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QatarTelecom or Qtel now known as Ooredoo has finally baptized Tunisiana with the same name in a ceremony held in Tunis. The Tunisian telecommunication company has now become the fifth company that the group has attached to its brand. However, Read more
The first Integrated Tourism Complex (ITC) is set to create 800 direct jobs to launch in seven years in the Sultanate of Oman, according to Sheikh Hamood bin Sultan Al Hosni, CEO of Saraya Bandar Jissah. The ground-breaking ceremony for Read more
The UAE has been named the top Middle East country for enabling trade but barriers to trade are still holding back the global economic recovery, the World Economic Forum has said. The UAE was ranked 16th globally out of 138 Read more
Oman’s oil minister, Mohammed bin Hamad al Rumhy, has stated that the government is interested in acquiring stakes in Petronet’s projects in the east coast. Petronet is a Joint Venture set up by the Government of India to import Liquefied Read more
Oman has begun the implementation of suggestions forwarded by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to further regulate its financial stability. The government has decided to create a Supreme Committee for Financial Stability to oversee the Sultanate’s financial stability. At the Read more
Kuwait is leading diplomatic efforts to mend the broken ties between members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and hopes that the Arab Summit to be held next week, from the 25th to the 26th, will be a major opportunity Read more
Oman and Iran have been strengthening their ties since the arrival of Hassan Rouhani as President. In the latest concrete act towards bolstering their cooperation, a bridge of “peace and friendship” will be built over the Strait of Hormuz to Read more
Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain have pulled out Wednesday their ambassadors from Qatar in a joint move destined to protest against Doha’s meddling in their domestic affairs. The three countries, members of the Gulf Cooperation Council along with Qatar, Read more
Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DCTM) has published figures of the last year’s visitors which only registered an increase of a million visitors. Most of the visitors came from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Despite the tensions between Read more
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) enjoyed the first two months of the New Year as stocks continue to rise according to a report released by SICO, a Bahrain based brokerage. United Arab Emirates and Qatar head the list of markets Read more