Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, minister of international cooperation and development and head of the UAE Committee for the Coordination of Humanitarian Foreign Aid, is calling on her international counterparts to work on the partnership between the public and private sectors to create innovative financing solutions. Read More »

CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Oman again will bring the Omani business community together to debate and discuss crucial corporate social responsibility (CSR) topics at the Grand Hyatt Muscat Oct. 27-29. Read More »

The St. Regis Doha, one of the most upscale hotels in Qatar, recently appointed Chef Jean-Luc Morcellet as the new Executive Chef for the hotel’s award-winning restaurants. Read More »

Qatar is showcasing its national commitment to environmental sustainability and healthy, plentiful food for all as part of the Weill Cornell Medical College’s (WCMC-Q) Qatar Pavilion at Expo Milano 2015; Expo Milano is this year’s World’s Fair and is one of the biggest events of its kind in the world, with more than 140 participating countries and 20 million visitors over a six-month period. Read More »

The Qatar-based mobile communications company called Ooredoo has pledged its commitment to the United Nations set of Sustainable Development Goals; the U.N.’s global development goals include the eradication of extreme poverty, as well as improving the lives of struggling people and creating an all-round healthier world for generations to come. Read More »

The Gulf Council Countries' Board Directors Institute has appointed H+K Strategies as a content partner to the Institute for the next three years. H+K will contribute on matters critical to effectiveness in today's high-speed communications environment.  Read More »

With Ustad Mobile, educators utilize simple software to create content in the form of audio, video, text or quizzes that can be loaded onto most types of phones. The student can then go through the content, and their progress is uploaded and monitored. Read More »

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2015 the International Year of Light, and to honor it the Light Middle East exhibition will open this year in Dubai, with a more global focus. Read More »

The school's new pre-studies program has been developed to coincide with the needs of UAE workplaces. Students in the program will glean a variety of skills, knowledge and hands-on experience to assist them in connecting with universities and employees. Read More »

The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy is training 23 police officers to use UNIDO’s Energy Management System (EnMS), which is designed using the latest best practice methods to improve energy performance, productivity and environmental sustainability. Read More »

Citi Bahrain, the Gulf nation’s extension of the international Citibank banking group, won awards for the Best Consumer Internet Bank and the Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Bank at Global Finance’s 2015 awards for the Middle East and Africa. Read More »

Qatar’s first Vince Camuto store is now open in Doha’s exclusive Lagoona Mall, offering Doha residents a wide range of designer Vince Camuto shoes, handbags, apparel and various other high-end accessories. Read More »

SkyPower Global, the world’s largest utility-scale solar energy developer, has been awarded 150 megawatts of solar power purchase agreements in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. SkyPower has worked on solar developments in more than 60 countries. Read More »

Talent and leadership firm Korn Ferry said on Saturday that Blayne O'Hara has joined the company in the role of Middle East principal. O'Hara will be focusing on the financial services markets and will be working from Korn Ferry's Dubai office. Read More »

Omagine LLC, a 60-percent-owned subsidiary of Omagine Inc., announced late last week that it has signed and registered with the government of Oman a usufruct agreement to secure Omagine's ownership of the development rights on more than 245 acres of beachfront property located in Oman. Read More »

Impact Porter Novelli (IPN) was selected to be the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) public relations agency for Honor, a smartphone e-brand produced by Huawei, on July 8. IPN will be working toward creating a regional awareness of the Honor brand. Read More »

Decreasing oil revenues in Bahrain caused Moody's to recently downgrade the Gulf nation’s banking outlook. Moody’s economists expect Bahrain’s economic growth to be cut nearly in half from 4.5 percent last year to an expected 2.7 percent in 2015. Read More »

Per a recent agreement, Trading Medical Systems Jordan (TMSJ) in Amman, Jordan, has assumed full responsibility of the marketing, sales and service of RaySearch Laboratories AB’s treatment planning system, RayStation, in both Saudi Arabia and Jordan. Read More »

Djembe Communications, the leading communications consultancy that received an Award of Excellence at the 2015 Public Relations Society of America Silver Anvil Ceremony on June 4, has started to plan its expansion in sub-Saharan African markets. Read More »

The Dubai Islamic Economy Development Center, partnered with professional services firm Deloitte, released a report on untapped opportunities presented by the Digital Islamic Services market today as compiled by the Sharia-compliant firm Noor Telecom. Read More »