Al Bawaba back issues from April 2008:
Sami El Husari - UAE
Apr 01, 2008 ... Name: Sami El Husari giovani854@yahoo.com Date of Birth: 1 January ...
SICO Honoured with Lipper Fund Award
Apr 01, 2008 ... SICO Honoured with Lipper Fund Award Securities & Investment Company (SICO), the Bahrain-basedregionally focused investment bank, announced that one of its funds,the Khaleej Equity Fund (KEF), has been awarded by Lipper its awardas the top performer in its class (GCC Equity), and ...
Park Hyatt Istanbul-Maka palas scheduled to open summer 2008
Apr 01, 2008 ... Maka Palas, one of the finest buildings in the city, is soon tobecome home to Park Hyatt Istanbul-Maka Palas, following the hotel'sscheduled opening in summer 2008. Ideally located in the fashionableNisantasi residential and shopping district, the hotel uniquelycombines the historic ...
Ahmed Salah - UAE
Apr 01, 2008 ... Name: Ahmed Salah mido_201134@yahoo.com Date of Birth: 15 March ...
HP Sponsors the World Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurship to Share its Views on the New Emerging Technologies as the Key Enabler for Innovation
Apr 01, 2008 ... HP Sponsors the World Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurshipto Share its Views on the New Emerging Technologies as the KeyEnabler for Innovation HP Middle East announced its participationin the World Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (WSIE) takingplace in Dubai between April ...
Trendy and stylish shoes for playful little boys and girls
Apr 01, 2008 ... Trendy and stylish shoes for playful little boys and girls Shoe Mart gives children their share of Spring Summer Collection -fun, funky and fashionable shoes Shoe Mart is out with a range of shoes with some great styles andsummer hues for all those naughty kids who not only ...
Marina West Presents at BIC during the F1
Apr 01, 2008 ... Marina West Presents at BIC during the F1 This April, Marina West, Bahrain's first gated beachfrontdevelopment will be exhibiting at BIC during the Formula One from 4until 6 April 08. Marina West, Bahrain's first gated beachfront high-riseresidential and lifestyle community, ...
Americas: New Unified ITUC Regional Organisation Founded
Apr 01, 2008 ... Americas: New Unified ITUC Regional Organisation Founded The new ITUC Regional Organisation for the Americas has beencreated at its founding Congress in Panama, from 27 - 29 March. TheTrade Union Confederation of the Americas (TUCA), has 68 affiliatedorganisations from 26 ...
Employment Prospects Greater For Post Graduates
Apr 01, 2008 ... Employment Prospects Greater For Post Graduates Research Shows Further Education Enhances Career Prospects AcrossIndustry Sectors New research conducted by The Higher Education Statistics Agency(HESA) in the UK has shown that local and international students whostay on in ...
Starbucks partners pay special visit to autistic children at Alia Early Intervention Centre
Apr 01, 2008 ... Starbucks partners pay special visit to autistic children at AliaEarly Intervention Centre Starbucks partners spent the day with autistic children at AliaEarly Intervention Centre today. The visit comes as part ofStarbucks commitment to contribute positively to the community ...
Fujitsu Siemens Computers names Distributech FZCO as new partner
Apr 01, 2008 ... Fujitsu Siemens Computers names Distributech FZCO as new partner Agreement will strengthen company's outreach in the UAE's SMBmarket for PCs and serversAs part of its drive to increase its reachin the small and medium-sized segment of the UAE's PC and servermarket, Fujitsu Siemens ...
Citrix and NetApp Deliver Virtualization Solution Optimized for Storage Environments
Apr 01, 2008 ... Citrix and NetApp Deliver Virtualization Solution Optimized forStorage Environments Citrix XenServer Adapter for NetApp Brings Together the Worlds ofServer and Storage Virtualization Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS), the global leader in application delivery infrastructure, ...
Juniper Networks Extends Advanced Mobile Solutions Portfolio
Apr 01, 2008 ... Juniper Networks Extends Advanced Mobile Solutions Portfolio New Mobile Backhaul Solution Debuts BX 7000; Speeds Deployment ofHigh-Bandwidth Services and Enhances Flexibility, Scale andOperational Efficiency Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR), the leader in ...
