Al Bawaba back issues from July 2006:
FAREWELL FEAST HELD AT GRAND HYATT DUBAI'S INDOCHINE
Jul 01, 2006 ... Loyal diners, guests and select media congregated last evening atGrand Hyatt Dubai to celebrate the closing of Indochine, one of thehotel's "Atrium Collection" outlets. The first restaurant in Dubai tooffer a combination of authentic Vietnamese, Laotian & Cambodiancuisine, Indochine has ...
Symbol RFID Handheld Readers and Wireless Infrastructure to Track Critical Airplane Parts
Jul 01, 2006 ... Symbol Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:SBL), The Enterprise MobilityCompany, was chosen by Virgin Atlantic Airways to supply RFIDtechnology, as part of a pilot project, to track critical, high valueaviation assets moving through its logistics supply chain at HeathrowInternational Airport ....
Huawei Technologies Ramps-up Growth in Asia Pacific
Jul 01, 2006 ... Huawei Technologies Co Ltd. ("Huawei"), a leader in providing nextgeneration telecommunications network solutions for operators aroundthe world, has announced that it expects contract sales in AsiaPacific to grow by 55 percent to hit US$ 2 billion in 2006. The company announced, on ...
BNP PARIBAS ECEP RECEIVES EUROMONEY'S BEST PROJECT FINANCE HOUSE IN MIDDLE EAST AWARD
Jul 01, 2006 ... BNP Paribas' ECEP (Energy Commodities, Export Project) ProjectFinance, Paris & Bahrain, have been recognized as the Best ProjectFinance Bank of the Year, in the Middle East at the 2006 EuromoneyAward for Excellence Middle East in Doha, Qatar recently. The award was presented by the ...
REDISCOVER YOUR FAVOURITES ON SHOWTIME
Jul 01, 2006 ... Bring your big hair, shoulder pads, fingerless gloves, rubikscubes and space hoppers, load up the soda stream, stock up withsherbet dib-dabs, and leave the flicks to Showtime. This JulyShowtime are going retro and bringing you back to the 80's, join usas we re-live the magic through some ...
Young Arab entrepreneurs compete to win million dollar funding
Jul 01, 2006 ... The Arab Business Challenge (the Challenge) - premiering at 6:00pmon Al Arabiya News Channel on June 30th - is a pan-Arab business plancompetition of 200 teams of entrepreneurs from the Middle East andNorth Africa (MENA) vying to be among the two finalists to each winup to US$ 1 million ...
Dubai Financial Acquires 40% Stake in Malaysia's Oldest Shar'iah Compliant Bank
Jul 01, 2006 ... Dubai Financial (DF), a subsidiary of the Dubai Investment Group(DIG) the global financial investor of Dubai Holding - has taken a40 per cent stake in Malaysia's oldest Shar'iah compliant bank. Thetransaction is subject to approval of Bank Negara for the shares tobe issued free from ...
Epson launches its latest EMP-S4 3LCD video projector for Middle East's classroom users and mobile professionals
Jul 01, 2006 ... Epson has launched the EMP-S4, the latest addition to its groundbreaking 3LCD video projector line-up in the Middle East, offeringthe region's office and classroom users a versatile solution thatprovides improved brightness and greater performance at an affordableprice. Epson's ...
FileNet teams up with Decru to deliver secure Enterprise Content Management solutions
Jul 01, 2006 ... FileNet Corporation (Nasdaq: FILE), the leading provider ofEnterprise Content and Business Process Management solutions, hasannounced that it has entered into a partnership with Decru, a NetAppcompany, to deliver secure Enterprise Content Management (ECM)solutions to enhance privacy for ...
Mervat Amin prepares for 'A Child in Prison'
Jul 01, 2006 ... Egyptian actor Mervat Amin has given her final approval to star inthe new television drama "Tifil Fi Al Zinzanah" (A Child in Prison),produced by 'Al Patros,' the same company producing her current television drama "Ahzan Maryam" (Maryam's Saddness). According to the London based ...
Motorola Forecasts Continued Success in North Africa Region- Unprecedented Q1 Results Set Agenda for Remainder of 2006
Jul 01, 2006 ... Just after an outstanding spectacle at the 'Gold', MOTORAZR V3iDolce & Gabbana launch which took place in splendor at the MohammedAli Palace in Cairo last week senior level executives at Motorolahave unveiled exciting regional initiatives with the aim of buildingon the growth reported ...
Etihad Unveils New Revolutionary Diamond Seat on Airbus 340-500
Jul 01, 2006 ... Etihad Airways is once again placing itself at the forefront of in-flight innovation with the arrival of its new purpose-built Airbus340-500 and the revolutionary Diamond Seat. The seat sets new industry benchmarks and can rotate 180 degrees,enabling Guests to hold meetings and ...
