The new store builds on the continuous success of Office Depot since its arrival in the country in 2009 and reflects the market's strong demand for such an internationally recognized brand.

Office Depot's new store at the center of Kuwait's business hub supplies customers with an unbeatable range of office products.

From paper office supplies to business machines & furniture, Office Depot provides more office products and services to more customers in more countries than any other global office supplies company.

The Mirqab store carries an extensive range of general office...

The new building will be constructed on a land provided by the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Arabsat and covers an area of nearly 14,000 square meters.

Eng. Khalid bin Ahmed Balkhyour, President & CEO of Arabsat, stated, "This project has been in collaboration with the High Commission for Development of Riyadh, where His Royal Highness the Prince of Riyadh issued his consent so that Riyadh Principality take over the supervision of the design and implementation of the building through an international competition in which more than 25 local & global designers have...

QatarDebate organized the 2nd International Universities Arabic Debating Championship, held under the patronage of the Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, got underway at Qatar National Convention Centre from 21-24 April 2013. A total of 42 universities from 27 countries participated in the event.

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Insurers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are forecasted to see strong continued growth in 2013, despite a projection that the UAE’s economy will expand at a slower pace, according to a new report from A.M. Best Co.

The report, titled “The UAE Maintains Insurance Market Hub Status, Despite Economic Slowdown”, states that the UAE is expected to maintain"...

The Public Authority for Electricity and Water (PAEW) has identified four potential locations for the establishment of large-scale solar power projects, and land has been allocated at two of these places, according to a senior official.

The Authority had commissioned a study on suitable alternative energy resources and to set up renewable energy projects in the sultanate.

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Al Baddad International a subsidiary of Al Baddad Holding signed an agreement with Pretty Cities International to implement a two-story 1500 sq m luxury display smart hall to be executed in Dubai Media City. The Smart Hall will be erected from May 31st until September 1st 2013 and will serve as a restaurant and Diamond café during the holy month of Ramadan for the bulk of its period.

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Gulf Organization for Research and Development (GORD), the leading Qatari organization in research and consultation, in cooperation with Qatar Petrochemical Company (Qapco), the world pioneer in petrochemicals, has unveiled its Bright Minds programme, supported by the Supreme Education Council. The programme is the first of its kind in the country, as it nurtures budding talents through the organization’s excellence center, GORD Academy. Targeting Qatari secondary school students aged 15-16 years and interested in scientific"...

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. announced today that an independent study presented at the 2013 Symposium of Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) Spring conference in Denver, Colorado, showed that adjunctive treatment with V.A.C. VeraFlo™ Therapy, using the V.A.C.Ulta™ Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System, demonstrated a statistically significant decrease (p<0.05) in operating"...

Led by Nasima Al Balushi, Director General of Export Development, the PAIPED delegation picked up the night's top UNCTAD award for 'Excellence in Promoting Export-Oriented Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)'.

Al Balushi said, "Every day, I work with a team of seasoned and knowledgeable investment and export professionals who are fully committed to help attract and win investment and facilitate the export of Omani non-oil products and services. We have representatives in every major market and the global expertise and reach to assist companies set-up in the Sultanate as well as penetrate new...

With an increasing number of Indian movies being filmed overseas, The Public Authority for Investment Promotion and Development (PAIPED) is looking to position Oman as a destination for big budget Bollywood film shoots.

Famed Indian directors and writers Sriram Raghavan, Sudhir Mishra, Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan and Ashwini Chaudhary along with producer Amar Butala of UTV Motion Pictures, one of the leading film studios in India, met with PAIPED's Investment Promotion Team before being shown potential locations in Muscat, Dakhiliyah and Al Batinah.

Faris Al Farsi, PAIPED's Director...