Middle East & Africa

Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre okays multi-pronged initiatives to fast-track growth The board of the Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre, or DIEDC, held a meeting to review the initiatives of government departments towards achieving Dubai’s status as the capital of ...

After chocolate sold in Malaysia found to contain pig DNA,more Muslim countries including Saudi Arabia and Indonesia test products from British confectionary giant. The scandal over the pig DNA discovery in Cadbury Chocolates, banned under Islamic dietary laws, has sparked outrage ...

BCI Group, the principle sponsors of Beauty World Middle East 2014, launches the first Halal Certified nail polish in the Middle East. The first nail polish to receive halal certification in the Middle East was launched on Monday before the ...

H.H. Sheikh Sagar bin Mohammed al Qasmi, Chairman Sharjah AWQAF, inaugurated the new Gulf Halal Center as a guest of honor, fulfilling the vision of H.H. Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid al Maktoum, to make UAE the center of world Halal ...

KUWAIT, May 15 (KUNA) — The Third Gulf Halal Conference on the Halal Industry and Services concluded here on Thursday with the issuance of recommendations to reduce reliance on imported meat and instead develop needed infrastructure and legislations to contribute ...