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The Qatar Assistive Technology Center (Mada) has begun offering grants to private business in hopes of expanding assistive technology and accessibility in Qatar.

The deputy prime minister of Qatar met with a Sudanese delegation on Jan. 24 to evaluate the status of their two countries’ relationship and discuss the recent Darfur peace agreement…

Personal emails of top Hillary Clinton aide John Podesta unearthed by Wikileaks show he fretted over reports that his brother, Tony Podesta, lobbied for a Qatar Petroleum-backed, pro-fracking investment group…

The inaugural edition of the National Treasure initiative by Knowledge Expansion, organized under the patronage of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry in partnership with Tejar Dubai, is receiving…

Ali bin Fetais al-Marri, attorney general of Qatar, was elected last week to lead an international inter-governmental group dedicated to fighting corruption.

EAST ST. LOUIS – Deutsche Bank of Germany helped Iran arm and train Hezbollah terrorists who killed a Randolph County man in Iraq and cost a St. Clair County man…

In a recent interview with CNBC Arabiya, Kuwait Finance House (KFH) CEO Mazin Al-Nahedh explained that KFH continues to focus on long-lasting profitability and gave financial results from 2015.

Ohood Al Roumi, director general of the UAE prime minister’s office, welcomed the participation of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry at this week’s fourth World Government Summit. Al…

Oman Air was honored at the Dec. 8 North India Travel Awards as Best International Airline for 2015. Since commencing operations in 1993, Oman Air has provided international flights to…

HipPOPs, a U.S.-based premium mobile dessert company that serves handcrafted gelato bars, sorbet and frozen yogurt on a stick, recently launched its first truck in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)…

Some of the most prestigious universities are now lending their academic reputations to Qatar, some opening outposts in Doha, all in exchange for big donations.

The Doha Film Institute is helping to produce The Idol, a film by Oscar-nominated director Hany Abu-Assad that will premier at the Toronto Film Festival next month. The movie tells…

Rich in natural resources, Kuwait now wants to diversify its economy.

With fewer Russian buyers, affordability will be the theme.

The Gulf region is a worldwide hub, home to power travelers who appreciate every technology convenience afforded to them. So how do leading hotel executives plan to keep them happy?

Tom Hasker, formerly Middle East director of project management for Faithful + Gould, an Adkins subsidiary, has been promoted to managing director of the region for the design and engineering…

Dubai-based Aramex posted revenues of AED 930 million ($340 million) and profits of AED 86.6 million ($31.7 million) for the first quarter of 2015, ended March 31.

What can you get for $8.167 million in Dubai? A golfer’s paradise, perhaps?

50 speakers, 100 featured startups, and 2,000 technology and design executives from all across the globe are in Dubai today for “the most disruptive event” in the Middle East. Meet…

Aramex founder Fadi Ghandour has a message for regional political leaders. He says private industry – led by technology entrepreneurs – will drive most future economic growth for GCC nations.

The company made Dh23.4 billion in profit in 2014.

British-Dutch suitcase-tracking startup FastTrack has announced that it has raised a total of $2.9 million, as well as a partnership with airlines KLM, Air France, Saudi Airlines, and KPN.

Tenmou, Bahrain’s first ‘Business Angels’ organisation is gearing up to host MENA Angel Investors Summit 2015 in May 2015. The event will be held in strategic partnership with the Economic…

The plant is part of a broader, $60m complex being developed for Addar Chemicals Co – a Saudi conglomerate headed by the former MD and vice-chairman of Saudi Basic Industries,…