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Middle Eastern countries located around the Arabian Gulf engage in intense and profitable business partnerships with other countries. The UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Iran, and Iraq, are active in trade with other nations. The people there, sometimes referred to as Arabs, have certain traditional customs and business practices, guided by religious dictates and other long held beliefs, which vary greatly from the way business is carried out in the West. Foreign companies who want to conduct business in the Middle East will profit immensely if they learn to understand the local culture, business conventions, and the intricacies of Arabic etiquette.