Mobile service provider Ooredoo Kuwait recently held an Executive Presence training for its directors and other executives at its headquarters in Kuwait City. The company decided to host the training after a review of its talent pool earlier in the year. Read More »

Tourists and visitors coming to the United Arab Emirates have a new option for luxury lodging with the opening of the Nassima Royal, an ACICO hotel, in downtown Dubai.The Nassima Royal features luxury guest rooms and suites, technology access, panoramic views and a plethora of amenities as well as 18 meeting rooms and restaurants serving gourmet cuisine items.  Read More »

The Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the National Fund for Small and Medium Enterprises Development met last week to discuss how they can work together to benefit Kuwaiti youth in freelance business and private sector business. KCCI Industry and Labor Committee Chief Fahad Al-Jawan and SME Fund Chairman Mohammad Al-Zuhair both attended the meeting. Read More »

Al Mazaya Holding Company was one of several real estate investment companies from Kuwait and around the region taking part in the second edition of Cityscape Kuwait held earlier this month in Mishref. Al Mazaya, one of the Gold Sponsors of the three-day event, presented a large marketing campaign that showcased its projects in Dubai, Oman and Turkey. Read More »

Ooredoo Kuwait CEO and General Manager Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Thani was among the 12 professionals on the ICT Leadership Panel in Dubai. At a gala held after the panel, telecommunications service provider Ooredoo was honored with the Telecom Review Excellence Award for Best CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Program for its Ooredoo Volunteer Program. 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 »

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 »

The Central Bank of Kuwait has released new commemorative coins celebrating Kuwaiti leader and Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah’s recognition by the United Nations as Humanitarian Leader of 2014. In celebration of the anniversary, three coins will be released with the Kuwaiti leader’s likeness and an inscription memorializing the U.N. recognition in both Arabic and English. Read More »

Bahrain-based Zain Group launched its fifth annual Zain Technology Conference (ZTC), "Transforming Our World," on Tuesday. More than 700 people attended the opening ceremonies for the three-day conference, which features exhibits from more than 65 technology providers and 95 breakout sessions that focused on different areas of the technology sector. Read More »

Children attending Kuwait's International Book Fair can get a look at the offerings of KidZania Kuwait, which will have a booth set up at the fair that runs through Saturday at the Mishref International Fairgrounds. KidZania's booth has a theme based on the Winter Festival, which will be in place at KidZania from Dec. 10 to Jan. 23. KidZania touts itself as a "kid-sized metropolis." Read More »

The second annual Cityscape Kuwait for the real estate investment and development sector will be held Dec. 9-11 at the Kuwait International Fairgrounds. Attendees will include investors, developers, architects, designers, government officials and real estate executives. More than 70 exhibitors are expected, including Murabahat Real Estate, Al Mazaya and Sharjah Oasis Real Estate. Read More »

Warba Bank, the Kuwait-based Islamic financial institution, recently exhibited its financing products for real estate investors at the Al Masar Real Estate Exhibition in Kuwait City. The Al Masar exhibition, sponsored by Warba Bank, came to the Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel in Kuwait City to showcase the Gulf nation’s top commercial residential real estate opportunities. Read More »

As the Shariah-compliant Islamic finance sector booms in the GCC region, the President of the Islamic Development Bank Group, Dr. Ahmad Mohamed Ali, asked experts in the field to develop new Islamic microfinance structures Wednesday. Ali says the industry needs to leverage existing technologies and business approaches, such as mobile banking, to start developing initiatives. Read More »

Fifty Kuwait City students interested in engineering had the opportunity to try their skills at robotics with a little help from Airbus and Kuwait Airlines Thursday. The Airbus Little Engineer workshop brought together students from 5th to 7th grades to attract them to careers in the science and technology, where they were introduced to operations involving sensors and motors. Read More »

Kuwait’s leading provider of health and nutritional programs, Diet Care, said recently that it is launching its new “Elite” service -- a luxury membership plan offering gourmet, locally grown premium meal options. Diet Care specializes in lifestyle, fitness and weight-loss plans for clients and will add the new Elite plan as its 12th signature program. Read More »

Mobile telecom company Zain Group recently hosted a two-day B2B (Business to Business) Enterprise Forum in Bahrain. Read More »

The Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority has issued an investment license to General Electric to enable the global company to establish the GE Kuwait Technology Center as a limited liability Kuwaiti company, Times Kuwait reported. The technology center will receive an investment of approximately $82.9 million to encourage research and development in energy generation in Kuwait. Read More »

Ahmed Barakat, managing partner at Al Ruwayeh, addressed the global and regional economic and investment outlook at the annual conference that brings together senior government officials, market experts and business leaders to discuss major issues in the global economy. This year’s subject set particular focus on the recent developments in the Kuwaiti financial sector. Read More »

For the 10th consecutive time, the National Bank of Kuwait is among The World's 50 Safest Banks as listed by Global Finance, topping many of its international financial heavyweights.Global Finance rankings are based on collective long-term credit ratings. Read More »

The upcoming Euromoney Kuwait Conference will bring together the region’s investors, financial intermediaries, corporations, governments, banks and financial institutions to discuss the theme of “Innovation in Uncertain Times.” Read More »