Qatari telecommunications company Ooredoo has signed a major framework agreement with Nokia to support Ooredoo's long-term development strategy in the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia. Under the five-year contract, Nokia will provide advanced mobile broadband technologies and professional services to help Ooredoo Group support better 2G, 3G, 4G and LTE-A networks. Read More »

Located in Dubai's Jumeirah Beach Residence – within walking distance of the beach – this spacious apartment boasts an open floor plan, stylish amenities and lovely partial marina views. The apartment has an elegant combination living and dining room with large windows and sliding glass doors that offer access to a large balcony. Read More »

Oman's Port of Salalah's General Cargo Terminal handled a record number of metric tons in September, topping 1.2 million. The previous record, set in June, was just over 1.18 metric tons. "The achievement is not easy to accomplish in this industry and requires a great deal of collaboration, planning, and modern management," Port of Salalah CEO David Gledhill said. Read More »

The Hamriyah Free Zone Authority recently completed installation of continuous and portable ambient air quality monitoring stations that are in line with international and United Arab Emirates environmental standards. "The system assesses the extent of pollution, evaluates authority's control options and provides data for air quality modeling," Saud Salim Al Mazrouei said. Read More »

Hunt and Harris Real Estate Dubai has a gorgeous three-bedroom Bermuda villa available for purchase in the Ras Al Khaimah, Mina Al Arab area. The 3,773-square-foot villa includes a maid’s room, a family room and a fully equipped kitchen with a cooking hood, ample cabinetry and more. There is a two-car garage, a large balcony and terrace overlooking the community garden. Read More »

Qatar Airways has entered into a code-share agreement with Sun Air, a Danish branch of British Airways. The airlines will launch code-share flights between Billund, Aalborg and Aarhus in Jutland, the Western part of Denmark, and several European destinations including Oslo, Norway; Brussels, Belgium; Manchester, England; and Munich, Germany. Read More »

MPM Properties Dubai has listed a one-bedroom, two-bath apartment in Silicon Oasis for $185,136. The 853-square-foot apartment is equipped with central air and has a balcony with a view. The open kitchen is fully equipped, and the apartment features built-in wardrobes for storage. Read More »

Siemens has signed an 18-year contract extension with Abu Dhabi-based Dolphin Energy Ltd. to service aero-derivative gas turbine trains operating at the Dolphin Gas Project in Qatar. Under the agreement, Siemens will provide service and maintenance for nine industrial Trent 60 aero-derivative gas turbines with nine Dresser-Rand DATUM centrifugal compressors. Read More »

This 3,809-square-foot villa includes four bedrooms and a maid’s room. The master bedroom has an ensuite bathroom; the kitchen is equipped with granite countertops, installed cooking hood and plenty of cabinetry. Each bedroom includes built-in wardrobes, which provide ample storage. The villa is equipped with air conditioning. Read More »

In keeping with its strategic growth plan and efforts to fund large-scale projects throughout Oman, Maisarah Islamic Banking Services signed an agreement with Shaza Oman to fund the construction of its five-star hotel in Muscat. The agreement was signed by BankDhofar's acting CEO Abdul Hakeem Al Ojaili; Al Madina CEO Abdul Rahman Ba Omar; and GLOREI CEO Mohammad Al Ghassani. Read More »

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has achieved a goal it set to decrease transaction times and reduce waiting periods for members requesting services. In 2008, 53.85 percent of customers waited for 15 minutes; by mid-2014 the Dubai Chamber served 64.6 percent of customers in less than six minutes. In the first eight months of 2015, that rose to 75 percent. Read More »

Fifty members of Japan's tourism and travel trade were recently hosted by Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing. The visitors toured the Dubai Mall, the Burj Khalifa, Atlantis, The Palm and Madinat Jumeirah. There was also a special presentation by representatives of the Sheikh Mohammed Centre, a desert safari, a seaplane tour and a dinner cruise on Dubai Creek. Read More »

Sunday will mark the inaugural Kuwait Business Breakfast, an event hosted by Cityscape at the JW Marriott Hotel in Kuwait City.It is open to developers, investors and key stakeholders in Kuwait's real estate market. The goal is to provide networking opportunities as a precursor to Cityscape Kuwait, a real estate and investment development event slated for Dec. 9-11. Read More »

Global enterprise company IFS has partnered with Saudi Arabia-based steel producer BRC Industrial to implement IFS Applications 9 -- a single-instance enterprise resource planning system that allows real-time business decision-making. BRC will use the system with its manufacturing operations, including financials, human resources, payroll and customer relationship management. Read More »

The classic American convenience store 7-Eleven is continuing its lightning-fast global expansion with a new store in Dubai, marking the chain’s first venture in the Middle East. The store opened Oct. 6 with a ribbon-cutting, VIP attendees and celebratory dinner for suppliers, contractors and other guests. The new location is at Bay Square near downtown Dubai. Read More »

Al Areen Palace & Spa resort in Bahrain has announced a partnership with Avenue Ventures that aims to expand the Lost Paradise of Dilmun with new features for its resort and water park. Offering guests world-class facilities, the Al Areen Palace & Spa will expand its facility and offer more holistic treatments. The location will feature Bahrain’s longest cascading pool. Read More »

Under the terms of the contract, AECOM will provide primary design and construction supervision for all the infrastructural components of Diyar Al Muharraq. Read More »

With a network of almost 600 destinations, Etihad's growth includes the introduction of next-generation aircrafts in its service as well as in-flight product and services, such as the Residence, a three-room space exclusive to the airline’s Airbus A380 aircraft; first class apartments and suites; business class studios; in-flight chefs; food and beverage managers; and even nannies. Read More »

Bahrain’s Minister of Finance Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa recently called for faster implementation of development goals at Development Committee meetings held during the annual International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank gatherings. In his statement to the Development Committee, the Al Khalifa called for accelerated realization of the Post-2015 Development Agenda. Read More »

Saipem, the Italian oil and gas contracting firm, was awarded new offshore engineering and construction (E&C) contracts valued at more than $680 million Oct. 9. The main contract came from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s national oil company Saudi Aramco. To meet the requirements of that contract, Saipem will be in charge of engineering, procurement and transportation. Read More »