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Volume 7 - Issue 241 • April 3rd - 9th 2006

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MOU to launch a large-scale USD5 billion new integrated urban regeneration project in Aqaba

DIFC | Sunday, 09 April

Better Homes launches publishing division

Better Homes LLC | Sunday, 09 April

Sorouh sets up sales outlet for Sky Tower at Marina Mall

Sorouh | Sunday, 09 April

World Takaful Conference inaugurated in Dubai

World Takaful Conference | Sunday, 09 April

HSBC opens its second Customer Service Centre in Abu Dhabi

HSBC Bank Middle East | Sunday, 09 April

dubizzle.com signs Better Homes with the launch of Dubai property listings

Dubizzle.com | Sunday, 09 April

Etisalat opens service centre in Sheikh Khalifa Energy Complex, Abu Dhabi

Etisalat | Sunday, 09 April

Sharjah City Centre scores another hit with customers with the launch of its Value Card and opening of four new stores

Majid Al Futtaim Group | Sunday, 09 April

XPress subscribers settle monthly payments at the Housing Bank for Trade and Finance

XPress | Sunday, 09 April

Space Distribution launches MEDIAMAN multimedia player

Space Distribution | Sunday, 09 April

Blue Coat releases K9 Web Protection

Blue Coat Systems | Sunday, 09 April

Premium brand image defines future for LG Electronics

LG Electronics | Sunday, 09 April

FVC predicts 3G migration to accelerate by 2006 in Middle East

First Video Communications (FVC) | Sunday, 09 April

Qatar Airways launches third daily flight to London Heathrow

Qatar Airways | Sunday, 09 April

Amlak sets the trend for UAE women's leadership

Amlak Finance | Sunday, 09 April

DTCM Director General meets with Turkish Consul General

DTCM | Sunday, 09 April

Acer partners with Logicom in Lebanon

Acer Computer | Sunday, 09 April

Common threads link deliberations on the second day of the 5th MENA Development Forum

MENA Development Forum | Sunday, 09 April

National Bank of Abu Dhabi introduces the first Visa money transfer service in the UAE

National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) | Sunday, 09 April

Roads and Transport Authority launches its new corporate identity

RTA | Sunday, 09 April

Business Bay signs with first Korean investors

Dubai Properties | Sunday, 09 April

DCCI discusses economic relations with AACCI

Dubai CCI | Sunday, 09 April

ACC awarded USD 53 Million contract on Burj Dubai plot 44

Arabian Construction Co (ACC) | Sunday, 09 April

Dubai fourth in the world for Rolls-Royce sales

BMW Group Middle East | Sunday, 09 April

Jordan Commercial Bank announce launch of its new Housing Loan

Jordan Commercial Bank | Sunday, 09 April

Grisbi - delicious new italian pastry launched in UAE

Baqer Mohebi Establishment (BME) | Sunday, 09 April

Fleming Gulf to announce 'Real Estate Investments in the Middle East Forum' in Beirut

Fleming Gulf FZ LLC | Sunday, 09 April

Identity management among top three concerns for GCC's IT management

Sun Microsystems Middle East | Sunday, 09 April

Dubai eGovernment endorses GETEX Dubai 2006, Middle East's leading education fair

Dubai e-Government | Sunday, 09 April

DCCI receive Polish commercial delegation

Dubai CCI | Sunday, 09 April

Eight Renault models top safety rating

Zahid Tractor | Sunday, 09 April

KV announces participation in 18th edition of GETEX

Knowledge Village | Sunday, 09 April

Egypt Education Initiative extends e-Learning with Nortel Solutions

Nortel Networks | Sunday, 09 April

Qtel partners with ST Telemedia to bid for Egypt's 3rd GSM License

Qatar Telecom (Q-Tel) | Sunday, 09 April

Kuwaiti authorities raid 2 computer companies

Business Software Alliance (BSA) | Sunday, 09 April

Al Islami launches campaign to reach global markets

Al Islami Food | Sunday, 09 April

Cellucom strengthens presence in Sharjah in line with emirate's major economic boom

