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UK based Building Zones and Synaptic Solutions first in EMEA to reach Pinnacle of Meru partner program.
Summary: Meru Networks has announced that in recognition of outstanding work and commitment to the highest pre- and post-sales support standards, Surrey-based Building Zones and Reading-based Synapt . . .

Aujan Industries Achieves the "555 Strategy" One Year in Advance - 2008 Business Results reveal 24% growth in revenue.
Summary: Aujan Industries Co., the largest privately-owned beverage and Confectionery Company in the GCC, announced that it has achieved its '555' strategy (USD $500M with 5 brands in 5 years) one y . . .

Barclays announces the appointment of Izzat Nuseibeh as CEO of its Investment Banking and Investment Management Business in Qata
Summary: Barclays announces the appointment of Izzat Nuseibeh, as Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Banking and Investment Management (IBIM) arm of Barclays PLC in Qatar, based in the Qatar . . .

Sudan president making trip abroad despite arrest warrant.
Summary: Sudan's president traveled to Eritrea on Monday in his first trip abroad since an international court issued an arrest warrant against him on charges of war crimes in Darfur. Sudan's pres . . .

Iraq Oil Ministry set to make big announcements at the Next Generation Oil and Gas Summit.
Assem Jihad -- Chief Information Officer -- Iraq Oil Ministry -- has confirmed that he will be speaking at the illustrious NGOG Summit next week at the Le ME[umlaut]ridien Al Aqah Beach Resort, Fuja . . .

Lebanon: Five, including senior PLO official, killed in blast.
Summary: The deputy of Palestine Liberation Organization representative in Lebanon Abbas Zaki was killed on Monday in a bomb blast outside the southern refugee camp of Miyeh Miyeh. The deputy of P . . .

Turkish president pays historic visit to Baghdad.
Summary: Turkey's president started the first visit by a Turkish head of state in more than 30 years on Monday. Turkey's president started the first visit by a Turkish head of state in more than 3 . . .

Lebanon: Hamas, Hizbullah blame Israel for senior PLO official killing.
Summary: The deputy of Palestine Liberation Organization representative in Lebanon Abbas Zaki was killed on Monday in a bomb blast outside the southern refugee camp of Miyeh Miyeh. The deputy of P . . .

Iraq: Scores killed and wounded as president tells PKK to disarm.(Brief article)
Summary: A suicide bomber blew himself up at a funeral in Iraq's northern Diyala province on Monday, killing 13 and wounding 30, police said. A suicide bomber blew himself up at a funeral in Iraq' . . .

Etihad appoints two new senior executives.
Summary: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has boosted its management team with the appointment of two new senior executives. The Abu Dhabi-based airline has appoin . . .

Saed Jamal films new song with Adel Sarhan.
Summary: The young artist Saed Jamal will film a new video clip for the song called "Min Qalbi" (From My Heart) under the director Adel Sarhan The young artist Saed Jamal will film a new video cli . . .

Liqa Swidan from acting to singing.
Summary: Actress Liqa Swidan singed a new contract last week with the music production company "Mazika," owned by the producer Muhsin Jaber to produce a new musical album called "Farhit Hayati" (The . . .

'Rotana' pays 10 million dollars to end Tamer Hosni's troubles.
Summary: The famous music company 'Rotana' offered US$10 million dollars to the producer Naser Mahrous to terminate the contract between him and the Egyptian superstar Tamer Hosni to resolve the con . . .

Salah Al Sa'dani returns to the cinema.
Summary: The famous Egyptian actor Salah Al Sa'dani has returned with a new film called "Al Jarimah Al Kamilah" (The Entire Crime) The famous Egyptian actor Salah Al Sa'dani has returned with a ne . . .

10 per cent cash dividend approved at Air Arabia Annual General Meeting.
Summary: Following the conclusion of its second Annual General Meeting (AGM), which was held today in Sharjah, the Board of Director of Air Arabia announced that the assembly approved the distributi . . .

Tamer Hosni exceeds all expectations at the "February Nights Festival".
Summary: The second night of the famous Kuwaiti musical festival "Hala Febrayer" was much anticipated because of the young stars performing that night, including Nancy Ajram, Tamer Hosni and Bashar . . .

