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Deyaar partners with Art Dubai 2009.
Summary: Further demonstrating its commitment to community initiatives and the support of Dubai's art and cultural heritage, Deyaar Development PJSC, one of the region's fastest growing real estate . . .

Dubai entertainment expo prepares for 15th edition.
Summary: Dubai Entertainment, Amusement & Leisure Show (DEAL) will celebrate its 15th anniversary when it takes place at Dubai World Trade Centre April 26-28, 2009, making it the longest running bus . . .

Seventh H&M store in Arabian Plaza.
Summary: (ME NewsWire): H & M, Hennes & Mauritz, the international fashion retailer, opened its Seventh store in the UAE to eager followers of fashion in Arabian Plaza located in Mirdiff, The 700 sq . . .

Kuwait Ministry of Commerce and Industry teams up with Microsoft Gulf on raids against pirated software vendors.
Summary: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) sustained campaign against pirated software vendors operating in the Hawalli district recently led to recent raids against two computer shops. . . .

ExxonMobil hails Qatar's emergence as science and technology hub.
Summary: One of the world's most powerful energy industry executives believes Qatar will emerge as a world-class science and technological cluster. Rex W. Tillerson, Chairman and CEO of Exxon Mobi . . .

itb demonstrates strong, steady interest in abu dhabi uae capital to get new traders hotel falcon hospital unveils new conferenc
Summary: Abu Dhabi pavilion exhibitors at ITB Berlin Eoe1/4" one of the worldEoe1/4aos largest travel shows, have reported strong interest in the emirate, its expansion plans and new product offerin . . .

montblanc launches exclusive dubai limited edition watch.
Summary: Luxury goods manufacturer Montblanc, recognized worldwide for its classic timepieces, jewelry, leather goods and writing instruments announced the launch of a Dubai Limited Edition TimeWalk . . .

dubai airport free zone welcomes watch and fashion accessories manufacturer fossilA.
Summary: Dubai Airport Free Zone, home to world famous international cosmetic, perfume and fashion designer brands welcomes FOSSILA, the avant garde watch maker and manufacturer of top class fashion . . .

'operation volcano' erupts at al ain international airport.
Summary: Emergency services across Al Ain sprang into action as they responded to an emergency call as part of a full scale aircraft crash simulation exercise entitled 'Operation Volcano' at Al Ain . . .

61 hotels valued at $8.8 billion to open by 2010.
Summary: Hotel Show survey reveals 61 new hotels in Arabian Gulf to be completed within 2 years at a combined cost of $8.8 billion A total of 61 hotel developments worth $8.8 billion are due for c . . .

Mubasher joins DMCC and World Gold Council to conduct seminar following introduction of gold securities trading in Nasdaq Dubai.
Summary: Mubasher, the premier provider of e-financial solutions, in collaboration with the World Gold Council, Nasdaq Dubai and Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), has announced that it has rece . . .

Credit information reporting must rise to top of financial agenda, say UAE bankers.
Summary: UAE bankers and industry experts highlighted that access to reliable credit information is now more important that ever. Over 20 credit and risk experts from banks, legal firms, credit bure . . .

dubai international boat show 2009 closed on strong sales, boosting global marine industry confidence.(Industry overview)
Summary: The Dubai International Boat Show has firmly placed the UAE as a world leading marine hub, say industry leaders, following the strong number of sales transactions and over 26,000 quality re . . .

Ahmadinejad slams Obama decision to extend sanctions.
Summary: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad dismissed international sanctions against his country as a "childish idea" on Friday, Iranian media reported. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad d . . .

Abbas: Unity talks face difficulties.(Brief article)
Summary: Rival Palestinian factions have so far failed to overcome obstacles in reconciliation talks which they hope will lead to a unity government, officials said on Friday. Rival Palestinian fa . . .

American critically injured during West Bank protest.(Brief article)
Summary: The Israeli military said an American man has been critically injured in a clash between protesters and Israeli troops over Israel's West Bank separation wall. The Israeli military said a . . .

