Al Bawaba back issues from August 2008:
Tecore Networks and EGC International Partner to Bring Next- Generation Wireless Networking to Latin America
Aug 02, 2008 ... Columbia, Maryland and Fort Lauderdale, Florida Tecore Networks,a leading provider of GSM, CDMA, 3G and multi-protocol mobilenetworks, and EGC International, a global systems integratorspecializing in telecommunications and information technology, todayannounced an agreement that ...
GT Racing gets a sparkling touch with IDL-DMCC support - IDL - DMCC Porsche GT to participate in Spa 24 hours, Belgium
Aug 02, 2008 ... The pinnacle of international GT motor racing, the Spa 24 Hoursis supported this year by the leading diamond certificationlaboratory, International Diamond Laboratories (IDL), a DubaiGovernment initiative; and the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre(DMCC). An annual endurance race that takes ...
Hussein Al Jismi's busy summer season
Aug 02, 2008 ... The Emirati signer Hussein Al Jismi will appear for the firsttime at the Kuala Lumpur International Center in Malaysia, at a hugecelebration where he will be the ambassador for Arabic music. AlJismi will perform on the first of August. The ...
wbme partners with uk's i-fm portal to target dynamic facilities management sector
Aug 02, 2008 ... Working Buildings Middle East (WBME), an event for local andinternational companies to showcase their products and services tothe increasingly important Middle East market have announced apartnership with UK's i-FM portal, which is a leading onlineinformation provider for the dynamic ...
bankmuscat wins jpmorgan chase quality recognition award for the 8th time
Aug 02, 2008 ... BankMuscat, the leading financial services provider in theSultanate of Oman, has received the highly coveted 'QualityRecognition Award' from JPMorgan Chase Bank for the eighth time.BankMuscat won the award in recognition of its outstanding high-quality performance and long-term ...
leading global provider of medical devices selects dubai as middle east base
Aug 02, 2008 ... A subsidiary of the UK based FTSE 100 Smiths Group plc, thecompany is a leading provider of medical devices for the hospital,emergency, home and specialist environments. "As a regional business base, Dubai Airport Free Zone isstrategically located at the hub of a market of over 1.5 ...
Emirates A380 fever heads to the U.S. - New-look cabin crew uniform to greet passengers
Aug 02, 2008 ... Emirates A380 fever, whipped up with the delivery of its firstA380 in Hamburg, is destined for the U.S. after the airline's super-jumbo embarked on the first-ever A380 commercial flight into theAmericas. The flight, which took off today at 1100hrs Dubai time,bound for New York, follows ...
'Say Cheez' at Modhesh Fun City
Aug 02, 2008 ... At the Modhesh Little Trader's zone, a cosy kiosk named 'SayCheez' gives customers a chance to have their pictures taken anddigitally printed on absolutely any given material. The team oflocal staff is very excited about this concept that they havedevised to give more meaning to gifts ...
Rula Saed helps improve tourism
Aug 02, 2008 ... The last performance for the Lebanese music artist Rula Saed wasat the "Fuhais Festival" in Jordan, after a series of successfulconcerts in various Arab countries. According to the London daily Elaph, after her performance inJordan Rula returned to Beirut to help improve ...
Mina Fadli calls off engagement
Aug 02, 2008 ... The young Egyptian actress Mina Fadli confirmed that she is nolonger engaged. Mina was engaged to music distributer Adel Haqi forthe past year before deciding to call it quits. Mina refused to talk about the reason behind her sudden decision,merely stating, "This is our faith." ...
200,000 EGP for Yasmin Abed Al Aziz's laugh
Aug 02, 2008 ... A major cell phone company in Egypt offered Egyptian actressYasmin Abed Al Aziz 200,000 Egyptian pounds to record her laugh foradvertisements for their cell phone rings. The advertisements alsofeature a photo of Yasmin titled "Yasmin Abed Al Aziz's Laugh." Yasmin is still ...