Cellucom | Sunday, 09 April

Transparency is key foundation to business in UAE

Capital Partners | Sunday, 09 April

Media Gateway in strategic alliance with Roiya

Media Gateway | Sunday, 09 April

New Chevrolet Captiva: Compact SUV debut

GM Africa & Middle East | Sunday, 09 April

SALAMA CEO forecasts double digit Takaful growth over next decade

SALAMA | Sunday, 09 April

Privatisation of public sector is key for economic growth in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi Securities Market (ADSM) | Sunday, 09 April

State of the art Nissan showroom opens in Jeddah

Nissan Middle East | Sunday, 09 April

Foreign nationals commence trading Aabar's shares on ADSM

Aabar | Sunday, 09 April

First Gulf Bank first quarter 2006 profits soar

First Gulf Bank (FGB) | Sunday, 09 April

New car portal to be launched

AutoMiddleEast.com (AutoEmirates.com) | Sunday, 09 April

Gargash Enterprises produce record sales reflecting its satisfied customers

Gargash Enterprises | Sunday, 09 April

Dubai's rough diamond trade touches US $3.734 billion in 2005

DMCC | Saturday, 08 April

Mashreqbank tie-up with Abu Dhabi Airport Golden Class Service

Mashreqbank | Saturday, 08 April

Credit upgrade for Bahrain

Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA) | Saturday, 08 April

Founders of DHFRM hail success of first symposium

Dubai Healthcare City | Saturday, 08 April

Dubai hosts the 2006 Asian Private Equity and Venture Forum- Middle East

AVCJ Group | Saturday, 08 April

LinuxWorld Magazine honors Sybase RDBMS with Readers'Choice Award

Sybase Middle East | Saturday, 08 April

Bahrain firm expands its horizon

Al Manaratain Company | Saturday, 08 April

MTC showcases its leading 3G services at ArabCOM 2006

Mobile Telecommunications Co (MTC) | Saturday, 08 April

Dubai Maritime casts the first Quay Wall block

Dubai Maritime City | Saturday, 08 April

Aabar to allow non-UAE nationals to own shares in the company

Aabar | Saturday, 08 April

The 5th MENA Development Forum tackles a series of topics on reforms in the MENA region

MENA Development Forum | Saturday, 08 April

Quadrem Middle East launches automated service entry sheet submission for the Oil & Gas community

Quadrem | Saturday, 08 April

Tejari and Jafza to create virtual free zone to advance e-Commerce for trading partners

Tejari | Saturday, 08 April

Etihad Airways to exhibit new in-flight innovations at Arabian Travel Market 2006

Etihad Airways | Saturday, 08 April

New Research Program aims to 'Widen Discussion on Finance' in the Middle East

British University in Dubai (BUiD) | Saturday, 08 April

NBB announces record Q1 profit net income up by 9.6%

National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) | Saturday, 08 April

Dubai World Trade Centre drives forward innovative Emiratisation programme

Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) | Saturday, 08 April

PCFC statistics indicate 37 per cent growth in wood and wood products imports

PCFC | Saturday, 08 April

NBK reports net profit of USD 193 million

National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) | Saturday, 08 April

YAL Lebanon chapter inaugurated under patronage of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora

Young Arab Leaders (YAL) | Saturday, 08 April

Emirates' debut into North East India receives warm welcome

Emirates | Saturday, 08 April

ARABCOM 06 to kick off in Dubai

ARABCOM | Saturday, 08 April

AMAN EGM approves increase in paid up capital to AED200 million

AMAN | Thursday, 06 April

Deadline down to less than a week as NCB is set to close low-risk fund to new investors

National Commercial Bank (NCB) | Thursday, 06 April

DTCM launches successful real-estate promotion in Saudi Arabia

DTCM | Thursday, 06 April

First Global Business Forum in the UAE

Global Management Consultants | Thursday, 06 April

Fortune Group strengthens executive team for AED 4 billion Burj Al Alam, one of the tallest commercial towers in the world

