Middle East

ICCA selects Dubai as the host destination for its 2018 Congress

November 13, 2014 - At the Closing Session of the 53rd ICCA Congress, held in Antalya, Turkey, ICCA President Nina Freysen-Pretorius announced that the ICCA Board of Directors had selected Dubai as the host destination for 2018, saying: "Not only did this bid fully meet our business objectives and logistical requirements, the Board considered it to be a truly exceptional proposal.

iPhone 6 Launch in Lebanon

[UAE, 11 November, 2014] - Arab Business Machine, Apple Authorised Distributor for the Middle East, announced today it will offer iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, the biggest advancements in iPhone history, at leading modern trade stores and retail outlets across Lebanon beginning November 14, 2014. Customers can pre-order both models beginning November 7, at Authorised Resellers – Alfa, touch, iStyle, Actyv, Adkom, iQube, Interlink, GoMobile. For more information on availability, pricing and retail location, please visit www.abmme.com/iPhone.

First ever Online PR & Communications Academy launched in the Middle East by The Irish Academy of Public Relations and Orient Planet

  • Middle East’s e-learning market valued at USD 44 million in 2013
  • Region’s e-learning revenues projected to reach USD 561 million by 2016 at average growth of 8.2 per cent per year
  • 197 million people in the Arab World will have internet access by 2017, with internet penetration expected to jump to over 51 per cent over the next three years

October 27, 2014

The International Coffee & Tea Festival returns for its 6th year to open trade opportunities and showcase the world’s best tasting coffees & teas

October 21, 2014 - The International Coffee & Tea Festival (ICTF) is all set to take place at the Meydan Hotel Gallery, in Dubai, from November 12th to 14th 2014, to engage coffee and tea enthusiasts across the region. As the only dedicated event focused on Coffee, Tea and related products in the Middle East, the show has evolved over the years to include additional elements and attractions for trade professionals, café goers as well as the public at large.

LINCOLN DRIVES IN ‘SMART MOBILITY’ TO GITEX TECHNOLOGY WEEK 2014

 First-ever Lincoln MKC premium crossover badged ‘Official Smart Car of GITEX 2014’

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 9, 2014.

GITEX TECHNOLOGY WEEK 2014 - the largest information and communications technology (ICT) event in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) – has announced luxury automotive brand Lincoln as the official automotive partner for the second consecutive year.

MINI gets creative at the Beirut Art Fair 2014

 

26 September 2014 -  MINI flexed its creative muscles at the fifth edition of the Beirut Art Fair which took place from 18th – 21st September at the capitals renowned International Exhibition & Leisure (BIEL) Center thanks to the creative appearance of the all-new MINI Hatch launched earlier this year.

HRH Prince Faisal Bin Salman Launches One Billion Riyals Endowment to Support SMEs in Saudi Arabia

Strategic partnerships between government agencies and private entities to support one of the largest SMEs accelerators in the Middle East

22 September, 2014: HRH Prince Faisal Bin Salman, Governor of Madinah, launched Namaa Al Munawara, a non-profit organisation that serves as the implementation arm of Al Munawara Endowment, known as Waqf Al Munawara, developed to support and to empower the SME sector in Madinah region, in an event that took place at Taibah University.