Omanis need only look within to find beauty — within their own country, that is — as the sultanate turns its attention to domestic tourism this year in an effort to appeal to residents with local experiences. Read More »

Placing trust in their new chairman, Bahrain’s First Energy Bank (FEB) board members voted unanimously to appoint experienced banking professional Khaleefa Omair to fill the position following the previous manager’s departure. Read More »

A familiar face to Aon Hewitt, the international human resources business of Aon plc, will fill the role of CEO for Aon Hewitt Middle East.  Read More »

More than 30 women entrepreneurs are taking part in the marketing exhibition inaugurated by Maryam Al-Rumaithi in Al-Ain. Read More »

Respective leaders from Dubai and Bahrain recently pooled their resources to share information and relate experiences to mutually benefit one another’s global perspectives at an event hosted by the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Read More »

Zain, a telecommunications company in Kuwait, has launched its Colocation Data Center (CDC), which offers corporate customers an ideal platform for storing and hosting digital assets. Read More »

Kuwait-based Diyar United Company, a privately owned company in the Merqab Area providing high-quality technology solutions to the oil and gas industry, government, security and other sectors, has devised a cash-free payment system at fuel stations. Read More »

Baytik Industrial Oasis Company (BIO), the modular industrial leasing complex at Bahrain International Investment Park (BIIP), has welcomed Tactile Roofing WLL to the complex, leasing 4,783 square meters to the firm for its new venture in the kingdom. Read More »

Gulf Air was recently named the official carrier for the Batelco Drag 965 Racing Team. Read More »

The Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC) and the Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture (ICCIA) will host the ninth Forum for Businesswomen in Islamic Countries at the CSC location in Riyadh. Read More »

Kuwait’s Global Investment House recently acquired two properties in the United Kingdom following a targeted real estate marketing search, continuing a trend of successful off-market business operations intended to build its growing global clientele. Read More »

During the week of May 9, the Central Bank of Bahrain announced that the BD 70 million issue of Government Treasury Bills carried a maturity of 91 days. Read More »

EAST ST. LOUIS - Deutsche Bank of Germany helped Iran arm and train Hezbollah terrorists who killed a Randolph County man in Iraq and cost a St. Clair County man a leg, according to a suit in U.S. district court. Read More »

Private sector and government leaders in Gulf countries are trying to push highly evolved networks to overcome some of what some experts call “last mile challenges” around telecom and data transfer services. To that end, Ooredoo recently partnered with the Omani Information Technology Authority to work on a next-generation high-speed network to deliver faster communications. Read More »

Leadership teams on both sides of the Atlantic are building stronger trade relationships between Orange County, Florida, and Dubai.The Dubai Investment Development Agency (Dubai FDI), which is part of the Department of Economic Development, hosted a VIP lunch for Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and Barbara Leaf, U.S. ambassador to the UAE, earlier this month. Read More »

New banking services offered by the Oman Arab Bank (OAB) may help companies to achieve greater control of their supply chains. OAB says the Oman Visa Smart Commercial Card is “designed to reduce administrative costs and simplify the purchase-to-pay process while giving companies enhanced capabilities when managing their business transactions.” Read More »

Doha is getting the first Angry Birds playground at Doha Festival City’s Family Entertainment Complex. With Qatari officials so proud to introduce the Finnish gaming company’s characters to one of their central entertainment attractions, it begs the question of how much Western and international iconography might get built into cities and what type of tourism the region is trying to attract. Read More »

The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy recently held its 40th meeting at the council's headquarters to discuss the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050, the energy intensity mapping and building and monitoring consumption data. Supreme Council of Energy Chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum led the meeting, which was also attended by Vice Chairman Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer. Read More »

Honeywell will roll out its latest high-tech gadgets this week at the Saudi Health exhibit in Riyadh with products designed to simplify health care and reduce errors. At the expo, running Monday through Wednesday at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center, Honeywell's new Dolphin CT50h mobile machine will make its Middle East premiere. Read More »

The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has a revised regulation on the enforceability of netting agreements on the books. The bank issued Regulation No. 44 of 2014 regarding closeout netting under market contracts with the overall goals of reinforcing and clarifying the legal foundation for enforcing netting agreements in the kingdom. Read More »