Latifa a success in Algeria and a new video clip
Aug 02, 2008 ... Tunisian singer Latifa started her musical summer season InAlgeria, performing there for the first time. According to the London daily Elaph, Latifa performed at the"Timqyad and Al Kazif" festival before thousands of her Algerianfans. This was the first time for her Algerian fans ...
The shocking murder of Suzan Tamim in Dubai
Aug 02, 2008 ... Lebanese artist Suzan Tamim was found dead early this week frommultiple stab wounds in her apartment in Dubai. Her death isconsidered a shocking mystery. According to the London daily Elaph, Suzan has been away from thespotlight for almost 8 months now after leaving Cairo and ...
etihad launches daily flights to chennai and kozhikode
Aug 02, 2008 ... Etihad Airways has boosted its flying programme to India with thelaunch this week of daily flights from Abu Dhabi to Chennai (Madras)and Kozhikode (Calicut). The two separate launches on Friday (1August) of the new services increase the number of Indiandestinations served by Etihad to ...
cognizant reports record second quarter 2008 results
Aug 02, 2008 ... Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSH), aleading provider of IT and business process outsourcing services,today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30,2008.Highlights-Second Quarter 2008 Quarterly revenue increased to $685.4 ...
Dubai Maritime City Authority and Dubai Police discuss steps to enhance registration and licensing for Dubai's commercial and leisure maritime boats
Aug 02, 2008 ... Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) recently met with BrigadierAbdul Jalil Mahdi, Deputy Director General of the Dubai PoliceDepartment of Preventive Security, within the framework ofstrengthening cooperation with governmental and regulatory bodies inDubai. The parties discussed plans ...
adipec releases details of key topics for 2008 conference
Aug 02, 2008 ... ADIPEC 2008, one of the largest international petroleumexhibitions and conferences in the world, has had the difficult taskof judging entries after a record number of abstract submissionsfollowing the call for papers. The process has now been completed bythe conference committee, under ...
Batelco launches Unified Communication Solutions for SME's
Aug 02, 2008 ... Batelco, the Kingdom's leading integrated communications providerhas announced the launch of a unified communications solutiondesigned for small to medium enterprises, the Cisco UnifiedCommunication. "We are aware that small to medium enterprises inthe Kingdom are actively seeking the ...
TOTAL incorporates the first two service stations under its umbrella
Aug 03, 2008 ... TOTAL Jordan recently signed an agreement with Mr. Kamal AlNobani, owner of two service stations in Jordan. According to theagreement, TOTAL Jordan shall have full supervision and managementrights for both service stations. The agreement was signed by the Managing Director of ...
World's Fastest Gaming PC Retailing Exclusively at Sharaf DG
Aug 03, 2008 ... Sharaf DG, Dubai's largest one-stop electronics destination isexclusively retailing the World's fastest PC, branded the"Annihilator". The computer is built by focusing on fastest, latestand extreme editions of the PC Series keeping in mind the region'sPC enthusiasts and hardcore ...
MobileAccess opens new office in Dubai Internet City
Aug 03, 2008 ... MobileAccess Networks, a leading global provider of multi-service indoor wireless solutions for operators and hospitalityestablishments, has announced today (August 03, 2008) the opening ofits new regional office in Dubai Internet City (DIC), the world'slargest managed ICT cluster. The ...
LG Electronics to Ship 10 Million Washing Machines in 2008
Aug 03, 2008 ... LG Electronics (LGE), a pioneer and leader in home applianceconvergence, introduced today its flagship washing machines for thesecond half of 2008 and announced its business strategies forachieving the top position globally in this category as well astotal sales of USD 7 billion by 2012 ....
United States - The Dollar Strength Continues
Aug 04, 2008 ... United States - The Dollar Strength ContinuesLast week, the USdollar advanced further against all majors on a mix of easing oilprices and the release of healthy US economic figures. The eurotouched the highs of 1.5768 before falling to the lows of 1.5518.The sterling traded below the ...
