The latest Middle East Job Index Survey, conducted by the Middle East’s leading job site, Bayt.com, and research and consulting firm, YouGov, revealed that, across the MENA region, 43% of MENA companies are planning to hire in the next three months are looking to fill up to five jobs. In parallel, one in four companies are expecting to fill between six to ten jobs. Long-term hiring prospects, however, are bright: seven in ten organizations in the region plan to recruit new employees in a year’s time.

If history has taught us anything, it’s that even the best ideas and innovations are fairly useless until they gain traction among the masses. The Internet itself was a rather unremarkable invention until the Web 2.0 revolution swept the globe, encouraging the creation of user-generated content and giving voices to billions around the world. Likewise, when smartphones first debuted years ago, few could have imagined the ubiquity they would soon come to occupy.

• STC, KFUPM and Ericsson implemented the center of excellence in January 2016, with completion expected in June 2016
• The center aims to evaluate, test and transfer knowledge of emerging technologies to prepare Saudi new graduates for careers in telecommunications
• KFUPM students will benefit from Ericsson’s Research & Development graduate and mentorship programs

The Saudi Telecommunications Company, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and Ericsson launched the center of excellence in January 2016 to educate and prepare Saudi new graduates f

  HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the UAE Water Aid Foundation (UAE Suqia), has announced that Suqia is the exclusive sponsor of the State of Sustainability Report – UAE 2016.

Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA), the government authority charged with regulating, coordinating and supervising all aspects of Dubai’s maritime sector, participates at the Dubai International Boat Show (DIBS), the largest and most established marine event of its kind in the MENA region, whic

Al Islami Foods, a leading Halal food company in the Middle East region, has been named as the newest Associate Member of the International Poultry Council (IPC), the only poultry association recognized by the international organizations that have a direct impact on the poultry industry worldwide. The announcement was made during the recently concluded First Semester Conference of the IPC, which was held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Abu Dhabi.

Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA), the government authority charged with regulating, coordinating and supervising all aspects of Dubai's maritime sector, has revealed that it has issued a marine driving license to Mohammed Al Shaali, CEO, Gulf Craft, through its ‘Exam in your office’ initiative, a service that provides the opportunity for water sports enthusiasts to obtain their marine driving license quickly, easily and in the convenience of their own offices.

‘The Corporate Group (TCG),’ a newly established business, recently inaugurated the Corporate Business Hub (CBH), a new business center located in Downtown Dubai. ‘TCG’ is the result of the corporate restructuring activities of Corporate Business Services (CBS), a service based firm established in 2007 offering business consultancy and company formation solutions. Now operating as a business group of companies, ‘TCG’ will take charge of three subsidiaries— CBS, CBH and Corporate Business Enterprises (CBE).

Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU) has commenced preparations to launch Quality and Business Management Conference under the theme ‘Business Innovation: Imperative for Knowledge Economy.’ This will take place on the sidelines of the ‘Innovation Arabia 9 – Annual Congress 2016, which will be