The seventh edition of the Middle East District Cooling Summit (MEDCS),  a conference set to tackle any potential danger of technology stagnation throughout the district cooling industry, is set for Nov. 10-11 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Doha, Qatar. Read More »

SIG PLC recently acquired a majority shareholding in Drywall Qatar, a FTSE 250 company listed on the London Stock Exchange with sales in excess of $ 4 billion. Read More »

Warid Telecom recently announced a special offer for its customers traveling to Saudi Arabia whereby all Warid postpaid and prepaid customers will be entitled to an 85-percent discount on international roaming rates. Read More »

Kuwait International Bank has signed a three-year murabaha financing facility worth $320 million; the Kuwaiti bank plans to use the sharia-compliant murabaha facility for general business purposes, and the facility acts as a cost-plus-profit arrangement. Read More »

Pacific Control Systems (PCS), the Dubai-based tech company, has invested $20 million in the WSO2 open-source cloud application and middleware company. Read More »

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is honoring the nation’s first ever Emirati Women’s Day on Aug. 28, and Etihad Airways is getting in on the festivities with a series of events called “Celebrating Emirati Women in Aviation.” Read More »

Doha Bank is stocking up on gold as falling prices fuel consumers' appetite for the precious metal. The Qatari bank broke its own record, importing nearly 24,000 ounces of gold in just the first seven months of 2015. Read More »

The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) is playing host to several foreign doctors with various specialties, offering the United Arab Emirates' patients the opportunity to book consultations with field-leading medical specialists. Read More »

Khalid Hadi, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Distribution’s vice president of marketing and corporate communications, has been named the “Asia’s Most Influential Chief Marketing Officer” by the World Brand Congress Awards. Read More »

Spark* Middle East, the Dubai-based advertising agency, has decided to renew its collaboration with wasl Properties & wasl Corporate. Read More »

The upcoming Euromoney Kuwait Conference will bring together the region’s investors, financial intermediaries, corporations, governments, banks and financial institutions to discuss the theme of “Innovation in Uncertain Times.” Read More »

Al Meera Consumer Goods, the Qatari supermarket chain, is on a mission to expand operations in Qatar to ensure residents in diverse communities from all segments of society have access to Al Meera’s goods and services. Read More »

Al Ittihad Drug Store (IDS), one of the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) largest pharmaceutical distributors, posted a 13 percent growth in total sales in the first half of 2015. Read More »

According to the last U.S. report on international academic mobility, the number of Emirati high school graduates pursuing college studies in the United States increased 23.4 percent in 2014. More than 90 percent of those students are on a scholarship. Read More »

Located in Queue Point – Liwan – just a 10-minute drive to downtown Dubai, this lovely, one-bedroom apartment features a spacious floor plan with great living areas, including a large combination living and dining room that's open to a tasteful modern kitchen boasting lots of counter space, a stylish tile backsplash and handsome cabinetry. Read More »

The Middle East Investor Relations Society (MEIRS) has chosen the international digital communications and investor relations (IR) firm Investis as the year’s corporate website partner, as well as an Advisor member to the society. Read More »

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, recently received representatives from Southeast Asian Cargo Agents in the airline’s headquarters in Bahrain. Read More »

National Center of Meteorology & Seismology (NCMS), the UAE’s official source of meteorological and seismic data, announced its partnership with WeatherTech GCC to organize the first conference to gather GCC meteorology experts to optimize next generation technologies to revolutionize the collection, analysis and distribution of meteorological & climatological data and services in the GCC. Read More »

UAE Exchange, a global remittance and foreign exchange brand, announced B.R. Shetty as the chairman of the reconstituted board of directors of the UAE Exchange Group; Mr. Nabeeel Abdul Rahman was named as the new board's vice chairman, while Promoth Manghat will take the position of CEO. Read More »

Gulf Capital SME Awards, a business recognition program organized by Gulf Capital and in partnership with MEED, has selected Eton Institute as one of the strongest entrants for the DHL People and Culture of the Year Award. Read More »