Wael Kfoury makes first appearance with fianc
Jul 01, 2006 ... Lebanese singer Wael Kfoury guards his personal life intently,making every effort to keep private matters away from the publiceye. He is well aware that negative media attention could jeopardizethe popularity he enjoys with thousands of admirers around the Arabworld ....
Haifa Wahbi denied membership to Artist Association
Jul 01, 2006 ... A request submitted by Lebanese singer Haifa Wahbi a year ago tobecome a member of the Lebanese Professional Artist Association hasbeen denied. The Association committee that evaluates all artists wishing tojoin did not approve of Haifa, in addition to the fact that themajority ...
Nakheel's Jumeirah Lake Towers to be chilled this summer
Jul 02, 2006 ... Stellar Group LLC, the regional headquarters of Stellar Group USAis installing the district cooling system at Nakheel's Jumeirah LakeTowers (JLT) development and has announced that the first phase ofthe project said to house the world's largest chiller modules is onschedule for ...
STS launches Jordanian Housing Bank Portal
Jul 02, 2006 ... Specialized Technical Services (STS), a leading regional IT andPayment solutions provider and integrator, hjas recently completedand launched an integrated web portal for The Jordanian Housing Bankfor Trade and Finance. The move came as The Housing Bank sought STSexpertise to provide ...
Sybase launches latest versions of PowerBuilder and PowerDesigner in the Middle East
Jul 02, 2006 ... PowerBuilder 10.5 delivers enhancements that enable developers tobuild better applications, faster; PowerDesigner 12.0 enablesenterprises to easily visualize, analyze and manipulate data, processand application metadataDubai, United Arab Emirates, July 1, 2006:Sybase Products Middle ...
ASTECO JOINS FORCES WITH ZABEEL INVESTMENTS
Jul 02, 2006 ... Zabeel Investments, the UAE-based multi-diversified investmentcompany, has entered into an equity partnership with propertyservices leader Asteco. The partnership will invigorate Asteco'sregional growth and further boost business leads and revenue for thecompany. The collaboration will ...
XPress Launches its first "Press and Win" Competition in Cooperation with the Sawt Al Ghad Radio Station
Jul 02, 2006 ... XPress Telecom, Jordan's exclusive iDEN provider in wireless andmobile technology, celebrates its two year anniversary by announcingthe launch of its first "Press and Win" Competition in cooperationwith the Sawt Al Ghad radio station, an event that came with manyopportunities for XPress ...
etisalat's Network Transformation Begins With Telcordia Network Engineer
Jul 02, 2006 ... Telcordia (www.telcordia.com) today announced that the UAE'sEmirates Telecommunications Corporation- etisalat- is the first todeploy the latest release of Telcordia Network Engineer to driveoperational efficiencies and lower total cost of ownership,supporting its goal of aggressively ...
Microsoft gives Gulf users a preview of new Office
Jul 02, 2006 ... Microsoft Gulf has announced the immediate availability of thebeta 2 release of the 2007 Microsoft Office system. The new testversion, which is available for download now, will give customers thechance to evaluate and experience the new features of the 2007Microsoft Office system and to ...
A real success in the organization and the audience to the Red bull head to head event
Jul 02, 2006 ... As Germany was facing an eager moment with the football game, theCamille Chamoun Stadium in Beirllut, precisely in the parking, wasexperiencing an exciting event SS show: the Red Bull Head 2 Headchallenge, held for the first time in the Middle East. It's the firstspecial parade phase of ...
The new Porsche 911 Turbo arrives in Jordan
Jul 02, 2006 ... Porsche Middle East & Africa is proud to announce the introductionof the all new Porsche 911 Turbo all-wheel-drive coupe in Jordanthrough its importer Nuqul Automotive, Porsche Centre Jordan. Thisautomotive icon represents a further addition to the 911 model range,and perpetuates a ...
Cinnabon Launches its Scratch & Win Summer Campaign
Jul 02, 2006 ... Cinnabon Jordan, part of Jana Restaurant Management (a member ofTantash Group), announced this week the launching of its 2006 Scratch& Win summer campaign across the Kingdom.In addition to grantingCinnabon lovers the opportunity to taste its world famous cinnamonrolls, and its refreshing ...
ENTERPRISE IG'S BRANDING EXPERTISE IS CALLED IN BY CALLEM, THE TRENDIEST TELECOMS STORE IN SAUDI ARABIA
Jul 02, 2006 ... Enterprise IG 'The Global Branding Agency', has once again provedtheir unique ability to create intelligent language for some of theworld's leading brands. Today they announced the latest projectcompleted for Callem, the trendiest mobile phone outlet to hit theMiddle East. Callem ...
