Gateway to the Middle East in Manama

Dyala Sabbagh brings October's Gateway to the Middle East from the Desert Palm outside Dubai. Guy Johnson is in Turkey where Ziya Akkurt, the CEO of the country’s biggest bank, shares his thoughts. Joanna Andrews travels to Bahrain to speak with His Excellency Shaikh Mohammed bin Essa Al Khalifa, Chief Executive of EDB. Plus, Aldar CEO John Bullough.

Dyala Sabbagh brings this month's Gateway to the Middle East from Ras Al Khaimah which will soon play host to the prestigious America's Cup. Dr Khater Massad the CEO of Ras Al Khiamah Investment Authority sits down with Dyala to talk about the implications for business in the emirate. Meanwhile Patricia Sabga looks in to UAE strategies for boosting business in a downturn. And Joanna Andrews discovers that Bahrain is cooking up a plan to tackle the problem of dwindling fish stocks.

On August's Gateway to the Middle East, Louisa Bojesen sits down with Fadi Ghandhour, the man at the helm of the logistical firm, Aramex. Geoff Cutmore takes a look at the Dubai property market and Joanna Andrews is in Bahrain asking if the country can hold its ground as a regional banking hub.

CNBC's Louisa Bojesen sits down with Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to talk about the country's economic progress, the changing role of women in the region and why even royalty needs online social networks.