| Ministry of Health to reinforce regulatory roleUnited Arab Emirates
The Ministry of Health (MoH) today announced details of its 2008-2010 strategic framework which places a significant emphasis on upgrading healthcare facilities in the UAE to provide better services.
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The news stories from the past week are listed in chronological order below
City Mall holds its First Summer Celebration
City Mall Jordan | Sunday, 12 August
KIA Motors Jordan introduces ‘before service’ deal
Kia Motors Corporation | Sunday, 12 August
CGC launches dual-screen Nokia 2660
Consolidated Gulf Co | Sunday, 12 August
The Oberoi Group reveals plans for Dubai property
The Oberoi Group | Sunday, 12 August
Jordan Telecom Group concludes its re-branding
Jordan Telecom | Sunday, 12 August
Emaar Misr’s Uptown Cairo records overwhelming investor response
Emaar Properties PJSC | Sunday, 12 August
Air Miles expands Bahraini partner network to over 70 brands
AIR MILES | Sunday, 12 August
Dubai Chamber discuss ways to enhance bilateral trade ties with Romania
Dubai CCI | Sunday, 12 August
Dubai DED reports more than 121,000 eServices users in 7 months
Dubai DED | Sunday, 12 August
Gulf Air launches mouth-watering menu for the Middle East
Gulf Air | Sunday, 12 August
Jazeera Airways single-handedly grows Kuwait traffic by 14 per cent in one year
Jazeera Airways | Sunday, 12 August
Mercedes-Benz looks to the future with green engine
DaimlerChrysler Middle East | Sunday, 12 August
Federal Bank offers Oman Banking to Gulf-based NRIs
Federal Bank (India) | Sunday, 12 August
Etihad set to increase flights
Etihad Airways | Sunday, 12 August
CMCS to showcase next-generation business applications at GITEX 2007
CMCS | Sunday, 12 August
Samsung at GITEX 2007
Samsung Electronics | Sunday, 12 August
Bayt.com and IIR form alliance
Bayt.com | Sunday, 12 August
ADCB launches MasterCard’s credit card with PayPass technology
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) | Sunday, 12 August
Ministry of Economy conducts focus groups for strategic review of its eServices
UAE Ministry of Economy | Sunday, 12 August
SNASCO completes SIC flattening works
SNASCO | Sunday, 12 August
NETGEAR and Ubiquisys team to develop femtocell home gateway
NETGEAR | Sunday, 12 August
US Ambassador visits The Pearl-Qatar
United Development Co (UDC) | Sunday, 12 August
FESD Dubai introduces 3D face recognition security solutions in the Middle East
FESD Dubai | Sunday, 12 August
L&T sets business target of USD100 million in three years
Larsen & Toubro Ltd | Sunday, 12 August
Dolphin Energy successful loading of the first cargo of condensate
Dolphin Energy Ltd | Sunday, 12 August
French Museums agency established to progress Louvre Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) | Sunday, 12 August
Hilton introduces Personalised Online Groups service in the Arabian Peninsula
Hilton Hotels | Sunday, 12 August
RAK and Tanzania discuss closer business ties
Government of Ras Al Khaimah | Sunday, 12 August
DPS to educate regional market at GITEX
Data Processing Systems (DPS) | Sunday, 12 August
Emirates Arthritis Foundation chooses Etisal as its public relations agency
Etisal | Sunday, 12 August Emaar, The Economic City in discussions with SETE Energy Saudia to set up Membrane Bio-Reactor at King Abdullah Economic City
Emaar, The Economic City | Saturday, 11 August RJ transports 240, 000 passengers in July 2007, the highest record ever in one month
Royal Jordanian | Saturday, 11 August
GSH successfully completes refinancing for Spring Creek
Global Securities House (GSH) | Saturday, 11 August
Doha Bank USD 350 Million International Syndicated Loan oversubscribed by 46 per cent
Doha Bank | Saturday, 11 August
Fitness First opens in DIFC
Fitness First | Saturday, 11 August
IDC to host IT Infrastructure Roadshow in Cairo
IDC Middle East | Saturday, 11 August
BankMuscat Board approves AED 2.27bn (USD 619 mn) Dubai Group proposal to take 15 per cent stake
BankMuscat | Saturday, 11 August
