Islam Imran from Egypt walked away with a brand new Maserati Quattroporte Zegna on winning the grand finale against eight top players from the Middle East Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Sunday, March 19th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] La3eeb, the region’s largest online football gaming platform, hosted the grand finale of its eight-week long gaming competition in a live online match in Dubai recently. The gala event, which was attended by the crème de la crème of the region's football community, was held amidst great fanfare at the luxurious Park Hyatt Hotel in Dubai. Islam Imran from Egypt, residing in Riyadh, KSA, was announced the winner of the competition, walking away with a grand prize of a brand new Maserati Quattroporte Zegna. The judging panel consisted of legendary football players Hazem Emam from Egypt and Fahad Al-Harifi Al-Bishi from Saudi Arabia and celebrated Egyptian referee Gamal Mahmoud Ahmed El-Ghandour, the first African to stand in a UEFA European Football Championship ... Read more »

Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates -Sunday, March 19th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK), has celebrated one of its most-anticipated annual events; its 6th Global Day. AURAK, which boasts a student body of 49 nationalities from across the six inhabited continents, saw its campus flooded by a vibrant festival of color and sound, attracting visitors from across Ras Al Khaimah and beyond., demonstrating the extent to which AURAK has established itself as a regional hub in terms of education and culture. A mini village which was established, consisting of booths serving traditional food and displaying cultural artefacts, included several countries from across the Middle East and North Africa region, such as the UAE, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon and Syria, as well as a diverse range of other nations, including Sudan, Somalia, Pakistan and the United States. Speaking at the event, while wearing an outfit celebrating his Cherokee heritage, Dr. Lee ‘Rusty’ W ... Read more »

COLOMBES, France-Tuesday, March 14th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Saudi Telecom Company (STC), the largest ICT services provider in the MENA* Region, OT (Oberthur Technologies), a leading global provider of embedded security software products and services, and Huawei, a leading global ICT solutions provider, have teamed up to pioneer the introduction of remote subscription management solutions in the MENA Region and develop new opportunities around eSIM technology. In this regard, STC is proud to announce the 1st eSIM trial in the MENA*region that uses the GSMA compliant subscription management platform from OT and Huawei smartwatch. The eSIM technology allows users to order, install, and activate profiles over-the-air in a seamless, secure, and convenient way, avoiding the hassle of waiting in a long queue at the sales office. It also brings the additional advantage for smartwatch users as it enables them to make calls directly from the smartwatch even if the mobile phone ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Monday, March 13th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] Unperturbed by the fall in oil prices and global economic uncertainties, the number of retail visitors has gone up significantly in the UAE according to a market study conducted by Sàvant Data System, a leading solutions and services company providing business intelligence (BI) to the retail sector in GCC. Per the report, the UAE accounted for the highest retail and mall visitor distribution in the GCC region in 2016. The consistent efforts by the government to attract tourists and shoppers has evidently been fruitful. The research study states the mall and retail visitor distribution in the GCC region have upped as compared to 2015. Vic Bageria, CEO & CVO of Sàvant Data System said, ‘It is a positive story for the region, there has been a rise in visitors by 5.8 percent as compared to 2015 (within the SDS retail client base). While the figures are reassuring, it is important that the retailers see this change of fo ... Read more »