Etihad flying high in first quarter
Apr 01, 2008 ... Etihad flying high in first quarter Etihad Airways has enjoyed a record-breaking first quarter andremains on track to achieve its 2008 target of carrying six millionpassengers by the end of the year. The Abu Dhabi-based airline carried 1.4 million passengers duringthe first ...
Trend Micro Receives Multiple SearchNetworking.com 2008 Product Leadership Awards
Apr 01, 2008 ... Trend Micro Receives Multiple SearchNetworking.com 2008 ProductLeadership Awards Trend Micro Network VirusWall Enforcer and Trend Micro MobileSecurity 5.0 Earn Bronze Awards in the Network Access Control andMobile Security categories Trend Micro Incorporated (TSE: 4704), a ...
Sense gourmet makes aed 12 million net profit,
Apr 01, 2008 ... Sense gourmet makes aed 12 million net profit,Leading Gulf foodcompany Sense Gourmet PJSC today announced an AED 12 million netprofit for 2007 and unveiled plans to seek an increase in itscapital.At its meeting held on March 17, 2008, the Board ofDirectors decided to propose to the ...
GGICO announces AED555 million net profit, 100% bonus share issue
Apr 01, 2008 ... GGICO announces AED555 million net profit, 100% bonus share issue Gulf General Investment Company (GGICO) announced a net profit ofAED 555 million for its 2007 end of year results at its annualgeneral meeting yesterday. The Dubai-based investment company alsoannounced a 100 percent ...
Think green: Canon launches recycled calculator range
Apr 01, 2008 ... Think green: Canon launches recycled calculator rangeCanon MiddleEast today underlines its commitment to the environment with thelaunch of a new range of 'green' calculators. Using materialsrecycled from Canon copier machines, the three new calculators markthe latest step in Canon's ...
Nokia Siemens Networks Syncs Up with Symmetricom on Mobile Backhaul
Apr 02, 2008 ... Nokia Siemens Networks Syncs Up with Symmetricom on MobileBackhaul Nokia Siemens Networks is teaming up with Symmetricom to offeroperators a solution to the challenge of keeping network bandwidthcapacity up to pace with the ever-increasing demand from dataapplications. The two ...
Clean energy stocks fall back to earth in first quarter after stellar performance in 2007
Apr 02, 2008 ... Clean energy stocks fall back to earth in first quarter afterstellar performance in 2007 Clean energy stocks were unable to escape the uncertainty thathas characterised global financial markets in the first three monthsof 2008 and the performance of the WilderHill New Energy ...
First Candidates Receive IOSH Certificates from ALDAR's HSE Training Academy
Apr 02, 2008 ... First Candidates Receive IOSH Certificates from ALDAR's HSETraining Academy ALDAR, the renowned Abu Dhabi-based international propertydeveloper awarded the first certificates of completion from itsHealth, Safety and Environmental Training Academy. The constructionprofessionals ...
Air Arabia holds first Annual General Meeting
Apr 02, 2008 ... Air Arabia holds first Annual General Meeting Assembly reviews and approves Board of Directors report, andcompany annual accounts Assembly approves report of auditors forfinancial year ending December 31, 2007 Share value has increasedsignificantly since listing in July ...
Leading oem partners rely on cognos solutions to broaden and strengthen core product offerings
Apr 02, 2008 ... Leading oem partners rely on cognos solutions to broaden andstrengthen core product offerings -- Cognos solutions give partner organizations necessary BI andfinancial performance management capabilities on a single SOAarchitecture --- Cognos, an IBM company and the world ...
FlyYeti.com takes off for Doha
Apr 02, 2008 ... FlyYeti.com takes off for Doha Kathmandu-based low-cost carrier offers five flights per week toQatar's capital FlyYeti.com currently serves Sharjah, Abu Dhabi andKuala LumpurFlyYeti.com, Nepal's first low-cost carrier (LCC), todaylaunched non-stop service between Kathmandu, the ...
Suzuki Kosai Plant achieves 15 million units of automobile production
Apr 02, 2008 ... Suzuki Kosai Plant achieves 15 million units of automobileproduction Suzuki Motor Corporation has announced that its Kosai Plant inJapan has recently achieved the 15 million unit production mark. TheKosai Plant (the current Plant No. 1) was completed and opened inOctober 1970 ...