Australian red meat Q2 Mideast sales soar by 22 per cent
Aug 04, 2008 ... Australian red meat Q2 Mideast sales soar by 22 per cent Major increase in beef and veal products sales Australian red meat sales in the Middle East increased by 22 percent in the second quarter this year reaching 22,838 tons comparedto the same period in 2007 when 16,401 tons ...
Air Arabia net profit soars to AED 160 million in first half of 2008, up 39 per cent
Aug 04, 2008 ... Air Arabia net profit soars to AED 160 million in first half of2008, up 39 per cent H1 turnover reaches AED 871 million, up 70 per cent H1 passengertraffic exceeds 1.6 million passengers, up 33 per cent H1 averageseat load factor reaches 86 per cent Air Arabia, the first ...
Gulf Bank Makes Dreams Come True As It Announces the Third Al Danah KD Millionaire
Aug 04, 2008 ... Gulf Bank Makes Dreams Come True As It Announces the Third AlDanah KD Millionaire Hani Hussein Mohammed Al Hababi wins One Million Dinars in theMiddle East's biggest single draw prize. Gulf Bank has made dreams come true for customer Hani HusseinMohammed Al Hababi when his ...
Amateur designers around the country ready for CRYSTALLIZED Arabian Creation Award
Aug 04, 2008 ... Amateur designers around the country ready for CRYSTALLIZEDArabian Creation Award Award held as part of DSS 2008 Signature Event Sheila and AbayaFashionAmateur designers around the country will vie for theprestigious CRYSTALLIZED Arabian Creation Award when their designsare ...
Ben 10 Show to conclude on Aug 7 at Modhesh Fun City
Aug 04, 2008 ... Ben 10 Show to conclude on Aug 7 at Modhesh Fun CityThe world premiere of the popular children's television animatedseries, Ben 10, will conclude on August 7 at Modhesh Fun City aftera successful run that has attracted thousands of families andchildren over the past weeks. Named ...
Top hotel brands lured by City of Arabia are told only the best will do
Aug 03, 2008 ... Leading hotel operators pursuing the management contract for the500-room five-star property being built at City of Arabia in Dubaiare being told that nothing but the best in service will do. Manyleading hotel names are competing for the chance to put their brandon the luxury rooftop ...
Despite attack, Ghada in a new daring role
Aug 04, 2008 ... Egyptian actress Ghada Abed Al Razaq appears in hot and steamylove scenes in her new film "Al Rayes Omar Harb" (President OmarHarb) with the Egyptian actor Hani Salameh. Ghada claims thatdirector Khaled Yousif was intent on adding the scenes, even thoughshe asked him to reduce the ...
Intercontinental hotels group (IHG) signs exclusive agreement to develop fourth Crowne Plaza in Dubai
Aug 04, 2008 ... Intercontinental hotels group (IHG) signs exclusive agreement todevelop fourth Crowne Plaza in Dubai InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the signing ofan agreement with the Mohammad Omar Bin Haider Group (MOBH), todevelop a Crowne Plaza hotel in the International ...
'Chill Out' at Mirinda Zone and win prizes
Aug 04, 2008 ... 'Chill Out' at Mirinda Zone and win prizes Hundreds of daily gift packs given away to participants with aspecial weekend bumper draw at the Mirinda zone Puzzles, arts,games, karaoke and prizes galore for all its worth, the Mirindazone at Modhesh Fun City, sponsored this year by ...
Beijing '08 Official Sponsor, Panasonic, Enhances Games Experience for Athletes and Spectators Alike
Aug 04, 2008 ... Beijing '08 Official Sponsor, Panasonic, Enhances GamesExperience for Athletes and Spectators Alike For the first time in its history, the Beijing 2008 Olympic Gamesare to be broadcast in full High Definition (HD) thanks toPanasonic, creating a true-to-life experience for ...