Fortune Group | Thursday, 06 April

International NEC & Intel tour on security solutions lands in Dubai

NEC Computers International (NEC CI) | Thursday, 06 April

All new Pathfinder at Al Masaood Automobiles

Al Masaood Automobiles | Thursday, 06 April

Emirates SkyCargo expands services to Europe

Emirates SkyCargo | Thursday, 06 April

RTA announces completion of Jumeirah Palm Island Road Corridor and Access Project

RTA | Thursday, 06 April

ETA Star partners with ADCB on The Grandeur Residences

ETA STAR | Thursday, 06 April

Aspect Software partners with CTSoft to expand in the region

Al Yousuf LLC | Thursday, 06 April

I.R.I.S. introduces new Arabic and Farsi OCR technology and releases Middle-East versions for three I.R.I.S. products: Readiris Pro Corporate Edition, IRISPdf and iDRS

I.R.I.S. | Thursday, 06 April

Batelco announces new roaming agreement with Omani Qatari telecommunications company

Batelco | Thursday, 06 April

New Vice President, Regional Director for Starwood Hotels and Resorts arrives in the Middle East

Starwood Hotels and Resorts | Thursday, 06 April

Jotun Yemen Paints Co. Ltd unveil new paint and coatings factory in Aden

Jotun UAE | Thursday, 06 April

RAK Free Trade Zone to build 400 warehouses

RAK Free Trade Zone | Thursday, 06 April

Leading retail distributor wins recognition for second year in a row

Source IT | Thursday, 06 April

Hummingbird announces the opening of Authorized Representative of Hummingbird in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Hummingbird | Thursday, 06 April

EMC unveils world's first enterprise-class archiving software based on a unified archiving platform

EMC Middle East | Thursday, 06 April

Oracle to address small business and human resource challenges in Saudi Arabia

Oracle Middle East | Thursday, 06 April

First Gulf Bank backs privatisation conference

First Gulf Bank (FGB) | Thursday, 06 April

Cayan and Amlak announce exclusive home finance opportunity for Infinity residents

Palma Real Estate | Thursday, 06 April

NBAD to be the gold sponsor of Privatization of Infrastructure Facilities Conference 2006

National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) | Thursday, 06 April

Gulf Air increases flights to and from Qatar

Gulf Air | Thursday, 06 April

A delegation from ESCAWA visits GOIC

GOIC | Thursday, 06 April

Co-operation agreement between DUC and DWA

Dubai University College | Thursday, 06 April

International Investment Company selects PIC Solutions for credit risk scoring

PIC Solutions | Thursday, 06 April

US$100m Dubai property fund by Investors Provident

Investors Provident (IP) | Thursday, 06 April

TECOM Investments partners with e-TQM College to promote quality management

Dubai Holding | Thursday, 06 April

THE LAND awards construction contract to Al Arrab for first 3 towers

THE LAND | Thursday, 06 April

Cairo Amman Bank sponsors Wedding Show Exhibition 2006

Cairo Amman Bank (CAB) | Thursday, 06 April

Bahrain Islamic Bank Q1 net profits BD3.8 million

Bahrain Islamic Bank (BIsB) | Thursday, 06 April

KOM Networks reveals Hard Disk Archiving Server for Microsoft Windows 2003 R2 at SNW

KOM Networks | Thursday, 06 April

AME Info celebrates 10 years of growth and success

AME Info | Wednesday, 05 April

Fatila Technology LLC to offer hi-tech security systems & solutions for multi-functional operations

Fatila Technology LLC | Wednesday, 05 April

Dell™ unveils next-generation mobile workstations with desktop-class performance in EMEA

Dell | Wednesday, 05 April

Sales continue to grow in 2006 for Dubai Duty Free

Dubai Duty Free (DDF) | Wednesday, 05 April

Al Ateyya discusses conference for exploring the investment opportunities in Yemen with GOIC