Ernst & Young Corporate Finance launched to offer specialized corporate finance services under one brand
Ernst & Young | Saturday, 11 August
KM Properties becomes the first developer approved and licensed by the Dubai Economic Department
KM Properties | Saturday, 11 August
Oman Air ACSI / E-Ticket now available with Hyderabad Station
Oman Air | Saturday, 11 August
Foreign investors purchase AED1.064 billion worth of shares on DFM during last week
Dubai Financial Market (DFM) | Saturday, 11 August
MEED launches first sustainable business survey in the Gulf
MEED | Saturday, 11 August
Doha Bank USD 350 Million Term Loan Facility closes
CALYON Bank | Saturday, 11 August
‘Visions of Dubai’ gold coin to be available from September
DMCC | Saturday, 11 August
Dubai Islamic Bank opens two new branches
Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) | Saturday, 11 August
Telecom Egypt selects Pitney Bowes Group 1 Software
Telecom Egypt | Saturday, 11 August
DM and PR Newswire join hands to publicise COPEDEC 2008
Dubai Municipality | Saturday, 11 August
Visa’s Vice President for Egypt assumes broader African role
Visa International | Saturday, 11 August
Istithmar reaches definitive agreement to acquire Barneys
Istithmar | Saturday, 11 August
FAMCO delivers first Volvo A380 catering hi-loader
Al-Futtaim Auto & Machinery Company (FAMCO) | Thursday, 09 August
Al Tajir Real Estate ties up with DIB for Shariah-compliant financing options for Fortunato
Al Tajir Real Estate | Thursday, 09 August
EMKE Group invests USD200 million to set up shopping centre in Yemen
EMKE Group | Thursday, 09 August
First Peter Thomson signature course for the Middle East
Thomson Perrett & Lobb | Thursday, 09 August
Borse Dubai names Board of Directors and CEO
Government of Dubai | Thursday, 09 August
Media4G launches global business networking site
Media4G | Thursday, 09 August
Hilton launches Egypt booking page
Hilton Hotels | Thursday, 09 August
MAF Shopping Malls sign key land contract in Egypt
MAF Shopping Malls | Thursday, 09 August
Muscat City Centre inaugurates flyover and multi level parking
Muscat City Centre | Thursday, 09 August
FVC to showcase new rich media, networking and security solutions at Gitex 2007
FVC | Thursday, 09 August
Hyatt Regency Taba Heights set to be the favourite escape for Middle East holidaymakers
Hyatt International | Thursday, 09 August KTV Middle East to deliver multi-screen central system in 48 locations in Kuwait
KTV Middle East | Thursday, 09 August More television choice with Orbit Multiplex
Orbit Satellite Television | Thursday, 09 August
Westar Properties begins work on Jumeirah Village Townhouses
Westar Properties | Thursday, 09 August
Majestic enlarges fleet
Majestic Executive Aviation and Luxury Travel | Thursday, 09 August
The first real estate trust account opened by Al Manal Development with Badr Al Islami
Al Manal Development | Thursday, 09 August
Doha Bank launches representative office in Shanghai
Doha Bank | Thursday, 09 August
Italian retailer sets sights on Middle East
Mandarina Duck | Thursday, 09 August
Gulf Air extends luxury chauffeur service to five new stations
Gulf Air | Thursday, 09 August
Khaleeji Commercial Bank reports BD8.1 million in net profits for H1 2007
Khaleeji Commercial Bank | Thursday, 09 August
Mercedes-Benz Mid-East July sales up over 17 per cent
DaimlerChrysler Middle East | Thursday, 09 August
Secure Computing reports USD 57.6 million GAAP revenue in second quarter of 2007
Secure Computing | Thursday, 09 August
Al Burj Real Estate announces land handover in Madinat Al Arab
Al Burj Real Estate | Thursday, 09 August
Thrifty Car Rental announces its entry into Ras al-Khaimah
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group | Thursday, 09 August
Emaar International Jordan launches sale of Samarah Hillside on August 11
Emaar Properties PJSC | Thursday, 09 August
TechnoPark selects Emirates Bank as Preferred Bank
Techno Park | Thursday, 09 August
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts brings brand experience to life with help from Grass Roots
