A new study in the UAE is showing consumer ambivalence when it comes to driverless cars. Read More »

DAMAC Properties recently announced the awarding of 15 contracts, worth an estimated $343 million, for work on projects related to its properties. Read More »

Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rami recently met with Dr. Hamad Al Kuwari, advisor at the Emiri Diwan and Qatar's candidate for the post of director-general at UNESCO. Read More »

Although Saudi Arabia has an active space exploration program -- even in the post-oil age -- the Saudis have agreements in place to finance joint international efforts focused on establishing more human bases in outer space. Read More »

FC Barcelona has won the Qatar Airways Cup at the first Match of Champions, held recently in Doha. Read More »

SeaWorld plans to open its first park without orcas in Abu Dhabi by 2022. Read More »

Bahrain Assistant Foreign Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Al Doseri recently met with Deputy Director General for Middle East and North Africa at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ludovic Pouille. Read More »

Bahrain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs undersecretary, Ambassador Abdulla Abdullatif Abdulla, recently met with the undersecretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Republic of Turkey, Ümit Yalç'n. Read More »

Bahrain Minister of Foreign Affairs Khalid Al Khalifa recently met Pakistan Prime Minister's Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz. Read More »

Manama Dialogue will be a great opportunity for dignitaries and regional leaders to come together and create a strategic plan on how to handle threats within the region, create a reaction plan for crisis situations and share ideas on how to grow the region economically and socially. Read More »

Several sanctions have been imposed against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea after its latest nuclear test. Read More »

Mohammed Al-Rumaithi, chairman at the Federation of the UAE Chambers of Commerce and Industry and at the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, recently received Bahodour Sharifi, ambassador of Tajikistan to the UAE, at the Chamber’s Tower in Abu Dhabi. Read More »

The Saudi-British Joint Business Council (SBJBC) recently organized a workshop on infrastructure for Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in large enterprises. Read More »

A recent meeting between Bahraini Undersecretary for International Affairs Dr. Shaikh Al Khalifa and Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister for Asia, Middle East and Oceania Félix González centered on the advantages of maintaining a strong relationship between the two nations. Read More »

The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce recently announced that the office of the Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award (SKEA) has concluded a group of seminars and workshops in preparation for the 15th cycle of the award. Read More »

The opening ceremony of the 2016 Knowledge Summit, organized by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation (MBRF), took place at the Grand Hyatt Dubai hotel Dec. 5-7. Read More »

Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC) Secretary General Dr. Saud Al Meshari recently hosted Norihiro Okuda, the Japanese ambassador to Saudi Arabia. Read More »

Saudi and Turkish businesses came together recently in a meeting in Istanbul that resulted in eight memorandums of understanding in the industrial, real estate, finance and military industries sectors. The Saudi-Turkish Business Council event was sponsored by the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey. Read More »

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of the Deutsche Post DHL Group, and Mubadala Development Company, an investment and development firm based in Abu Dhabi, recently agreed to a five-year strategic partnership. Read More »

The minister of foreign affairs for the kingdom of Bahrain, Shaikh Khalid Al Khalifa, recently chaired the Supplementary Meeting of the Ministerial Council’s 141st Preparatory Session for the 37th GCC Supreme Council’s Session. Read More »