Fullah sings for Muhammad Abdoh.
Summary: The famous music production company 'Rotana' will release a new album for the Algerian music artist Fullah The famous music production company 'Rotana' will release a new album for the Al . . .

Rotana wins over Wardah Al Jazaryiah.
Summary: The event was not a usual one and it was considered as a night for the greatest which is how the presenter Jomanah Bo Eid described it in her speech to open the press conference The event . . .

Nancy Ajram has no interest in American Citizenship.
Summary: The famous Lebanese artist Nancy Ajram denied that she will take time off from her music career due to her pregnancy during a recent press conference in Kuwait held prior to her performance . . .

Al Reyami Travel & Tourism Signs Innovative Implant Services Agreement with National Food Products Company.
Summary: Al Reyami Group's Travel & Tourism division, specializing in corporate, leisure and retail travel, entered a binding partnership contract with National Food Products Company (NFPC) on March . . .

U.S. Department of State Announces Winners of Global Online Video Contest.
Summary: The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is pleased to announce the four winners of its online video contest, "My Culture + Your Culture =?". The cont . . .

Haifa: Car bomb left by Palestinians defused after small blast.
Summary: Israeli police said on Sunday they had defused a car bomb left at a shopping mall by Palestinians. Israeli police said on Sunday they had defused a car bomb left at a shopping mall by Pal . . .

"Dubai Culture" unveiled as the new brand identity of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority.
Summary: The Dubai Culture and Arts Authority today announced its new brand identity, as part of which it has been renamed "Dubai Culture". The new brand identity will help the organisation build on . . .

Deutsche Messe Dubai Branch to launch three international trade fair profiles in Dubai.
Summary: Deutsche Messe Dubai Branch, the regional arm of Deutsche Messe Hannover - Germany, one of the world's leading international trade fair organizers with a global portfolio of over 100 niche . . .

dafz based empire aviation soars through downturn.(Dubai Airport Free Zone )
Summary: Dubai Airport Free Zone (DAFZ) based Empire Aviation has defied the current downturn in a booming business aviation industry which is witnessing tremendous growth in the region. Dubai Air . . .

Qatar's Leading Operator Named for Telecom Deal of the Year Middle East and Outstanding Leader of the Year.
Summary: Qtel continued its run of industry accolades this week, winning "Outstanding Leader of the Year" and "Telecom Deal of the Year Middle East" at the TMT Finance and Investment Middle East Awa . . .

SCCI holds dialogue with private sector members to unify visions for promoting Sharjah's development.
Summary: The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) recently met its new members from the private sector to discuss how they could unify their efforts to more effectively promote Sharjah's . . .

Sherwoods sponsors annual sports meet of one of the biggest British Curriculum Schools network in the world.
Summary: Sherwoods Independent Property Consultants has announced that it is sponsoring the British Schools in the Middle East (BSME) Games 2009, which is being held from March 20 to 21 at the JESS . . .

TOPSHOP Announces First Student Mural Competition across the Middle East.
Summary: TOPSHOP, the leading women's fashion brand with over 25 fashion stores in the GCC and Middle East, invites all students to participate in a Mural Competition, "Unleash Your Creativity," sta . . .

Al Baddad International announces support for Dubai World Cup.
Summary: Al Baddad International, member of Al Baddad Global group of companies, announced that it has completed preparations to support Dubai World Cup, one of the major annual sporting events that . . .

GCC Interns and The S&T Group Launch Gulf Region Summer Internship Program.
Summary: In the past, top-tier firms throughout the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) tended to hire Western educated and, as they saw it, more qualified, foreign candidates in lieu of . . .

DHL Express appoints new area director.
Summary: DHL Express has appointed Garry Kemp as the new Area Director to the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT). Located at DHL Express' MENAT Area office in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain, G . . .

DIFC launches The Governor's Awards in Association with the Dubai Quality Group.
Summary: In line with the directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), in . . .

GEMS student wins Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Distinguished Academic Performance.(Global Education Management
Summary: Simran Vedvyas, a Grade 5 student from The Millennium School, has won the Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Distinguished Academic Performance. She is one amongst only four dist . . .