Dubai: Weekly land deals report
Jul 02, 2006 ... The total value of land transactions in Dubai last week peaked atDhs456.40 millions of which sales exceeded Dhs313 million. The totalvalue of mortgages during the period was Dhs143.48 million, accordingto the Land Department. A total of 45 sale transactions were registered with ...
E-TICKETING GOES GLOBAL WITH GULF AIR
Jul 02, 2006 ... In its dynamic stride to implement electronic ticketing, Gulf Airhas further extended the facility across the globe coveringdestinations in Australia, Cyprus, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong,Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand,Turkey, the Gulf and the ...
Al-Zarqawi Death: Myth vs. Reality
Jul 02, 2006 ... By Ramzy Baroud* The convenient emergence and sudden disappearance of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi signals an end of an era. Though Washington and London insiston telling us that the 'good news' don't necessary mean an end toIraq's bloodshed, the giddiness in British Prime Minister ...
ASTECO JOINS FORCES WITH ZABEEL INVESTMENTS
Jul 02, 2006 ... Zabeel Investments, the UAE-based multi-diversified investmentcompany, has entered into an equity partnership with propertyservices leader Asteco. The partnership will invigorate Asteco'sregional growth and further boost business leads and revenue for thecompany. The collaboration will ...
Injazat Capital signs agreement with Islamic International Rating Agency (IIRA)
Jul 02, 2006 ... Injazat Capital, the pioneering Shari'a compliant investment bankin the Middle East and North Africa region has recently entered intoan agreement with the Islamic International Rating Agency (IIRA),based in Bahrain, to carry out Shari'a Quality Rating on InjazatTechnology Fund. A ...
Dubai's World Accounting Summit should be held twice a year
Jul 02, 2006 ... Who thought accounting could be so interesting? The overwhelmingresponse to the World Accounting Summit in Dubai in May has promptedthe organisers to explore expanding the event and holding it twice ayear! A comprehensive report on the objectives achieved by the 2006summit in ...
Focused on the future: Dubai World is launched as one of the world's largest holding companies
Jul 02, 2006 ... Under the decree ratified 2 March 2006 by Sheikh Mohammed BinRashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai, UAE Vice President and PrimeMinister, Dubai World has officially been sanctioned. Today, it islaunched as one of the world's leading holding companies, with over45,000 employees in over 75 ...
High credibility investors from GCC countries to share equity in Emirates Float Glass
Jul 02, 2006 ... Emirates Float Glass (EFG) LLC, founded by Dubai Investments PJSChas announced that a host of highly credible investors drawn fromdifferent countries of the GCC region will participate in the totalequity of EFG, with overall sharing ratio of 30 percent by GCCinvestors and 70 percent by ...
Bank of India launches Speed Remittance by using Bahwan Cybertek's remittance platform - Cuecent CashSwitch
Jul 02, 2006 ... Bank of India is in the forefront in adopting innovativetechnologies for improving its customer service. The SpeedRemittance now introduced by the Bank uses Bahwan Cybertek's -Cuecent CashSwitch - a centralized platform for remittances. TheSpeed Remittance enables various Exchange ...
ISO/GSO Workshop amalgamates the public and private sector
Jul 02, 2006 ... Master Foods Middle East sponsored and took part in a workshop onthe International Standard ISO 22000 series - Food Safety managementSystems, which was organized by the GCC Standardization Organizationfor (GSO). This took place in Dubai on 18th and 19th June, tacklingseveral important ...
DIFX becomes affiliate member of IOSCO, strengthening international links
Jul 02, 2006 ... The Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) has beenadmitted as an affiliate member of the International Organisation ofSecurities Commissions (IOSCO), a body that promotes high standardsamongst regulators and leading stock exchanges around the world. Nasser Alshaali, Chief ...
Iran: Talks to be resumed with EU
Jul 02, 2006 ... Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi on Sundayexpressed hope talks with Europe would not be diverted from itsnatural course and that they would bear fruits. No deadline has been set for Iran to give its response to apackage of incentives offered by the six world ...
Dubai's World Accounting Summit should be held twice a year
Jul 02, 2006 ... Who thought accounting could be so interesting? The overwhelmingresponse to the World Accounting Summit in Dubai in May has promptedthe organisers to explore expanding the event and holding it twice ayear! A comprehensive report on the objectives achieved by the 2006summit in ...
