capital of Riyadh. Read More »