Porsche Center Jordan represented by Nuqul Automotive unveils its plan for new service center
Aug 04, 2008 ... Porsche Center Jordan represented by Nuqul Automotive unveils itsplan for new service center Porsche Center Jordan represented by Nuqul Automotive unveiledplans for the construction of its new state of the art servicecenter. The dedicated Porsche center, located in Al-Bayader ...
Monetary Developments June 2008
Aug 04, 2008 ... Monetary Developments June 2008Large deposit withdrawals restrictbanks' ability to add new loans in the near term, and places upwardpressure on deposit ratesIn its latest economic brief on monetarydevelopments, National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) reports that broad moneysupply measure (M2) ...
Microsoft among the leading names set for Gitex technology week 2008
Aug 04, 2008 ... Microsoft among the leading names set for Gitex technology week2008 Key Vertical Markets offer Significant Growth Potential forSpecialists in IT Solutions Growth in key vertical industries as well as significantinvestment by some of the region's fast-growing businesses ...
TOTAL incorporates the first two service stations under its umbrella
Aug 02, 2008 ... TOTAL Jordan recently signed an agreement with Mr. Kamal AlNobani, owner of two service stations in Jordan. According to theagreement, TOTAL Jordan shall have full supervision and managementrights for both service stations. The agreement was signed by the Managing Director of ...
Emirates installs inflight mobile phone services on Boeing 777-300
Aug 02, 2008 ... Emirates has again proved itself an aviation industry pioneerafter becoming the first airline to introduce inflight mobile phoneservices on a Boeing aircraft. Dubai's award-winning airline recently installed the technology,which allows passengers to make calls and send SMS text ...
Sources: Assad adviser assassinated
Aug 02, 2008 ... Well known sources informed Albawaba that General MohammedSuleiman, an adviser to Syrian president Bashar al Assad, wasassassinated on Friday. Suleiman also served as Syria's liaisonofficer to Lebanon's Hizbullah movement. According to the sources, Suleiman was shot dead by a ...
aquaracer calibre s regatta the most easy-to-read chronograph in the world
Aug 02, 2008 ... The Aquaracer Calibre S: TAG Heuer revolutionizes chronographmovements, inventing the world's easiest-to-read and most elegantchronograph. Representing nothing less than the most elegant, high-performance sports chronograph ever conceived, the TAG Heuer CalibreS revolutionizes ...
HP 3G Smartphone Delivers Productivity On the Go
Aug 03, 2008 ... HP Middle East today announced availability of the HP iPAQ 914Series Business Messenger, a 3G smartphone designed for maximummobile productivity.The HP iPAQ 914 Series Business Messenger shineswith a stylish, glossy, piano-black design and features anintegrated QWERTY keyboard, Microsoft ...
UAE needs to spend over US$10 billion to address demand for power
Aug 03, 2008 ... The UAE needs to spend more than USD 10 billion to meet soaringpower demand, with Business Monitor International (BMI) predictingthat the country will account for 5.77 per cent of regional powergeneration by 2011. With aims to leverage the booming power market,Tripp Lite, a world leading ...
overseas sales soar as hertz marks aed1 million months
Aug 03, 2008 ... Hertz UAE has announced AED1 million in overseas car rentalreservations during June and again in July, doubling sales in Mayand accounting for a quarter of all overseas reservations for thisyear to date. The hundred per cent increase in sales in June andJuly coincides with the high ...
Nuqul Leasing provides Aramex with a fleet of over 50 vehicles
Aug 03, 2008 ... Nuqul leasing, a full service leasing company operating under theumbrella of Nuqul Group, recently signed the first of its kindagreement with Aramex - Jordan, to lease a fleet of more than 50units of Volkswagen; Caddy and Transporter vehicles.Nuqul leasingsigned an agreement to provide ...
