Middle East back issues from February 2007:
jeppesen to expand its international trip planning business with dubai operation.(Jeppesen Sanderson Inc.)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Jeppesen has recently received approval to establish a new International Trip Planning Services operations center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The new operation will open in the Dubai Airport Free Zone in spring 2007, giving business aviation operators throughout the Middle East access ...
Jumeirah expands presence in the Americas with new luxury resort in Bermuda.(Jumeirah Beach Hotel)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Jumeirah, the fast growing Dubai-based luxury hotel group and member of Dubai Holding, has been appointed to manage the first new luxury resort to be built in Bermuda in 35 years, pending approval by government agencies. The Jumeirah Southlands Resort will raise global awareness ...
Ge healthcare launches brainz brain monitor at arab health 2007.
Feb 01, 2007 ... GE Healthcare offers a comprehensive portfolio of open and closed microenvironments (incubators) designed to meet the specific needs of Labor & Delivery (L&D) and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Launched at this year's Arab Health 2007, the BrainZ BRM2 Brain Monitor is a ...
VIA Announces PCI Express Chipset for Vista-Ready Mobility.(VIA Technologies Inc.)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Taipei, Taiwan - VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platform solutions, today announced the launch of the VIA VN896 digital media mobile IGP chipset, certified Vista Basic-ready by Microsoft and designed to provide users with ...
over 1,000 aspiring young chefs compete in global culinary competition in uae.
Feb 01, 2007 ... Over 1,000 young chefs will be competing for top honours at the Emirates Salon Culinaire Chefs' competition, taking place at Gulfood 2007 - one of the world's leading food, drink, foodservice and hospitality equipment exhibition. The aspiring young culinary professionals will be ...
Metito Exhibits Strong Regional Leadership at the Public Private Partnership Conference in Dubai.
Feb 01, 2007 ... Metito, the international desalination, water, and wastewater treatment specialist, made a strong case for greater private sector involvement in the water industry, at the 2nd Annual Congress on Infrastructure Finance which took place at the JW Marriot in Dubai from January 28-31. The ...
Pepsi sport fiesta discovers UAE sports stars of tomorrow.
Feb 01, 2007 ... Running for the third consecutive year, Pepsi Sport Fiesta is now an established part of the Dubai sports calendar, and increasingly a port of call for coaches scouting for the best local talent. At last year's fiesta, Al Ahli Sports Club and Darjeeling Cricket Club identified ...
Oil industry veteran David Woodward takes charge as Aabar CEO.(Aabar Petroleum Investments Company )
Feb 01, 2007 ... Aabar Petroleum Investments Company (Aabar) today announced the appointment of oil industry veteran David Woodward as Chief Executive Officer of the company. Woodward took charge today. Woodward has a total of 36 years of global oil industry experience including tenures in Abu ...
International Direct Dial at 100 Fils per Minute Great Value Promotion for Postpaid Mobile.(Bahamas Telecommunications Corp.)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Batelco, Bahrain's leading mobile operator has announced a one-week long promotion exclusively for its postpaid mobile customers from 3 to 9 February. For the duration of the promotion, postpaid mobile customers will be charged only 100 fils per minute from the 3rd minute onwards of ...
dell launches its first semi-ruggedised notebook in emea.
Feb 01, 2007 ... Dell today introduced the Latitude(tm) ATG(tm) D620 (All-Terrain Grade), its first semi-rugged notebook computer for customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) who work in tough environments.The Latitude ATG meets military durability standards1 and is designed to protect ...
Sakana's Training Creating Expertise In Islamic Finance.(Company overview)
Feb 01, 2007 ... The strength of desire for Islamic Sharia'a finance products is becoming increasingly robust according to Sakana, the Bahrain-based property finance company, whose programme of training in Islamic finance is resulting in the company championing further growth in knowledge about Islamic ...
Major Conference on Sexual Medicine to be Held in Dubai.(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Doctors and healthcare professionals in the field of sexual health from across the Middle East will gather in Dubai next week to discuss new clinical findings and research. International speakers from the US, UK, Germany, Australia, as well as a few from within the region, will ...
Blink Images stages photo exhibition of russian master.(photographer Nikolai Ignatiev's exhibition in Dubai)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Blink Images in association with arabianEye and sponsor Hewlett Packard will host an exhibition of Russian photographer Nikolai Ignatiev in aid of the United Nations World Food Programme. The exhibition at B21 Gallery in Al Quoz, Dubai, will run from February 19 to March 3 ....
Hotel investment industry chooses Maurice Flanagan for Lifetime Achievement Award.
