Al Bawaba back issues from December 2006:
UAE Community United for National Day Celebrations
Dec 01, 2006 ... Watani, the national identity programme, yesterday hosted agathering with the UAE key media, artists and social personalities toannounce the schedule of the National Day celebrations organized nextSaturday December 2nd at the Mamzar Park. The preparations for the 35th National Day ...
Wfp And Islamic Relief In Joint Push To Help Poor And Hungry
Dec 01, 2006 ... The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today signed alandmark agreement with Islamic Relief Worldwide to increasecooperation on a diverse range of vital humanitarian operationsdelivering emergency food aid to the hungry and the poor. "This is a team that can make a real ...
More Concrete Legislation Required to Bolster Real Estate Sector Growth
Dec 01, 2006 ... The tremendous growth witnessed over the past five years inDubai's real estate sector should be bolstered with legislation aimedat regulating the market and driving strong future growth. Thisissue, as well as other relevant developments, was the focus ofdebate at Dubai Property Group's ...
Srilankan Airlines Enhances Services In Middle East
Dec 01, 2006 ... SriLankan Airlines is enhancing its services throughout the MiddleEast and expanding its network by launching flights to Goa, withplans to commence services to Jeddah shortly. Barry Brown, SriLankan Airlines' Chief Commercial Officer, said:"As a competitive international carrier, ...
Nakheel offers over 6500 residential units in International City for leasing
Dec 01, 2006 ... Nakheel has announced that it is offering some of itsInternational City units for lease. The project, which startedconstruction in 2003, has been handing over buildings to owners sinceOctober 2006, with residents moving into allocated units. The management of International City is ...
DFC Offers Tremendous Scope To Central Asian & Iranian Perishable Goods Exporter
Dec 01, 2006 ... Iran and other Central Asian countries are keenly looking at theDubai Flower Centre (DFC), the only state-of-the-art regionaltranshipment centre for perishable goods, in order to boost theirexports to Europe and Far East. This was conveyed to Mr. Ibrahim Ahli, Marketing Director, ...
Samsung Announces Samsung Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award
Dec 01, 2006 ... Samsung yesterday launched the 15th Asian Games Most ValuablePlayer (MVP) Award program, and announced the Steering Committee forthis year's Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award during the officialMedia Welcoming Party. The Steering Committee will be responsiblefor nominating athletes for ...
Defending champion grabs first leg advantage as classic encounter
Dec 01, 2006 ... Defending champion Sheikh Khalid Al Qassimi grabbed the initiativeas the UAE's top three current drivers became engaged in a classicbattle for victory in the Dubai International Rally today (Thursday). After completing the first leg's eight special stages, the 2004Middle East ...
Darine Hadchiti reveals her secrets on ART
Dec 01, 2006 ... Lebanese singer Darine Hadchiti recently appeared as a guest onthe show 'ART Weekend,' hosted by Laila Zeidan and Ellie Ahwash,aried on the Arab satellite network Arab Radio and Television (ART). During the show Darine attributed the success of her songs to hercareful selection of ...
Wael Kfoury's holiday plans still undecided
Dec 01, 2006 ... Lebanese singer Wael Kfoury arrived in Toronto, Canada a few daysago to begin his Canadian tour, much anticipated by the Arabcommunity there. The tour began Thanksgiving Day and ran untilNovember 26. According to the London based Elaph, after the tour Wael headedback to Lebanon ...
Tamer Husni makes debut in mid-December
Dec 01, 2006 ... Egyptian singer Tamer Husni will return to the music world in mid-December after serving a jail sentence for forging official militarydocuments. According to the Qatar based daily, Al Raya, the grand event willbe organized by Egyptian tycoon Najib Sweiris in Cairo after ...
Iranian president: Israel soon to collapse
Dec 02, 2006 ... Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Palestinian PrimeMinister Ismail Haniyah held talks in Doha, Qatar on Friday. According to a report by IRNA on Saturday, President Ahmadinejad,in the meeting, said: "As everybody knows, the Zionist regime wascreated to establish dominion ...
Beecell Signs Agreement with Jordanian Music Singer Nahawand (The Jordanian Iris)
Dec 02, 2006 ... Aligned with its ongoing aims to promote the works of localartists Beecell, a Jordanian mobile value added services solutionprovider, recently signed a contract with Jordanian singer Nahawand.The contract signed will allow the firm to distribute Nahawand'ssongs across the region in the ...
Sabic judged "petrochemicals company of the year"
Dec 02, 2006 ... Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) was announced on 30November as the global "Petrochemicals Company of the Year" byPlatts, the most recognized and respected information company in theenergy industry. The award was judged by the following criteria:Strategic excellence, ...
