AlemHealth, an innovative service and platform, is poised to change the way healthcare is offered in developing nations through a system that is both affordable and error free. Read More »

Brightpoint Royal Women’s Hospital opened last week as Abu Dhabi’s first private hospital dedicated to serving women, a move health authorities hope will help bridge a  gap in UAE health care services for women. Read More »

Ideagen Group PLC, a U.K.-based firm that delivers information-management software to the defense and aerospace industries, recently acquired risk and compliance software developer Gael Ltd. Read More »

The Louisiana-based smoothie and nutrition chain is expanding into the Middle East with 45 new locations set to open in the region in the next five years. To make the expansion possible, Smoothie King has partnered with Al Ghurair Retail in Dubai. 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 »

Saudi Arabian Oil Company's new $2.1 billion project in the kingdom's Jazan province will build a massive air separation unit, which will have the capacity to produce more than 56 thousand tons of nitrogen and 18 thousand tons more of oxygen in a day. Read More »

The bank is partnering with U.S.-based NCR Software to create a seamless user experience across all OAB’s customer contact points. It’s part of the new omni-channel methods to make interactions with the banking brand consistent across all platforms. Read More »

The foundation, an initiative launched earlier this year by the Dubai-based Emaar Properties real estate development firm, is delivering more than 3,000 meals a day during Ramadan as well as offering social initiatives benefiting women and children. Read More »

App lets subscribers to airline's membership reward program check their Sindbad miles balance, claim any missing miles, keep track of their tier progress, see their upcoming flights with Oman Air and check accounts more directly from mobile phones. Read More »

Since Eid Al Fitr feasting replaces Ramadan fasting, Four Seasons Riyadh guests are invited to a special Eid breakfast from 6 to 11:30 a.m. and Eid brunch from 12:30 to 4 p.m. on the first and second day of Eid. Special stay packages also are available. Read More »

Decision to add twice-a-day flights from Doha to Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport comes on the heels of an Air Service Agreement signed between Qatar and the Republic of the Philippines that is meant to strengthen ties between the nations. Read More »

The design firm carefully chooses the proper furniture and accessories to fit the character and function of each office it works on. Clients are given the opportunity to create a positive environment for staff to be comfortable, happy and productive. Read More »

Global car rental company Travelauto.com is serving as a major car rental provider for the Salalah Khareef Festival in Salalah, Oman. The company will be offering rentals from the Salalah Airport. Visitors to Salalah skyrocket during the festival. Read More »

Staffed with highly trained service professionals, the new center features an intelligent queuing and processing system, and will handle general questions and customer complaints, offer information, and assist customers with documents and payments. 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 »

Qatar Executive has been focusing on developing and expanding its aircraft management division, which is based at its hub in Doha. Qatar Executive provides customized services for aircraft owners including maintenance of the complete flight operation. 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 »

The International Bank of Qatar (IBQ) has recently received an A+ long-term issuer default rating from Fitch Ratings. Fitch officials forecast that all highly-rated Qatari banks will get any needed support from the government or other sources. Read More »

DHL Express opened its fourth in-mall service point at the City Center Mall in Qatar on July 8, bringing the total number of DHL service points in the country to 11. DHL service points are also available at Villagio Mall, Landmark Mall and Alkhor Mall. Read More »

Brand protection and loyalty solutions provider Sproxil has partnered with Mobile Health Management Co. (meHealth), a Saudi Arabian mobile health care space, to make available in Saudi Arabia Sproxil's Mobile Product Authentication (MPA) technology. Read More »