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Arabies TRENDS is the premier source of unbiased news about the Middle East. Read by business and political leaders across the Arab world, Europe and the United States, it examines the fault lines between timeless traditions and changing values in the Middle East. Sometimes controversial, never dull, Arabies Trends puts its readers on the inside looking out, not just witnessing history from afar.

TradeArabia is the Forum's official business site and is the Midde East's most comprehensive business-to-business internet portal providing a total business and trade information service for anyone with an interest in the region's vibrant business and trading sector. TradeArabia provides daily news updates on 18 different sectors including Banking, Finance & Insurance, Building & Construction, Industry, Oil & Gas, Health, Education and Travel, Tourism & Leisure.

Drawing on ITP's 15 years of publishing experience in the Middle East, Arabian Business.com will bring news and analysis of what the leading companies in the new economy are doing. This might be in the form of articles about what the Middle East can learn from international giants like Amazon.com or America Online. Alternatively, it could be comparing what local business leaders are doing to prepare for leadership in the new economy. Arabian Business.com also realises that it has a key educational role in the Middle East. We all know that the global economy is changing, but we need open and frank discussion about what this will mean in the Middle East and we need advice on how best to prepare for the new economy.

The Business Channel's team of international journalists brings you global business news in both Arabic and English from an Arab perspective. Based in Dubai, the Gulf's financial hub, with correspondents positioned in corporate centres around the world, The Business Channel's focus offers a unique insight into Middle Eastern economic activity. Its flagship programmme, "The Gulf Report", is a daily, half-hour roundup of the latest financial and business news from the Arabian Gulf, including exclusive interviews with the GCC's top decision-makers, giving the programme its exclusive insight into political and economic changes in the region.

Businesstoday gives in-depth reports on the development in Oman's business and economy, arming executives with essential information that will help them make the right decisions and devise appropriate strategies to achieve business success. The latest trends in business and industry are covered, helping executives keep track of market developments. New Regulations, finance, markets and technology are some of the other areas on which businesstoday reports.  

Planetarabia (http://www.planetarabia.com) is the first global Arab internet company. The company's internet portal, ranked number one in the region by such independent raters as Internet Al Arab magazine, Internet.com and Window's Magazine, provides high quality information and content in Arabic, English and French and creates a vibrant virtual community for Arabs all over the world. The company also provides a full range of internet professional services, including, managed web hosting, web development and strategy consulting for the web.