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The Kensington Nursery Marks Official Opening of New Facility at Dubai Silicon Oasis

The Kensington Nursery Marks Official Opening of New Facility at Dubai Silicon Oasis

Nursery Supports Early Years development Dubai, UAE: January 31, 2012 – The Kensington Nursery today marked the inauguration of its new facility at Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), the integrated free zone technology park. Dr. Mohammed Al Zarooni, Vice-Chairman and CEO of Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), and Badr Al-Olama, owner of the purpose-designed preschool, inaugurated [...]

Abu Dhabi gears up for success through Change Management; 13 sector experts speak out

Abu Dhabi gears up for success through Change Management; 13 sector experts speak out

Business leaders, field experts and management professionals to attend conference; Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP) – Middle East 2012 “Succeeding through Change Management” February 1-2, 2012 Radisson Blu Hotel, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Dubai January 31 2012: Change agents’ Wendy Appel and Susan Furness are set to energise timely conversation among the region’s [...]

Covidien Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

Covidien Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

DUBLIN – Friday, January 20th 2012 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)– Covidien plc (NYSE: COV) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.225 per ordinary share. The dividend is payable on February 22, 2012, to shareholders of record on January 30, 2012. ABOUT COVIDIEN Covidien is a leading global [...]

New Leonard Cohen Song to Be Streamed by The New Yorker

New Leonard Cohen Song to Be Streamed by The New Yorker

Cohen’s Recognition Reflects the Strength of Popular Songwriting LOS ANGELES – Sunday, January 15th 2012 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)– For the first time in its history, The New Yorker, esteemed for its consistent publication of great poetry, will stream on its website (www.newyorker.com) Leonard Cohen’s new lyric “Going Home,” one of ten songs on his [...]

QNB Group Financial Results for the Year Ended December 31, 2011

QNB Group Financial Results for the Year Ended December 31, 2011

Doha, Qatar – Monday, January 9th 2012 [ME NewsWire] QNB Group, one of the leading financial institutions in the Middle East and North Africa, continued to record robust growth in profitability, with Net Profit for 2011 exceeding QR7.5 billion, up by 32% compared to 2010. The Board of Directors is recommending to the General Assembly [...]

ALHOSN University fully automates key student services

ALHOSN University fully automates key student services

December 21, 2011 ALHOSN University, a leading Abu Dhabi-based university dedicated to high-quality value-based education, has launched new online modules for course registration and payment requests at its website as part of efforts to optimize key student services. Students can now avail of the services 24/7 via the university portal. Each student request is fully [...]

ALHOSN University & building SMART ME organize Building Information Modeling workshop

ALHOSN University & building SMART ME organize Building Information Modeling workshop

December 20, 2011 ALHOSN University, an Abu Dhabi–based private educational institution dedicated to ‘global knowledge with a local vision,’ has conducted a Building Information Modeling (BIM) Workshop in cooperation with building SMART ME (BSME), the regional arm of the non-profit international alliance representing construction-related businesses. The event is the first of a series of BIM [...]

AWAL lends technical expertise at ‘First Meeting for Social Development Committees in Riyadh’

AWAL lends technical expertise at ‘First Meeting for Social Development Committees in Riyadh’

December 19, 2011 AWAL, a leading information technology (IT) services provider in Saudi Arabia, participated as an official IT sponsor at the ‘First Meeting for Social Development Committees in Riyadh’ held under the patronage of H.R.H. Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, Emir of Riyadh and Minister of Defense. The two-day meeting – which was recently held [...]

ACER Releases United Arab Emirates Results of PISA 2009+ Participant Economies

ACER Releases United Arab Emirates Results of PISA 2009+ Participant Economies

MELBOURNE, Australia – Friday, December 16th 2011 [ME NewsWire] -(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) this morning released the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2009+ results for ten economies. PISA is an international comparative survey of 15-year-olds’ knowledge and skills in reading, mathematical and scientific literacy, conducted by ACER. It [...]

4th Reach Out To Asia Gala Dinner, A Spectacular Success Raising 13 million USD for Education Development Projects in Asia & The Middle East

4th Reach Out To Asia Gala Dinner, A Spectacular Success Raising 13 million USD for Education Development Projects in Asia & The Middle East

Doha, Qatar – Tuesday, December 13th 2011 [ME NewsWire] In the presence of Her Highness Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser, Qatar Foundation Chairperson, the 4th Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) Gala Dinner & Charity Auction raised 13 million USD to support ROTA education projects in troubled Asian communities. ROTA is a Qatari-based non-profit organization that empowers [...]

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