Grass Roots | Thursday, 09 August
Ministry Security Officials to address the Private Security Industry at Iraq Oil, Gas, Petrochemical & Electricity Summit
Iraq Development Program | Thursday, 09 August
NEC Computers launches two new servers at GITEX in Dubai
NEC Computers | Thursday, 09 August
PricewaterhouseCoopers signs sponsorship agreement with Hawkamah to promote Corporate Governance in the MENA region
DIFC | Thursday, 09 August
Yahsat deal ushers new era in UAE communications industry
Yahsat | Wednesday, 08 August
OMV and IPIC: Bundling of chemical activities in Borealis completed
OMV | Wednesday, 08 August
Mannai Corporation lists on Doha Securities Market
Mannai Corporation | Wednesday, 08 August
Korea’s construction giant Sungwon wins AED 400 million Isa Town Gate Road Project contract in Bahrain
Sungwon Corporation | Wednesday, 08 August
Islamic Finance team advises on Qatar’s first rated sukuk
Denton Wilde Sapte | Wednesday, 08 August
BSG launches BI Center of Excellence
BSG | Wednesday, 08 August
Ministry of Economy seeks to increase UAE’s competitiveness
UAE Ministry of Economy | Wednesday, 08 August
Alfardan Automobiles launches the 3-door variant of the popular BMW 1 Series
Alfardan Automobiles | Wednesday, 08 August
Al Habtoor Motors Service Centre at Dubai Investment Park celebrates second anniversary
Al Habtoor Motors | Wednesday, 08 August
Emirates Investment and Development launches Emivest Capital
Emivest | Wednesday, 08 August
Iraq Ministry official invites international companies to explore Iraq’s petrochem sector
Iraq Development Program | Wednesday, 08 August Qanat Al Qasba Development Authority announces QAQ renovation
Qanat Al Qasba | Wednesday, 08 August High Rise Properties and National Piling Company sign enabling works contract for the AED 1 billion ‘Waves’ project
High Rise Real Estate | Wednesday, 08 August
S&P launches first investable index for frontier equity markets
Standard & Poor’s | Wednesday, 08 August
ABN AMRO launches safe, smart and easy e-Banking services
ABN AMRO | Wednesday, 08 August
Bronco Fund acquires building in Dallas
Global Securities House (GSH) | Wednesday, 08 August
Emirates Extrusions builds new production facility in Dubai Investments Park
Emirates Extrusions | Wednesday, 08 August
Work begins on state of the art sales centre for Marina West
Marina West | Wednesday, 08 August
Jordan’s Youth Commission ‘We Are All Jordan’ goes online, powered by ESKADENIA
ESKADENIA Software Solutions | Wednesday, 08 August
Amana Contracting and Steel Buildings awarded Al Rajhi Investments contract
Amana Contracting | Wednesday, 08 August
Aruba Networks enables Middle East businesses to find ‘dirty air’ and suppress wireless interference with new enterprise analyzer
Aruba Wireless Networks | Wednesday, 08 August
Tanmiyat launches Al Khalidiyah Residential Project
Tanmiyat | Wednesday, 08 August
Hydra Properties acquires 20 per cent of RAK Cement
Hydra Properties | Wednesday, 08 August
MTC Kuwait selects Motorola for nationwide HSxPA network
Motorola | Wednesday, 08 August
Madinah Hilton enjoys strong ties with Egyptian tour operators
Hilton Hotels | Wednesday, 08 August
PRO TECHnology gears up for large presence at GITEX 2007
PRO TECHnology | Wednesday, 08 August
RAK FTZ organizes a CRM course
RAK Free Trade Zone | Wednesday, 08 August
SALAMA profits for second quarter 2007 reach AED 33.6 million
SALAMA | Wednesday, 08 August
USAID/SABEQ hosts architecture and engineering event
SABEQ | Wednesday, 08 August
Nissan Urvan achieves fourth sales record in June 2007
Nissan Middle East | Wednesday, 08 August
Samsung launches the Samsung F500
Samsung Electronics | Wednesday, 08 August
Air Arabia extends customer call centre timings to 24 hours a day
Air Arabia | Wednesday, 08 August
Emirates Fast Food Company – McDonald’s UAE achievements awarded by McDonald’s Corporation
McDonald’s | Wednesday, 08 August
Demand for Dubai real estate to continue to exceed supply for a few years, says leading Dubai developer
