Al Bawaba back issues from April 2009:
The Rug Company opens 1st UAE store
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Rug Company, the leading name in contemporary handmade rugs,has launched its first store within the UAE at the DubaiInternational Financial Centre (DIFC). The 1668 sq ft store will bea key addition to the existing group of The Rug Company shopslocated around the world ....
ZOTAC Expands Low-Profile Product Lineup
Apr 01, 2009 ... ZOTAC Expands Low-Profile Product Lineup New ZOTAC GeForce 9600GT LP delivers 64 high-performance streamprocessors in a low-profile form factor ZOTAC International, an award winning manufacturing of graphicscards and motherboards, today unleashes a new ...
State of the nations
Apr 01, 2009 ... State of the nationsThere are several large problems that afflictthe globe in a major way today, with the economy being the primetime concern receiving the vast majority of the governmental/corporate/media attention. Global climate change seems to havedropped off the mainstream media's ...
The best of Italian wedding dress design at The Bride Show Dubai
Apr 01, 2009 ... The best of Italian wedding dress design at The Bride Show Dubai Italy's top bridal couture designers to showcase their stunningcollections at the region's largest bridal event Some of Italy's most renowned bridal designers will touch down inthe UAE next week to take part in ...
The Rug Company Opens its First UAE Store at the Dubai International Financial Centre
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Rug Company Opens its First UAE Store at the DubaiInternational Financial Centre The Rug Company, the leading name in contemporary handmade rugs,has launched its first store within the UAE at the DubaiInternational Financial Centre (DIFC). The 1668 sq ft store will bea key ...
Airport service quality top notch at Abu Dhabi International Airport
Apr 01, 2009 ... Airport service quality top notch at Abu Dhabi InternationalAirport Abu Dhabi International Airport the only winner in the Arabregion of ACI Airport Service Quality Awards 2008 Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) is the only airport in the Arabregion to be named in the ...
Etisalat Academy Announces Dates of First Dedicated Quad Play Conference
Apr 01, 2009 ... Etisalat Academy Announces Dates of First Dedicated Quad PlayConference The Etisalat Academy today announced that it will host a 2-dayconference dedicated to covering issues related to next-generationservice provision entitled 'Quad Play and Beyond' on May 13th - 14that its Dubai ...
Mashreq expands Regional Retail Operations
Apr 01, 2009 ... Mashreq announced today the official launch of its retailoperations at its new Head Office in Cairo with a capital of 100Million USD. "This launch marks an exciting new chapter in the bank'scontinuing regional expansion," said Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair, CEOMashreq. "Through our ...
Abbas skeptical of new Israeli government
Apr 01, 2009 ... Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Wednesday that Israel'snew Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "does not believe in peace"and urged world leaders to pile pressure on him. "Benjamin Netanyahu never believed in a two-state solution oraccepted signed agreements and does not want ...
Netanyahu and the 'Future of the Peace Process'
Apr 01, 2009 ... By Ramzy Baroud* It seems that the Palestinian-Israeli 'peace process' is inserious jeopardy. At least, this is the immediate impression onegleans from media reports from Israel. Unlike, Israel's Kadima andLabor party 'moderates', Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahuis ...
"CEO Middle East Awards" name ART'CEO as the Best in the Middle East
Apr 01, 2009 ... Mr. Abed Alaziz Yaman, CEO of ART, has been awarded "The CEO ofthe Year" in media sector at this year's CEO Middle East KSA awards.The award was presented by Mr. Walid Akawi, ITP's CEO, at theinaugural CEO Middle East-KSA awards in Riyadh on March 22ed. Mr. Yamani received the ...
Tracked by Spies and Informers
Apr 01, 2009 ... By Julia A. Shearson* The February 26, 2009 revelation in the Los Angeles Times thatFBI domestic intelligence informant and ex-convict Craig Monteilhand others were paid handsomely to spy on Muslim Americans in theirhouses of worship in Southern California should come as no ...