Kathem Al Saher refuses to answer Jamal Salameh
Apr 02, 2008 ... Iraqi superstar Kathem Al Saher was shocked to hear that Egyptiancomposer Jamal Salameh had accused him of stealing a the rhythm forhis famous song "Zideeni Ishqan" (Give Me More Love) from Salameh. The Egyptian composer says that he composed a song for theLebanese singer Majida ...
Al jabr group leads saudi kia automotive
Apr 02, 2008 ... Al jabr group leads saudi kia automotive The Saudi auto market recently witnessed the affiliation of theSaudi company KIA Motors Saudi Arabia with Al Jabr Group, whichconstitutes one of the largest business groups in the Kingdom ofSaudi Arabia. Mr. Abdel Latif Hamad, Chief ...
New Avaya Intelligent Customer Service Solutions Enhance Cost- Savings and Customer Experiences
Apr 02, 2008 ... New Avaya Intelligent Customer Service Solutions Enhance Cost-Savings and Customer Experiences End-to-End SIP For the Contact Center Helps Businesses StreamlineCustomer Service Operations, Boost Agent Productivity and ServeCustomers Better Updated Proactive Contact, New Video ...
The Third Line is proud to present Martin Parr
Apr 01, 2008 ... The Third Line is proud to present Martin Parr An exhibition of photographs which explore Dubai, it'sglitterati, it's bling and love for consumer culture. On a trip toDubai in March 2008, Parr will produce a series of works thatcapture candid shots of the city's crme de la crme at ...
Growth in Middle East advertising industry hindered by skills shortages in key areas, says regional expert
Apr 01, 2008 ... Growth in Middle East advertising industry hindered by skillsshortages in key areas, says regional expert Skills in advertising are expected to be in high demand acrossthe Middle East markets until 2010. Expertise shortages willcontinue increasing vertically and horizontally, most ...
Poll reveals Saudi Arabia at greater risk from religious extremism than any other country
Apr 01, 2008 ... Poll reveals Saudi Arabia at greater risk from religiousextremism than any other country Nearly a third of all Arabs believe that Saudi Arabia is atgreater risk from religious extremism than any other country in theworld, according to a YouGov poll commissioned by the Doha Debates ....
Cordoba, Elegance You Can't Beat
Apr 01, 2008 ... Cordoba, Elegance You Can't BeatTimeless elegance, sophisticatedstyle, glamorous living and graceful travel are summed up inCordoba. This is the new exquisite line by Samsonite. Thiscollection delivers style and beauty, refined and fitted interiorsand quick access compartment on both ...
Saudi Swiss Securities Licensed for Investment Banking
Apr 01, 2008 ... Saudi Swiss Securities Licensed for Investment Banking Saffar, a regional financial services company, is pleased toannounce that Saudi Swiss Securities was awarded the followinglicenses by the Capital Market Authority (CMA): dealing asprincipal, underwriter, managing, arranging, ...
Bahrain hosts high -level meeting of Islamic development bank's women's advisory panel
Apr 01, 2008 ... Bahrain hosts high -level meeting of Islamic development bank'swomen's advisory panel -- Women's ever important role in socio-economic developmentacross Islamic world tops agenda -- A high-level gathering of the Women's Advisory Panel of ...
Air Arabia holds first Annual General Meeting
Apr 01, 2008 ... Air Arabia holds first Annual General Meeting Assembly reviews and approves Board of Directors report, andcompany annual accounts Assembly approves report of auditors forfinancial year ending December 31, 2007 Share value has increasedsignificantly since listing in July ...
Inaugural class celebrates 'extraordinary' match day
Apr 01, 2008 ... Inaugural class celebrates 'extraordinary' match day For WCMC-Q's inaugural class, six years of pre-medical andmedical school came down to the click of a mouse recently when theylearned via email where they would be doing their postgraduateresidency training. Their reactions? ...
Project Phoenix team acquires first CRJ-200 for VIP conversion
Apr 01, 2008 ... Project Phoenix team acquires first CRJ-200 for VIP conversion Ritz Pacific signs contract to become first customer from Asia Dubai-based Project Phoenix announced today, 31 March, it hassecured the first Bombardier CRJ-200 Regional Jet for a luxury VIP15-seat conversion. The ...
Cavemen - They survived the ice age but can they deal with modern life?
