Mumtalakat in deal with Japanese firmsThe Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company has signed a MoU with three entities in Japan - Kinoshita Pearl, First Stem Cell Japan and Japan International Co-operation Centre - in a bid to promote and revitalise Bahrain's pearl industry. More… |
BMW launches Pearl Series Individual modelsBMW has launched its Pearl Series, a collection of 88 specially designed and produced BMW 6 Series and 7 Series Individual models, to celebrate the GCC’s ‘jewels of the sea’. More… |
Lulu: A growing pearl of the GulfBy any standards, Yusuff Ali M A is a remarkable man. One of Abu Dhabi’s adopted sons – he was the first non-Arab to be voted onto the city’s Chamber of Commerce – he has built one of the most successful More… |
Qatar, Shell announce first Pearl GTL shipmentQatar Petroleum said the Pearl gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant, set up in partnership with energy giant Shell at Ras Laffan Industrial City, has sold its first commercial shipment of GTL Gasoil. The sale marks the start of production of GTL pro More… |
Largest pearl at Christie’s saleA spectacular yellow and orange diamond necklace, along with one of the largest drop-shaped natural pearls so far recorded are among the dazzling highlights of Christie’s sale in Dubai next month. The jewels sale will be held on April 20 a More… |
Bahrain forces clear Pearl roundaboutBahrain security forces cleared Pearl roundabout where protesters have been camped out for several weeks as well as a medical complex, the state news agency said on Wednesday. State television showed the roundabout More… |
Full output at Qatar's Pearl GTL by 2012Royal Dutch Shell is on track to complete the construction of the Pearl, the world's largest gas to liquids (GTL) plant, by the end of this year and full capacity is expected by early 2012, a company executive said. The $18-$19 billion pro More… |
Bahrain-Swiss deal to protect pearl industryA newly-signed Bahrain-Swiss agreement aims to establish mutual co-operation in research, training and testing in the pearl industry, a top official said. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed yesterday (September 5) by the Indust More… |
Qatar's UDC plans $3bn projectsUnited Development Co (UDC), which built a pearl-shaped island in Qatar, expects fourth-quarter profit to be 'at least as good' as the third and is in talks on projects worth up to $3 billion. UDC president Khalil Sholy told Reuter More… |
Burooj promises timely deliveryBurooj Properties has affirmed timely delivery of its projects. Noting the company’s commitment to its investors, managing director of Burooj Properties Adel Al Zarouni said that the company's projects will be completed as scheduled and b More… |