S&P report assesses risks to MENA countries' xxternal balances from falling remittances
Apr 01, 2009 ... In 2008, total gross remittance inflows for Egypt, Lebanon,Jordan, Tunisia, and Morocco combined topped $27 billion, threetimes the level received at the turn of the millennium. In a newreport titled "Middle East And North African Countries May Feel ThePinch Of Falling Remittances In ...
Al Gharbia students return from educational trip in Spain
Apr 01, 2009 ... Al Gharbia students return from educational trip in Spain Ninestudents from the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) campuses inMadinat Zayed and Ruwais have just returned from their visit toSpain where they acted as envoys for the UAE and strengthened theircultural understanding of the ...
Al Faisaliah Hotel, a Rosewood Hotel hosts the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for annual King Faisal International Prize ceremony
Apr 01, 2009 ... Al Faisaliah Hotel, a Rosewood Hotel hosts the Custodian of theTwo Holy Mosques for annual King Faisal International Prize ceremony Leading contributors in a variety of disciplines honoured forexcellence Riyadh's Al Faisaliah Hotel, A Rosewood Hotel, has underlined ...
INJAZ Brings the Business World into Qatar's Classrooms
Apr 01, 2009 ... INJAZ Brings the Business World into Qatar's Classrooms60corporate volunteers deliver work readiness education to Qatar'sstudents. As part of their Corporate Social Responsibility programs, 18companies across Qatar have been partnering with INJAZ to deliver aseries of courses ...
Cladding well underway for Al Fajer Properties
Apr 01, 2009 ... Cladding well underway for Al Fajer PropertiesNinety days afterannouncing Aluminium and Glass orders worth AED 245 Million,cladding is well underway for Al Fajer Properties' (AFP) JumeirahBusiness Center (JBC) flagship project in Dubai under its highlyaccelerated construction ...
ArcSoft Launches ArcSoft SimHD, for Upscaling Standard-Definition Files and DVD Videos to Near High-Definition Quality
Apr 01, 2009 ... ArcSoft Launches ArcSoft SimHD, for Upscaling Standard-Definition Files and DVD Videos to Near High-Definition QualityUtilises NVIDIA CUDA architecture for exceptional video output whilemaintaining low CPU consumptionArcSoft, Inc. announced today theretail version of ArcSoft SimHD, a ...
Al Faisaliah hotel, a rosewood hotel hosts the custodian of the two holy mosques for annual king Faisal international prize ceremony
Apr 01, 2009 ... Al Faisaliah hotel, a rosewood hotel hosts the custodian of thetwo holy mosques for annual king Faisal international prize ceremonyLeading contributors in a variety of disciplines honoured forexcellence Riyadh's Al Faisaliah Hotel, A Rosewood Hotel, has underlined itsreputation ...
Tackling high blood pressure in pregnant women
Apr 01, 2009 ... Tackling high blood pressure in pregnant womenThe screening forpre-eclampsia, or high blood pressure, in pregnant women is at anadvanced stage within healthcare provision in the UAE. This is theview of Dr. Howaida Khair, Consultant O&G and Chief of Obstetrics,Tawam Hospital. She spoke at ...
Phonak Takes Hearing Instruments & FM Systems to the Next Level in MENA Region
Apr 01, 2009 ... Phonak Takes Hearing Instruments & FM Systems to the Next Levelin MENA Region Distribution Partners Set to Boost Partnership in the Region Phonak, the world's leading manufacturer of innovative hearingsolutions recently held its regional conference for the company'sbusiness ...
LINK Development Presents Luxor Portal to the World
Apr 01, 2009 ... LINK Development Presents Luxor Portal to the World Extendedrange of online services now available through portalTouristsanywhere in the world who wish to find out more about Luxor beforetheir visit to this city of wonders can now avail of a wide range ofonline services and information ...
Kuwait market gained 8.2% in March-2009
Apr 01, 2009 ... Kuwait market gained 8.2% in March-2009Global Investment House "Global" - Kuwait Stock Exchange Market Performance For the Month ofMarch 2009-The month of March was eventful in Kuwait on thepolitical front, making its impact on trading activity on KuwaitStock Exchange. Starting the ...
