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Saudi, UAE, Qatar lead ME air traffic volumeSaudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar represented over 53 per cent or 52.8 million of the total 99 million passengers whose point of departure originated from the Middle East in 2012, a report said. The three countries enjoyed an averag More… |
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Food prices could rise again in 2013Global food prices eased slightly in the second half of 2012, in part due to good harvests in the southern hemisphere, but prices remain high and could increase further in 2013, a report said. Global food prices eased slightly in More… |
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With stimulus effect over, analysts see cheaper oilSlowing global economic growth and receding worries over a loss of Middle East supply are likely to bring lower oil prices for the rest of this year and in 2013, a Reuters poll shows. Hopes that economic stimulus measures and new More… |
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Comguard plans forums on network trendsComguard, a Dubai-based leading distributor for IT security products and part of the Spectrum group, will hold a series of roundtables that will focus on network monitoring and analysis trends. The first set of roundtables in asso More… |
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ME hotel occupancy edges down in MayHotel occupancy in the Middle East was recorded at 60.4 per cent during the month of May, representing a decline of 1.8 per cent from the corresponding period in 2010, said a report. The region’s RevPAR (revenue per available room) also wi More… |
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Media forum analyses Al Jazeera networkThe strategy of Al Jazeera International, a 24-hour English language news and current affairs TV channel, came under spotlight at the ongoing Arab Media Forum (AMF) 2010 in Dubai. Themed ‘Shifting mediascape: inspiring content…expanding re More… |
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ME media analysis spend crosses $25mThe total spend on media monitoring and coverage analysis in the Gulf rose sharply in 2008, reaching the $25 million mark in the first ten months of the year, of which 20 per cent was government spend, said a media expert. The ongoing glob More… |
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BBC launches Arabic channel next weekBBC is set to launch its Arabic television news channel next week in a move aimed at strengthening its multi-media news services for the Arab world. BBC Arabic Television will be a news and information channel that will run alongside i More… |
