Educators around Saudi Arabia and other countries are getting a new innovative administration tool for teaching that is helping thousands of teachers to automate aspects of classroom management.
One of the largest trade shows in the Muslim world, called Muslim Lifestyle Expo of 2016, is planned for Oct. 29-30 in Manchester, England, but many of the exhibitors will…
In an announcement on Oct. 19, Egypt Supply Minister Mohamed El-Sheikh said the country will ‘seek to end procurement of wheat to open air silos’ within a year.
To keep the national economy afloat while pursuing big sustainable energy advances in other projects, the Saudi Arabian government could issue the largest ever ‘emerging markets bond’ at a projected…
Reports from ‘The New York Times’ show the U.S. military, by firing on Houthi rebel posts Oct. 13, has officially become militarily involved in the ongoing civil war in Yemen,…
Despite many new efforts related to alternative energy projects, portfolio diversification and other modernization, new studies show that Saudi Arabia is not going to pivot entirely away from the oil…
A smattering of news reports this week centers around the bizarre finding that in 2012 the Gulf nation of Qatar, through its ambassador, offered former U.S. President Bill Clinton a…
A company called Buzinessware is looking forward to the GITEX tech conference going on this week in Dubai.
The Emirates airline company has invested over $20 million in getting an A-list celebrity, Jennifer Aniston, into its ad spots.
The driverless car, or autonomous vehicle, is taking off all over the world — and the Persian Gulf is no exception.
Throughout the Persian Gulf region and elsewhere in the Middle East, a new architectural trend is catching on — but not everyone is a fan.
Recent efforts by the Oman Ministry of Commerce and Industry aim to promote the local production of goods, in an attempt to improve the national economy.
A news release from Sept. 29 suggests that by decreasing energy and water consumption, many hospitality businesses in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) could save up to one-fifth of the…
The U.S. military appears to be nearly ready to sell $7 billion worth of military aircraft to the Gulf Coast countries of Qatar and Kuwait, a deal that is praised…
At the beginning of 2018, a new value-added tax (VAT) is going into effect for many Gulf Coast countries.
A recent study on education in Dubai and elsewhere in the GCC community shows a spike in demand for private schools is going to fuel big building activity in large…
In Saudi Arabia, a country with an estimated 15 million smartphone users, the Saudi Telecommunications Company has announced the launch of a telecom service called ‘Jawwy’ that is going to…
The Gulf Coast nation of Oman is seeing a rise in private health care services, the result of efforts to expand domestic health care systems to meet demand.
The idea of creating green, environmentally friendly and sustainable mosques in Islamic countries has been gaining ground, as modern governments and private research firms begin determining how to ward off…
In the emerging industry known as “fintech,” the Gulf Coast city of Dubai is taking big steps to implement something called blockchain technology, applying this cutting-edge digital ledger system to…
Recent efforts by the Oman Ministry of Commerce and Industry are aimed at promoting the local production of goods, in an attempt to improve the national economy.
In October, Saudi Arabia will be dropping various subsidies and raising some municipal fees and other costs for both residents and visitors. Items that will cease to be subsidized include…
Millennials comprise a significant portion of real estate buyers in the UAE, so classifieds website firm dubizzle has led a research study to look at how these individuals view home…
Recent news reports reveal a stormy relationship between Bahrain and Qatar after Qatar released three sailors from Bahrain who had entered the country’s territorial waters. According to Gulf News reports, the…
You might not have know it from observing most American communities Sept. 11-15, but this period included an important holiday celebrated by millions of people around the world – Eid…
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