ADIH'S Entertainment City Investor Response tops off a Bullish 2006
Dec 02, 2006 ... 2006 has been busy year for Abu Dhabi-based property developer AbuDhabi Investment House (ADIH), who took the Middle East by storm inits first full year of operation, with four exciting new projectsannounced throughout the region worth almost US$4billion. Last week's (Sunday 26 ...
Gulf Finance House confirms complete compliance with Stock Exchange disclosure rules
Dec 02, 2006 ... Gulf Finance House (GFH) management today confirmed that thecompany has been operating in compliance with the Kuwait StockExchange disclosure rules. The statement follows general concernsrecently expressed in the Kuwaiti press that a number of high profilefirms including GFH were not ...
The Chinese Ambassador visits ACT
Dec 02, 2006 ... A Chinese delegation headed by the Chinese AmbassadorExtraordinary and Plenipotentiary in Jordan His Excellency Mr. GongXiaosheng paid a visit to Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT). Thedelegation was received by Mr. Amin Kawar, Mr. Phil Mayden, and Mr.Ihab Al Rawashdeh, senior executives of ...
Extreme Weather Delays Action at the 2006 ESPN X Games Dubai
Dec 02, 2006 ... Inclement weather has triggered a delay on Day 2 of the ESPN XGames Dubai presented by Mountain Dew. Action will resume at 12 noontomorrow, Sunday, for the third and final day. Mr. John Gassner,Senior Director for ESPN International said, "Safety for our athletesand fans is our number ...
Emaar showcases international projects of over AED 220 billion at Cityscape
Dec 02, 2006 ... Emaar Properties is showcasing its extensive international projectportfolio of development value more than AED 220 billion (US$60billion) at Cityscape Dubai 2006, the premier property developmentand investment event to be held at Dubai International ExhibitionCentre from December 4 to 6 ....
Showstopping Teak Table A Big Draw At Ideal Home Show - Aed 180,000 Table Wowing Crowds
Dec 02, 2006 ... A stunning, hand-carved teak table is wowing the crowds at theIdeal Home Show, currently being held at the Airport Expo, Dubai. The three-metre long, solid wood piece of furniture was single-handedly carved from a teak log by an 80 year-old Thai craftsman,before being brought to ...
Elissa celebrated in Beirut
Dec 02, 2006 ... In the presence of Mr. Salem Al Hindi, President of the musicproduction company Rotana, and in the presence of the Lebanese media,Rotana organized a special honoring ceremony for Lebanese singerElissa. According to the Qatar based daily, Al Raya, the celebration wasfor the great ...
Assi Hilani returns with his heart
Dec 02, 2006 ... Lebanese singer Assi Hilani was recently in Europe, where he spenta short vacation with his family to relax after he spent endlesshours preparing for his upcoming album. The new album, which willhold the title "Dakat Qalbi" (My Heartbeats), features fourteensongs, mostly belonging to the ...
KINESIS Personal 200 Exercises in One Square Metre of Design
Dec 03, 2006 ... It sings of style stitched together with innovation. This year inMilan at the 2006 Salone del Mobile, the world premier of KinesisPersonal by Technogym, introduces the "soft workout" ushering in anew era of home training and wellness with finesse. An interior design element, an ...
ADIH'S Entertainment City Investor Response tops off a Bullish 2006
Dec 03, 2006 ... 2006 has been busy year for Abu Dhabi-based property developer AbuDhabi Investment House (ADIH), who took the Middle East by storm inits first full year of operation, with four exciting new projectsannounced throughout the region worth almost US$4billion. Last week's (Sunday 26 ...
STS announces selection of Hypercom's Optimum Technology by Iraq's SFS Aman
Dec 03, 2006 ... STS, a leading regional integrated IT solutions provider, hasannounced that SFS Amman, the leading financial services company inIraq, has selected and will install Hypercom's T2100 countertop cardpayment terminals and associated networking products at hundreds ofretail locations ...
SODIC to Showcase Its Projects and Egyptian Real Estate Sector in Cityscape Dubai 2006
Dec 03, 2006 ... SODIC, one of Egypt's leading real estate development companiesannounced its participation in the Cityscape exhibition to take placein Dubai from 4-6 December 2006. Over 35,000 industry professionalsfrom over 85 countries will meet in Dubai this year for the largestinternational ...
RAK Properties showcases growth prospects of Ras Al Khaimah at Cityscape 2006
Dec 03, 2006 ... RAK Properties, the largest property developer in Ras Al Khaimah,will underscore the growth potential offered by the property sectorof the emirate at Cityscape 2006, the premier property investment anddevelopment event to be held at Dubai International Exhibition Centrefrom December 4 to ...