GETEX Dubai 2009 complements UAE Ministry of Higher Education's initiative to enhance quality of national graduates.
Summary: The 21st edition of GETEX Dubai, the Middle East's leading education fair, has reformatted its Student Recruitment 2009 segment to serve as a complementary platform to a recently unveiled s . . .

Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium 'Ring of Fire' Lights Up Night Sky.
Summary: Dubai Sports City's cricket stadium stood bold and bright on the Dubai skyline as officials making final preparations for the grand opening tested the 365 floodlights that will create ideal . . .

Sage Software records GBP 1.295 million in global revenues for year ended September 2008.(Company overview)
Summary: Sage Software, the leading global supplier of ERP, CRM, and HRM solutions to medium and large organizations, has announced that it has secured GBP 1.295 million in total global revenues for . . .

More competitive pricing structures help push demand for facilities management services in the UAE.
Summary: Corrections have been introduced in the rates of facilities management (FM) services in response to the global financial crisis, resulting in more competitive pricing structures and higher . . .

Westcon ME and Motorola Enterprise Mobility Solutions enhance channel knowledge on Enterprise WLAN technology.
Summary: Westcon ME, a leading value-added distributor of security, convergence and mobility products and solutions for leading technology vendors, has announced that it recently conducted a trainin . . .

Iraq: British hostage appears in new video.
Summary: The British Embassy in Baghdad said Sunday it had received a new video showing one of five British hostages seized by gunmen from Iraq's Finance Ministry nearly two years ago. The British . . .

AUD wins Wooden Bridge Competition against AUS and UAE University.
Summary: The Civil Engineering Students Association (CESA) at The American University in Dubai (AUD) organized The Wooden Bridge Competition, in an attempt to shed light on the importance of bridges . . .

Netanyahu wants to reassure Egypt over next FM.
Summary: Israeli premier-designate Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to reassure Cairo over choosing a disputed politician who once told the Egyptian president to "go to hell" as his foreign minister, h . . .

Blue Coat and EMW FZ LLC teams up in distribution deal.
Summary: Blue Coat Systems announced today that it has signed a new distribution agreement with EMW FZ LLC, one of the top System Integrators in the Middle East. Blue Coat and EMW FZ LLC teams up . . .

Citrix Systems appoints FVC as authorised VAD for Middle East for its Application Networking Group offerings.
Summary: New partnership to tap into enterprise network projects for Citrix Citrix Systems, Inc., the global leader in application delivery infrastructure, has appointed FVC as its authorised Valu . . .

Dubai Customs receives a delegation representing Federal and Local government departments and organizations.
Summary: comprising of representatives from a number of Federal and Local organizations and departments including the Ministry of Environment and Water. Dubai Customs receives a delegation represe . . .

DP WORLD'S DORALEH PORT RECEIVES 9660 TEU.
Summary: Global marine terminal operator DP World's recently-inaugurated Doraleh Container terminal at Djibouti received CMA-CGM's Ivanhoe, with a nominal capacity of 9660 TEU (twenty foot equivalen . . .

Hamas leader: Israel creating obstacles to reach prisoner exchange deal.
Summary: Hamas political bureau chief, Khaled Meshaal, is quoted Sunday as saying his movement is ready to release captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. By Viola Campali, Rome Hamas political b . . .

Sudan: Religious scholars urge Bashir not to attend Arab summit.
Summary: Sudan's Islamic scholars have issued a religious edict (fatwa) urging the president not to travel to an Arab summit because of the international warrant against him on war crimes charges, s . . .

DEWA announces its new logo on its First Day of WETEX 2009.
Summary: Water Technologies, Energy and Environment Exhibition (WETEX 2009) activities will be launched on 29th March, 2009, with distinguished regional and international participation DEWA announ . . .

first gulf bank pays ITS US$750 MILLION SYNDICATED TERM LOAN IN FULL.
Summary: First Gulf Bank (FGB) announced today that the three year syndicated term loan facility of US$ 750 million which was signed in March 2006, matured on 16 March 2009 and was paid in full. f . . .