Iran boasts a large, educated population and a wealth of business opportunities, writes Ali Borhani, founder of Incubeemea.com.
Is the rise of shale gas and oil a threat or an opportunity for GCC nations?
Fenox Venture Capital firm has inked a partnership with Innovation 360, a Dubai-based innovation consultancy to invest in start-ups in the region.
The Landmark group hopes to have at least 10 Oasis Centre malls operational across the GCC by the end of 2015.
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation will provide Egypt with 85,000 barrels of crude oil per day.
In July 2013 Kuwait pledged $4 billion to Egypt, including $1 billion in oil products.
Lenders in the region must create effective social media strategies if they want to thrive in the future, say experts.
Ali Rehmat Assadi will stand trial in the UAE on charges of abducting Abbas Yazdi, who went missing in June, a source said.
The region saw the strongest passenger growth worldwide, IATA said.
The club’s co-CEO Barbara Berlusconi said she would travel to the Middle East to find partners for the club.
Two bombs killed a police officer and wounded five other security forces who had been guarding the facility, the ministry said.
Sami Asad, formerly the CEO of Arabtec’s Construction Group, will now lead the newly created subsidiary, Arabtec Egypt.
The states will use their Wessal Capital joint venture to make the investment.
A sharp slowdown in major emerging economies will affect GCC countries through falling oil market prices, a report says.
The tenth anniversary of the Kingsman Dubai sugar conference was held as the fourth consecutive year of global sugar stocks increase.
HotStats MENA report highlights good month for UAE hotels and Jeddah whereas across the region the trading picture is mixed
European real estate investment from the Middle East reached nearly €10 billion ($13.7 billion) in 2013, finds CBRE report.
African countries are catching the eye of international investors as growth decelerates in India, China and Brazil.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
Dalya Al Muthanna is the first UAE national to take on the senior position.
The Gulf’s empires are facing an internal challenge: the need to pull together under one brand, writes Anthony Miles, a consultant at Bladonmore.
Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain have accused Qatar of disregarding an accord not to interfere in fellow Arab states’ internal affairs.
Khalid Elgibaly, formerly the chief executive of Standard Chartered in Pakistan, will take on the role.
EFG-Hermes said the one-off charges totalled 761 million pounds, including 616 million in the fourth quarter alone.
Survey finds that 47 per cent of the funds expect to raise their equity allocations to the Middle East over the next three months.
Sisi toppled Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood last July after mass protests against his rule and has emerged as an influential figure.
Saudi, the UAE and Bahrain recalled their ambassadors from Qatar three weeks ago, accusing it of interfering in fellow Arab states’ internal affairs.
The firm said last year that it planned to sell a minority stake in its regional operations as a part of a restructuring program to lift its valuation.
The company has given no details of the timing or size of the listing.
The gathering in Kuwait follows an unprecedented row among members of the GCC over Qatari support for Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, and a verbal spat between Iraq and Saudi Arabia.