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Jumeirah Beach Hotel and Jumeirah Zabeel Saray recognised at Business Excellence Awards ceremony

Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury hotel company and a member of Dubai Holding, is delighted to announce Jumeirah Beach Hotel and Jumeirah Zabeel Saray have been recognised in the Business Excellence Awards ceremony held at the Madinat Jumeirah on 2 June 2014.Jumeirah Beach Hotel received the Dubai Quality Award 2013 - Tourism Sector and Jumeirah Zabeel Saray was awarded the Dubai Quality...

Nancy Ajram teams up with Glade for her much anticipated music video

The platinum selling star reveals one of her daily life’s most favored products in her newest clip. Nancy Ajram has recently teamed up with Glade for her new music clip “Moch Faraa ktir”, a video clip that has been anticipated by her millions of fans in the Arab world and on the international scene.The platinum selling star joins forces with Glade in this high production project as she appears...

FOX International Channels appoints Sanjay Raina as Middle East General Manager

FOX International Channels (FIC) Middle East is pleased to announce the appointment of Sanjay Raina to the position of General Manager for the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan. Raina joins FOX with a rich history in the broadcast industry, with specialties in product strategy, content planning, and broadcast operations. Raina replaces Rohit D’Silva, who has been re-appointed to the role...

KODAK Showcases its Trendsetter Q800 in Algeria

KODAK TRENDSETTER Q800 was launched at Algeria’s 4th International Printing and Packaging Technology Exhibition in April. The three day conference aimed at the Algerian printing market showcased some of the latest innovations in the printing industry in order to promote state-of-the-art printing and packaging technology and to foster partnerships with leading suppliers of the industry. Kodak’s...

Residential sector leads continued growth of Riyadh and Jeddah markets

JLL, the world’s leading real estate investment and advisory firm, today has released its first quarter (Q1 2014) Riyadh and Jeddah Real Estate Overview reports that assess the latest trends in the office, residential, retail and hotel sectors of the market in Saudi Arabia’s two largest cities. Commenting on the reports, Mr Jamil Ghaznawi, National Director and Country Head of KSA Offices of...

Avaya signs Prologix as Authorized Value Added Reseller to meet increasing customer demand in Qatar

Avaya Inc., a global provider of business collaboration and communication solutions to companies of all sizes around the world, today announced that it has signed up Prologix as a new Value Added Reseller to serve customers in the fast-growing Qatari market. Prologix LLC is an ISO 9001:2008 certified IT System Integrator operating in Middle East & Africa. Founded in 1998, Prologix specializes in...

Fortum Hydro outsources documentation management to Etteplan

- After the new agreement Etteplan is responsible for technical and real estate documentation in Fortum Hydro and Fortum Heat. Etteplan has signed a three-year outsourcing agreement with Fortum to manage Fortum Hydro’s technical documentation function in Sweden.The agreement will come into force as of June 1, 2014 and comprises the documentation for the sites in Arbrå, Borlänge, Karlstad and...

Du s Legal and Regulatory Affairs wins Legal Department of the Year at Corporate Counsel Middle East Awards

du’s Legal and Regulatory Affairs division was named Legal Department of the Year (Large Team) at the recently-held Corporate Counsel Middle East Awards. The Awards evening recognises achievement, excellence and innovation in the legal sector, and awarded du the honour amidst tough competition. Anneliese Reinhold, General Counsel and Senior Vice President Legal and Regulatory Affairs, du, said:...

Dubai retains second position for international retailer representation

UAE.  Dubai retained its position as the second most important international retail destination globally for the third consecutive year, closely behind London, which also retained its number one position, according to the 2014 edition of How Global is the Business of Retail? by leading global real estate consultancy firm CBRE. London and Dubai are significantly ahead of New York, Moscow and...

Liberating knowledge from documents

Fujitsu hosted its 6th partner conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from 20 to 22 May. Almost 300 experts from 47 countries in the EMEA region attended the event held under this year’s theme “Document and Digitise: Free Knowledge”. PFU executives offered strategic updates and an overview of Fujitsu’s document scanner business. Representatives of various industries such as finance and...

Qatar Airways all set to move full operations to Hamad International Airport

Qatar Airways is all set to move and commence its flight operations from Hamad International Airport on 27 May at 09:00 Doha time. This historic move will enable Qatar Airways’ passengers to enjoy a comprehensive Qatar Airways’ five-star experience at the world’s newest international gateway. The move will mean that as of 09:00 Doha time on 27 May, all commercial passenger airlines operating...

EIAST signs MoU with Dubai Municipality to facilitate knowledge sharing & manpower investment

 In line with the common aspirations to position Dubai as a premier Smart City, the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dubai Municipality to facilitate knowledge transfer, sharing of data and practical experiences, and developing human resources in the areas of space science, remote sensing applications, space...

Gulf Petrochem Drives Global Expansion with the Appointment of a New Executive Director to its Board

 Gulf Petrochem, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Thangapandian Srinivasalu as Executive Director for the group and member of the Board of Directors effective immediately. Thangapandian S had previously held the position of CEO for Marketing and IST at Essar Oil Limited. “During this time of transition into emerging markets and diversification of our business in the...

THERE S ONLY ONE DIRECTION FOR THE WORLD S BIGGEST ARTISTS…DUBAI

World’s most famous boy band, One Direction, join the emirate’s unrivalled line-up of upcoming music events, including Lady Gaga and world’s largest dance event, Sensation Directioners get ready, because Harry, Liam, Zayn, Niall and Louis are coming to Dubai. Choosing the emirate as the region’s stop on their 2015 global tour, the world’s most famous boy band will join a list of international...

SanDisk Participates at DISTREE Middle East to Drive Flash Memory

SanDisk, the global leaders in flash memory, will showcase some of its latest products at this year’s DISTREE Middle East. Flash memory continues to remain a dominant technology in the region with strong year-on-year growth. “Flash memory is used by millions of people in smartphones, tablets, ultra-thin laptops, data centres and other electronic devices. In addition the growth in smart mobile...

Motorola introduces Moto X in UAE

Description: Moto XTM – A Smartphone that is Ready when you are. Comments: Meet Moto XTM by Motorola: the ultimate wingman, because your smartphone should work for you—not the other way around. Moto X represents the best of Motorola and Google, and it’s coming to the customers in UAE.Moto X has a unique curved back, designed to fit your hand. Talk to Moto X and it learns your voice. With Google...

OCS Group expands Middle Eastern operation with launch of UAE business

Description: In partnership with United Technical Services, OCS Emirates will handle total facilities management from headquarters in Abu Dhabi with a supporting office in Dubai Comments: OCS Group, which is the world’s largest family-owned facilities management company, has signed a joint venture with United Technical Services to enter the UAE market and introduce customer-focussed strategic FM...

Aldar sales record fails to lift Abu Dhabi bourse

The Abu Dhabi stock market index ADXGI fell by 0.70 per cent to 4,986.09 points on Sunday, May 18. Aldar Properties, which entered the MSCI emerging market index last week, plummeted 3.22 per cent to AED3.91. Earlier in the day, Aldar revealed that it has sold all units of its new Al Hadeel residential community in Abu Dhabi, on the first day of the off-plan sales launch.  “The sell-out of...

Zain’s new eeZee unlimited packages break new grounds

Zain, the leading telecommunications company in Kuwait, announced the launch of its new eeZee Unlimited prepaid packages, which includes unlimited calls, SMS and MMS messages, as well as 4G LTE Internet services. The new packages provide customers with a fast and simple way to communicate over the most reliable 4G LTE network in Kuwait. Profoundly keen to offer appealing and flexible services...