Alpha Data, the UAE's leading systems integrator, has signed a partnership with Optimiza with a specific focus on Optimiza's kiosks solutions.Today, Optimiza is the first and only company to provide total enterprise turnkey Arabic-English kiosk solutions for the MENA region.

Dubai Libraries have launched the summer activities program under the theme (Today's Reader is Tomorrow's Leader). The courses program will extend from June 22 to July 31, 2008. For further information, please visit: www.dm.gov.ae • The Sultan Bin Ali Al

Pearl Dubai FZ LLC, a consortium of investors led by Al Fahim Group, today broke ground for Dubai Pearl, the world class US$4-billion mixed-use development, located in the heart of Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone (TECOM Investments).Senior officials from

The Director-General of Federal Naturalisation and Residency Department (FNRD) in the Ministry of Interior, Lieutenant-General Mohammed Salim Al Khaili, yesterday introduced four new types of visit visas and announced the new fees structure for various types of visit visas that

The Victorian Government Business Office in Dubai has a requirement for one or two temporary staff for 3 - 4 months, starting from June, to work updating a major Directory we compile.Experience in research, attention to detail and good computer

epi International, an investment organisation with an entrepreneurial business culture is seeking an outstanding individual for the position of Financial Accountant, based in Dubai.This highly principled organisation has provided unique syndicated investment opportunities since 2003, in which time it has

The Burj Dubai is facing up to a nine month delay and is unlikely to be finished until August or September next year, Emaar Chairman Mohammed Alabbar revealed on Monday.Alabbar told reporters in Dubai that the world's tallest building may

The Executive Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi has approved a financial increase in the additional housing allowance allocated for all UAE nationals and expat staff working in the sector of education in the Abu Dhabi, Al-Ain and Western

The new Salik toll gate has been installed on Al Maktoum Bridge.From September motorists using the bridge will have to pay a toll for using the crossing.Roads and Transport Authority has planned another toll gate on Shaikh Zayed Road.

due to the rising inflation.The survey conducted by Bayt.com, a leading recruitment portal in the Gulf, and YouGov Siraj, an online research company, with over 50 employers and nearly 400 employees — expatriates and nationals — disclosed that 66 per

The Paris-based Lebanese designer, Elie Saab, and a Dubai government-owned company, Tatweer, launched Monday a 163- million dollar project to build a boutique hotel overlooking the Tiger Woods golf course.The 360,000-square feet boutique hotel would be designed by Saab, bear

du - the UAE's integrated telecom service provider announced that it has been chosen by the Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Housing Establishment as the lead telecom provider to provide Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) based triple-play telecom services across all its prestigious housing

From January 10, 2009, all residents of Dubai will compulsorily have to be part of a Health Funding System which will entitle them to affordable basic healthcare within the emirate.In a major announcement made by the Dubai Health Authority yesterday,

For the first time in Dubai, Iranian artist Elham Moaidnia will be exhibiting her latest collection entitled Iran Today, a stunning collection of paintings that offers a fresh and retrospective look at the plight of women within the Iranian culture.The

du, the integrated telecom service provider in the UAE, held a voluntary blood screening drive for its employees to check against Beta Thalassemia and Sickle Cell diseases. This comes in support of the National Health campaign "UAE Free of Thalassemia

The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort and Marina, Starwood Hotels' newly-built 294-room relaxation spot, is set to lure tourists and visitors with its interior neoclassical style and tranquil setting facing the Arabian Gulf. A complete converged network from Nortel

The UAE Ministry of Labour announced the summer midday work ban on Tuesday, warning companies that flout the law would face heavy fines.The ministry said the ban would be from 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm from July 1 until Aug.

The UAE Government today launched its first-ever Media Communications Manual, outlining communications policies and procedures and defining roles and responsibilities of communications' teams across the UAE federal government.Developed in line with the UAE Government Communications Strategy, the manual comes as

Leading UAE bank Mashreq was named "Best Bank in the UAE" and GulfMerger, a financial and investment advisory firm, was named the "Best Merger & Acquisition House in Kuwait" at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence Middle East.Mashreq won the award