Technology
Four years ago, Abdelkarim Awad swapped life as the owner of a North American PC assembly business for a slice of the Middle East distribution and retail channel. We thought we'd get to know what the Grand Stores brand chief thinks about the regional market...
Travel & Hospitality
The Hotelier Middle East Awards Fitness and Recreation Person of the Year accolade went to fitness instructor Luminita Stoican.
Energy
Saad Al-Mohannadi, deputy managing director of Maersk Oil Qatar speaks exclusively to Oil & Gas Middle East as completion moves into sight for the giant Al Shaheen expansion project.
Retail
Peter Walichnowski, chief executive of Majid Al Futtaim Properties, on why Dubai needs another shopping mall.
Construction & Industry
SK Ghosh director of SK Ghosh Associates, a seismic consulting practice, discusses how earthquake provisions will soon be enforced by Abu Dhabi's Department of Municipal Affairs through the emirate's new building codes.
Technology
Storage integrator Millennium InfoTech has quietly built up a regional customer base since launching in the region four years ago. And while conditions may no longer be as buoyant as they were when the company first entered the region, it believes that sticking to what it knows best will ensure it has a bright future ahead.
Transportation
CEO Middle East meets HE Khalifa Al Mazrouei, chairman and managing director of Abu Dhabi Airports Company, who reveals his plans for the UAE capital’s booming airports industry.
Transportation
Uncovering the facts behind the multi-million dollar launch of Wared Logistics with chief executive officer Brian McHale.
Construction & Industry
Cable-maker Ducab reflects on the health of the infrastructure sector, and the construction industry in general. MEP Middle East speaks to MD Andrew Shaw and chairman Ahmad Bin Hassan Al Shaikh.
Media & Marketing
The UAE telecoms industry is in a state of flux. As infrastructure investments begin to pay dividends the region's media owners are armed with an arsenal of new delivery platforms. Digital Broadcast speaks to the three most significant players in the UAE, du, Etisalat and Yahsat.
Politics & Economics
Colombian vice president Francisco Santos talks about tackling the drug barons, Gulf land grabs & the war in Afghanistan.
Technology
Despite many of its customers keeping a tight reign on spending, Olivier Campenon, BT’s Global Services vice president for the EMEA region, remains quietly optimistic about the coming year.
Technology
Saudi Arabia has supposedly been the least affected by the global financial downturn, but is that really how those inside the market see it? Channel Middle East got in touch with five senior executives from various tiers of the Saudi market to find out what sort of shape they think the local channel is in and how much of an impact the recession has had on day-to-day business.
Travel & Hospitality
As Emirates begins its 25th year, chairman Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum talks about what the future holds.
Construction & Industry
In Beirut to celebrate the Middle East launch of one of her latest creations, Patricia Urquiola spoke to Selina Denman about practical products – and why having a design style is just plain ‘stupid’.
Banking & Finance
ARTOC chairman Shafik Gabr, one of the ME’s revered business leaders, explains why next year could be even tougher than the last.
Technology
Michael Bayer, president EMEA at Avaya takes aim at the SMB market.
Technology
Human Minds is a UAE-based HR and leadership specialist that offers a range of custom-made training programmes to help organisations develop employees in a way that meets their business goals. Geoff Spratt, CEO at the company, explains why internal skills development is actually an area that resellers and retailers should be giving plenty of thought to right now.
Real Estate
John Bullough, the CEO of Abu Dhabi based-Aldar Properties, tells Claire Ferris-Lay why the real estate developer is concentrating on UAE the capital amid the downturn.
Technology
Orange hopes money ploughed into its IP network here will reap rewards
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