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Oracle survey highlights cloud integration challenges within UAE companies
Oracle has announced the results of a 'Cloud for Business Managers: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly' report, which found that the majority of businesses around the world have not yet adequately integrated their cloud applications across their business ...
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UAEs Etisalat waiting to hear on Maroc Telecom bid
Etisalat has yet to hear back from Vivendi on its bid for the French firm's 53 percent stake in Maroc Telecom, the chief executive of the UAE's No.1 telecom operator said on ...
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Etihad Airways appoints UAE National as General Manager in Belarus
WAM ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has appointed Mansour Al Marzouqi as its new General Manager in Belarus. Al Marzouqi joined Etihad Airways' Graduate Management program in 2007, subsequently holding several key positions in sales and business development in the UAE before being appointed General Manager of the Maldives in 2011. ...
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Sporting legends in Dubai for a night of boxing at Dubai Sports City this Friday
WAM DUBAI: A host of sporting legends will lace up their boxing gloves this Friday night at Dubai Sports City (DSC)'s recently opened indoor Football Dome, it was announced today. Those legends, including former rugby union stars Shane Williams from Wales and All-Black Carlos Spencer, as well as ex-England One-Day International cricket captain Adam Hollioake, will take to the ring in the ...
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UAE shelter mulls support for male victims of human trafficking
DUBAI// The country's support network for human trafficking victims is debating the idea of opening a shelter for men. Ewa'a Shelters for Women and Children operates shelters in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah for victims of human trafficking, such as migrants forced into prostitution. So far, the only male victims the shelters have received were children, said Maitha Al ...
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Emirati teens head to summer camp for peek into tourism industry
DUBAI // Emirati students will be taught how to market the capital as a tourist destination at a summer camp taking place in August. Tourism Youth Summer Camp, targeting pupils aged 15 to 17, will run from August 15 to September 8. The Abu Dhabi Tourism and Cultural Authority (TCA) organises the annual camp as a way to introduce pupils to potential careers in tourism. "This year the ...
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Burj Al Arab named best hotel in the world
The Burj Al Arab has been named the best hotel in the world at an awards ceremony in London. It also won the prize for best hotel in the Middle East at the Ultimate Luxury Travel Related Awards (ULTRAs) event. The awards are intended to recognise the best hotels, airlines, cruise lines and destinations. The best hotel in the world category is new this year, and the Burj Al Arab has won the ...
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Sony unveils world’s slimmest waterproof Xperia Tablet Z in Dubai Dh1999
Sony Middle East and Africa today launched the 10.1-inch Xperia Tablet Z at a media workshop in Dubai’s Ritz-Carlton DIFC hotel. The 6.9mm thick tablet is being purported by Sony as the "world’s slimmest tablet," and it weighs in at a light 495 grams. A comparison with the market leader iPad 4, Apple Inc.’s spearhead tablet, is in order here. The iPad 4 is 9.4mm ...
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RTS Realtime Systems to open data center in Dubai
RTS Realtime Systems Group (RTS), a leading global trading solutions provider, today announced plans to open its newest data center in Dubai, the first Middle East site in its global data center network. Expected to go live in mid-July, the new hub in the RTS global trading network will offer ultra-low latency access to the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX), one of the world’s ...
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Dubais Emirates NBD launches $1bn bond
Emirates NBD launched a $1bn core capital-boosting bond on Wednesday, amid healthy demand, allowing the Dubai lender to tighten earlier price ...
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Emirates to increase flights to Colombo from 30th June
Emirates, one of the world's fastest growing airlines, will increase capacity on its services to Colombo from 30th June 2013, with the addition of three more flights per week, the airline announced ...
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ACWA Power increases it ownership in SqWEC
ACWA Power announced that their fully owned subsidiary namely Saudi Arabian Water and Electricity Company ("SAWEC") has signed a binding Letter of Intent (LoI) with Mitsubishi Corporation of Japan ("MC") to purchase MC's 6% indirect shareholding in Shuqaiq Water and Electricity Company ...
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Al Tamimi Company confirm participation in the UAE - Korea Economic Partnership Forum
Al Tamimi & Company, the largest law firm in the Middle East, has confirmed its participation at the third UAE - Korea Economic Partnership Forum which will be held in Seoul from 27-28 May, ...