Manal Bint Mohammed Bin Rashed opens the first Child Care Centre at Dubai Customs
Apr 01, 2009 ... Manal Bint Mohammed Bin Rashed opens the first Child Care Centreat Dubai Customs Shaikha Manal: "Child Care Centre enables working woman maintainbalance between her professional and family life and enhancesparticipation in society building" In a leading initiative, the first ...
GBCORP Congratulates the Bahrain 1 Racing Team for their Outstanding Performance
Apr 01, 2009 ... GBCORP Congratulates the Bahrain 1 Racing Team for theirOutstanding Performance Global Banking Corporation B.S.C (GBCORP) GBCORP congratulatesthe Bahrain 1 Racing team and wishes them good luck in the upcominground of the Qatar championship. GBCORP congratulates H.H. Sheikh ...
United Yousef Naghi Service Division bags top LG award in Middle East and Africa
Apr 01, 2009 ... United Yousef Naghi Service Division bags top LG award in MiddleEast and Africa Company sets world-class service standards for LG customers United Yousef M. Naghi Co. Ltd., one of the largest distributorsof LG Electronics' home appliances and consumer electronics productsin ...
Famous cruise ship "queen Victoria" docks in Dubai
Apr 01, 2009 ... Famous cruise ship "queen Victoria" docks in DubaiLocal travelagents get an opportunity to tour the luxury liner that caters to high-end travelersLocal travel agents were taken on a tour of 'QueenVictoria,' the 90,000-ton cruise ship of Cunard Line, when shedocked at Dubai's Port ...
Jotun Paints to highlight 'LADY Essentials' at 'The Bride Show 2009'
Apr 01, 2009 ... Jotun Paints to highlight 'LADY Essentials' at 'The Bride Show2009' Leading paint manufacturer aims to drive awareness on itsluxurious emulsion paint among women visitors at the event Jotun Paints, one of the world's leading producers and suppliersof paints and coatings, has ...
One of Lebanon's earliest diplomats and AUB alum Nadim Dimechkie dies
Apr 01, 2009 ... One of Lebanon's earliest diplomats and AUB alum Nadim Dimechkiedies Nadim Dimechkie, one of Lebanon's first diplomats, an active AUBalumnus and former member of the AUB Board of Trustees, died earlyon March 31 succumbing to pneumonia. He was 88 years old. Born on December 5, ...
H.H. Sheikh Hasher bin Maktoum Al Maktoum honours Danube as one of 'UAE's Top 20 Performers for 2008'
Apr 01, 2009 ... H.H. Sheikh Hasher bin Maktoum Al Maktoum honours Danube as oneof 'UAE's Top 20 Performers for 2008' Rizwan Sajan receives award as recognition of the company'simpressive performance and aggressive expansion H.H. Sheikh Hasher bin Maktoum Al Maktoum, Director General,Dubai ...
Computershare Establishes Office at the Dubai International Financial Centre
Apr 01, 2009 ... Computershare Establishes Office at the Dubai InternationalFinancial Centre Computershare, a leading global financial market services andtechnology provider for the securities industry, today announcedthat it has opened an office in the Dubai International FinancialCentre (DIFC) ....
Dubai Courts becomes first governmental entity to require Emirates ID Card for all services and transactions
Apr 01, 2009 ... Dubai Courts becomes first governmental entity to requireEmirates ID Card for all services and transactions New policy aims to boost public confidence in judicial system andhelp in smooth gradual implementation of ID system in all governmentservices Dubai Courts has announced ...
Hussein al Sayegh is the proud owner of number 1/24 special edition ford fiesta
Apr 01, 2009 ... Hussein al Sayegh is the proud owner of number 1/24 specialedition ford fiesta Unique Fiesta auctioned on www.souq.com got AED63,000. Allproceeds to go to Dubai Centre for Special Needs. The UAE exclusive charity auction for Number 1/24 of the hot new2009 Fiesta Special ...
