Qatargas recently celebrated seven years of operation at its liquid natural gas storage and loading facilities without any serious injuries to workers. Since opening on Dec 31, 2008, the Common Lean LNG storage and loading facilities have recorded no lost time incidents, defined as injuries or other incidents that force workers to miss paid production time. Read More »

UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said the UAE will sponsor a ministerial retreat later this month for state officials and policy advisers to discuss strategies for creating a post-oil economy. Mohammed said the UAE economy is currently 30 percent dependent on oil, a figure he hopes will become lower over time. Read More »

Representatives from two dozen countries are expected in Saudi Arabia this week for the Saudi Print & Pack conference and trade show, looking that will look to create new partnerships in the plastics and petrochemical industries. The Saudi Print & Pack, Plastics and Petrochemicals Exhibition, sponsored by Riyadh Exhibition Company Ltd, began Monday in Riyadh. Read More »

Telecommunications company VIVA Bahrain held a pair of "paint races" Friday at the Amwaj Marina on the Amwaj Islands. The Color Me Bahrain Run, a 1K children's race and 5K adult race, were organized by the Bahrain Road Runners. Both events were spinoffs of an international fad of "color runs," in which a course is covered with colored powder that gets kicked up to paint the runners. Read More »

Jobs in health care, IT services and telecommunications are the Middle East's fastest growing professions, a report released recently by online job listing company Monster.com said. The report is based on sampling of ads posted for 12 selected industries on the company's website. The report found that the UAE's job market as a whole grew 24 percent. Read More »

A large villa, perfect for a growing family ,is available in Saar for $1.06 million. The 12,916-square-foot villa has six bedrooms, each with an en suite bathroom and built-in wardrobes for storage. In the master bedroom, there is a large walk-in closet. Pets are allowed, and the villa includes a maid’s room. The kitchen is fully outfitted, and a balcony offers a view of the neighborhood. Read More »

The UAE Ministry of Economy recently named Dubai diamond trade veteran Ahmed Bin Sulayem to be the 2016 chair of the Kimberly Process. The Kimberly Process is an 81-member international body that facilitates an international certification process for preventing the procurement, distribution and sale of conflict diamonds. The organization was formed in South Africa in 2003. Read More »

The Bedaya Center for Entrepreneurship and Career Development and the Qatar Finance and Business Management Independent Secondary School for Boys have signed a memorandum of understanding to offer additional professional training and counseling opportunities to students.The Bedaya Center will be allowed to recruit students and the school will help promote those programs. Read More »

Ooredoo Kuwait recently won a creativity award from the Arab Media Forum for its 2015 Ramadan television commercial. The spot used images from Kuwaiti TV from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s to convey a sense of modern Kuwaiti culture as a mingling of past and present influences. The Arab Media Forum was started in 2001 by the Dubai Press Club. Read More »

Al Jazeera America announced this week that it is ending all operations in the United States by April 30. While the move was a surprise to the hundreds of Al Jazeera America employees who found out Wednesday they were losing their jobs, those who study the TV broadcasting industry saw it coming long before.  Read More »

A New York-style pizzeria is making it big in the Middle East, with plans to open more than two dozen additional restaurants over the coming years. Russo’s New York Pizzeria, a 46-location fast-casual franchisor based out of Houston, Texas, opened its first Middle East location in the UAE back in 2013. Read More »

Bahrain Bay Development's waterfront project in Manama is approaching completion after a decade of work, according to updated forecasts from the project's developers. The development already hosts Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay, the global headquarters of Arcapita Bank and the United Tower, which will open this year. Read More »

Sultan Telecom was one of several companies showing off their wares between Dec. 8 and 10 at the third Gulf Defense and Aerospace Exhibition, held at the International Fairgrounds in Kuwait. The event was coordinated through the Ministry of Defense. Read More »

The Dubai Health Authority recently recognized Canadian Specialist Hospital as Dubai's most paperless medical institution. The award focuses on how thoroughly a hospital has adjusted its record-keeping practices to meet the standards of the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model. Read More »

Egypt's largest petrochemical plant will soon be automated, thanks to a new $150 million partnership between Emerson Process Management and Carbon Holdings. Emerson will provide technology and services to help automate Tahrir Petrochemicals Project in Ain Sokhna, Egypt. Read More »

New Year's Day marked a milestone for Qatar Airways, as its first scheduled flight took off from Doha, Qatar, to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in California. Los Angeles is the eighth U.S. destination for Qatar Airways. Read More »

Kuwait Finance House was a sponsor for the fifth Construction Industry Expo, which was held last month at the Jumeirah Kuwait Hotel. The event brought together government agencies, industry experts and more than 70 participating companies, with interests in various parts of the construction trade. Read More »

Shop Bahrain held its third raffle Friday at Bahrain Mall. The raffle is part of a 30-day celebration of Bahrani culture, hospitality and tourism that hopes to promote Bahrain as a family-friendly destination for local and international visitors by showcasing shopping deals and entertainment. Read More »

Digital signage took center stage at the Sign, Graphics and Imaging (SGI) Dubai Expo, which took place Jan. 10 through 12 at the Dubai World Trade Center. By 2020, IEC Electronics' Abdul Rahman Falaknaz told the audience during his SGI presentation, digital signage could be a $20 billion industry. Read More »

A syndicate of Middle Eastern banks recently invested $69 million in LOLC Finance PLC, a major financial services provider in Sri Lanka. The money will be disbursed in two waves. Read More »