PM: Iraqi forces will be able to control after US pullout.
Summary: Iraqi security forces will be able to control the country when U.S. forces withdraw, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Thursday. Iraqi security forces will be able to control the coun . . .

ABSOLUTE MONSTER.
Summary: The arrival of the new 1100 and 1100 S now increases the size of the Monster family, a family that redefines the naked motorcycle and stakes its claim as the new icon of Italian excellence . . .

SEAGATE AND AMD UNVEIL WORLD'S FIRST DEMONSTRATION OF SERIAL ATA 6GIGABIT/SECOND TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGH-SPEED PC APPLICATIONS.
Summary: Seagate (NASDAQ:STX), teaming with microprocessor manufacturing leader Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at the Everything Channel Xchange Conference in New Orleans, unveiled the world's first p . . .

Value of trade deals closed at 'Aquariya Expo 2009' reaches AED 4 million.
Summary: 'Aquariya Expo 2009', the premier ornamental aquatic exhibition and the largest consumer event for the marine aquarium industry in the Middle East, has concluded with trade deals worth AED . . .

seagate and amd unveil world's first demonstration of serial ata 6gigabit/second technology for high-speed pc applications.
Summary: Seagate (NASDAQ:STX), teaming with microprocessor manufacturing leader Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at the Everything Channel Xchange Conference in New Orleans, unveiled the world's first p . . .

Merck and Schering-Plough to Merge.(Company overview)
Summary: Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) and Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) today announced that their Boards of Directors have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement under which . . .

Mohammad Bin Rashid Centre for Leadership Development presents key features of Dubai Logistics City during Dubai Policy Watch fo
Summary: Mohammad Bin Rashid Center for Leadership Development (MBRCLD) has announced that it has conducted yesterday (Wednesday, March 11, 2009) a presentation on Dubai Logistics City and an overvi . . .

Expert at ICLDC underlines facts on fatty liver disease.
Summary: Fatty food consumption alone does not cause fatty liver disease, according to Professor Simon Taylor-Robinson, a specialist with Abu Dhabi's Imperial College London Diabetes Centre (ICLDC). . . .

Dubai eGovernment establishes consolidated platform for residents to air their views on the quality of public services.
Summary: Dubai eGovernment has announced that it has recently launched a consolidated platform where residents can register their complaints against government departments and speed up the process o . . .

abu dhabi's tourism bouyancy in itb spotlight - Emirate's Tourism Infrastructure Development Continues Apace.
Summary: Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), the tourism body with wide ranging responsibilities for building, developing and managing the tourism industry in the Arabian Gulf emirate has reported a . . .

Hamas support goes wider.
By Terry Lacey* A survey by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey research conducted March 5-7 in the West Bank and Gaza Strip shows that the popularity of Hamas rose sharply after the Isra . . .

Iraq: Reporter who hurled shoes at Bush sentenced to three years in jail.
Summary: A Baghdad court sentenced an Iraqi reporter who hurled his shoes at former U.S. President George W. Bush to three years in prison on Thursday A Baghdad court sentenced an Iraqi reporter w . . .

AL AIN CLASSICS BRINGS CHARM TO AL JAHILI FORT WITH THE VIENNA PHILHARMONIC CHAMBER ENSEMBLE.(Brief article)
Summary: Al Ain, United Arab Emirates: Under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage, the ongoing Al Ain Classic . . .

a...Audi Center Jordan - Nuqul Automotive sponsors the International Jumping Championship 2009.
Summary: Audi Center Jordan represented by Nuqul Automotive has recently signed an agreement with the Arabian Horse Club to sponsor the international show jumping championship 2009, which will be he . . .

To achieve targeted returns, private equity funds must focus on portfolio company value creation according to a.
Summary: Private equity funds which focus on improving the performance of their portfolio companies can still achieve their targeted returns despite the current global economic slowdown, strategy co . . .

Blue Coat Introduces ProxyAV 210 Appliance to Reduce WAN Costs.
Summary: Blue Coat Systems, the technology leader Application Delivery Networking, today expanded the Blue CoatA ProxyAVao appliance family to help enterprises optimise existing Wide Area Network (W . . .