Feb 01, 2007 ... Maurice Flanagan, vice chairman and group president of Emirates, the international airline of the United Arab Emirates, has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award for services to tourism in Arabia to be presented at the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference 2007 (Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai ...
Christie's inaugural auction of contemporary jewels & watches in dubai totals $11,814,880/aed 43,360,609.
Feb 01, 2007 ... Christie's inaugural sale of Jewels and Watches in Dubai sold for a total of $11,814,880/AED 43,360,609 at The Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel. Diamonds were the undoubted star of the sale as a magnificent marquise-cut diamond ring of 16.51 carats, D colour, potentially flawless, by Van ...
Royal Philips Electronics and Al Faisaliah Medical Systems announce a.
Feb 01, 2007 ... Today Royal Philips Electronics and Al Faisaliah announced the sale of a multi million EURO healthcare solution to Specialized Medical Center (SMCH) Riyadh. The deal was agreed upon during the Arab Health Congress 2007 in Dubai and will consist of the latest cardiovascular X-ray flat panel ...
Brisbane business committed to building stronger relationship in the Gulf region.
Feb 01, 2007 ... THE Right Honourable Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Councillor Campbell Newman, said he was delighted to host the first official trade mission to the Middle East by an Australian Lord Mayor. "This trade delegation of highly-respected businesses from Brisbane is here to actively ...
Brisbane Lord Mayor invites Middle East to Asia-Pacific Cities Summit.(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2007 ... LEADING a high-profile trade delegation to the region, the Right Honourable, the Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Councillor Campbell Newman, said businesses and government interested in securing trade and investment partners in Australia were invited to the Asia Pacific Cities Summit being held in ...
Trunk masterplan unveiled for The Palm Jumeirah.(Nakheel launched revised design of the project)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Nakheel, the UAE's leading developer, has unveiled a revised design for the trunk of The Palm Jumeirah masterplan incorporating the major waterfront leisure facilities, including marinas, beachfront hotels and shoreline clubhouses, that have been announced since the original concept design ...
RAK Properties announces rich returns in record time.(Financial report)
Feb 01, 2007 ... The Board of Directors of RAK Properties, the premier property developer in Ras Al Khaimah, has recommended a 7.5 % dividend to its shareholders, following a successful run in its first financial year ended December 31, 2006. A decision to this effect was approved by the Board ...
emirates skycargo launches dedicated freighter services to djibouti.(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Emirates SkyCargo will be introducing freighter services from Dubai to Djibouti from 18 February 2007. Djibouti, Emirates' 15th African destination, will be served by the Airbus A310-300F freighter once a week. Operating every Sunday, Emirates freighter EK 4805 will depart Dubai ...
bt to acquire ins, expanding professional services and u.s. footprint.(International Network Services Ltd.)(British Telecommunications PLC)
Feb 01, 2007 ... BT today announced it has agreed terms to acquire International Network Services Inc. ("INS"), a leading global provider of IT consulting and software solutions. This professional services acquisition will increase BT's presence in North America and will significantly enhance BT's ...
GAC renews sponsorship deal with professional golfer Richard Sterne.
Feb 01, 2007 ... Global logistics and shipping company GAC has extended its sponsorship of South African professional Richard Sterne for further two years, following the successful collaboration which started in 2004. The sponsorship deal was sealed yesterday between Bill Hill, GAC Group Vice ...
omani minister takes over as gulf air board chairman.(HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulla Al Harthy)(Gulf Air Company GSC)
Feb 01, 2007 ... Oman's Minister of Transport and Communication HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulla Al Harthy has taken over as chairman of Gulf Air board of directors. Al Harthy, who was formerly the deputy chairman of the board, assumed the chairmanship on 1 January 2007 as part of an annual ...
EDITORIAL COMMENT
Feb 01, 2007; ... United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice travelled to the Middle East last month, where she issued various assurances of America's commitment to achieving a more harmonious Middle East. And if this all sounds vaguely familiar, that's not surprising; Ms Rice has taken to making ...
Showdown in Gaza
Feb 01, 2007; ... Despite the rhetoric and the January visit of Condoleezza Rice to the region, another Middle East proxy war looms as the US and its allies arm Fatah and Iran bankrolls Hamas in the looming Palestinian power struggle. By Ed Blanche The power struggle between Fatah and Hamas in the ...
The last throw of the dice?
Feb 01, 2007; ... President Bush has unilaterally taken the decision to send 21,500 more US troops to Iraq. This time, even Tony Blair is distancing himself from supporting US policy. Adel Darwish reports AMERICAN PRESIDENT GEORGE W Bush might be a figure of hate or ridicule, or both, among the European ...