M.H. Alshaya Co. takes lead role at Arab Strategy Forum
Dec 03, 2006 ... M.H. Alshaya Co., the Kuwait-based retailer that owns and operates1,200 stores across the Middle East and Europe, announced today thatit will take a leading role in this year's Arab Strategy Forum. Notonly will the company sponsor this high-profile event, which will beheld in Dubai from ...
Emaar showcases international projects of over AED 220 billion at Cityscape
Dec 03, 2006 ... Emaar Properties is showcasing its extensive international projectportfolio of development value more than AED 220 billion (US$60billion) at Cityscape Dubai 2006, the premier property developmentand investment event to be held at Dubai International ExhibitionCentre from December 4 to 6 ....
Oberthur Card Systems & Network International Partner Into Obernet To Bring Next Generation Card Technology To The Middle East Market
Dec 03, 2006 ... Following the signing of their MOU in March 2006, NetworkInternational LLC and Oberthur Card Systems are pleased to announcetoday a Join Ventures agreement. The newly formed company namedObernet will become a more innovative, nimble and efficient cardsolution provider in the Region ...
Ethnic Cleansing and Israel's Racist Discourse
Dec 03, 2006 ... "The term ethnic cleansing refers to various policies of forciblyremoving people of another ethnic group. At one end of the spectrum,it is virtually indistinguishable from forced emigration andpopulation transfer, while at the other it merges with deportationand ...
Batelco Jordan provides Internet Broadband ADSL Services free of installation fees
Dec 03, 2006 ... In a bid to boost the Internet Broadband subscriber base in theKingdom, Batelco Jordan, the leading internet and telecommunicationsolutions provider, launched its latest end of year offer on MondayNovember 27th 2006. The "Wavering" offer exempts the 1 MB Broadbandsubscribers from the JD ...
Al Salam Bank signs agreement with AFS for credit card processing services
Dec 03, 2006 ... Al Salam Bank Bahrain announced the signing of an agreement withArab Financial Services Company (AFS) for Credit Card processing.Under the agreement, AFS will provide the Bank with a complete creditcard issuing and processing solution. On behalf of Al Salam Bank, Mr. Nabeel Ebrahim ...
Emaar to showcase $60 billion portfolio at real estate expo
Dec 03, 2006 ... Real estate giant Emaar is expected to showcase an internationalproject portfolio worth more than Dh220 billion ($60 billion) at theupcoming Cityscape 2006 real estate expo, the biggest B2B propertyexpo in the world. "Emaar is extending its property development expertise ...
Mizin predicts Dh1.5b in sales at Cityscape 2006
Dec 03, 2006 ... The three-day Cityscape Dubai 2006 expo is expected to bring insome Dhs1.5 billion ($400 million) in plot sales for real estatedevelopment company Mizin, a member of Tatweer and, in turn, a memberof Dubai Holding. Cityscape is the largest B2B real estate platform in the worldwith ...
Dh2b in UAE property sales sought in upcoming auction
Dec 03, 2006 ... South Africa-based Auction Alliance and US-based DoveBid have cometogether to hold its first auction in the UAE shortly, hoping to sellproperties worth Dh2 billion by next year. "We are holding talks with real estate majors such as Emaar,Nakheel, Damac and Aldar Properties," said ...
Al Areen to openBanyan Tree Desert Spa & Resort in Q1 '07
Dec 03, 2006 ... Industry sources recently revealed that Banyan Tree Desert Spa &Resort will formally open during the first quarter of the coming year2007. The Bahrain-based Al Areen Holding Company, which made theannouncement, will also be participating in Cityscape 2006, theworld's largest ...
RAK Properties to promote Ras Al Khaima at expo
Dec 03, 2006 ... Ras Al Khaima's major real estate developer, RAK Properties,recently announced that it would underscore the growth potentialoffered by the property sector of the emirate at the upcomingCityscape 2006 property investment and development event. "Ras Al Khaimah is a relatively new ...
Culture Village to be showcased by Dubai Properties
Dec 03, 2006 ... Dubai Properties will have two stands at the upcoming CityscapeDubai 2006 in which the company will showcase its portfolio ofprojects including Business Bay, Culture Village, The Villa and theJumeirah Beach Residence. The highlight of the exhibition will be Culture Village, the ...
Tamweel head to lead discussion on critical trends in UAE property market
Dec 03, 2006 ... Crucial issues currently facing the Middle East real estate marketwill be discussed on Monday at Cityscape Dubai on Monday by Adel AlShirawi, Chief Executive Officer of Tamweel. Shirawi will examine both emerging trends and alternative futuresfor the regional property market when ...