Computershare Establishes Office at the Dubai International Financial Centre
Apr 01, 2009 ... Computershare Establishes Office at the Dubai InternationalFinancial Centre Computershare, a leading global financial market services andtechnology provider for the securities industry, today announcedthat it has opened an office in the Dubai International FinancialCentre (DIFC) ....
Gulf Bank Employees Attend Graduation Ceremony
Apr 01, 2009 ... Gulf Bank Employees Attend Graduation Ceremony The Institute of Banking Studies (IBS) held a graduation ceremonyat the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce & Industry during March 2009, where Gulf Bank graduates from several training programs attended toaccept their graduation ...
Extreme networks reduces cost through innovation
Apr 01, 2009 ... Extreme networks reduces cost through innovationLower Total Costof Ownership key to businesses during the credit crunch Extreme Networks today announced a groundbreaking new initiativefor businesses looking to improve the total cost of ownership (TCO)of their networks. By reducing ...
Full Touch Screen Handsets are No Longer Untouchable with LG
Apr 01, 2009 ... Full Touch Screen Handsets are No Longer Untouchable with LGLGKP500, the Latest Full Touch Screen Phone by LG Debuts at the mostAttractive Price EverLG Electronics (LG), a worldwide technology anddesign leader in mobile communications, announces the launch of LGKP500 with an affordable ...
Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour 2009 / Mexico City / Mexico
Apr 01, 2009 ... Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour 2009 / Mexico City / Mexico "Rubber Kid" Soars to Victory in the Plaza de Toros A sell-out crowd of 43,000 FMX fans packed Mexico City's famousPlaza de Toros to experience a true sensation at the first stop ofthe Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour ...
Injazat Data Systems signs Global Desktop Management contract with Etihad Airways
Apr 01, 2009 ... Injazat Data Systems signs Global Desktop Management contractwith Etihad Airways Injazat Data Systems, the leading Information Technology andBusiness Process Managed Services provider in the region, hasannounced that it has signed a five-year contract to support thegrowing ...
Etisalat announces spectacular rewards for Football fans at the Etisalat Cup Finals
Apr 01, 2009 ... Etisalat announces spectacular rewards for Football fans at theEtisalat Cup FinalsHummer H3, two fully paid trips to Barcelona andhundreds of exciting prizes up for grabs Football fans in UAE have areason to rejoice. Etisalat has announced exciting rewards forfootball fans attending the ...
Global values Maridive stock at US$4.5/share and recommends a 'BUY' on the stock
Apr 01, 2009 ... Global values Maridive stock at US$4.5/share and recommends a'BUY' on the stockGlobal Investment House Egypt Maridive & OilServices Initial Coverage Maridive & Oil Services was establishedin 1978, as an Egyptian joint stock Company, headquartered in PortSaid. On April 2008, Maridive ...
Top Heinz Global officials visit new Middle East Office
Apr 01, 2009 ... Top Heinz Global officials visit new Middle East Office Bill Johnson, Chairman, President and CEO of global food companyH.J. Heinz was in Dubai recently to meet his Heinz Africa and MiddleEast team that has recently moved its office to Dubai Airport FreeZone. He was accompanied by ...
Get gorgeous with Braun's beauty protection package
Apr 01, 2009 ... Get gorgeous with Braun's beauty protection package Braun is offering you a beauty protection package. With Braun'sProfessional Ceramic Straighteners, you will not only achievehealthy straight hair of salon standards but will also receive acomplementary heat resistant beauty case ...
Brocade Service Could Help Reduce Billions in Data Centre Operations Costs
Apr 01, 2009 ... Brocade Service Could Help Reduce Billions in Data CentreOperations Costs New Energy Efficiency Review provides holistic assessment andremedial strategies to help companies optimise efficiency and reducecosts Energy efficiency of IT equipment is beginning to drivepurchasing ...
