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DMCA to issue official licenses for visiting yachts at Dubai International Boat Show 2016

Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA), the government authority charged with regulating, coordinating and supervising all aspects of Dubai's maritime sector, has revealed that it has completed all of its preparations for the issuance of official permits for visiting yachts participating in this year’s edition of the Dubai International Boat Show (DIBS), the Middle East and North African region's (MENA) number one marine luxury, leisure and lifestyle industry event, which will be held from March 1 to March 5, 2016 at the Dubai International Marine Club, Mina Seyahi.

Ferrari names Scuderia Lebanon ‘Best Importer’ in the Region

Following an exceptional year of success, Scuderia Lebanon s.a.l., the official Ferrari importer in Lebanon, has been named ‘Best Ferrari Importer 2015’ in the Middle East, Africa and India region at the Ferrari MEA Importers’ meeting. Mr. Hassan Haidar, Owner of Scuderia Lebanon, accepted the award on behalf of his team at the awards ceremony held in Milan, Italy recently. The accolade which Scuderia Lebanon has won for the first time in its history as a Ferrari importer, was presented by Mr. Enrico Galliera, Senior Vice-President Commercial & Marketing, Ferrari SpA and Mr.

BEIRUT GET READY – DISNEY IN CONCERT: FROZEN A UNIQUE LIVE PERFORMANCE COMES TO THE CITY

FLASH Entertainment in partnership with Biel Group presents the award winning movie with the orchestral accompaniment of the Beirut Symphony Orchestra conducted by Maestro. Harout Fazlian Two shows only on Saturday, 5 March and Sunday, 6 March Doors open at 3:00 pm till 7:00 pm at BIEL, Beirut, Lebanon FLASH Entertainment & Biel Group present a unique orchestral accompaniment of the BAFTA and Academy Award®-winning and number–one-animated feature film of all time, Disney’s Frozen, at BIEL this March in Beirut.

DEWA’s women’s sports team wins Duplays’ 5-a-side football tournament

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)’s women’s sports team came first in the 5-a-side football tournament organised by Duplays, the UAE’s largest organiser of recreational sport leagues and amateur sports competitions. HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, commended the achievement by the team, as well as the efforts of DEWA’s Woman’s Committee. “DEWA exerts every available effort to encourage its female staff to enhance their capabilities and their active participation in the development of DEWA and society as a whole.

Mobinil and Ericsson launch world’s first E-band MINI-LINK with 5Gbps capacity

  • Mobinil, part of the Orange Group, is the first operator worldwide to deploy Ericsson’s microwave link - MINI-LINK 6352 - with 5Gbps capacity
  • This brand new solution will improve Egypt’s readiness for widespread LTE adoption
  • The E-band spectrum is instrumental in supporting microwave to meet the capacity increase for backhaul as well as fronthaul
In a world first, Ericsson launched a live E-band link with 5Gbps capacity on Mobinil’s network in January, 2016.

Y&R GROUP REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO MENA REGION WITH NETWORK REVIEW MEETINGS

As part of its efforts to rejuvenate the network’s creative vision and consolidate management practices across the MENA network, the Y&R Group recently organized a week-long focused review meetings in Dubai. Led by Ramzy Abou-Ezzedine CEO – Y&R Group MENA, in the presence of David Sable - Global CEO, Y&R and Tony Granger - Global Chief Creative Officer for Y&R, the meetings sought to reflect on the best works executed under the banner of individual MENA offices, as well as renew the Group’s collective commitment towards the MENA region in general, and each individual operation

Asiacell selects Ericsson for new transmission backbone deal

  • Asiacell signs an important deal with Ericsson in a new network domain to transform its transmission backbone infrastructure in Iraq.
  • Ericsson will deploy MINI-LINK LH, an innovative solutions in the microwave domain to transform the network across new geographical expansions.
  • This partnership enables Asiacell with the technology and capacity to cater to the increased demand in data traffic over the next five years.
Ericsson and Asiacell have partnered in a break-in network deal to transform Asiacell’s transmission backbone infrastructure in Iraq.

Key sectors in UAE and India offer significant investment opportunities for both Emirati and Indian businessmen, says Salem Almoosa, Chairman and General Manager of Salem Ahmed Almoosa projects and enterprises

H.E. Salem Almoosa, Chairman and General Manager of Salem Ahmed Almoosa projects and enterprises, said that the UAE’s and India’s various key sectors, including real estate, continue to offer significant investment opportunities for both Emirati and Indian businessmen. H.E. Almoosa made this statement during the CII-organized conference, the recently concluded business conference in Mumbai- India, held on the sidelines of key UAE delegates’ visit to the South Asian country’s financial capital. The UAE delegation headed by H.H.