Kuwait's Al Tijaria Real Estate to display new projects
Dec 03, 2006 ... Kuwait's largest real estate firm, Al Tijaria Real Estate Company,recently announced that it would display major new developments atthe Cityscape exhibition. "Cityscape is the ideal exhibition to allow us to demonstrate ourdevelopment capabilities and commitment to the GCC," said ...
Kuwait's Al Massaleh Real Estate to present first UAE project
Dec 03, 2006 ... Kuwait's Al Massaleh Real Estate will showcase their first projectin the UAE, the development of a thirty level office complex, atCityscape 2006. Each level of the new project will be 1,200 square meters, inaddition to four levels of parking, according to Khaleej ...
Dh275m invested Umm Al Quwain Rainbow Towers
Dec 03, 2006 ... An investment of over Dh275 million in Fugen Homes firstdevelopment project in the UAE called Rainbow Towers was made byTAKtical Realty Group, a Dubai-based real estate brokerage andstrategy firm and subsidiary of TAKtical International, along withinvestment and development company, ...
World Class Cityscape Dubai Opens Today - Largest B2B International Real Estate Platform on Earth Breaks All Records with 500 Exhibitors Covering 55,
Dec 03, 2006 ... Cityscape Dubai 2006, organised by IIR Middle East, opens today(Monday) at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre (DIEC) and runsthrough to Wednesday 6 December. This year's three-day event is notonly the largest Cityscape event, it is now recognised as the biggestevent of its kind in ...
'Street Smarts 2' bags nomination in the 'Best Reality TV Programme' category for inaugural pan-Arab MEB Awards 2007
Dec 03, 2006 ... 'Street Smarts 2', the hugely successful reality television showcurrently airing on Infinity TV, the Middle East's leadingentertainment television network, has won a nomination in the 'BestReality TV Programme' category for the first-ever pan-Arab MiddleEast Broadcasters' (MEB) Awards ...
SODIC to Showcase Its Projects and Egyptian Real Estate Sector in Cityscape Dubai 2006
Dec 03, 2006 ... SODIC, one of Egypt's leading real estate development companiesannounced its participation in the Cityscape exhibition to take placein Dubai from 4-6 December 2006. Over 35,000 industry professionalsfrom over 85 countries will meet in Dubai this year for the largestinternational ...
Ford Grants Award Us$600,000 To Environmental Projects Across The Middle East In Seven Years
Dec 03, 2006 ... Thirteen groups and individuals have been selected as recipientsof the 2006 Ford Motor Company Conservation & Environmental Grants inthe GCC and Levant countries. The winning projects were chosen by anindependent panel of nine conservation and environment experts fromaround the ...
Mcafee Avert Labs Unveils Predictions For Top Ten Security Threats In 2007 As Hacking Comes Of Age
Dec 03, 2006 ... McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE) today announced its top ten predictionsfor security threats in 2007 from McAfee Avert Labs. According toMcAfee Avert Labs data, with more than 217,000 various types of knownthreats and thousands more not yet identified, it is clear thatmalware is increasingly ...
Omniyat Properties to unveil world-first project at Cityscape 2006
Dec 03, 2006 ... Omniyat Properties, the real-estate development arm of Dubai-headquartered Omniyat Holdings, will unveil its most revolutionarydevelopments to date at its hi-tech interactive stand, at theCityscape 2006 real estate exhibition in Dubai that runs from the 4-6 December. At ...
ICDL GCC Foundation recognised for advancing IT literacy awareness in Gulf States at annual ICDL CEO Forum
Dec 03, 2006 ... ICDL GCC Foundation, the governing body and certificationauthority of the International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL)program in the Gulf region, was acknowledged for its significant rolein extending the scope of the ICDL program and for maximisingawareness of the program in the GCC ...
KIPCO repays another US$ 175,000,000 syndicate loan early
Dec 03, 2006 ... KIPCO the Kuwait Projects Company - has announced the earlyrepayment of a US$175 million syndicated loan which was due to matureon July 20th, 2010. The loan was priced at Libor plus 1.25% and wasrepaid on 30th November 2006 ....
Global Sports Brand to Issue Double Air Miles Across UAE Stores
Dec 03, 2006 ... Air Miles, the Middle East's only true multi-participant coalitionloyalty programme, has signed with adidas, global leader in thesporting goods industry, for the UAE, expanding its regional partnernetwork to more than 160 brands. Starting December, as part of its introductory ...
