23 hours ago Collaboration, Management and Control Solutions (CMCS), a leading UAE-based provider of project portfolio management solutions, has opened a new office in India to tap into the country''s $80m project management sector, which is expected to grow 5 times by 2013
23 hours ago Domotex Middle East 2010, the MENA region''s only dedicated trade show for carpets and floor coverings, has revealed that it is targeting the high potential markets of Lebanon, Syria and Jordan given the major focus on the real estate and industry sectors in these countries
23 hours ago Syrian Prime Minister Mohammad Naji Otri has laid the foundation stone for the Yasmeen Rotana Hotel in the Mezzeh area in Damascus, state-news agency Sana has reported. The 338-room hotel will have two VIP suites and a presidential suite, 35 businessmen rooms and suites, six conference halls
23 hours ago A Turkish company is interested in buying a stake in Kuwaiti mobile operator Zain, Reuters has reported, citing Arabic Al-qabas newspaper. If the owners do agree, the Turkish company will not specify the amount of shares it is interested in buying nor enter discussions until Zain finishes
23 hours ago March fiscal third quarter, Microsoft earned $4.01bn, compared to $2.98bn a year earlier. Microsoft didn''t give revenue or earnings guidance for the next fiscal year, which starts in July, but Microsoft CFO Peter Klein said he expects sales of Windows 7, the new Office 2010 and updates to
23 hours ago Iran-Khodro Co (IKCO), the country''s largest auto-manufacturer, has announced plans to produce 10,000 units of the Samand passenger car, outfitted with EF7 engines, in the current Iranian year (started on March 21), Fars news agency has reported. "The EF7 gasoline-engine used in Samand SE meets
23 hours ago Standard Chartered Bank Jordan in partnership with Safeway / The Sultan Center announced the expansion of its payment network to 17 additional payment locations. Standard Chartered Credit Cardholders now have the convenience of making cash payments of their credit card bills of up to a maximum of 3
23 hours ago ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order to implement Room Master solution in the 447-room Mövenpick Hotel Riyadh. The hotel, which is set to be completed in 2011, will be the first in Riyadh to deploy an intelligent room control system from ABB
25-4-2010 Muhammad Bin Saad Al-Ghamdi, spokesman of the Frontier Guard in the Eastern Province, had gone outside of the swimming area. The man was rushed to King Fahd Military Medical Complex in Dhahran, but he died soon after arriving at the hospital. In another development, marine patrol teams of the
25-4-2010 A store attendant works on her computer besides a fiberglass life-size statues of US President Barak Obama and first lady Michele Obama during an exhibit Saturday in suburban Pasay City, south of Manila. The exhibit, displaying local talents and ingenuity, was held to attract foreign buyers and