GOIC | Wednesday, 05 April

Unicorn Investment Bank enters Jordan

Unicorn Investment Bank (UIB) | Wednesday, 05 April

UGB/KAMCO open in Qatar

United Gulf Bank (UGB) | Wednesday, 05 April

31st International Spring Trade Fair opens at

Dubai International Exhibition and Conference Centre

Al Fajer | Wednesday, 05 April

The SAP World Tour in Dubai

SAP Arabia | Wednesday, 05 April

Markaz holds General Assembly meeting

Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz) | Wednesday, 05 April

New premises for Dubai Central Lab

Dubai Municipality | Wednesday, 05 April

Rezidor SAS to bring Regent hotels to Mid East

Rezidor SAS Hospitality | Wednesday, 05 April

Saudi Arabia's public sector gets top marks in technology adoption and use

Cisco Systems | Wednesday, 05 April

Liali Jewellery appointed as UAE's retailer for reputed Indian brand, Eros Jewellery

Liali Jewellery | Wednesday, 05 April

Arab Media Forum Opens in Dubai on April 26th

Arab Media Forum | Wednesday, 05 April

First Gulf Bank selects InfrasoftTech for its Anti Money Laundering solution

Infrasoft Technologies | Wednesday, 05 April

Sustainable development to be hot topic at hotel conference

Arabian Hotel Investment Conference | Wednesday, 05 April

Saeed Al Muntafiq announced as the new Chairman of Young Arab Leaders

Young Arab Leaders (YAL) | Wednesday, 05 April

FP7 expands Abu Dhabi operations

Fortune Promoseven | Wednesday, 05 April

Vopak Horizon Fujairah to expand its oil terminal capacity

ENOC | Wednesday, 05 April

Imation unveils new Imation Flash Wristband

Imation Middle East | Wednesday, 05 April

RTA's Abdulla Al Madani ranked amongst the Top Ten IT managers of 2005

RTA | Wednesday, 05 April

Ashraf Safei appointed as new Sales and Marketing Director for The Al Sondos Suites by Le Meridien and Dar Al Sondos Apartment Hotel

Le Meridien | Wednesday, 05 April

Cadillac Middle East sales momentum maintained in 2005 with 17 per cent growth

GM Africa & Middle East | Wednesday, 05 April

Bin Sulayem meets Spanish investors

DTCM | Wednesday, 05 April

Islamic Investment Bank to open office at Dubai International Financial Centre

DIFC | Wednesday, 05 April

Emirates Airline debut Islamic sukuk bond receives top honors at Airfinance Journal's 7th annual Deal of the Year awards

Emirates | Wednesday, 05 April

Wataniya Telecom's profits up declares 80 per cent cash dividend & 5 per cent bonus shares

Wataniya Telecom | Wednesday, 05 April

Senior leaders attend GEMS Leadership Conference

GEMS | Wednesday, 05 April

Novell addresses finance sector challenges at FT Summit, Dubai

Novell Middle East | Wednesday, 05 April

UK Securities & Investment Institute announces accreditation of the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) Academy

DIFC | Wednesday, 05 April

adidas extends sporting presence with new concept store in Abu Dhabi

adidas-Salomon Emerging Markets | Wednesday, 05 April

Slimmer, lighter and more powerful notebooks from Dell™ deliver 3G connectivity, bio-metric security and durability

Dell | Wednesday, 05 April

WOIBEX 2007, the largest forum for businesswomen and leaders in the region to be held in Dubai

WOIBEX - Business Women Forum | Wednesday, 05 April

CA names Bradley J. Samargya chief learning officer

Computer Associates | Wednesday, 05 April

Dubai Logistics City receives commitments for over 2 million square metres of land

Dubai Logistics City (DLC) | Wednesday, 05 April

Standard Chartered Lead Arranger in USD 100 million syndicated loan

Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) | Wednesday, 05 April

Economic outlook is positive despite market corrections, says GIC

Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC) | Wednesday, 05 April

InterContinental Hotels Group opens second Holiday Inn property in Kuwait

Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts | Wednesday, 05 April

DTCM presents Dubai's latest leisure opportunities at MITT 2006

DTCM | Wednesday, 05 April

International Investment Bank plans capital increase following strong growth in 2005

