Boston-based Sami Shalabi, who famously moved to Google with his Zingku startup in 2007, was recently back in Jordan to attend its edition of Global Entrepreneurship Week. The head engineer of Google’s Digital Publishing Platform had a simple message for…
A sharp fall in the price of oil has piled pressure on an already fragile Russia, and is hitting growth in energy exporters and other emerging nations with close links to eastern Europe’s largest economy, according to the EBRD’s latest…
Trip to Innovation partner with Umniah. Umniah has effectively renewed its partnership with the Trip to Innovation for the fourth year. Under the partnership, Umniah supported the initiative’s 14th workshop which aims to strengthen leadership skills and creativity among young Jordanians….
For some, the great leaps being made in the field of artificial intelligence will only benefit mankind. But the possibility of thinking machines has others worried. By Zeid Nasser Artificial Intelligence (AI) is all around us, whether in the form…
Specialist Italian companies are keen to help Jordan deal with its big energy and environmental challenges. By Elisa Oddone Italian Trade Commissioner Alessio Ponz de Leon Pisani said a recent visit by a group of eco-minded Italian firms, aimed to…
Jordan Dubai Islamic Bank has been recently recognized as the “Best Islamic Commercial Bank Middle East 2014” at the Islamic Business & Finance Awards 2014 organized by publisher CPI Financial – Dubai / UAE. The awards were received by His…
Entrepreneurs should start using the economic barriers surrounding the MENA market to their own advantage. By Robert Carroll Sometimes I feel like there’s a high wall surrounding the Arab world. Not literally, of course, because people come and go all…
Reflecting at the same time the brand’s presence in the most prestigious equestrian events all over the world and the importance it attaches to its watchmaking tradition, Longines has launched a new chronograph adding to the Conquest Classic collection: the…
US photovoltaic company First Solar, which plans to build one of the region’s biggest solar power plants in southern Jordan, said recent major oil price fluctuations mean it’s vital for states in the region to continue diversifying their energy sources….
Showing notable success in its operations, Volkswagen Jordan, exclusively represented by Nuqul Automotive, has once again ranked second in the Volkswagen After Sales Middle East Cup 2014. The annual contest, organized by Volkswagen Middle East across all its regional dealerships,…