The man who knew too much
Feb 01, 2007; ... Richard Seymour reports on the relief felt by many in the West as they celebrated the end of Saddam Hussein. SADDAM HUSSEIN, FOUND guilty of crimes against humanity, was hanged amid chaotic and undignified scenes and is now lying buried in his home village of Ouja. The trial itself, ...
Bush and 'the doctor'
Feb 01, 2007; ... What President W. Bush says, and what he does, are not always the same, as recent clandestine meetings in Washington confirm. GEORGE BUSH HAS said publicly that he will not seek any rapprochement with Iran. However, the US, reeling from Iraq's descent into chaos, is privately looking for ...
The shark, the crocodile and the 'silent coup'
Feb 01, 2007; ... In Iran's December elections, the wily supreme leader, Ayatollah AH Khamenei, sought to constrain firebrand President Ahmadinejad to curb his influence, but a radical secret society lurked in the shadows. By Ed Blanche PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD of Iran and his ultra-conservative ...
Israel's miserable record in human trafficking
Feb 01, 2007; ... Israel's ambitious building programme continues but at considerable cost in terms of human misery, writes Mel Frykberg. IMPOVERISHED TURKISH LABOURER Shahecn Yelmaz arrived in Israel six months ago dreaming of helping his father pay off his mounting debts. But today the ...
Shaping the global agenda
Feb 01, 2007; ... From the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. MOHAMED AL MADY, the vice-chairman and CEO of the Saudi Arabian Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), is one of the few Arab leaders who have clout and influence at the World Economic Forum. He gave the following ...
THE YEAR AHEAD
Feb 01, 2007; ... 2006 was a favourable year for the region with growth in oil and non-oil producing countries. This special survey, researched and written by international financial analyst, Moin Siddiqi, examines the year just gone and offers an optimistic prognosis for the year to come. 2006 WAS ...
Selling off the silver
Feb 01, 2007; ... Kuwaiti citizens have never known it so good, with high oil prices dealing them health, social and educational benefits as well as possible cashback. But they should not become complacent, warns Neil Ford; now is the time to diversity. THERE HAS BEEN a great deal of discussion of how ...
Arab port security tightens
Feb 01, 2007; ... As America's "war on terror" grows more elaborate, Washington has compelled Arab ports to adopt new security measures, including inspection of cargo on ships bound for US ports. The silver lining is that it may make those ports more efficient, competitive and secure. Josh Martin ...
Is football Dubai's new oil?
Feb 01, 2007; ... IF THE MAKTOUM family offer Liverpool Football Club the same financial clout and commitment they have a Horded horse racing, tans of what still is British football's most successful club, will be in for the ride of their life. Tlie Maktoum family, spearheaded by Sheikh Mohammed, who ...
Egypt signs a nuclear accord with China
Feb 01, 2007; ... CHINA HAS ANNOUNCED a collaboration accord with Egypt for the construction of a peaceful nuclear power industry on the Mediterranean. Russia and the United States are also competing hard for development contracts in Egypt's new, multibillion dollar energy programme. Several other countries in ...
ON THE HOOF
Feb 01, 2007; ... IT SURVEY Dubai is at the forefront of municipal and state government moves in the region to offer citizens the ability to interact with officials online and on their portable handsets; at the same time businesses are starting to offer connectivity to their customers and employees from ...
REACH FOR THE SKY
Feb 01, 2007; ... IT SURVEY Organisations in the Middle East are overhauling and revamping their IT strategies, thanks to an excess of cash for investment, together with an onslaught of consumer enthusiasm for the Internet and mobile technology. What do soaring oil prices have in common with the ...
WAITING FOR THE GENDER RENAISSANCE
Feb 01, 2007; ... LAST YEAR, NEARLY 1,000 WOMEN, INCLUDING 44 MINISTERS from 88 countries, met in Cairo for the 16th Global Summit for Women, an annual conference dedicated to advancing women's roles in business and government. Summit president, Irene Natvidad, said that Egypt was chosen tor the gathering, in ...
Mightier than the sword
Feb 01, 2007; ... AUTUMN'S CLOUDS', Operation Rainbow', 'Picking Roses', the Israelis have a genius for giving lovely names to their bloody incursions into Gaza," said Mohammed Omer to nearly 200 Americans who gathered to hear him speak in Los Angeles. The 22-year-old photojournalist spoke in 15 American ...
