Frederic Debord has joined Ooredoo Kuwait, a member of the international Ooredoo Group, as its chief operating officer. Read More »

The International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF) is a voluntary gathering of Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) to exchange views on common interest issues and facilitate the understanding of the Santiago Principles and SWF activities. Read More »

Silver Peak, a global leader in broadband and hybrid WAN Solutions, recently announced that Nick Applegarth has been appointed vice president of sales for EMEA -- a move made to help drive growth across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Read More »

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Finance has announced that it will begin to upload the Emirates ID number to the Federal Financial System pursuant to circular number three for 2016, issued on March 4 of this year. Read More »

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the Kingdom of Bahrain recently announced the release of an independent report that presents estimates of the change in consumers’ valuation of mobile and fixed broadband services between 2008 and 2014. Read More »

Ericsson, a world leader in communications technology and services, recently announced that Ali Eid has been appointed as head of the customer unit for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Jordan and Palestine within Ericsson Region Middle East and East Africa. Read More »

The Kingdom of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have welcomed an internationally recognized toy brand to the region with multiple showrooms soon to open in different shopping malls.  Read More »

Ashford University will soon offer, for the first time, prior learning assessment tests at its San Diego-Sunroad headquarters.  Read More »

The Green Bill, launched by DEWA in July 2012, is the digital version of a tradition paper bill sent to customers on a monthly basis.  Read More »

Zain Middle East Properties has listed a one-bedroom apartment in the City of Lights area on Al Reem Island for $272,246. The one- bedroom, two-bathroom apartment offers 944 square feet of living space and has a gorgeous panoramic view of the Arabian Gulf and of Abu Dhabi. The kitchen has modern equipment and granite countertops. Read More »

Consumer goods company Unilever has teamed up with the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) to help Dubai residents achieve healthier lifestyles. Among the many initiatives that will be featured in the yearlong campaign will be one focused on teaching students the importance of daily exercise and healthy eating and placing stationary bikes in the waiting areas of DHA health facilities. Read More »

Qatar Airways Cargo recently expanded its cargo route offerings with new flights to New York and Halifax, Canada.The flights will use a Boeing 777-200 and take off once a week from its European hub in Luxembourg. The routes will be able to transport up to 113 tones of cargo, including lobster and seafood exports, throughout the Middle East, Europe, and south and northeast Asia. Read More »

An annual report by the U.S. State Department for 2016 shows the Qatari government has a long way to go in securing broader human rights assurances by ending human trafficking within the nation’s borders. The Trafficking in Persons is put out by the U.S. State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, which was created as part of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000. Read More »

To many, the city of Dubai is a mysterious place: a global commercial hub, a center of cosmopolitan life in the region and a city having an impressive skyline that speaks loudly about money. Charlie Raymond is a British citizen who decided to travel the world, visiting many places and ending up in Dubai at a tumultuous time for world economics - in the middle of a major economic crash. Read More »

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Group) has jumped 67 places on the Fortune 500 company list to rank 410 this year. This year is the first time the Geely Auto Group and Volvo Car Group sold more than 1 million units combined. Car lovers in Oman have widely approved the Geely vehicle lineup. Towell Auto Centre (TAC) is the exclusive distributor of Geely vehicles in Oman. Read More »

Dubai-based health care services provider AVIVO Group, after receiving all the mandated approvals, has purchased a majority stake in Kalium Group. AVIVO Group said the transaction, completed last monthy, expands its health care facilities to 43 in eight major cities in the MENA region. Kalium Group has a positive reputation in the field of medical aesthetics. Read More »

Bank of Alexandria (ALEXBANK), one of the largest banks in Egypt, recently named Omar ElSayeh as non- executive chairman. ElSayeh has originated and developed private companies while serving for more than 26 years within the banking industry. In addition, he has worked for more than four decades in the consultancy, research, marketing, finance and banking sectors. Read More »

Property Hunter Luxury Real Estate has listed a three-bedroom apartment in the Zig Zag Towers complex in Doha for $714,050. The apartment features a gorgeous view of the sea from the floor-to-ceiling windows that run along the open living room space and let in an abundance of light. Residents might also see the Pearl-Qatar, the Ritz-Carlton and Lusail City in the distance. Read More »

Texas A&M University at Qatar Industrial and Systems Engineering Department Head Cesar Malave recently began his new role as dean of the educational institution. Malave has been tasked with leading the engineering-oriented Qatar branch campus, including overseeing academic, research and outreach programs. He was appointed to the position during the spring. Read More »

Smartcool Systems distributor EnviroTech Limited has been installing the company's Chiller Energy Savings system at the Radisson, Ramada and Vision hotels in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. "The Smartcool technology has now been accepted by various organizations in UAE," Rania Abo Baker, general manager of EnviroTech, said. Read More »