Qatari students spend a portion of their summer break learning about science and engineering at Texas A&M University at Qatar. Read More »

Umm Al-Qura University (UQU) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia recently announced that the Standing Committee for Training and Scholarships has held its 23rd meeting for the academic year 1436/1437H. Read More »

Hydroponics is radically changing agriculture around the world, and one company has received a seal of approval from the Shariah Supervisory Board (SBB), making its investment product an example of Shariah-compliant agriculture. Read More »

Secretary General of the Council of Saudi Chambers Omar Bahlaiwa recently met with Jordanian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Jamal Al Shamayleh to discuss new approaches for improving the economic cooperation between the two countries. Al Shamalyeh emphasized that there have been positive outcomes from the discussions between King Abdullah II and King Salman. Read More »

Saudi Arabia Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid Al-Falih met recently with King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) President Turki bin Saud bin Mohammed Al Saud at KACST headquarters in Riyadh. Al Saud and several of KACST’s top ranking officials and researchers met with Al-Falih to review some of the most important research projects by KACST. Read More »

The Shariah Supervisory Board (SSB) issued a certificate to Dubai-based hydroponic experts Pegasus Agriculture non June 3.The certificate allows Pegasus Agriculture to promote their Hydroponic Investment Product as Shariah compliant. The SSB reviewed all of Pegasus Agriculture's contracts, literature, and associated processes before making the official announcement of the certificate. Read More »

The Italian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Luca Ferrari, met with the Chairperson of the Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC) Dr. Abdulrahman Al Zamil at Zamil’s office to discuss different ways the two countries can work together to strengthen their economic and trade partnerships. Acting Secretary General of CSC Eng. Omar Bahlaiwa also attended the meeting. Read More »

Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CSC) Chairman Abdulrahman Al Zamil recently met with Alioune Sar, who serves as Senegal’s commerce minister, to consider economic relations between the two nations. Sar said that Senegal’s newly-approved social and economic development plan encompasses potential private sector growth in Saudi Arabia and Senegal. Read More »

Riyadh-based Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has extended its partnership with Intelsat S.A. with a contract to deliver satellite services on Intelsat 15, situated at 85.15 degrees east. The agreement enables STC to expand services and develop networks in banking, government and energy sectors throughout Saudi Arabia and furthers its existing business relationship with Intelsat. Read More »

Sadara Chemical Company will supply chemicals to Saudi and South Korean consortium Surfactants’ Detergent Company (SDC), a joint venture that will build a chemical production facility in Jubail Industrial City’s PlasChem Park. Read More »

A new agreement between the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and Prince Sultan University allows for students to obtain CIMA’s global certification and title in addition to their graduation degree. Read More »

Bangladesh Minister of Commerce Tufail Ahmed met recently in Riyadh with Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC) Chairperson Abdulrahman Al Zamil and other chamber personnel in order to develop avenues of commercial trade between the two nations. Al Zamil conveyed the CSC’s willingness to further develop existing ties, stating that Saudi investors have a strong interest in Bangladesh. Read More »

Al Tamimi & Company, the Middle East’s largest law firm, recently acted as legal counsel for Boubyan Bank K.S.C.P., a Kuwaiti Islamic bank firm headquartered in Salmiya, in the issuance of sukuk worth $250 million. Boubyan Bank’s investment division, Boubyan Capital, handled international coordination in partnership with Standard Chartered and HSBC. Read More »

Dubai-based IT solutions provider STME has developed a way to use Veritas (Symantec) to implement a disk encryption solution at Manafea Holding Company based in Riyadh. The data that Manafea deals with is highly complex and valuable and leaders wanted to ensure the safety of the data in the event of theft or hardware/software failure. Read More »

The Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC) and the Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture (ICCIA) will host the ninth Forum for Businesswomen in Islamic Countries at the CSC location in Riyadh. Read More »

Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) recently applied for more than 80 international patents for its innovative technology products under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which enables patent protection for an invention in many countries simultaneously. Read More »

Saudi Hollandi Bank (SHB) recently earned accolades from the Middle East’s foremost authority on strategic business intelligence, The Asian Banker, for its loyalty rewards program, updated CRM system and high level of retail service. SHB won Best Retail Bank for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Best Customer Relationship Management (CRM) in the Middle East for 2016. Read More »

Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) CEO Khaled Al Aboodi marked the listing of a $300 million sukuk on the Nasdaq Dubai by ringing the opening bell for the market on April 25. ICD functions as the private branch for Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group, which currently holds seven additional sukuk worth approximately $8.05 billion. Read More »

The inaugural Saudi Concrete Conference will be organized by the National Subcommittee for Ready-mix Concrete at the Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC). Read More »

Qatar recently donated $50 million to the Lives and Livelihoods Fund, which is a development initiative dedicated to helping the poorest Muslim countries in the world. Read More »