The Al Jazeera America network has shut its doors. The network started out with a mission to pursue long-form journalism and “smart” reporting, but the big audience never came, and, plagued by economic problems, the network shut down earlier this year. The network is still wrestling with a lawsuit filed by a former executive who says he was shortchanged by the network. Read More »

Ras Al Khaimah, the northern emirate of the UAE, has a significant Persian Gulf coastline and its own tourism office, one that’s working hard to promote the area’s many attractions for visitors.At the end of April, Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) representatives visited the Arabian Travel Market to show off some of the agency's work in recent years. Read More »

A four-bedroom, two-bathroom luxury apartment in the Hamad Aljaser area of Jeddah is listed for $206,647. The 1,453-square-foot apartment features a kitchen and hall. It is a great place for entertaining. There are two apartments to each floor of the building, so residents will enjoy their privacy. Parking is available for this apartment. Read More »

A series of research seminars launched by the Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF) aims to educate participants on topics relevant to finance, banking and training industries in Bahrain and other portions of the Gulf region. The seminars are part of BIBF’s larger plan to continuously improve leadership in the finance industry as well as develop industry-relevant research. Read More »

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recognized more than 60 support staff members Sunday for their work which is mostly completed behind the scenes and gets little praise. Monetary gifts were presented to the cleaners, security workers, waiters, gardeners and technicians who serve the chamber and its facilities. Read More »

Hoping international associations will “set up shop” in the emirate, the Dubai Association Centre (DAC) recently attended the Great Ideas Conference organized in Hong Kong by the Washington, D.C.-based American Society of Association Executives (ASAE). Read More »

An elite group of Singapore officials recently traveled to Dubai under the auspices of Cheong Foong, consul general to the Republic of Singapore in Dubai, and welcomed by Ahmed Bin Meshar, SLC secretary general. Read More »

Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) recently applied for more than 80 international patents for its innovative technology products under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which enables patent protection for an invention in many countries simultaneously. Read More »

Cairo, Egypt, will serve as Huawei Consumer Business Group’s first contact center city for customer support in the Middle East and North African area, established with help from experienced multichannel outsource manager Teleperformance Egypt. Read More »

Chemical company BASF and the Kanoo Group, an independent, family-owned company, have launched a new branch office in the Nation Towers of Abu Dhabi. Read More »

The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) has teamed up with Goldman Sachs for a London roadshow forum to promote investments in companies listed on the QSE. Read More »

Since the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park began development, business and energy stakeholders have been drawn to its mission to align with the emirate’s goal of optimum sustainability in the UAE by 2021. Read More »

Majid Al Futtaim, a Dubai mall, retail and leisure business with operations spanning much of the Middle East and North Africa, has announced that it will increase its Omani investments with a regional mall in Muscat.  Read More »

Qatar has maintained its position as the fifth most popular destination globally in the Muslim travel market, according to the MasterCard-CrescentRating Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI) 2016. Read More »

The Tej Kohli Cornea Institute (TKCI), funded by the Tej Kohli Foundation, recently teamed up with Omani health officials with the goal of establishing cornea transplant services across the country. Read More »

Eaman Al Roudhan, head of Zain Kuwait and the first female CEO of a Kuwaiti telecommunications firm, was recently honored with the 13th annual Media Excellence Award for Technology and Information at a panel discussion. Read More »

Spring United Company, the Arabian Gulf franchisor of the American Rice to Riches trademark, has opened the Gulf's second Rice to Riches program in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after its success in Kuwait. Read More »

Conditions are right for Saudi Arabia to experience potentially dramatic growth from international investors in future years, global financial expert Mark Mobius told delegates at the recent 11th annual Euromoney Saudi Arabia Conference in Riyadh. Read More »

DP World Group Chairman and CEO Ahmed Bin Sulayem recently met with the president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, to discuss potential areas for future cooperation. Read More »

Scoring a five-year contract for waste management from Oman Environmental Services Holding Company, Veolia Middle East intends to reorganize its municipal collection service and at the same time raise public awareness about the industry. Read More »