Five-year $44 million contract includes support services and establishing training center Read More »

Net Medical Xpress Solutions, an Albuquerque-based telemedicine provider, is partnering with the T-4 consultancy group to provide services for seven hospitals in both Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Read More »

Ghanim Al Muftah was recently named the newest brand ambassador for the Qatar Financial Centre. A QFC commercial on Qatar TV featuring Al Muftah and QFC's first brand ambassador, Sheikh Mohammed Al-Thani, was used to make the announcement. Read More »

Visa and credit security company FireEye are partnering to assist merchants and credit issuers guard against advanced cyberattacks seeking to breach data. The companies are developing a Community Threat Intelligence using information from both companies. Read More »

Global consulting and actuarial firm Milliman Inc. published research on the Insurance Authority's new regulatory reform in the United Arab Emirates last week. Insurers were advised to commence transitioning into compliance with the new regulations immediately, Read More »

A new Autorent Car Rental location recently opened at the Safeer Mall in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Autorent is among the largest car rental companies in the UAE, and the company also recently launched a new location in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Read More »

Abu Dhabi's Masdar City recently became the location of a new International Renewable Energy Agency Headquarters. The new office was inaugurated by His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who serves as UAE's minister of foreign affairs. Read More »

Beginning Sept. 2, Qatar Airways will offer non-stop flights four times a week from Doha to Abha, Saudi Arabia. Abha, in the southwestern province of Saudi Arabia, is evolving into a popular tourist destination with its seasonal weather and scenic mountains. Read More »

Three projects have started up through the Dubai Chamber of Commerce's industry initiative, the Tejar Dubai Entrepreneurship Development Program. The projects are Roundup Food Trucks, Hamburgah and Maitha Al Zaabi Financial Auditing and Consulting. Read More »

Qatar Airways officials recently hosted an invitation-only event where media guests were treated to a five-star dining experience while aboard a Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300ER parked on the tarmac of John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. Read More »

MRC Global's subsidiary, MRC Transmark Middle East, has entered into a framework agreement with Saudi Basic Industries Corp. to supply valves to all 22 of SABIC's production complexes in Saudi Arabia from its distribution center in the Jebel Ali Free Zone. Read More »

The Abu Dhabi Health Services Company was recently awarded the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Stage 6 level on the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model, used to rate how providers incorporate clinical information technology. Read More »

The United Arab Emirates was recognized this week as the third country in the world to receive an Achievement of Excellence in Motor Sport Sustainability. The status was awarded by the FIA, which is the international governing body for motor sports, Read More »

The Hyatt Regency Makkah hotel opened this week in the holy city of Mecca only a few minutes' walk from Al Masjid Al Haram, the most revered site in Islam, and located by other nearby Hajj pilgrimage sites. The hotel is Hyatt’s first in Saudi Arabia. Read More »

The staff of the Ritz-Carlton in Bahrain has prepared for a major Ramadan celebration for guests during the holy month. Two dining venues have been created for the occasion, which will both feature a variety of traditional Bahraini cuisine. Read More »

Al khaliji, one of Qatar’s largest commercial banks, agreed to finance the Al Thumama Mega Reservoir Project, which includes the construction of five massive drinking water mega reservoir sites that will provide seven days of drinking water storage. Read More »

Pacific Controls Cloud Services (PCCS) has agreed to deliver cloud-based server services to the Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai’s integrated free zone technology park. Read More »

ARCADIS, a Dutch design and management consultancy firm, has been contracted to consult on the Gold Line of Doha’s metro rail system, a major development project already under construction in the Qatari capital. Read More »

Etisalat has launched its Hello Business program that will assist small- and mid-sized businesses to set up in the United Arab Emirates. “Any new business undergoes major challenges and issues," Etisalat's chief business officer Salvador Anglada said. Read More »

DHL Express Qatar recently won the Best Logistics Company award at the first Qatar Today Business Excellence event. Many of the business elite in Qatar, important economic leaders and top national companies, attended the prestigious ceremony. Read More »