Qatar-based hotel management company Aiana Hotels & Resorts said this week that its first Aiana hotel in Saudi Arabia will open later this year in Mecca, providing direct access to the Masjid Al Haram. "Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a key market for Aiana Hotels & Resorts and we are honored to open our first property in the Holy City of Mecca," Aiana Hotels & Resorts CEO Amruda Nair said. Read More »

The final standing committee for the Saudi Arbitration Centers will be formed, the Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC) announced March 9. Read More »

Warba Bank, providing Sharia-compliant banking and investment services in Kuwait and beyond, has launched its new user-friendly website designed to enhance the customer experience. Read More »

A long-standing, successful joint venture business is expanding its product line, location of product availability and contractual agreement. Read More »

With instability brewing and tensions with Iran at high levels, cyber security has taken on heightened urgency and importance in Saudi Arabia. Read More »

GLA Property Management Company, a Tamdeen Group Company, recently organized an awards event for 360 Mall. Read More »

In early March, Nortal LLC arbitrated an event aimed to share Estonian involvement of developing an operative and simple taxation setting and to talk about the challenges of IT infrastructure and strategic ideas for the future of taxation. Read More »

Technology, Creativity and the City, the second edition of The New York Times Art for Tomorrow conference, concluded March 15. Read More »

MEGlobal, a subsidiary of EQUATE Petrochemical Company, plans to build a monoethylene glycol (MEG) manufacturing facility at Dow’s Oyster Creek site in Freeport, Texas. Read More »

In association with the government’s ninth five-year developmental plan, and with the leadership and vision of Sultan Qaboos, the Oman Airport Management Company (OAMC) has revealed its newest five-year business plan. Read More »

Doha Bank played host earlier this week to a knowledge sharing session called “Changing Dynamics and Market Opportunities” at the Emirate Towers Hotel in Dubai. Read More »

Women empowerment is taking priority in the Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA) as the international business community recognizes the importance of female leadership. Read More »

INJAZ Al Arab, a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating work opportunities for young individuals in the Arab World, recently teamed up with Alghanim Industries for the eighth annual MENA Training event. Read More »

Oilfield services provider Petrofac recently selected Veolia Water Technologies Gulf for water treatment solutions at its Rabab Harweel Integrated Project (RHIP) in the southern region of Oman. Veolia will provide water treatment solutions at the oil and sour gas facility being developed by Petroleum Development Oman under the management of Petrofac. Read More »

Council of Saudi Chambers Chairperson Abdulrahman Al Zamil met with Saudi-British Joint Business Council Co-chair Elizabeth Symons to discuss mutual relations between Saudi Arabia and Britain and to develop ideas on how to better collaborative efforts between the two countries. Cooperation in developing programs aimed to better education, health and training was also discussed. Read More »

Al Sawari for Industries and Uniform Italia signed a memorandum of understanding last week to form a joint venture to initiate a factory in Qatar to manufacture uniforms for a variety of industries. Al Sawari Holding Chairman Sheikh Turki bin Faisal Al Thani and Uniform Italia CEO Arnaldo Usai signed the memorandum to invest $35 million in the joint venture.  Read More »

Biopharmaceutical company AbbVie recently teamed up with Benchmark Middle East in organizing an advertising competition in Dubai to increase awareness of the rare skin disease hidradenitis suppurativa. The Young Lynx Print Competition in Dubai called upon advertising executives under the age of 30 to come up with a creative solution to raise awareness of this health condition. Read More »

Conares, the UAE’s second largest private steel manufacturer, has started installation of a 12-inch pipe mill at its Jebel Ali Free Zone facility as it works toward increasing its annual steel production to 1 million tons. “We are enhancing our pipe manufacturing facilities and the new size range of the product will be from 4 inches to 12 inches,” Conares CEO Bharat Bhatia said. Read More »

Qatar Mobility Innovations Center (QMIC) recently launched Labeeb IoT, the first Internet of Things (IoT) platform ever developed in the region. Labeeb IoT, paired with extensive sets of development kits, will enable creation of new services and applications across different vertical markets. It initially will target research centers and startups in the region. Read More »

Islamic Finance News magazine recently honored Kuwait Finance House ( KFH ) with awards as "Best Islamic Bank in Kuwait 2015" and awards for Kuwait deal of the year and Turkey deal of the year. KFH Deputy General Manager of Private Banking Abdullah AlMejhem said KFH ' has been a leader in Islamic banking and highlighted the bank's efforts in expanding in varied markets. Read More »