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Preparations have already begun for the sixth edition of Gulf Industry Fair (GIF), the Northern Gulf’s premier business-to-business (B2B) industrial expo, from January 15 to 17 next year. The event will be held in Bahrain and it will be hosted Read more
Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz has been named crown prince and heir apparent, succeeding his hard-line brother prince Nayef who died in a hospital in Geneva at the age of 78. The late prince Nayef was interior Read more
Political tensions is mounting in Kuwait reaching unprecedented levels threatening the stability of the oil-rich Gulf state, one of the major allies of the US and the West in the region. Skirmishes between cabinet members (controlled by the Al-Sabah ruling Read more
A long term agreement has been concluded between Qatar Liquefied Gas Company (Qatargas), and the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). The largest Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) producing company and the largest Japanese buyer in the Japanese market signed a document Read more
Synergics-MENA, a joint venture between Synergics Corporation and business groups in the United States and Saudi Arabia, has released a statement announcing that the host of corporate, public and private institutions which are part of its customers in the Middle Read more
Kuwait sits in 2nd and 3rd positions when it comes to obesity and diabetes respectively in the Middle East region. This is likely to change soon because the Vbloc Maestro Therapy has been launched in the country by the home-based Read more
Qatar based directors of the Syria International Islamic Bank (SIIB) have decided to relax their roles in order to adapt to the US treasury sanctions against the lender. According to the central bank, “Qatari investors in the SIIB will not Read more
In a strategic move to curb the paperwork procedures and visa requirements for the tourists passing by or coming to the United Arab Emirates, a solution is finally forthcoming after more than 2 years of discussions according to an announcement Read more
The Baghdad talks have come to an end after an unscheduled additional day to pursue discussions after no agreements were made. Both parties involved in the talks came up with their own proposals which led to another rendezvous in June. Read more
The Kingdom has signed another contract with the British defense giant BAE to acquire jets. The deal includes a supply of jets to reinforce the Royal Saudi Air force capacities with modern gadgets. The concluded jet deal includes 22 BAE Read more