Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain: The Gulf Hotel Bahrain Convention and Spa in cooperation with Al Areen Lions Club Bahrain, Liverpool Services, has recently hosted more than 140 children and supervisors from the Child Day Care Centre and the National Bank of Bahrain home for special needs children. Read More »

BBK, Bahrain’s pioneer in retail and commercial banking, held a specialised training masterclass for its board members, in collaboration with the Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF), entitled ‘FinTech Awareness & VAT for the Financial Sector’ at BBK’s headquarters. Read More »

Attracting renowned academics from across the world, international industry experts, regional thought leaders and prominent names in family business, the Family Business in the Arab World Conference began today, March 7, at American University of Sharjah (AUS). Read More »

In a significant new step towards the successful implementation of Saudi Aramco and SABIC’s fully integrated, strategic crude oil- to-chemicals (COTC) complex in the Kingdom, the partners today awarded Wood, a leading, global British-owned provider of project management and professional and engineering services in the petrochemicals industrial field, a contract for project management and front-end engineering design (FEED). Read More »

Abu Dhabi University (ADU) today hosted the Sheikh Zayed Walkathon, one of the initiatives announced as part of its Year of Zayed Strategy 2018, at its Al Ain campus. Read More »

With the aim of capitalizing on German tourists’ growing interest in the UAE’s diverse tourism offerings, Rotana, one of the leading hotel management companies in the region with hotels across the Middle East, Africa and Turkey, showcased its portfolio of hotels at ITB Berlin, the world’s leading travel trade show held in the German capital from March 7-11, 2018. Read More »

Making a significant addition to the UAE’s tourism and hospitality offering, Rotana, one of the leading hotel management companies in the region with hotels across the Middle East, Africa and Turkey, has announced the soft opening of two stunning hotels in Dubai, the five-star Al Bandar Rotana, and a fully-furnished serviced apartments, Al Bandar Arjaan by Rotana, at Dubai Creek. Read More »

10 March 2018: Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading international financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), a Middle East-focused venture capital firm that invests in the early and growth stages of innovative companies, to facilitate exchange of information on the latest trends in the finance industry, with a focus on the FinTech field. Read More »

Nearly 4,000 geoscientists and oil and gas professionals from around the globe converged this week at Bahrain’s International Exhibition & Convention Center for the 13th Middle East Geosciences Conference and Exhibition (GEO 2018), the region’s largest technical program of its kind, to explore technologies addressing industry challenges. Read More »

Saudi Aramco today participated in the UK-Saudi CEO Forum held in London to promote bi-lateral business and cooperation between the two countries. Read More »

Dubai, UAE: The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently hosted a workshop at its premises which provided Chamber members and businesses in Dubai with hands-on training in Google Analytics to boost website performance and improve return on investment of marketing campaigns. Read More »

Qatar Chamber Vice-Chairman Mohamed bin Ahmed bin Towar Al Kuwari has met with a visiting Indonesian business team led by consultant of Qatari-Indonesian Business Council Dedi Saif El Hadi. Read More »

Qatar Petroleum (QP) held the first of three annual Continuous Service Awards ceremonies to recognize the dedication and long service of hundreds of its employees. Read More »

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), the Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department and the Real Estate Sector Business Group in Sharjah have announced the details for the 5th edition of the Acres 2018 real estate exhibition, which is being held under the patronage of Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah. Read More »

Milaha has inaugurated Phase 1 of the 400,000 sqm Milaha Logistics City, with a 35,000 sqm warehousing facility dedicated to temperature-controlled cargo. Read More »

Qatar Insurance Group, the leading insurance conglomerate in the MENA recently honored its employees with long service award certificates for completing 10, 20 and 30 years of dedicated service at the company. Read More »

Egyptian exports to the five largest countries in the world during 2017 reached $9.624bn, accounting for 37.3% of total Egyptian exports to the world, which amount to $25.8bn, according to the Egyptian Foreign Trade Bulletin issued by the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS). Read More »

Since 2010, the number of workless households has fallen by 881,000. Read More »

Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), Qatar’s leading Islamic Bank, has launched an Investor Relations (QIB IR) app for Android and iOS smartphones and has revamped the Investor Relations (IR) section on its website to provide investors and all interested parties with more information about the Bank’s performance and operations. Read More »

The Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Saudi Electricity Company during the Armed Forces Exhibition for Diversity of Requirements and Capabilities 2018 (AFED) in Riyadh, which entails forming a strategic partnership to increase local industrial content in line with the Saudi Vision 2030. Read More »