Amal Arafeh involved with a married man
Jul 02, 2006 ... Prominent Syrian actress Amal Arafeh is currently filming thescenes of her upcoming television drama "Ma Sha' Al Hawa" (What LoveDesires), directed by Zuhair Kanoo' and written Reem Al Mashhadi. According to the Qatar based daily, Al Raya, in the drama Amalplays the role of young ...
Economic growth reflected in strong passenger and freight demand
Jul 03, 2006 ... The International Air Transport Association (IATA) releasedinternational traffic data for May 2006 showing 7% growth inpassenger demand and 5.1% growth for freight over the same period in2005. Load factor for May achieved an average of 73.6%. "Strong economies are supporting strong ...
Region's Golfers Have Scores To Settle At Soma Bay
Jul 03, 2006 ... The Red Sea Pan Arab Golf Open Amateur Championship swings intoaction at the Sheraton Soma Bay between 4-9 July. The popular tournament, which will be held at the Cascades GolfCourse, is open to Men, Women and Seniors who can enter under Gold,Silver and Bronze Categories, depending ...
AIRBUS PRESIDENT AND CEO GUSTAV HUMBERT RESIGNS
Jul 03, 2006 ... Gustav Humbert, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) ofAirbus SAS, has tendered his resignation from his position withimmediate effect. He has also resigned from the EADS ExecutiveCommittee. Mr Humbert has been President and CEO since June 2005 and on theExecutive ...
THG celebrates unprecedented Cannes wins with plans to reach AED 1.4 billion in billings for fiscal 2006
Jul 03, 2006 ... Fresh from three unprecedented wins at the Cannes LionsInternational Advertising Festival in France two weeks ago, theregion's leading diversified communications conglomerate The HoldingGroup (THG) today announced it expects regional billings to cross AED1.4 billion. THG which ...
Dubai: Land deals on Saturday
Jul 03, 2006 ... The total value of land transactions in Dubai on Saturday peakedat Dhs66.64 millions of which sales exceeded Dhs48 million. The totalvalue of mortgages during the period was Dhs18.92 million, accordingto the Land Department. A total of 6 sale transactions were registered with the ...
Oman: Sohar residential and commercial projects declared
Jul 03, 2006 ... Majan Gulf Properties (MGP), an Omani real estate company, tied upwith International Gulf Development and Contracting Company (IGDC) toestablish "Sohar residential and commercial projects" valued RO66million in the wilayat of Sohar.According to ONA, the signing ceremony was held ...
Oasis International Leasing Appointment - SPREADING THE WORD ON THE LEASING BUSINESS
Jul 03, 2006 ... UAE national Jassem Al-Shikar has recently been appointed BusinessDevelopment Manager at Oasis International Leasing, PJSC. A former business development officer with HSBC Abu Dhabi, Al-Shikar will be out actively talking to companies about leasing as afinancial tool and benefit to ...
EGYPT JOINS INTERNATIONAL EFFORT TO ASSIST THE IMPOVERISHED PEOPLE OF NIGER
Jul 03, 2006 ... The United Nations World Food Programme today thanked Egypt forcontributing to ensure the most impoverished people of Niger do notgo hungry this year. "We are grateful to the government and people of Egypt for theirtimely donation to our work in Niger," said WFP Niger ...
EMC leads Content Management Software sector, records highest in revenue growth.
Jul 03, 2006 ... EMC Corporation, the world leader in information management andstorage, has moved to number one position with its content managementsoftware, according to the latest new report by Gartner. EMC beatnine large content management software providers in the revenuegrowth sector in 2005, to ...
New Programme will Train New Technology Managers to Support Gulf's Mega Projects
Jul 03, 2006 ... The next generation of major projects in the region will need thesupport of IT professionals with a strong mix of technical know-howand management skills, if they are to reap the full benefits,according to experts gathered in Dubai today. Given the complexity of the technology and ...
Nokia wins a Managed Services and 3G/HSPA contract with Saudi Arabia's 'mobily'
Jul 03, 2006 ... Espoo, Finland Nokia has won a managed services and 3G/HSPAnetwork deal with mobily, a brand of Etihad Etisalat Company (EEC),in Saudi Arabia. The contract marks a new customer for Nokia in animportant growth market, and highlights Nokia's leadership insupplying and managing superior ...
Aujan Puts Fizz Back into PR Campaign
Jul 03, 2006 ... Award-winning public relations consultancy Asda'a has fought offstiff competition from nine other agencies in the region to clinchthe highly sought-after contract with successful regional FMCGcompany Aujan Industries. Driving the business for increasingly prolific brands such ...
