Oman National Transport Company (MWASALAT) will host the seventh UITP MENA Assembly and Training days in Muscat, Oman, Feb. 12-16, 2017. Read More »

Biswajeet Mahapatra has been appointed head of strategy and research at management consulting firm Trianz. Read More »

Qatar Airways has entered into a code-share agreement with International Airlines Group (IAG), the parent company of British Airways. Read More »

Kewaunee Scientific Corporation has been awarded a contract worth $18.5 million for furniture and equipment for the new College of Science complex in Kuwait University's Sabah Al-Salem University City. Read More »

The ambassador of the kingdom of Bahrain to the state of Kuwait, Shaikh Al Khalifa, received copies of credentials for the ambassador of Kyrgyz public, Jusupbek Sharipov, and the ambassador of the kingdom of Netherlands, Frans Potuyt, as nonresident ambassadors to Bahrain. Read More »

Qatar Airways has launched service to Namibia as its inaugural flight recently landed in Windhoek. Read More »

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in collaboration with Middle Eastern law firm Al Tamimi & Company, recently held a workshop to raise awareness about the legal aspects of doing business as commercial agencies within the UAE. Read More »

A company called Buzinessware is looking forward to the GITEX tech conference going on this week in Dubai. Read More »

Archaic stereotypes of women who are not allowed to drive, treated as second-class citizens and discouraged to work often dominate Western perceptions of the Middle East.  Read More »

A smattering of news reports this week centers around the bizarre finding that in 2012 the Gulf nation of Qatar, through its ambassador, offered former U.S. President Bill Clinton a million dollars for his birthday. Read More »

ITWORX and du have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to help bring on the future of the intranet in the United Arab Emirates. Read More »

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced this week that its DubaiStartupHub online platform has attracted more than 200 business ideas from startups during the first three days of the 35th Gitex Technology Week. Read More »

Armacell, a company that develops flexible foam for the equipment insulation industry, announced plans this week to build a new manufacturing facility in Bahrain. Read More »

ManageEngine, an IT management company, announced the launch of its Patch Connect Plus software at the 36th GITEX Technology Week being held in Dubai. Read More »

Abu Dhabi University recently recognized the hard work of enrollment and registration teams who have helped skyrocket enrollment numbers on both Abu Dhabi and Al Ain campuses. Read More »

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has launched the Business Intelligence Information System (BIIS) smart platform to change how business information is shared and used. Read More »

Avaya has been selected by dnata to provide cloud services for the air services provider in a five-year, multimillion-dollar agreement. Read More »

It was decided in a recent board of trustees meeting that Ajman University of Science and Technology will now be known as Ajman University. Read More »

The Qatar Transport Safety Forum was held this week under the patronage of Jassim Al-Sulaiti, minister of transport and communications, and in attendance of Mohammad Al Rumehi, minister of municipality and environment. Read More »

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced this week the release of a report benchmarking Dubai’s innovation. Read More »