Hani Shaker loses his Mother
Apr 01, 2009 ... The famous Egyptian singer Hani Shaker is mourning the death ofhis mother. Shaker's mother suddenly fell ill and was rushed to aCairo hospital before she died. Shaker was taking people's condolences at a Mosque in Cairo. Manypeople from the show business world came, like Munir Al ...
Abas Al Nouri denies returning to "Bab Al Harah"
Apr 01, 2009 ... The famous Syrian actor Abas Al Nouri denied circulating rumorsin the press means that he intends to return to the famous Syriantelevision drama series "Baba Al Harah" (Neighborhood Door), now thefourth part. Al Nouri said ...
Halima Poland in Jordan
Apr 01, 2009 ... The famous Kuwaiti broadcaster Halima Poland was invited toJordan to participate in a conference held for Arab journalism andcommunication, including Jordanian and Kuwaiti journalists. Halimawas an honored guest and received a plaque for her achievements. While in Jordan Halima ...
Sireen Abed Al Nour a guest on "Swalifna Helwah"
Apr 01, 2009 ... This week the Lebanese artist Sireen Abed Al Nour will appear onthe entertainment show "Sawalifna Helwah" (Our Chats Are Beautiful),aired on Dubai channel every Tuesday night. According to the London daily Elaph, Sireen said this has been agreat year for her after the success she ...
Andrew Martin, UK's second largest privately-owned Interiors house opens its First Mideast Store at Dubai International Financial Centre
Apr 02, 2009 ... Andrew Martin, the UK's second largest privately owned furnitureand fabric house (after Designer's Guild) has launched its firststore within the Middle East at the Dubai International FinancialCentre (DIFC). The 650 sq ft store will be a key addition to theexisting group of Andrew Martin ...
General Motors new CEO Fritz Henderson speaks exclusively to CNN.
Apr 02, 2009 ... In his first week as president and chief executive officer ofGeneral Motors, Fritz Henderson expressed optimism that he can steerthe company out of the economic rut in which it has stalled. GeneralMotors CEO Fritz Henderson is hopeful the company's malaise won't belong-term. "The ...
Israel Swears In Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Installs New Government
Apr 02, 2009 ... Election Expert Contacts (Israel-based, U.S.-based) Background onBenjamin Netanyahu, Avigdor Lieberman, Ehud Barak New Israeli government sworn in Tuesday Likud PM Netanyahupromises to remain a partner in peace" with the PalestiniansGovernment takes oath 30 years after Likud ...
Peace Through Microfinance: Jews and Palestinians Unite to Empower Entrepreneurs in the Middle East
Apr 02, 2009 ... In the midst of the ongoing conflict in Gaza and the Palestinianterritories, a new grassroots organization launched this week topromote economic opportunity and stability in the Middle East. OnThursday, February 5th, four University of Pennsylvania students andalumni unveiled ...
Westcon Middle East inks strategic agreement for distribution of S2 Security Corporation's IP Integrated Security products
Apr 02, 2009 ... Westcon ME, a leading value-added distributor of security,convergence, identification and infrastructure products andsolutions for some of the top technology vendors, has signed adistribution agreement with S2 Security Corporation (headquarteredin Massachusetts, USA) providing Integrated ...
Ruler of Dubai transforms Dubai eGovernment from initiative into full-fledged department
Apr 02, 2009 ... Dubai eGovernment has announced that it has recently conductedits historic first meeting of all Dubai eGovernment employees duringwhich the general strategy and direction of the newly establishedgovernment department were presented. . From being a governmentinitiative, Dubai eGovernment ...
Fujitsu Technology Solutions will drive transformation for Fujitsu
Apr 02, 2009 ... Today Fujitsu Siemens Computers becomes a 100 percent subsidiaryof Fujitsu Limited and is renamed Fujitsu Technology Solutions(Holding) B.V. The new company is operating jointly with FujitsuServices and a unified management under the Fujitsu brand. Bothcompanies extend a comprehensive ...
