UAE
October 24, 2004
A total of 800 children are working long hours on board of fishing boats off the coast of Buraika region, in Aden, to help sustain the living of their families, a recent survey indicated.
October 21, 2004
The Egyptian Media Broadcasting Company has decided to nominate Lebanese singer/actress Nicole Saba for the leading role in the upcoming television drama “Al Farashat Yahtariqn” instead of Egyptian ac
Montres Appella SARL, manufacturers of the leading Appella brand of Swiss watches, Thursday announced that it has consolidated its global logistics operations into a centralised hub located at the Jeb
October 20, 2004
American troops launched rockets to central Fallujah early Wednesday, hitting a teacher's college and destroying a house, killing six people, police a
Syrian actress Norman Asaad has denied recent circulating rumors that she has gotten married to her fiancé, director Adnan Ibrahim
Corruption in large-scale public projects, including in the Arab World, is a daunting obstacle to sustainable development, and results in a major loss of public funds needed for education, healthcare
NEC Computers International (NEC CI), Europe's sixth largest manufacturer of personal computers, has announced Tuesday that Al Yousuf Computers LLC, NEC CI Authorised Reseller in the UAE, has also bee
Future Communications Company, a leading provider of communication services in Kuwait and exclusive Nokia partner in the country, has implemented the Altitude uCI solution to provide enhanced wireless
Canon Middle East announced the launch of their latest scanner: the CanoScan 3200 F. The unique speed is achieved with the advantage of the USB 2.0 Hi-Speed connection and a new ASIC controller chip.
October 19, 2004
The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW), said on Monday that the Israeli occupation troops have demolished thousands of Palestinian homes illegall
Retail gold sales in the Gulf region for the second quarter of this year increased by 22% from US$1.03 billion to US$1.253 billion compared to the same corresponding period of 2003, according to the r
A memorandum of understanding was inked on Monday between the Yemeni Ministry of Oil and the Austrian OMV company regarding oil explorations in block No. 2 in Shabwa province. OMV is the largest indu
Gulf International Bank B.S.C. (GIB) reported consolidated net income after tax of $106.9 million for the nine months ended 30th September 2004, representing a $20.3 million or 23.4 per cent increase
MasterCard International, the global payments leader, Tuesday announced that Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline, will deploy MasterCard® SecureCode™ for its customers throughout the world
October 18, 2004
Air Arabia LLC, UAE’s national airline and first low-cost airline of its kind in the Middle East & North Africa region, received its new Airbus A320 aircraft Sunday – bringing the fleet to four aircra