Moody's Assigns Investment Grade to United Gulf Bank's Long Term Deposit Rating
Jul 03, 2006 ... Moody's Investors Services has assigned Baa3 and Prime-3 as longand short-term deposit ratings to United Gulf Bank B.S.C., Bahrain(UGB). It also assigned a D financial rating to the Bank. Allratings carrying stable outlooks. In its press release issued onJune 14, 2006, Moody's said ...
McAfee Expands Distribution Network by Appointing Redington
Jul 03, 2006 ... McAfee Inc, the pioneer and worldwide leader in intrusionprevention solutions, announced today the appointment of Redington, anew distribution partner for the Middle East region and Pakistan.Redington, McAfee's latest regional distributor will be responsiblefor promoting and selling the ...
Master Foods Presents Al Haraka Baraka Award to Al Abraq School in Umm Al Quwain
Jul 03, 2006 ... Master Foods, the leading regional manufacturer of food productsin the Middle East, has presented an award to Al Abraq School in UmmAl Quwain for the best practice and implementation of the physicalactivities programme, Al Haraka Baraka, in UAE. The ceremony wasconducted at Master Foods' ...
LGE Redefines Style with its First Black Label Phone
Jul 03, 2006 ... With the sales of its GSM products up by nearly 16% in both theMiddle East and Africa markets, global and regional digital leader LGElectronics (LGE) is now solidifying its powerful market status byintroducing a new range of mobile handsets that it claims will helpfirmly establish its ...
British Airways Extends Children-Fly-for-Free Holiday Offer
Jul 03, 2006 ... British Airways has extended its 'Children fly for free' offer toUK, Europe, the USA or Canada from the UAE. Families can now booktheir tickets for outbound travel until 31 August 2006; and for everytwo adult tickets purchased, up to two children under the age oftwelve can travel ...
Nicole Saba sings with Mohammad Abdo
Jul 03, 2006 ... Lebanese singer Nicole Saba is preparing for a trip to Alexandria Egypt, where she will hold two difference concerts after being chosenby Egyptian actor Samir Sabri to participate in the InternationalSong Festival, which he is personally supervising. According to the London based ...
George Wassouf returns to his fans
Jul 03, 2006 ... After a long absence, prominent Syrian/Lebanese singer GeorgeWassouf is making a comeback to the scenes with the new album "Hia AlAyam" (It's the Days). The album is scheduled for release in storesduring this July and is produced by the production company Rotana. George has worked ...
Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage, Injazat Data Systems sign long-term outsourcing contract
Jul 03, 2006 ... The Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) signed along-term contract today (Monday, July 3, 2006) with Injazat DataSystems, the region's leading Information Technology Outsourcing(ITO) and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) company, under whichInjazat will provide ...
Etihad Crystal Cargo Introduces SMS Tracking
Jul 03, 2006 ... Etihad Crystal Cargo, the cargo division of Etihad Airways, thenational airline of the United Arab Emirates, is introducing SMStracking for UAE-based customers, giving them the opportunity totrack their shipments via mobile telephone. The new initiative continues Etihad Crystal ...
Jafza strengthens cooperation with European Anti-Fraud Office to counter fraud, counterfeiting and trade related malpractice
Jul 03, 2006 ... The Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) and the European Anti-Fraud Office(OLAF) are reinforcing their operational cooperation in order toprevent fraud and trade related malpractice, both bodies declaredtoday (Monday, July 3, 2006). The Jebel Ali Free Zone is the largest and fastest ...
Assad reiterates support for Palestinians
Jul 03, 2006 ... Syrian President Bashar al-Assad underlined on Monday Syria's"standing with full force by the side of the Arab Palestinian peoplein his ordeal in front of the Israeli oppressive machine." Heading a meeting of the National Progressive Front, PresidentAssad spoke about efforts that ...
Did You Know Which Famous Inventor Skipped School?
Jul 03, 2006 ... Thomas Edison was born in Ohio, USA in 1874. As a young boy,Thomas spent only 3 months in school. One day his schoolteacher toldhim he was too stupid to learn anything, he went home crying ...
DP World UAE implements 'Friday Saturday' weekend
Jul 03, 2006 ... DP World has announced that they have already implemented the'Friday Saturday' weekend at their UAE terminals of Jebel Ali, PortRashid, Fujairah & Abu Dhabi as per the directive by H.H. SheikhKhalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan which is intended to be effective fromSeptember 2006. The ...
Who Discovered America?
Jul 03, 2006 ... Christopher Columbus is known as the man who discovered the NewWorld in 1492. Columbus was an Italian navigator working for therulers of Spain. He sailed west across the Atlantic Ocean searchingfor another route to Asia, but instead he discovered America. On the first of his four ...