A recent announcement states that Crescent Enterprises, a conglomerate based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has chosen to lengthen its partnership with Cheri Blair Foundation for Women as the two organizations seek to improve female entrepreneurship within the Middle East. Read More »

Rachid Kanaan will be taking the reins of the Beirut, Lebanon, branch of Havas Worldwide Middle East, one of the largest marketing and communication companies in the world. Read More »

A launch ceremony was held last week in Beirut to celebrate GAC MOTOR's entry into the area's market through a partnership with Bazerji Motors SAL in Lebanon. Over the years, Lebanon has become a major car market, with most people using cars for day-to-day transportation. Bazerji Motors SAL is one of the largest auto companies in Lebanon, with showrooms in the auto business circle in Beirut. Read More »

VPS Healthcare said on Monday that it will provide job training to youths in the United Arab Emirates and surrounding region as part of a new initiative launched at last week's World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa, held in Jordan. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, where most of the population is under 25 years old, has the highest regional youth unemployment rate in the world, VPS said. Read More »

TP-LINK Technologies Co., Ltd., said on Monday that it has appointed Fazal Khan as its new business development manager for operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). “I am delighted to be part of this growing team in KSA and the broader Middle East. My initial focus in this all-important position will be to meet potential clients by growing, maintaining and leveraging the channel network,” Khan said. Read More »

Diamond Developers and the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) are enhancing their cooperative joint venture in the development of the Sustainable City project in Dubai, Diamond Developers said on Monday. Their agreement was first established through a memo of understanding between top Diamond Developers executives and university leadership in February 2014. Read More »

Dubai is going to be even more luxurious for the next two days during Arab Luxury World 2015, the second edition of the conference where stakeholders in the most high-end brands in the Gulf region rub elbows. Read More »

A surge in religious travel has several hotel companies turning to Saudi Arabia for growth and expansion. Read More »

The eighth Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Awards ceremony held. Read More »

Dubai, The Springs, Springs 14 Nestled on a beautifully-landscaped lot that backs up to a large lake in Dubai's sought-after Emirates Living Community, this gorgeous, three-level villa boasts an open floor plan with a spacious combination living and dining room, as well as a gourmet kitchen with beautiful countertops, plentiful cabinet space and a breakfast bar. Read More »

Computer giant CISCO estimates the Middle East will lead the world in growth of new subscribers and usage. Read More »

Etihad Airways, the United Arab Emirates’ national airline, has added a daily, nonstop flight between Abu Dhabi and Brisbane. The new flight, EY484, leaves Abu Dhabi at 10 p.m. and arrives in Brisbane at 5:50 pm the next day. Read More »

Du, the fastest-growing telecommunications service provider in the Middle East, recently presented the Networking Vendor of the Year and Security Vendor of the Year awards at the 11th annual Network Middle East Innovation awards. Read More »

A report from the Boston Consulting Group shows that the United Arab Emirates has outshone the world with its high well-being scores in areas including employment, income, income equality, civil society, education, environment, infrastructure and governance.  Read More »

Entries are now being accepted for the third edition of the 2015 Ethical Finance Innovation Challenge Awards, sponsored by Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank and Thomson Reuters. The focus this year is on innovations that will help make ethical finance appeal to more people. Read More »

Dubai-based jewler Dhamani 1969 recently became the first Middle Eastern retailer to earn the Best of the Best Gold Viva Award from the International Council of Shopping Centres. Dhamani 1969's award was in the retail category. Read More »

The government of Oman has spent years building up the nation’s health care infrastructure, and now it is looking to private health interests to build on that foundation with ambitious plans to have more than 10,000 clinics open across the country by 2050. Read More »

Vodafone Qatar has released its financial results through March and has listed its priorities going into the future on Wednesday. Over the course of this financial reporting period, the company reported a 9 percent growth in its mobile customers. Read More »

Intellect Design Arena Ltd. received three honors at the 2015 Asian Banker Awards for its work as digital technology specialists in the banking sector, including Best Single Country Core Banking Implementation in the Middle East and Africa. Read More »

The Hassani Group of Companies and 3i-Infotech have reached an agreement that will make the latter's ORION 11j software product the group's enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution, they announced on Wednesday. Read More »