Omniyat Properties | Wednesday, 08 August
Dana Gas announces additional discoveries in Egypt
Dana Gas | Wednesday, 08 August
Acer’s new product range to dazzle GITEX
Acer Computer | Wednesday, 08 August
MassHousing standardizes on Cognos 8 Business Intelligence
Cognos | Wednesday, 08 August
Amlak Finance to become a founding shareholder of the Egyptian Mortgage Refinance Company
Amlak Finance | Wednesday, 08 August
Gulf Bank voted Best Consumer Internet Bank in Kuwait
Gulf Bank | Wednesday, 08 August
Gulf countries now look to Egypt for IT and business process outsourcing, says LINK Development CEO
LINK Development | Wednesday, 08 August
Emaar International Jordan completes Presentation Centre for Samarah Dead Sea Golf & Beach Resort
Emaar Properties PJSC | Tuesday, 07 August
J. Ray McDermott signs long term agreement with Saudi Aramco
J. Ray McDermott | Tuesday, 07 August
Starlink appointed to provide Hala cards for Qtel
Starlink | Tuesday, 07 August
Oman Air sponsors the workshop on Industrial Clusters Development in Salalah
Oman Air | Tuesday, 07 August
Standard Chartered PLC announces 30 per cent profit increase for first six months of 2007
Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) | Tuesday, 07 August
Zad Catering Services holds its official opening ceremony
Zad Industries and Services | Tuesday, 07 August
Darkom signs an agreement with Bindar Trading and Investment Company
Darkom | Tuesday, 07 August
MFS International opens office in Dubai International Financial Centre
MFS International Limited | Tuesday, 07 August
Byblos Bank Lebanon integrates with primion Security Technology
FESD Dubai | Tuesday, 07 August
Extreme Networks enhances security enforcement tools to increase insight and control of enterprise networks
Extreme Networks | Tuesday, 07 August
Etihad wins top award for economy cuisine
Etihad Airways | Tuesday, 07 August
Qtel six month revenues reach QR 4,014 m, an increase of 97.4 per cent
Qatar Telecom (Q-Tel) | Tuesday, 07 August
Elixir launches Rethobe in the Kingdom
Elixir | Tuesday, 07 August
Adhari Park Development Co appoints Memac Ogilvy Bahrain as its communications partner
Tameer | Tuesday, 07 August
The Ahli United Bank (Egypt) offers summer travel deals
Ahli United Bank (AUB) | Tuesday, 07 August
LG hosts high-level regional marketing event
LG Electronics | Tuesday, 07 August
Emaar, The Economic City signs MoU with Arabian BEMCO to set up power plant at KAEC
Emaar, The Economic City | Tuesday, 07 August
S&P: Development of financial centres and legislation lay foundations for Middle Eastern securitization
Standard & Poor’s | Tuesday, 07 August
Union National Bank ranked fastest moving bank in the region by Banker Magazine
Union National Bank (UNB) | Tuesday, 07 August
Innovation in Islamic banking is key to industry development, says Islamic finance expert
HSBC Bank Middle East | Tuesday, 07 August
ITWorx focuses the spotlight on the Middle East
ITWorx | Tuesday, 07 August
Dubai Silicon Oasis to unveil on-site First Aid Centre
Dubai Silicon Oasis | Tuesday, 07 August
Panasonic integrates futuristic features in new series of permanent-installation projectors
Panasonic | Tuesday, 07 August
Aptec to showcase Sun solutions at GITEX
Sun Microsystems Middle East | Tuesday, 07 August
Javna selects Integrated Systems as marketing partner in Saudi Arabia
Javna | Tuesday, 07 August
Avaya demonstrates leadership in IP Telephony at GulfComms 2007
Avaya | Tuesday, 07 August
Hertz UAE launches last minute online deals
Hertz Middle East | Tuesday, 07 August
Nexans to promote its LAN Infrastructure solutions at Gitex Technology Week 2007
Nexans | Tuesday, 07 August
Cyberoam Partners with Sariya in Saudi Arabia to expand Middle East presence
Elitecore Technologies | Tuesday, 07 August
Trapeze launches unique wireless solutions that rival wired LAN’s performance and reliability
Trapeze Networks | Tuesday, 07 August
Qatar Airways announces 2007 route expansion in India
Qatar Airways | Tuesday, 07 August
