Results of a recent Gulf Intelligence questionnaire indicate that many respondents view Qatar’s industrial and academic spheres as being in strong need of crossover technologies in order to maintain adequate water security for the state. Crossover systems are expected to…
Ambassadors Riita Swan of Finland and Dashgin Shikarov of Azerbaijan visited the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry to talk about areas of mutual interest in expanding trade and…
Al Tamimi & Company, the Middle East’s largest law firm, recently acted as legal counsel for Boubyan Bank K.S.C.P., a Kuwaiti Islamic bank firm headquartered in Salmiya, in the issuance…
The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry said Monday that a new Portuguese Business Council has been established in Dubai, under the chamber’s auspices, to enhance economic relations between the…
The investment branch of Bahrain’s National Oil and Gas Authority (NOGA), nogaholding, recently hosted a dinner at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in the city of Manama to celebrate a $570…
A 2016 report on Global Residence and Citizenship Programs (GRCP) compiled by Henley & Partners has rated the United Arab Emirates among the best 19 countries for investment-based residency, the…
Dubai-based Keilani Construction Company LLC has won a contract worth 200 million (AED) from Azizi Developments to build a pair of luxury dwellings in the Al Furjan residential development near Jebel Ali,…
Doha-based Qatar First Bank LLC recently commended a plan revealed by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad AlSaud with an eye toward fashioning the kingdom into a powerful global investment hub in…
To amplify awareness of its activities, especially the Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award (SKEA), SKEA staff recently created numerous workshops in preparation for its 15th awards program, backed by the Abu…
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) CEO Saeed Al Tayer recently toured the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park’s water desalination plant in Dubai to review its progress in…
Kuwait Gov. Thabit Al-Muhanna recently hosted a group of representatives from Kuwait Finance House (KFH), a pioneering firm in the field of Islamic banking, to negotiate prospects for mutual coordination…
The Kuwait Economic Society presented updates on the emirate’s developing role in the global economy with industry speakers and several roundtables at its recent eighth Scientific Forum in Kuwait City.…
Fitch Ratings recently pronounced Saudi Arabia’s banks relatively safe from harm while the kingdom’s Draft Law on the Resolution of Financial Institutions undergoes a standard review. “The Saudi Arabian Monetary…
Oman Transport and Communications Minister Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Salim Al Futaisi said Omani leaders have launched plans to expand the country’s transportation infrastructure to bolster non-oil-based trade activity. Al Futaisi said Oman’s…
To encourage partnership among different Abu Dhabi government organizations, the Abu Dhabi police force coordinated a workshop recently for the Abu Dhabi Excellence Program at the Executive Council of Abu…
Approximately 7,000 aviation experts landed at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC) recently to attend the emirate’s 16th Airport Show and experience the latest updates from over 300…
Al Maha Medical personnel said a symposium featuring world leaders in medicine, learning opportunities and networking will be featured at the second annual Qatar International Medical Congress (QIMC) running through…
Zain Group announced plans to expand to a digital partnership with online hotel reservation booking service Booking.com, to offer rewards to it customers and take its services to a higher level. Each existing…
The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has a revised regulation on the enforceability of netting agreements on the books. The bank issued Regulation No. 44 of 2014 regarding closeout netting…
Honeywell will roll out its latest high-tech gadgets this week at the Saudi Health exhibit in Riyadh with products designed to simplify health care and reduce errors. At the expo,…
Kuwait’s Global Investment House recently acquired two properties in the United Kingdom following a targeted real estate marketing search, continuing a trend of successful off-market business operations intended to build…
Kuwait-based Diyar United Company, a privately owned company in the Merqab Area providing high-quality technology solutions to the oil and gas industry, government, security and other sectors, has devised a…
Respective leaders from Dubai and Bahrain recently pooled their resources to share information and relate experiences to mutually benefit one another’s global perspectives at an event hosted by the Bahrain…
Placing trust in their new chairman, Bahrain’s First Energy Bank (FEB) board members voted unanimously to appoint experienced banking professional Khaleefa Omair to fill the position following the previous manager’s…
Omanis need only look within to find beauty — within their own country, that is — as the sultanate turns its attention to domestic tourism this year in an effort…
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