Apr 01, 2008 ... Cavemen - They survived the ice age but can they deal with modernlife? Meet three cavemen who have successfully made the move to SanDiego and are just trying to fit in. They survived the Ice Age butcan they deal with modern life? CAVEMEN is the brand new comedyhitting SHOWCOMEDY ...
Dp world vice chairman to address british business community
Apr 01, 2008 ... Dp world vice chairman to address british business community Sir John Parker to discuss company leadership and the linksbetween the UAE and the UK Sir John Parker, Vice Chairman of DP World and Chairman ofNational Grid in the UK, will share his wisdom about companyleadership ...
Dubai World top talent return from Global Learning Journey
Apr 01, 2008 ... Dubai World top talent return from Global Learning Journey Thirty-Eight Senior Managers Visit Singapore, Hong Kong and China Thirty-eight corporate senior managers from Dubai World businessunits returned from a six-day Global Learning Journey to Singapore,Hong Kong and China ...
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority signs a partnership agreement with Dubai Industrial City
Apr 01, 2008 ... Dubai Electricity and Water Authority signs a partnershipagreement with Dubai Industrial City DEWA will set up a dedicated office to serve more than 450industrial investors in DI as well as the surrounding areas inDubai. Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) signed ...
Dr world vice chairman to address british business community
Apr 01, 2008 ... Dr world vice chairman to address british business community Sir John Parker to discuss company leadership and the linksbetween the UAE and the UK Sir John Parker, Vice Chairman of DP World and Chairman ofNational Grid in the UK, will share his wisdom about companyleadership ...
EMPA receives 2007 Philips Best Distributor Award in the Middle East
Apr 01, 2008 ... EMPA receives 2007 Philips Best Distributor Award in the MiddleEast EMPA's successful regional marketing strategy helps Philips boostits sales. EMPA, one of the largest IT distribution companies operating inthe MENA region, has announced that it has recently been awarded ...
Jazeera airways to enable mobiles on board in 2008
Apr 01, 2008 ... Jazeera airways to enable mobiles on board in 2008 It was announced today that Jazeera Airways, the Kuwait and Dubaibased airline, will provide its passengers with OnAir's inflightmobile phone services, including voice, SMS and GPRS, starting in2008. The OnAir service will ...
Porsche selects Dubai Silicon Oasis for its MENA Headquarters
Apr 01, 2008 ... Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA) announced today thatPorsche, one of the world's leading car manufacturers, willestablish its Middle East and North Africa regional headquarterswithin the region's premier integrated innovations hub for high-tech industries. The German car ...
SKY Electronics Unveils its New eXPeditor Value PC exclusively
Apr 01, 2008 ... SKY Electronics Unveils its New eXPeditor Value PC exclusively atSharaf DG Built on NVIDIA's GeForce 7 Series motherboard GPUs, the neweXpeditor PC will provide customers great value for money whilefeaturing unmatched computing performance SKY Electronics, the leading systems ...
I2 sponsors Jordan Speed Center's Telecommunications League
Apr 01, 2008 ... I2 sponsors Jordan Speed Center's Telecommunications League I2 the largest and most diverse mobile phone provider in theMiddle East and Africa sponsored Jordan Speed Center'sTelecommunications League which was held on the 30th of March 2008. This event was marked by the ...
Mawarid to provide investment opportunities for investors in cayan developments
Apr 01, 2008 ... Mawarid to provide investment opportunities for investors incayan developments Mawarid Finance announced recently the partnership agreementsigned with Cayan, one of the pioneer real estate developmentcompanies in the UAE, to provide finance for buyers in Cayanprojects ....
The First Workshop on Euro- Jordanian Cooperation on Nuclear Safety & Security Issues
Apr 01, 2008 ... The First Workshop on Euro- Jordanian Cooperation on NuclearSafety & Security Issues Further to the Joint Declaration on priorities for cooperationbetween the European Commission and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordanon the Energy Sector of 31 October 2007, a workshop is held ...
SICO Honoured with Lipper Fund Award
Apr 01, 2008 ... SICO Honoured with Lipper Fund Award Securities & Investment Company (SICO), the Bahrain-basedregionally focused investment bank, announced that one of its funds,the Khaleej Equity Fund (KEF), has been awarded by Lipper its awardas the top performer in its class (GCC Equity), and ...