LINSCAN signs technology partnership agreement with Rom Star for pipeline inspection services in Malaysia
LINSCAN | Tuesday, 07 August
MiddleEastPostBox.com launches Best Practices Guide for Email Marketing in the Middle East
MiddleEastPostBox.com | Tuesday, 07 August
IBO confirms school candidacy
Beacon Education | Tuesday, 07 August
New M Sports Package for the BMW X5
BMW Group Middle East | Tuesday, 07 August
Foster Wheeler awarded feed for Karan onshore gas processing
Foster Wheeler | Tuesday, 07 August
The ARTOC Group launches its first international, multimedia campaign with CNN
CNN International | Tuesday, 07 August
Dubai Government launches ‘Borse Dubai’
Government of Dubai | Monday, 06 August
KHD Humboldt Wedag International Ltd. awarded USD110 million contract by Arabian Cement Company
KHD Humboldt Wedag International Ltd. | Monday, 06 August
Moody’s reports: Egyptian banking system outlook stable; positive medium-term prospects
Moody’s | Monday, 06 August
MEED launches in-depth Dubai real estate report
MEED | Monday, 06 August
Ministry of Culture supports development while sustaining national identity
UAE Ministry of Information & Culture | Monday, 06 August
ITWorx wins Microsoft’s 2007 Partner of the Year Award for Custom Development Solutions, Web Development
ITWorx | Monday, 06 August
QIB to construct new branch on C Ring Road in Doha
Qatar Islamic Bank | Monday, 06 August
R&M rolls out the cables for GITEX Dubai 2007
R&M | Monday, 06 August
Gulf Air continues winning streak with SkyTrax award for best First Class onboard catering
Gulf Air | Monday, 06 August
Affinitiv announces Executive Knowledge Series to help businesses improve performance
Affinitiv | Monday, 06 August
Gulf International Bank leads Barwa Real Estate’s USD600 million syndicated Murabaha Financing Facility
Gulf International Bank (GIB) | Monday, 06 August
Etihad record passenger growth continues
Etihad Airways | Monday, 06 August
Farnek Services LLC sees new Middle East property owner profile with higher expectations
Farnek Avireal | Monday, 06 August
Air Tanzania selects Mercator’s outsourced revenue accounting solution
Mercator | Monday, 06 August
Record Mid East online sales for British Airways
British Airways (BA) | Monday, 06 August
CHI Development Group begin construction on the Jumeirah Golf Estates
Jumeirah Golf Estates | Monday, 06 August
MasterCard reports another successful quarter in the Asia/Pacific, Middle East & Africa region
MasterCard International | Monday, 06 August
Eplan engineering software increases presence in the Middle East
EPLAN International | Monday, 06 August
Acer to run customer service camp
Acer Computer | Monday, 06 August
DigiPhoto opens entertainment imaging centre at Toys ‘R’ Us, Dubai Festival City
Digiphoto | Monday, 06 August
Atlas Financial Services (AFS) begins expansion plans by opening Abu Dhabi branch
Atlas Financial Services | Monday, 06 August
In time for GITEX 2007, EMC expands industry’s broadest set of storage technologies
EMC Middle East | Monday, 06 August
New Murano 08 engraves the name in the world of ultimate style
Nissan Middle East | Monday, 06 August
DFSA enters into Memorandum of Understanding with counterpart in Iceland
DFSA | Monday, 06 August
DM orders further 60 new Hyundais from Juma Al Majid
Juma Al Majid Group | Monday, 06 August
EFG Hermes tops nine categories in Euromoney Middle East Equity Research Survey 2007
Euromoney | Monday, 06 August
FINE products now available through Bebida
FINE Hygienic Paper FZE | Monday, 06 August
Practitioners to focus on CSR and ethics at annual IIRME PR Congress
Public Relations Congress | Monday, 06 August
Dubai Sports City golf course ‘The Dunes’ set for December 2007 opening
Dubai Sports City | Monday, 06 August
Emirates Computers unveils its latest retail showroom at DIFC
Emirates Computers (EC) | Monday, 06 August
Toyota releases new safety website
Ebrahim Khalil Kanoo | Monday, 06 August
du welcomes visitors to the UAE with feature loaded visitor pack
du | Monday, 06 August |
