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Construction boom putting high pressure on cement demand
June 9, 2013 - 11:33 GMT
With massive investments being pumped into the infrastructure space, the outlook for the Saudi cement sector looks bright in the coming years.

June 3, 2013

Dan Smith, Head of Integrated Marketing for the Middle East and Africa region of Xerox’s Developing Markets Operations
08:20 GMT
(press release)

Continuing efforts to protect customers from counterfeit consumables and products, Xerox recently conducted raids in China and Dubai and introduced a new program to help detect imitations.

Walid Gomaa, Business Unit and Sales Manager, HP Storage Division, HP Middle East
06:51 GMT

HP announced it is helping small and midsize businesses and government agencies to maximize storage investments with new offerings that include the next generation of its MSA entry disk array.

June 2, 2013

PowerShot SX270 HS
10:42 GMT
(press release)

Canon Middle East unveils two new powerful PowerShot SX models – the compact and versatile PowerShot SX280 HS and PowerShot SX270 HS.

Jotun
06:18 GMT
(press release)

Jotun launched its “Lady Design” collection, which will revolutionizes the wall design paints segment with products and colour collections that empower customers to bring their own unique personality to life on their walls.

Best seaport – middle east award
06:02 GMT

Jebel Ali Port has won the trophy for Best Seaport in the Middle East for the 19th year in a row.

May 30, 2013

Saudi wheat precision farming
12:44 GMT

The Saudi stock market continued its upward march and managed a third straight rise yesterday, adding nearly 26 points further.

Toshiba STOR.E CANVIO
07:23 GMT
(press release)

Toshiba Gulf FZE today introduces the STOR.E CANVIO, its first portable external hard disk drive (HDD) to offer both up to 2TB of storage capacity and 10GB of free subscription to Pogoplug PC cloud storage.

May 29, 2013

The event will also include technical training sessions
11:21 GMT

Qatar's first Heating, Ventilation and Air- Conditioning (HVAC) systems exhibition will bring together 75 regional and international companies at the Doha Exhibition Center from June 4 to June 6.

During the event
10:18 GMT
(press release)

A quest for excellence in all aspects of its business has led to Dubai Aluminium, DUBAL, achieving another regional first.

May 28, 2013

Hike will undoubtedly have a negative impact on the price of products for consumer
12:04 GMT

Businessmen working in Egypt’s building materials sector warned that steel prices are expected to rise this coming June, as a result of increases in the price of raw materials and the continued devaluation of the Egyptian pound.

900X3B
10:14 GMT
(press release)

More consumers are becoming eco-aware and are beginning to search for products that can help cut their carbon footprints and promote greener lifestyles, both at home and more recently at work.

May 27, 2013

EMAL
09:19 GMT
(press release)

Emirates Aluminium has been recognised for its commitment to Health and Safety on the 14th of May with a Gold Award from the Royal Society of Accident Prevention (ROsPA).

May 26, 2013

Iran Readying to Fly Own Model of US RQ-170 Drone
12:16 GMT

A senior Iranian legislator said the Iranian type of the US drone which was tracked and hunted down in Iran late in 2011 will have its first flight in the near future.

Samsung GALAXY S 4
08:29 GMT
(press release)

Samsung announced that global channel sales of its GALAXY S4, a life companion for a richer, fuller, simpler life, has surpassed 10 million units sold in less than one month after its commercial debut.

May 23, 2013

During the event
05:46 GMT

Today PepsiCo brought together notable female leaders for a roundtable discussion titled ‘Women as Agents of Social Change: Inspirational Stories of Women in Social Responsibility”.