GCC real estate projects under construction worth over AED 8.8 trillion
Aug 03, 2008 ... The total value of real estate projects under construction in theGCC is worth more than AED 8.8 trillion, according to latestindustry research. Driven by its aim to meet the demand for rubber-based products within the booming regional construction market,Rubber World Industries (RWI), ...
Volvo S80, a car that saved a life - Eric Brouwer tells the story of how he survived a fatal car accident in the UAE
Aug 03, 2008 ... United Arab Emirates, Dubai, 3 august 2008: Eric Brouwer was inthe horrific accident on Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway near Ghantoot where200 vehicles crashed leaving 300 people injured due to thick fog onMarch 11 2008. Brouwer, who was driving his Volvo S80, survived theaccident with only a ...
etihad launches daily flights to chennai and kozhikode
Aug 03, 2008 ... Etihad Airways has boosted its flying programme to India with thelaunch this week of daily flights from Abu Dhabi to Chennai (Madras)and Kozhikode (Calicut). The two separate launches on Friday (1 August) of the newservices increase the number of Indian destinations served by ...
HP 3G Smartphone Delivers Productivity On the Go
Aug 03, 2008 ... HP Middle East today announced availability of the HP iPAQ 914Series Business Messenger, a 3G smartphone designed for maximummobile productivity.The HP iPAQ 914 Series Business Messenger shineswith a stylish, glossy, piano-black design and features anintegrated QWERTY keyboard, Microsoft ...
Starwood Hotels & Resorts and ADNEC to introduce the first Element hotel in the Middle East - Striking Element extended-stay brand is to become a par
Aug 03, 2008 ... Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide & Abu Dhabi NationalExhibitions Company (ADNEC), have jointly announced the launch ofnew Element hotel in Abu Dhabi the first to be introduced in theEurope, Africa and Middle East division. The new Element hotel is scheduled to open in 2011 at ...
Doha Bank provides the right fillip to the concept of branding
Aug 03, 2008 ... Doha Bank, one of the leading regional banks, today organised agrand knowledge sharing seminar event for its customers in the UAE.The theme of the knowledge sharing event was "Branding The WinningStrategy", focussing primarily on the role played by branding andbrand building ....
WiMAX to Boost E-commerce and Internet Penetration in the Middle East
Aug 03, 2008 ... Leading mobile broadband networking solutions and global WiMAXplayer Green Packet actively seeks WiMAX opportunities in the regionRiyadh, Saudi Arabia. 3 August, 2008 The region's consumers andbusinesses are set to benefit from the next generation of broadbandwith the roll-out of WiMAX ...
PerformanceEdge Receives 2008 EMEA Contact Center Workforce Management Frost &
Aug 03, 2008 ... The PerformanceEdge Group of Aspect Software, Inc., the world'slargest company solely focused on Unified Communications for theContact Center, today announced it has been recognized with the 2008EMEA Contact Center Workforce Management Award for Market Leadershipfrom Frost & Sullivan, ...
First Leasing Bank signs US$ 13.5 million agreement with Konstruktor Engineering Qatar
Aug 03, 2008 ... Bahrain-based First Leasing Bank, the first bank in the GCCspecialising in equipment leasing, has signed a US$13.5 millionagreement to lease construction and transportation equipment toKonstruktor Engineering Qatar. The leased equipment will be used byKonstuktor to complete the third ...
WiMAX to Boost E-commerce and Internet Penetration in the Middle East
Aug 04, 2008 ... WiMAX to Boost E-commerce and Internet Penetration in the MiddleEastLeading mobile broadband networking solutions and global WiMAXplayer Green Packet actively seeks WiMAX opportunities in the regionThe region's consumers and businesses are set to benefit from thenext generation of ...
