Internet access performance metrics provider Ookla has named Ooredoo Kuwait the 'Speedtest Awards Winner' for 2016. Read More »

Two key team members have been appointed to the newly launched Dubai Future Accelerators program. Read More »

Outgoing members of the Campus Student Council (CSC) from Sharjah Women's College (SWC) and Sharjah Men's College (SMC) were recently praised for their contributions over the past school year. Read More »

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently announced that Thomson Reuters has unveiled the key findings from the Global Islamic Economy Report (SGIE) and the introduction of the Global Islamic Economy Indicator (GIEI) 2016/2017. Read More »

As the gulf country of Qatar gets a look at first quarter numbers for 2016, officials are finding that the GDP rose in that time period by only 1.1 percent, much lower than the 2.7 percent growth in the last quarter of 2015. Read More »

A new Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre (Sheraa) hub will serve to help develop start-ups and offer workshops to fill the gap between the university and the work force. Read More »

Kuwait-based Talabat.com, a pioneer of the online food ordering business in the GCC, recently upgraded its portal for providing an enhanced digital experience to its customers.  Read More »

A pop-up beauty experience was held at The Dubai Mall from Oct. 12–22 to celebrate the first anniversary of Blowout&Go. Read More »

American University of Sharjah recently hosted a special lecture by former U.S. astronaut Marsha Ivins, who successfully flew five space shuttle missions during her career. Read More »

While consolidating the city's position as a vibrant cosmopolitan regional hub — aiming for various green energy and sustainability standards and generally modernizing the quality of life in this coastal Persian Gulf region — Dubai planners are also looking to leverage new technologies to better industry and commerce. Read More »

The time-honored Muslim holiday of Ashura still has quite an effect around the globe: on Wednesday, Oct. 12, Islamic communities and individuals observed this holy day, the 10th day of the month of Muharram. Read More »

Donald Trump should try to negotiate a way to 'fence off' the Muslim Brotherhood from Qatar, but it would be tough to pull U.S. troops out of bases in the country, according to one author who warns America is in danger of being dominated by the Brotherhood and Islam in general. Read More »

Raising uncertainties following November’s presidential election, Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), currently vying for the Democratic Party leadership, has a previous record of connections in the Middle East, specifically with stakeholders in the state of Qatar. Read More »

Property Hunter Luxury Real Estate has listed a three-bedroom apartment in Qanat Quartier for sale. The 1,776-square-foot apartment is listed for $702,416.92. Read More »

Cognizant, a company that provides information technology, consulting and business process services, recently announced expansion plans for the kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Read More »

The director at International Services Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education (ACPE) recently delivered a workshop in support of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Ajman University. Read More »

The World Finance and Banking Symposium will take place in Dubai for the first time Dec. 14-15 in Dubai Academic City. Read More »

The graduation projects of students from the College of Mass Communication and Humanities of Ajman University were recently placed in an exhibition titled 'Positive Community.' Read More »

New advances in clean energy are making big headlines in the GCC, as United Arab Emirates (UAE) leaders discover they have reached the critical mass point where it is now cheaper to produce a unit of energy from the sun than from oil. Read More »

Carnegie Mellon University Qatar (CMU-Q) recently hosted an activity area featuring Alice Middle East at Darb Al-Saai, in honor of Qatar National Day. Read More »