Education News

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:53 PM


Now August is over, life in the Middle East is slowly starting to return to normal. Those that escaped for their annual summer break are practically all back at work and school; the traffic has almost reached it's pre-holiday jam level; and the garish yellow statues of Modesh are surely about to vanish from the Dubai s...

Sounds of the summer

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:53 PM

Now August is over, life in the Middle East is slowly starting to return to normal. Those that escaped for their annual summer break are practically all back at work and school; the traffic has almost reached it's pre-holiday jam level; and the garish yellow statues of Modesh are surely about to vanish from the Dubai s...

30 Million AED Invested in School Resources for Al Yasmina

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:56 PM Tags: population , ALDAR Academies , academic resources

ALDAR Academies today inaugurated the second international school under its wing

Protests could cut Bolivian gas exports, opposition warns

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:51 PM

Bolivia's opposition governors turned up the heat on President Evo Morales Wednesday, threatening that stepped-up protests against his socialist government could cut off exports of natural gas, the country's main economic asset, to Argentina and Brazil.

GEMS signs ITWorx for e-learning gateway

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:38 PM

Private education chain the GEMS Schools has started on the roll out of a program to bring e-learning to 27 of its schools in the UAE. The GEMS Learning Gateway will provide an e-learning platform to enable students to receive and submit assignments, collaborate on work with teachers and other pupils.<br /><a target=_b...

Achievo and InnoVest Group, LC Team Up To Establish IT Outsourcing in Middle East

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:53 PM

As the Middle East countries strive to develop knowledge-based economies beyond oil, businesses are experiencing a rapidly growing demand for IT infrastructure and enterprise architecture services. Demand for ITO and business process outsourcing (BPO) is growing. This is especially the case in the Gulf Cooperation Coun...

Ajman University Forms Strategic Alliance with Microsoft Gulf to Collaborate On ICT Education Initiatives

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:16 PM Tags: Microsoft Gulf , Ajman University , Furthering

Furthering its commitment to transform the UAE into a knowledge based society

MIS Reports Record Number of 10 Rigs at its Yard

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 09:53 AM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, September 1 /PRNewswire/ --

DuPont Titanium Technologies Announces a Price Increase for Ti-Pure(R) Titanium Dioxide Products in Europe, Middle East and Africa Markets

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:53 PM

Effective Sept. 1, prices for DuPont coatings, plastics, specialty, paper and laminate titanium dioxide grades will increase by 50 Euros per tonne in all Euro markets of Western and Central Europe and North Africa markets and by US$120 per tonne in the dollar markets of Eastern Europe, Russia, Middle East and Sub-Sahar...

UK says sorry over Qatar student's killing

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:36 PM

The United Kingdom has officially apologised to Qatar for the tragic murder of student Mohamed Al-Majed. John Hawkins, the British Ambassador to Qatar, met Mohamed’s family on Thursday to pass on his condolences and up update them on the police investigation continuing in the UK.<br /><a target=_blank href=http://www.a...