HitekNOFAL, ZTE Corporation, ART and Polaris World to Organize Fiber Optic technologies, and more particularly fiber to the "x" (FTTx)
Aug 04, 2008 ... HitekNOFAL, ZTE Corporation, ART and Polaris World to OrganizeFiber Optic technologies, and more particularly fiber to the "x"(FTTx)HitekNofal, a leading provider of communication networksolutions and systems integrator, ZTE, a global telecoms equipmentprovider, ART, the renowned Arabic ...
Nvidia brings new world of gaming to notebook PCS
Aug 04, 2008 ... Nvidia brings new world of gaming to notebook PCSIndustry-Leading Performance and Robust PhysX Advances Notebook VisualComputing NVIDIA Corporation has unveiled a new era of notebook PC gaming,featuring advanced rendering and physics effects that will transformgaming beyond what ...
Nvidia amps up Geforce lineup with immediate availability of three new GPUS
Aug 04, 2008 ... Nvidia amps up Geforce lineup with immediate availability ofthree new GPUSNew GeForce 9800 GTX+, 9800 GT, and 9500 GT GPUs BringSupport for NVIDIA PhysX and CUDA Parallel Processing To All PriceSegments NVIDIA Corporation, the world leader in visual computingtechnologies, today ...
SMBs: Are green campaigns missing the mark?
Aug 04, 2008 ... SMBs: Are green campaigns missing the mark?~ SMBs should realizethe cost-saving potential of environmental strategies, revealsLexmark and Ipsos survey ~ The overwhelming majority of small to medium-sized businesses saythey want to reduce the environmental impact of printing, but ...
Jordan Ahli Bank signs a training agreement with Alliance
Aug 04, 2008 ... Jordan Ahli Bank signs a training agreement with Alliance Jordan Ahli Bank has signed an agreement with Alliance HumanPerformance Development Company on Thursday to enable the Bank todevelop critical customer service skills across all its employees. The agreement was signed in ...
Standard & Poor's confirms rating "B+/negative" for Interpipe
Aug 04, 2008 ... Standard & Poor's confirms rating "B+/negative" for InterpipeInternational ratings agency Standard & Poor's has confirmed apositive rating of "B+/negative" for Ukrainian steel pipe andrailway wheels producer Interpipe. Commenting on Standard & Poor'srating, Oleksandr Cherniavskyi, ...
Rayan in a new image in "Haalemak"
Aug 04, 2008 ... Music artist Rayan just finished filming a video clip for his newsong "Haalemak" (I'll Teach You) that was written by Hasan Atyeh andcomposed by the late Riyad Al Hamshari. In the new clip, Rayan appears as a young energetic and jealousguy that is fit, a different image than ...
Majida Al Roumi opens "Al Quds Festival"
Aug 04, 2008 ... The planner for the "Al Quds Festival 2008" (Jerusalem Festival2008), starting this week, said that the famous Lebanese singerMajida Al Roomi will sing on the opening night from Beirut viasatellite. The connection will be done through Al Jazirah satellite channelunder the title ...
Melisa's new album with Rotana
Aug 04, 2008 ... Lebanese singer Melisa will release her first album "Mfaker HalakMeen" (Who Do You Think You Are) under the production company'Rotana.' There are eight songs on the album, aimed at young listenersbecause it features fast beats songs.According to the London daily Elaph, ...
Porsche Center Jordan represented by Nuqul Automotive unveils its plan for new service center
Aug 04, 2008 ... Porsche Center Jordan represented by Nuqul Automotive unveiledplans for the construction of its new state of the art servicecenter. The dedicated Porsche center, located in Al-Bayader area,will cater to Porsche car owners in an exclusive and uniqueenvironment under the slogan of "Service ...
Building materials prices expected to rise by 5 per cent in the third quarter of 2008
Aug 04, 2008 ... The prices of building materials are expected to rise byapproximately 5 per cent during the third quarter of 2008, accordingto Danube Building Materials FZCO, a leading player in theconstruction, interior decoration and shop-fitting industry. The company further revealed that ...