International Investment Bank | Wednesday, 05 April

Al Mandoob-cutting-edge PRO software

Micropro Computer | Wednesday, 05 April

World Health Day Forum highlights challenges in healthcare workforce

Dubai Healthcare City | Wednesday, 05 April

For the first time in the region talk all night for free on XPress network

XPress | Wednesday, 05 April

Pioneer Arabic family health web portal launches amid fanfare

Batelco | Wednesday, 05 April

National Bank of Kuwait selects Gifts Software's 'eGifts' funds transfer and payment solution

GIFTS Software | Wednesday, 05 April

Hard disk archiving (e-WORM) for Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 unveiled at SNW

KOM Networks | Wednesday, 05 April

Dubai Islamic Bank and Dubai World to launch US$ 5 billion family of sector specific private equity funds

Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) | Tuesday, 04 April

Imation reveals world's smallest hard drive

Imation Middle East | Tuesday, 04 April

Bride Show Dubai 2006 and Ambiente Al Bayt Al Arabie opens under the patronage of H. H. Sheikha Manal Bint Mohammad

IIR Middle East | Tuesday, 04 April

Picture Perfect demonstrates the essential skills for a 'picture perfect' wedding

Jacky's Electronics | Tuesday, 04 April

The Fabulous Four to showcase the diversity of Welsh business

International Business Wales | Tuesday, 04 April

Imation unveils printable optical media with improved surface technology

Imation Middle East | Tuesday, 04 April

Western Digital launches its latest line of external hard drive storage in the Middle East

Western Digital Middle East | Tuesday, 04 April

Intel launches META Higher Education Inititative in Egypt

Intel Corporation | Tuesday, 04 April

PhotoWorld expo clicks on the digital revolution

Channels Exhibitions | Tuesday, 04 April

Kanoo Machinery launches state-of-the-art construction and materials handling equipment

Kanoo Machinery | Tuesday, 04 April

DWTC showcases exclusive wedding facilities at Bride 2006

Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) | Tuesday, 04 April

Tabreed scores with Abu Dhabi's Al Jazira Sports and Cultural Club

Tabreed | Tuesday, 04 April

Al Habtoor Motors wins the Best Distributor Award in the GCC and Middle East from Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corporation

Al Habtoor Motors | Tuesday, 04 April

Delegates from Sharjah Transport visit RTA

RTA | Tuesday, 04 April

Civil Engineering Department of PCFC launches its new electronic service 'E-Site'

PCFC | Tuesday, 04 April

Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates to become a landmark destination for tourists in the region

Kempinski Hotels & Resorts | Tuesday, 04 April

US property developers examine the latest property developments in Asia and the Middle East

Dubai Properties | Tuesday, 04 April

Al Mutaiwee presents FT Industry Awards

World Development Forum | Tuesday, 04 April

First of its kind service program introduced at Abu Dhabi Construct Exhibition

Trane | Tuesday, 04 April

EMIX establishes another link to Europe

Etisalat | Tuesday, 04 April

GEM awards USD 216 million contract to Hyundai

ENOC | Tuesday, 04 April

The Palace Royal suite at Sheraton Miramar - El Gouna has undergone the latest in technological refurbishments

Starwood Hotels and Resorts | Tuesday, 04 April

Etisalat announces the 2006 directories

Etisalat | Tuesday, 04 April

USRobotics implements state-of-the-art Wi-Fi system at Bahrain's Ramada Hotel

U.S. Robotics (USR) | Tuesday, 04 April

OKI to fight counterfeit consumables

OKI | Tuesday, 04 April

Private sector eyes latest VoIP solutions for better efficiency, scalability

Nextech | Tuesday, 04 April

Middle East Council of Shopping Centres looks to major expansion during 2006

MECSC | Tuesday, 04 April

Cisco Systems to introduce evolved Channel Partner Program at Cisco Partner Summit 2006