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GSMA Welcomes UAEs Decisive Step To Lead Regional Surge In Mobile Broadband
LONDON, May 22,2013 /PRNewswire/ --Tom Phillips, Chief Government and Regulatory Affairs Officer, GSMA, offered the following statement regarding the United Arab Emirates' decision to allocate the 700MHz and 800MHz (the Digital Dividend) spectrum bands to mobile, maximising spectrum harmonisation within the region and globally: "The UAE regulator, TRA, has demonstrated outstanding ...
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Two drug dealers arrested
Police said the two suspects were arrested in a sting operation by police. The first suspect identified as S.R.H., 25 who is married and lives in Sharjah, was arrested while handing over 2,490 tablets to the second ...
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Turbulence drama injures 13 on Emirates flight
A number of passengers and crew on an Emirates Airline flight from Dubai to Jakarta sustained minor to serious injuries after the aircraft was caught in heavy ...
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Dubais D BarGrill serves a fine Irish fare
The Irish are famed for their hospitality and the D Bar&Grill confirms that they now export it, too. The lively atmosphere in McGettigan's Irish pub downstairs was shut out as we climbed the softly carpeted, wrought-iron and oak spiral staircase, complete with a beautifully twinkling chandelier, into the world of Irish fine dining. What a treat awaited us. No attention to detail has ...
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Michael Owen declares love for Dubai on recent trip
Dubai this week after a short trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Earlier this week, the recently-retired footballer took to his Twitter account to reveal his break, saying: "Just boarded the plane. Dubai and back in 34 hours." He headed to Dubai to speak at an event last night (May 21st) to celebrate Arabian Business' Brits Power List, which honours Britons living in the ...
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52 Days of extravagant fun coming with SummerFest Abu Dhabi
SummerFest Abu Dhabi is gonna be crunk! With a refreshed identity and enhanced entertainment offerings, SummerFest Abu Dhabi an upgrade of the emirate's annual summer promotion - has been expanded into a 52-day extravaganza spanning mid-summer, the Holy Month of Ramadan, Eid Al Fitr and the destination s traditional EidFest celebrations.Running June 27 to August 17, SummerFest Abu Dhabi ...
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Fasttrack begins the installation of speed limiter devices in vehicles
Fasttrack, the vehicles maintenance and repair centers at Emirates General Petroleum Corporation "Emarat", in cooperation with Tibra General Trading Company, has started installing speed limiter devices in the vehicles subject to the Ministerial Cabinet's Resolution no. 6 of 2011, which stipulated changing the standard feature for safety requirements in passengers vehicles and ...
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Sony introduces new VAIO notebooks
Sony has expanded its range of touch-enabled notebooks with the new VAIO Fit E models, especially for those looking for more from their current ...
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Thomson Reuters launches Islamic Finance Indicator With The Islamic Corporation for the Development Of the private sector
Thomson Reuters, the world's leading provider of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, launched an Islamic Finance Development Indicator in collaboration with the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), the private sector development arm of the Islamic Development Bank ...
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AFED announces annual conference in Sharjah in October
The Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) announced, at the conclusion of a consultation meeting it held in Oxford, UK, that its annual conference for 2013 will be held in Sharjah, UAE, on 28-29 October. The conference will be held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Sultan Al-Qasimi, Ruler of ...
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UAE banking on experience at Asian Snooker Team Champs
The UAE will once again be banking on the experienced duo of Mohamed Shehab and Mohammed Al Joaker to deliver the goods at the Asian Snooker Team & Six-red Championships. Young and talented Khalid Kamali will be the third UAE player taking part in the events, which get underway in Doha on Friday. UAEBSA Vice-President Mohmmed Tamjid Abdulla said that every effort is being made to help ...
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UAE golf round-up Sharjah kids are showing progress
It was graduation day for more than 70 members of Sharjah Golf & Shooting Club's Junior Development Programme (SGSC JDP), as they went through the final grading and tournament day. With all juniors eager to try and improve on their current cap grading, they were put through 10 tests, including: putting, iron play, woods, chipping, pitching, golf specific fitness testing and golf ...
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