Lens on Lebanon
Feb 01, 2007; ... "THIS IS A project of empowerment," explains Diana Keown Allan, founder and co-director of Lens on Lebanon, an international grassroots documentary initiative formed during the 2006 Israeli invasion of Lebanon. A filmmaker and doctoral student in Social Anthropology at Harvard University in ...
IS IRAQ ANOTHER VIETNAM?
Feb 01, 2007; ... IS IRAQ ANOTHER VIETNAM? By Robert K. Brigham published by Public Affairs ISBN 1 58648 413 3 price £13.99 paperback Since the first days of the Iraqi invasion, supporters of the war have cautioned the public not to view this conflict as another Vietnam. They rightfully point to many ...
ISLAM AND MUSLIMS: A GUIDE TO DIVERSE EXPERIENCE IN A MODERN WORLD
Feb 01, 2007; ... ISLAM AND MUSLIMS A GUIDE TO DIVERSE EXPERIENCE IN A MODERN WORLD By Mark Sedgwick published by Intercultural Press ISBN 1 931930 16 3 price £14.99 paperback The need to understand Islam and Muslims has never been greater, both because of conflicts that dominate the news and because of ...
TURKEY'S KURDS: A THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF THE PKK AND ABDULLAH OCALAN
Feb 01, 2007; ... TURKEY'S KURDS A THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF THE PKK AND ABDULLAH OCALAN By Ali Kemal Özcan published by Routledge ISBN 0 415 36687 9 price £60.00 hardback With the Kurdish Worker's Party (PKK)-led movement Kurdish ethnicity has entered into a supra-tribal resistance. It has moved towards ...
THE ARABIAN NIGHTS AND ORIENTALISM: PERSPECTIVES FROM EAST AND WEST
Feb 01, 2007; ... THE ARABIAN NIGHTS AND ORIENTALISM PERSPECTIVES FROM EAST AND WEST Edited by Tetsuo Nishio and Yuriko Yamanaka published by IB TAURIS ISBN 1 85043 768 8 price £42.50 hardback The Arabian Nights and Orientalism Perspectives From East And West was especially commissioned to celebrate the ...
DESERT CAPITALISTS
Feb 01, 2007; ... DESERT CAPITALISTS By Richard Rivlin published by Bladonmore Media Ltd ISBN 0 9553070 0 7 price £40 hardback The Middle East can trace its trading history back to the dawn of time. But the impact of globalisation, coupled with how the attitudes of Middle Eastern investors have shifted ...
ISRAEL IN HISTORY: THE JEWISH STATE IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
Feb 01, 2007; ... ISRAEL IN HISTORY THE JEWISH STATE IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE By Derek Penslar published by Routledge ISBN 978 0 415 40037 4 price £20.99 paperback The comparative dimension is all too often missing from writing on Israeli history. Zionist ideology restricts comparisons between Zionism ...
THE LAST WORD
Feb 01, 2007; ... The United Nations, the only organisation providing a forum where the poor can look the rich in the eye to ask what is being done to help them out of poverty, has chosen St Valentine's Day [14 February 2007] to confront the rich with the question. The UN International Fund for Agricultural ...
Norman Asaad in production.(plans to open new company)(Brief article)
Feb 03, 2007 ... Syrian actress Norman Asaad and her husband, Syrian director Adnan Ibrahim, announced they intend on establishing their own production company. Hence, neither will enter into any new agreements with other production companies. The couple began reading different television drama scripts and ...
Norman Asaad quits career and marries for money.(Syrian actress Norman Asaad)(Brief article)
Feb 03, 2007 ... Reliable sources have confirmed that prominent Syrian actress Norman Asaad has gotten married to a wealthy Gulf businessman and quit her acting career for good. It was stated that the groom had paid an enormous sum of money to the actress in addition to presenting her with five ...
Royal Philips Electronics and Al Faisaliah Medical Systems announce a multi million EURO healthcare deal with Specialized Medical Center Hospital SMC.(Specialized Medical Centre Hospital)
Feb 04, 2007 ... Today Royal Philips Electronics and Al Faisaliah announced the sale of a multi million EURO healthcare solution to Specialized Medical Center (SMCH) Riyadh. The deal was agreed upon during the Arab Health Congress 2007 in Dubai and will consist of the latest cardiovascular X-ray flat panel ...
ASPIRE students on international duty.(ASPIRE sports academy )
Feb 04, 2007 ... Students at Doha's enviable ASPIRE sports academy will enter another busy round of local and international training camps in January and February, gaining valuable competition experience against athletes from Europe and Africa. ASPIRE students undertaking programs in athletics, ...
