Middle East
Egypt in talks with UAE firm to build $500 million economic
April 16, 2017 The Egyptian government is now looking to private firms like UWI to help bridge funding gaps and work in partnership with to acquire, invest, design, build and operate new real estate a...
Facial recognition to improve cab safety for careem customer
12 APR 2017 Digital Barriers has secured a recurring revenue software contract for its facial recognition technology with Careem, a leading ride hailing provider in the Middle East and North Africa, w...
Wsp | Parsons Brinckerhoff to Offer More Integrated Security
12 APR 2017 WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff have expanded their Security Services department to include Enterprise Resilience, Business Continuity, and Cyber Security; complementing their well established ...
Pakistan customs seize 7 tonnes of R22
11 APR 2017 PAKISTAN: Customs officers in Peshawar are reported to have seized nearly 7 tonnes of smuggled R22 refrigerant. According to the independent newspaper Customs Today, 490 13.6kg cylinders of R22 was found amongst other contraband goods in three suspicious trucks stopped in Peshawar. As well as snuff, cigarettes and mobile phones, the contraband goods are also said to have ...
New Sans Training Event to Take Place in Saudi
April 5, 2017 Information security training specialists, SANS Institute, is hosting a set of instructor-led classroom training workshops in Riyadh in May to help prepare students wishing to take the a...
Mueller breaks ground on Bahrain plant
5 APR 2017 BAHRAIN: Copper tube manufacturer Mueller has begun construction of a copper tube manufacturing facility in Bahrain. The Mueller Middle East plant, situated on the Bahrain International Investment Park, is expected to open in January 2018 and will produce commercial copper tubes to serve regional air conditioning and refrigeration OEMs. It will have the capacity to support the su...
GEA enters new markets, provides global solutions to oil & g
5 Apr 2017 GEA is reaching new horizons with several state-of-the-art projects in the oil & gas market. Expanded and strong global presence of GEA in this industry secured larger orders in the dou...
Emirates SkyCargo launches SkyFresh
April 4, 2017 Dubai, UAE: Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has launched Emirates SkyFresh, a temperature-controlled freight service. Emirates SkyFresh uses the airline’s inf...
South Korea to build $4billion smart city in Kuwait
April 04, 2017 The group of builders, from both the private and public sectors, will be led by Hyundai Architects and Engineers Associates Co. and POSCO A&C. If all planning schematics are approv...
Global players zoom in on saudi’s us$5.4 billion commercial
March 31, 2017 Global players are counting down for the inaugural edition of Saudi Arabia’s foremost security, safety, and fire protection trade show in Jeddah, as exhibition space reaches full capaci...