Honeywell Celebrates 30 Years In Saudi Arabia
Dec 03, 2006 ... Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today it is celebrating 30 yearsin Saudi Arabia. This significant achievement and long history in theKingdom is being celebrated with a gala dinner for customers andpartners at the Sunset Beach Resort, Al Khobar. Having been present in the Middle ...
'Style Hong Kong in Dubai' returns to showcase Hong Kong's top- quality fashion and innovative products in the Middle East
Dec 03, 2006 ... The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) will bring itsannual exhibition of fashion and innovative products, 'Style HongKong in Dubai' to the UAE for the third consecutive year, showcasingHong Kong as a prime supplier of high-quality lifestyle products totrade buyers and visitors ...
DCC brings style and high class designs to Amman's Abdali epicentre
Dec 03, 2006 ... Dubai Contracting Company, one of the region's leadinginternational construction companies headquartered in Dubai, isleading a team of world class professionals that will bring two newlandmarks to the Jordanian skyline. These developments, VERTEX Towerand Residences (VERTEX) and COMMERCE ...
The 22nd international Gastech exhibition for LNG, LPG and natural gas industries to open tomorrow in Abu Dhabi
Dec 03, 2006 ... Gastech, one of the world's largest gas-industry events, will beinaugurated tomorrow (Monday, December 4, 2006), in Abu Dhabi and isexpected to attract thousands of visitors from all over the worldduring the next three days. The 22nd international exhibition andconference for the LNG, ...
High Demand for Mid-Income Housing in UAE
Dec 03, 2006 ... Demand for mid-income housing has been on the increase over thepast few years especially with Dubai's continuing property boom thathas been driving higher rental prices. There has also been aspillover into the Northern Emirates (Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwainand Ras Al Khaimah) areas ...
Sentosa Cove, Singapore, Returns to Dubai for Second Showcase of its Exclusive Oceanfront Estate Foreign ownership laws add to Sentosa Cove attract
Dec 03, 2006 ... Following the success of Sentosa Cove's inaugural showcase inDubai in February last year, the exclusive residential estate billedto be Singapore's most exclusive and its only oceanfront marinaestate will be back in Dubai for a second showing to promote itsexclusive villa sites at ...
Arab World Needs To Integrate, Build Intellectual Capital And Improve
Dec 03, 2006 ... Domestic Policy To Be Globally Competitive, Says Arab BusinessCouncilThe third Annual Meeting of the Arab Business Council came toa successful close in Abu Dhabi today, with the 70-plus businessleaders from around the Arab world stressing the need forintegration, competitiveness building ...
New Development Lights-Up Dubai Property Market
Dec 03, 2006 ... Dubai Select, a leading developer of investment property, islighting up the skyline in Dubai, to celebrate their latest propertylaunch. Appropriately called 'Bay Central' the AED 1.5 billionproject lies at the heart of the Marina development area and tocelebrate, the property developers ...
PIA using Sabre Airline Solutions technology to meet e-ticketing targets by IATA deadline
Dec 03, 2006 ... Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is using Sabre AirlineSolutions technology to let customers book e-tickets over theInternet and pay by credit card. The airline has introduced e-ticketing for all bookings made directly with the airline and throughtravel agencies, eliminating paper ...
Srilankan Airlines Enhances Services In Middle East
Dec 03, 2006 ... Barry Brown, SriLankan Airlines' Chief Commercial Officer, said:"As a competitive international carrier, SriLankan Airlinesrecognizes the need to explore new markets, and to expand ourservices in existing ones. We are regularly reviewing our routes tosee how we can best serve our ...
Nokia launches Flexi EDGE Base Station to revolutionize cost efficient radio access network deployment
Dec 03, 2006 ... Nokia World 2006, Amsterdam - Nokia today introduces the NokiaFlexi EDGE Base Station, a new revolutionary product for building outGSM/EDGE networks more cost effectively and quickly than ever before. In developing the Flexi EDGE Base Station, the smallest on themarket, Nokia has ...
Dfc Offers Tremendous Scope To Central Asian & Iranian Perishable Goods Exporter
Dec 03, 2006 ... Iran and other Central Asian countries are keenly looking at theDubai Flower Centre (DFC), the only state-of-the-art regionaltranshipment centre for perishable goods, in order to boost theirexports to Europe and Far East. This was conveyed to Mr. Ibrahim Ahli, Marketing Director, ...
Showstopping teak table a big draw at ideal home show Aed 180,000 table wowing crowds
Dec 03, 2006 ... A stunning, hand-carved teak table is wowing the crowds at theIdeal Home Show, currently being held at the Airport Expo, Dubai. The three-metre long, solid wood piece of furniture was single-handedly carved from a teak log by an 80 year-old Thai craftsman,before being brought to ...