Cisco Systems | Tuesday, 04 April

Lloyds TSB Offshore Limited opens in the Dubai International Financial Centre

DIFC | Tuesday, 04 April

New W700 Walkman® phone launched

Sony Ericsson | Tuesday, 04 April

Executives sliding over to Acer's innovative Tablet PC

Acer Computer | Tuesday, 04 April

Dubai Waterfront takes part at Gulf Businesswomen's Forum in Jeddah

Dubai Waterfront | Tuesday, 04 April

DIFX welcomes Mashreq Capital DIFC Ltd as Member

DIFC | Tuesday, 04 April

Charterhouse celebrates its second anniversary

Charterhouse | Tuesday, 04 April

Fleming Gulf to host region's first International Financial Branding Conference

Fleming Gulf FZ LLC | Tuesday, 04 April

Delta Partners - the region's first top management advisory and investment firm in telecommunications opens its doors in Dubai Internet City

Delta Partners | Tuesday, 04 April

Kingdom Hotel Investments acquires Movenpick Resort & Spa Mauritius

Kingdom Hotel Investments | Tuesday, 04 April

InterContinental Hotels Group rewards four hotels for delivering exceptional guest satisfaction

InterContinental Hotels Group | Tuesday, 04 April

Al Jazeera International unveils media strand and announces Richard Gizbert as presenter

Al Jazeera | Tuesday, 04 April

Sabre Travel Network Middle East announces opening of new Bahrain offices

Sabre Travel Network | Tuesday, 04 April

Zebra launches EMEA channel programme to put partners first

Zebra Technologies | Tuesday, 04 April

The World Health Day 2006

Dubai Healthcare City | Tuesday, 04 April

DCCI convenes introductory workshop on Dubai Trade Point

Dubai CCI | Tuesday, 04 April

3rd Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix slated the best

Bahrain International Circuit | Tuesday, 04 April

PIC Solutions presents at leading Consumer Credit Conference in Bahrain

PIC Solutions | Tuesday, 04 April

Global launches Palestine Fund

Global Investment House | Tuesday, 04 April

Pistache takes forward retail expansion plans at Bride Show 2006

Pistache | Tuesday, 04 April

An official launch for Porsche Centre Doha

Porsche Middle East | Tuesday, 04 April

Wiser Oil and Axial Vector(TM) Engine Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: AXVC) announce joint venture

AVEC | Tuesday, 04 April

Arabian Automobile Co. launches the all-new Nissan Pathfinder

Arabian Automobiles Co (AAC) | Tuesday, 04 April

Orbit becomes sole provider of BBC Prime in UAE

Orbit Satellite Television | Tuesday, 04 April

World Summit on Innovation & Entrepreneurship closes with a call to action

Global Leadership Team | Tuesday, 04 April

Fortis launches the Arabia Fund

Fortis | Tuesday, 04 April

World Summit on Innovation & Entrepreneurship officially opened in Muscat

Global Leadership Team | Monday, 03 April

Zabeel Investments inks AED 700 million deal with Europe's largest holiday hotelier, TUI Hotels and resorts

Zabeel Investments | Monday, 03 April

Gulf Air announces more flights from Muscat this summer

Gulf Air | Monday, 03 April

Investcorp and Interlachen Capital Group form strategic partnership

Investcorp | Monday, 03 April

Moody's enhances GIC's rating outlook from stable to positive

Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC) | Monday, 03 April

Dubai: USA's greatest ally in fight against terror, says former NYPD Chief

International Business Events | Monday, 03 April

UAE tops GCC in Real Estate investment survey

RSP Group | Monday, 03 April

Campaign to promote public relations as a promising career

MEPRA | Monday, 03 April

Citruss TV celebrates its first year of TV shopping

Citruss TV | Monday, 03 April

Etisalat signs on as main sponsor of 25th Anniversary celebrations of General Secretariat of Municipalities

Etisalat | Monday, 03 April

Khor Al Raha apartments at al Raha Beach go on sale

ALDAR Properties | Monday, 03 April

DCCI receives a large Swedish trade delegation

Dubai CCI | Monday, 03 April

Destination Singapore for next International Islamic Finance Forum

IIFF | Monday, 03 April

Fastlink grants 20 per cent additional credit on pre-paid cards

Fastlink | Monday, 03 April

Honeymoon romance in the air at Dnata Holidays' Bride Show debut

Dnata | Monday, 03 April

Sharjah's participation at the World Travel Fair (WTF) in Shanghai branded as a success