DIFC Hosts Seminar Organised by the International Federation of Accountants.
Summary: The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) today played host to a seminar organised by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) and the International Ethics Sta . . .

Education in the Arab world must give.
Summary: Education in the Arab world must give priority to tourism and services sectors Education in the Arab world must give priority to tourism and services sectors * Wharton Global Alumni F . . .

Emirates Offers Football Fans a First Class FIFA World Cup,ao Experience.
Summary: Today marks another date for the history books with Emirates being announced as FIFA's Global Tour Operator for the 2010 FIFA World Cupao in South Africa. Emirates Offers Football Fans a . . .

Etisalat distributes 12 iPhone 3G to road show participants.
Summary: Etisalat distributed iPhone 3G to 12 lucky customers who had participated in the iPhone road shows, held last weekend in select malls across Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah Etisalat distribu . . .

Hamas criticizes rocket firing on Israel.
Summary: The Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers have voiced rare criticism of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel. The Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers have voiced rare criticism of Palestinian rocket attacks on . . .

Miriam Atallah stops all her projects.(Brief article)
Summary: The graduate of the music talent show "Star Academy" Miriam Atallah had stopped all her art projects because her father had entered the hospital after discovering that he has lung cancer . . .

Dina Abed Al Aziz joins "the Clinic".(Brief article)
Summary: The young actress Dina Abed Al Aziz joined the crew of the new television drama series "Al Iyadah" (The Clinic), in which she plays the role of a pharmacy manager The young actress Dina A . . .

A call to boycott the film "Uncensored".
Summary: A number young Egyptian women requested on the internet website "Face Book" that people boycott the new film "Bedoon Raqaba" (Uncensored) A number young Egyptian women requested on the in . . .

Rida Botros welcomes the press into her home.(Brief article)
Summary: The Lebanese artist Rida Botros recently welcomed "Elaph" into her home in Lebanon to talk about her new solo single "Habetak" (I Loved You) The Lebanese artist Rida Botros recently welco . . .

Muna Hala dreams of living Dalida's life.(Brief article)
Summary: The young actress Muna Hala revealed that she dreams of playing the role of the late internationally renowned music artist "Dalida" in a television drama series The young actress Muna Hal . . .

Gaza Strip: Two Palestinians wounded by Israeli fire.(Brief article)
Summary: Two Palestinians were wounded by an Israeli air-strike that targeted tunnels in Al Brazil neighborhood in Rafah Two Palestinians were wounded by an Israeli air-strike that targeted tunnel . . .

Assad: Direct peace talks with Israel possible with US help.
Summary: President Bashar al-Assad said Syria could hold direct peace talks with Israel if the United States acted as an arbitrator, according to an interview published on Wednesday. President Bas . . .

ALFalak awarded Best HP Supplies Partner in KSA.
Summary: ALFalak Electronic Equipment & Supplies Co, a leading provider of technology-based solutions to the Middle East, has announced that it has been bestowed the Best HP Supplies Partner in the . . .

Big savings for business at Rosewood Corniche.
Summary: Business travellers to Jeddah will now be able to get even more from the Red Sea city as ultra-luxury hotel, Rosewood Corniche, is offering working week discounts exclusively to corporate g . . .

Beiersdorf middle east posts 22.3% regional net sales growth over 2007.
Summary: Financial woes? Not so for the Beiersdorf Group, the world's largest skin and beauty care manufacturer that came to fame with its renowned NIVEA brand. Robert Taylor-Hughes, Managing Dire . . .

Clarendon Parker Middle East to attend Middlesex University Dubai "Career Day".
Summary: Clarendon Parker Middle East, part of leading employment services provider Manpower, will enlighten graduating students on key job hunting strategies and prevailing work environments during . . .

EMC expands #1 position in external disk storage systems, analyst firm reports.
Summary: EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC), the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, was the top provider of external disk storage systems again in 2008, according to the latest IDC World . . .

Ericsson's next generation of networks showcased in broadband summit.
Summary: Ericsson, the world's leading provider of network solutions to telecom operators, is the platinum sponsor of the two-day Broadband Summit that opened on March 10th in Dubai Festival City. T . . .