MBRCLD hosts meeting between Reem Al Hashemi and Research Director of Singapore's leading public policy school
Apr 02, 2009 ... Mohammed Bin Rashid Center for Leadership Development (MBRCLD),an innovative leadership foundation designed to develop futurenational leaders capable of promoting the sustainable development ofDubai, has recently hosted a meeting between H.E. Reem Al Hashemi,UAE Minister of State, and ...
Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons attracted Emirati talent at Careers U.A.E 2009
Apr 02, 2009 ... House of Luxury brands and prestigious retailer 'Ahmed Seddiqi &Sons' showcased strong participation at Careers U.A.E. 2009, one ofDubai's prominent career fairs that enables talented UAE nationalsfrom all fields to meet directly with recruiters and hiring managersrepresenting top ...
DuPont introduces innovative Nomex On Demand smart-fiber technology to better protect firefighters
Apr 02, 2009 ... DuPont, a market driven science-based products and servicescompany, , recently unveiled its DuPont Nomex On Demand, a new patented smart-fibertechnology that gives firefighters up to 20 percent more thermalperformance when they encounter ...
ZOTAC Expands GeForce GTX 200 Series Lineup- New ZOTAC GeForce GTX 275 Series Delivers Best Performance Value
Apr 02, 2009 ... ZOTAC International, an award-winning manufacturer of high-performance graphics cards, today unleashes the latest addition toits GeForce GTX 200 series lineup the new ZOTAC GeForce GTX 275 andGeForce GTX 275 AMP! Edition the latest generation of graphicscards that deliver ...
jewels from the estate of umm kulthum to be sold at christie's in dubai
Apr 02, 2009 ... Following the historic sale in Dubai last year of Umm Kulthum'spearl necklace for $1.4 million / AED 5.1 million, Christie's isproud to announce that a small group of her personal jewels will beoffered at an auction of Jewels and Watches to be held on Tuesday,28 April, 2009 at the ...
Leading Telecom Operators Participate in Annual EMC Telecom Summit for the Middle East, North-West Africa and Turkey
Apr 02, 2009 ... Executives from the region's leading telecom operators todaygathered at the Ciragan Kempinski Hotel, Istanbul for the sixthAnnual EMC Telecom Summit for Middle East, North-West Africa andTurkey on the 1st 2nd April. The event is a forum for telecomoperators to learn more about EMC's ...
The Bahrain Society for Children with Behavioral and Communication Difficulties organizes 'Untangle Autism' conference
Apr 02, 2009 ... The Bahrain Society for Children with Behavioral & CommunicationDifficulties is hosting a conference on the theme 'Untangle Autism.The conference being held at the Sheraton Hotel, Bahrain on April 2 -4, 2009 aims to bring together educators, researchers, serviceproviders and ...
Andrew Martin, UK's second largest privately-owned Interiors house opens its First Mideast Store at Dubai International Financial Centre
Apr 02, 2009 ... Andrew Martin, the UK's second largest privately owned furnitureand fabric house (after Designer's Guild) has launched its firststore within the Middle East at the Dubai International FinancialCentre (DIFC). The 650 sq ft store will be a key addition to theexisting group of Andrew Martin ...
Middle East beauty spend set to increase by 38 per cent in 2009
Apr 02, 2009 ... French Fashion University Esmod (FFUE) Dubai, the UAE branch ofthe pioneering international fashion institution, recentlyintroduced make-up programs into its curriculum to capitalize on theexpected 38 per cent growth of the beauty sector in 2009 over 2008.The synergy between fashion and ...
Mansour bin Zayed new entrant to 2009 Arab billionaire list as UAE ranks second with combined billionaire wealth of USD 21.4 billion
Apr 02, 2009 ... Forbes Arabia Magazine, the Arabic edition of the world-renownedForbes business magazine, has unveiled its "Arab Billionaires Listfor 2009" in its April issue. The line-up includes 34 Arabs with acombined wealth of around USD 115.8 billion, 35 per cent lower thanlast year's USD 177.6 ...