Representatives from Microsoft used this year's E-Government Forum (EGOV3) in Kuwait as a chance to show potential customers how Microsoft products could help them with services like cloud computing, analytics and increased mobility. Read More »

Bank Nizwa was named the "Best Performing Islamic Bank in Oman" during the 22nd Annual World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC) held earlier this month. The award recognized the bank for achieving excellence in financial stability, financial performance, governance and social responsibility. Read More »

Al Riwaq's Art Space is hosting The Nest 2015 exhibition from Dec. 10 to Jan. 9. The Nest 2015 focuses on the theme of repetition. The exhibition is an exciting and vibrant part of the showcase of the latest talents from Bahrain and the surrounding region. Read More »

Ooredoo Group, a Qatar-based communications company specializing in mobile, fixed, broadband and Internet services, and France-based Alcatel-Lucent, a company providing IP networking, ultra-broadband access and cloud technology services, have entered into a frame supply agreement. Read More »

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) will be serving as a strategic partner for the International Women’s Forum Dubai, which will be held in February. This forum will be focused on innovation: DEWA intends to showcase developments in sustainable energy in the UAE. Read More »

The Mannai Heavy Equipment Group (HEG) hosted a regional after sales conference in Qatar, bringing together dealers of DAF Trucks from across the Middle East and Africa in November. Read More »

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry is committed to recognizing businesses that incorporate social responsibility and sustainable practices into their operations. To that end, the chamber hosted a ceremony on Dec. 8 to honor 10 of its member businesses with the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Label award. Read More »

Story CopyTwo years after his death, the memory of Kuwaiti physician Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Sumait, a dedicated humanitarian who dedicated his life to helping Africa's poor, is being kept alive through a national initiative aimed at boosting the continent's efforts in the areas of food safety and sustainability. Read More »

In an effort to increase trade opportunities between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Greece, officials from the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently met with a Greek trade delegation. Read More »

Strengthening its economic connections to Brazil, Saudi Arabia recently inked an agreement after a nearly three-year hiatus to open up trade channels between the two nations once again for beef exports. Read More »

Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry CEO and President Hamad Buamim thanked Dubai Chamber International Offices Director Omar Khan and his staff for supporting the Dubai chamber's new investments, projects and initiatives aimed at improving connections to other chambers in the Gulf Cooperation Council, Commonwealth of Independent States and Africa. Read More »

ADNOC Distribution, a United Arab Emirates-based chain of service stations and car care centers, is giving away more than $1 million in prizes during a promotional campaign that began last week. The campaign will run through March 1. For every $50 an ADNOC customer spends at a lube change branch, he or she will receive a raffle coupon to be entered into a drawing for prizes. Read More »

National Aluminium Products Co. (NAPCO), an aluminum manufacturer based in Oman, will work in tandem with aluminum system designing company ProfilsSystemes Gulf FZCO on a major mixed-use development in Oman. NAPCO will be working with ProfilsSystemes, a French company headquartered in Dubai, on the Saraya Bandar Jissah development that will boast resort-style living. Read More »

GE Energy Management presented new smart grid capabilities at the Saudi Arabia Smart Grid 2015 conference and exhibition in Jeddah this week. "The outdated, one-way, linear, passive approach in power delivery is now evolving toward an open, interactive, interconnected model," GE Saudi Arabia and Bahrain President and CEO Hisham Al Bahkali said. Read More »

The Saudi Arabian Oil Company, known as Saudi Aramco, has launched a major initiative to acquire as much of its needed goods and services from within the kingdom as possible. Saudi Aramco envisions the initiative, dubbed the In-Kingdom Total Value Add program, as a way to boost the kingdom’s local economy. The program is designed to help create jobs and increase internal investment. Read More »

McDonald’s Corp. is celebrating 20 years of operation in Qatar with a series of events and activities throughout December, including offering all Qatari residents a free Big Mac hamburger on Sunday. Since the internationally recognized American fast-food brand began operating in Qatar in 1995, it has continually expanded its presence and brand recognition in the Gulf nation. Read More »

The United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has mandated Deutsche Bank to provide cash management solutions for the company’s operations in 18 European nations. With more than 60 container ships and 185 offices around the world, UASC is the Middle East’s largest shipping company, and handling cash management services in those 18 European countries will be no small task. Read More »

As the Conference of Parties (COP21) climate conference ended, the UAE is celebrating its successful participation in the talks, where the nation’s pavilion touted the UAE’s latest sustainability initiatives. UAE Minister of State and Special Envoy for Energy and Climate Change Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber was on hand to discuss the various energy sustainability projects underway. Read More »

National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) was honored last week as Bank of the Year in Kuwait 2015 by Financial Times magazine The Banker. The Banker awards are given to top regional performers each year at an awards ceremony in London. The ceremony has a high-powered guest list of prestigious global banking executives who are lauded for their financial achievements. Read More »

Personnel at APM Terminals Bahrain achieved Green Belt status through the Lean Six Sigma program, a business initiative focused on using a collaborative team approach to reduce and eliminate waste in the areas of time, inventory, motion, waiting, overproduction, overprocessing, defects and skills. So far, more than 30 APM Terminals Bahrain workers have received Six Sigma certification Read More »