Amr Osama - Egypt
Apr 01, 2008 ... Name: Amr Osama amr.mlover201@yahoo.com Date of Birth:30/9/1994 Gender: ...
Fatma Saleh - Egypt
Apr 01, 2008 ... Name: Fatma Saleh fatmasaleh@yahoo.com Date of Birth: 20 March ...
Djamel Belkacem - Algeria
Apr 01, 2008 ... Name: Djamel Belkacem Date of Birth: 25 November ...
Fares EL Fares - Saudi
Apr 01, 2008 ... Name: Fares EL Fares Country: Saudi alwarwar2000@hotmail.com Date of ...
Introducing Elegance To The Pitch
Apr 02, 2008 ... Introducing Elegance To The Pitch adidas and Kaka present new adiPURE football boots Adidas has proudly launched the new adiPURE football boot in theMiddle East. The new boots will be worn by World Player of the YearKaka, who revealed the boots in an exclusive photo shoot in ...
Royal med reports record missions year
Apr 02, 2008 ... Royal med reports record missions year Royal Med, the international aeromedical evacuation andrepatriation service of the Abu Dhabi government owned Royal Jet,which is chaired by His Excellency Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mubarak AlNahyan, last year flew patients on a record number of ...
Tanmia signs MoU with Al Ghurair University to provide training and employment to National students
Apr 02, 2008 ... Tanmia signs MoU with Al Ghurair University to provide trainingand employment to National students Employment Authority currently taking part in GETEX exhibition toupdate students about labour market requirements. Tanmia, the National Human Resource Development and ...
Kasiannah Kilepak - Papua New Guinea
Apr 02, 2008 ... Name: Kasiannah Kilepak kasiannah@cooltoad.com Date of Birth: 16/11/1980 Gender: ...
Adidas "EUROPASS" the match ball with "goose bumps" for UEFA EURO 2008
Apr 02, 2008 ... Adidas "EUROPASS" the match ball with "goose bumps" for UEFA EURO2008 Official Ball of UEFA EURO 2008 with revolutionary surfacestructure Adidas announced today that the official match ball ofthe UEFA EURO 2008 is now available in the UAE. The ball features anew PSC- Texture ...
Dubai Knowledge Village Launches 'DKV Experts Channel' and 'DKV Events' at GETEX 2008
Apr 02, 2008 ... Dubai Knowledge Village Launches 'DKV Experts Channel' and 'DKVEvents' at GETEX 2008 As part of its mission to grow as a vital centre of learning andexcellence, Dubai Knowledge Village (DKV), a member of TECOMInvestments, today launched 'DKV Experts Channel', a quarterlybulletin ...
Innovation is key to global peace
Apr 02, 2008 ... Innovation is key to global peace Collaborative private sector, proactive government and innovativeart can act as catalyst to bring about competitiveness and peace. The Arab world has immense potential to become one of the mostcompetitive regions in the world and innovation ...
A.M. Best assigns ratings to IGI and IGIH
Apr 02, 2008 ... A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of A-(Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of "a-" to InternationalGeneral Insurance Company Limited (IGI) (Bermuda). A.M. Best hasalso assigned an issuer credit rating (ICR) of "bbb-" toInternational General Insurance Holdings ...
Richards: Middle East Pivotal to Motor Sport's Future
Apr 02, 2008 ... Richards: Middle East Pivotal to Motor Sport's Future The Middle East region will play a pivotal role in the future ofthe motor sport industry, said David Richards during his keynoteaddress on the first day of the Motor Sport Business Forum MiddleEast. Richards, Chairman of ...
WaveMarket's product suite now available to Aepona's global carrier
Apr 02, 2008 ... WaveMarket's product suite now available to Aepona's globalcarrier customers Aepona(www.aepona.com), the leading supplier of Telecom WebServices solutions to telecoms operators worldwide, and WaveMarket(www.wavemarket.com), a leader in location- based services, todayannounced a ...
194 fils earnings per share IFA achieves KD 80.8 million profit for 2007
Apr 02, 2008 ... 194 fils earnings per share IFA achieves KD 80.8 million profitfor 2007 International Financial Advisors (IFA) announced profits of KD80.8 Million (exclusive of minority interest profits of KD 14.5Million) with earnings per share of 194 fils for the year ending on31/12/2007. The ...