SCTDA | Monday, 03 April

STME gears up to target growing regional banking sector through its participation in FT Summit & Exhibition 2006

STME | Monday, 03 April

Dubai property law targets 'sham arrangements'

Al Tamimi & Co | Monday, 03 April

GEM signs USD 90 million loan agreement with First Gulf Bank

ENOC | Monday, 03 April

ABM unveils the new Mac mini in the Middle East

Arab Business Machine (ABM) | Monday, 03 April

Bin Sulayem meets Spanish investors

DTCM | Monday, 03 April

Tamweel unveils new promotion for Villa properties

Tamweel | Monday, 03 April

HDI expands global reach with new operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa

HDI | Monday, 03 April

DAMAC Properties launches Smart Heights

DAMAC Group | Monday, 03 April

Celebrating 'GE Day' for the first time in Saudi Arabia

General Electric (GE) | Monday, 03 April

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals inaugurates MENA HQ at Dubai Healthcare City

Wyeth | Monday, 03 April

du opens link to global telecom service

du | Monday, 03 April

ADNH Annual General Assembly announces profits of AED 332 million for 2005

Abu Dhabi National Hotels (ADNH) | Monday, 03 April

MedZone to set up its manufacturing facility at Dubai Techno Park

Techno Park | Monday, 03 April

Hyperion addresses growing need of Business Performance Management in the Financial Services Sector

Hyperion | Monday, 03 April

Etisalat honored for participation in 5th Training and Employment Week, Al Ain

Etisalat | Monday, 03 April

Dubai Islamic Bank's Al Ain operations create new opportunities for UAE nationals

Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) | Monday, 03 April

eCompany participates at Financial Technology Summit

eCompany | Monday, 03 April

Motexha 2006, Middle East region's largest trade show for textiles and fashion opens

IIR Middle East | Monday, 03 April

Help Desk Institute certifies Saudi Aramco's IT contact centre and SAP KC service desks

International Learning Solutions | Monday, 03 April

PRO TECHnology eyes Saudi Arabian market for regional expansion

PRO TECHnology | Monday, 03 April

BSA urges enterprises to use Software Asset Management for implementing good corporate governance

Business Software Alliance (BSA) | Monday, 03 April

Etihad Airways appoints manager for expanding operations in Morocco

Etihad Airways | Monday, 03 April

Siemens seminar to discuss migration to VoIP solutions

Siemens | Monday, 03 April

EGIBL strengthens global position with alliance with the largest shared ATM network in Pakistan

EGIBL | Monday, 03 April

Simple scanning from Canon Middle East

Canon Middle East | Monday, 03 April

Mott MacDonald to engineer Jumeirah Golf Estates

Nakheel Properties | Monday, 03 April

PWC Logistics promotes the role of IT in logistics at PSUT

PSUT | Monday, 03 April

Qatar delegation visits GIS Centre at DM

Dubai Municipality | Monday, 03 April

DERA Conference highlights importance of research in sustaining UAE's economic growth

Dubai DED | Monday, 03 April

Limited special edition of the world's most expensive MP3 player with diamonds, gold and aquamarine launched in the Middle East

TrekStor | Monday, 03 April

Dubai Business Women Council organizes the 6th Swiss Education Fair in the UAE

Dubai CCI | Monday, 03 April

Jacky's launches Fujimoto digital enlarger at PhotoWorld Dubai 2006

Jacky's Electronics | Monday, 03 April

National Bank of Dubai launches interest-paying current account

National Bank of Dubai (NBD) | Monday, 03 April

Batelco sponsors UoB 7th Career's Day

Batelco | Monday, 03 April

Royal & SunAlliance launches 'fasterquote' - the region's first comprehensive online insurance service

Royal & Sun Alliance | Monday, 03 April

Dusit Dubai appoints new Director of Sales & Marketing

Dusit Dubai | Monday, 03 April

A New General Manager for Sheraton Miramar Resort - El Gouna

Starwood Hotels and Resorts | Monday, 03 April

Foundry switches deployed as high capacity backbone infrastructure by the Egyptian Universities Network

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