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company assumes operation of BP Netherlands Gas Exploration and Production business.
Feb 04, 2007 ... The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (ADSM: TAQA) announced today that it has begun officially its management of newly acquired BP Netherlands gas exploration and production (E&P) assets, ideally positioning it in the heart of Europe's burgeoning energy sector. TAQA made ...
Middle East University signs landmark agreement with global design and engineering consultancy.(The British University in Dubai )(Atkins )
Feb 04, 2007 ... In a landmark agreement announced today, The British University in Dubai (BUiD) will become the global academic partner of design and engineering consultancy Atkins as part of its international awareness programme on sustainability in construction. The selection of a Middle East ...
7th global symposium for regulators opens tomorrow.
Feb 04, 2007 ... The Seventh Global Symposium for Regulators is scheduled to commence tomorrow with all preparations well underway at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center at Dubai World Trade Center on February 5 - 7, 2007. Organized by the International Telecommunication ...
Egypt's Grand Mufti says women can lead modern Islamic nations.(Dr. Ali Gomaa)
Feb 04, 2007 ... In a landmark religious decision, the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Dr. Ali Gomaa, has upheld a fatwa (religious opinion) he issued a year ago stating that, according to Islamic law, women in contemporary Islamic societies have the right to become heads of state and lead nations based upon the ...
Dubai Strategic Plan - 2015 unveiled.(economic growth plans for Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
Feb 04, 2007 ... The Dubai Strategic Plan - 2015 (DSP), unveiled Saturday by Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Prime Minister and Vice President, and Ruler of Dubai, is set to maintain double-digit economic growth, achieve a GDP of $108 billion and increase real per capita GDP to $44,000 by 2015. ...
Iran predicts US$260 billion investment in the gas industry.(Brief article)
Feb 04, 2007 ... Iran's Deputy Oil Minister Reza Kasaeizadeh said on Saturday that US$260 billion investment has been predicted in the gas industry in the 20-Year Development Vision Plan (2005-2025). Kasaeizadeh, who is also the Managing Director of National Iranian Gas Company, added that the ...
six-car uae team heads for saudi's hayel rally.(Hayel Rally)(Brief article)
Feb 04, 2007 ... The UAE will be represented by a six-car team in next weekend's Hayel Rally in Saudi Arabia as the Kingdom makes an official bid to break into the world of FIA international cross country rallying. Ahmad Bin Suqat, Matar Al-Mansoori, Ali Al Shawi, Abdulla Hamad Al Heraiz, Raed ...
christie's second auction of contemporary arab, iranian, indian and western art in the gulf totals $9,417,560/aed 34,562,445.(Christie's International PLC)
Feb 04, 2007 ... Christie's second International Modern and Contemporary Art auction held in Dubai on 1 February 2007 exceeded its pre-sale expectations totalling $9,417,560/AED 34,562,445. Together with the results of yesterday's historic first sale of Contemporary Jewels and Watches, the collective total ...
Tickets For Dubai Jazz Festival Are On Sale NOW!(Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival)
Feb 04, 2007 ... "An Unrivaled Final Line Up Is Confirmed For The 5th Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival 2007, Featuring More Legends, More Pioneers, More Divas, And Much More Than Jazz ..." Chillout Productions, founders and organizers of the Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival ...
Global Investment House -Ras Al Khaimah Economic Report - Ras Al Khaimah's (RAK) economy has minimal dependence on oil, unlike some of the other.
Feb 04, 2007 ... Emirates in UAE and most of the other countries in the region. The mineral resources that the Emirate possesses render it globally competitive in a few manufacturing industries. The contribution of the manufacturing sector to the Emirate's GDP has grown at a healthy rate in recent years ....
KIA signs an agreement with AAA Jordan.(National Arab Motors)(Arabian Automobile Association)(Brief article)
Feb 04, 2007 ... National Arab Motors, the sole dealer for KIA Motors, has signed up road assistance services for all of its new customers purchasing any KIA vehicles in collaboration with the Arabian Automobile Association Jordan (AAA'J). "The after sales services that we offer to our clients ...
Marcoms chief, Peter Yesawich, to keynote at VOIC - region's leading timeshare forum.(Vacation Ownership Investment Conference)
Feb 04, 2007 ... A leading voice in the global marketing of travel, leisure and lifestyle services, Peter C Yesawich, will address the subject of destination marketing at the forthcoming Vacation Ownership Investment Conference (VOIC) (Arabian Court, Royal Mirage, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 6 ...