Lebanese Ministry of Industry signs deal to raise quality of industrial research
The Ministry of Industry signed a cooperation agreement with the American University of Beirut (AUB), the National Council for Scientific...
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Facebook to open Dubai office with eye on GCC region’s advertisers
Facebook Inc. (FB), the social networking company that listed last week in one of the largest initial public offerings in...
GITEX Saudi Arabia 2012 generates remarkable interest from the local public sector
H.E. Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Suwaiyel, President of King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology, yesterday (May 22, 2012) inaugurated GITEX...
Dubai embraces ICT in education
Looking to boost information and communications technology (ICT) usage across the board, but particularly in education, Dubai has committed to...
Iraqi economic growth highest among Arab countries in 2012
The Arab Organization to Guarantee Investments and Exports released a report and voiced expectations that the Iraqi economy will be...
Saudi nonoil exports rise 31 percent to SR 176.57 bn
The value of Saudi Arabia’s nonoil exports rose by 31 percent to SR 176.57 billion in 2011 compared to the...
Retail on the rise in Abu Dhabi
The emirate’s retail sector is looking ahead to busier times, with solid sales growth expected and a swathe of new...
Qatar-Thailand 2011 trade exchange worth $2.8 billion
Trade exchange between Qatar and Thailand has jumped by 24 per cent over the past few years, becoming US$2.8 billion...
GITEX Saudi Arabia confirms 250 exhibitors ahead of May 21 opening
GITEX Saudi Arabia 2012, the 11th International Information and Communications Technology Exhibition for Saudi Arabia, has already confirmed the participation...
Iraq seeks up to $50bn gas investment, then big petchem plans
Mohammed Abdullah, deputy minister of Iraq’s industry and minerals ministry has said the country plans to lure foreign firms to...
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