Latest Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Stories

CALGARY, Alberta, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Wedge Networks Inc, the leader in real-time Content Security and Compliance solutions for enterprises and service providers, today announced the closing of a strategic investment from Bahrain based investment firm SeaSpring Consulting W.L.L. Providing highly accurate, line speed network security solutions for the most demanding networks and data centers in the world, Wedge Networks' products and patented technology platform have been...

DALLAS, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Demonstrating monumental success in the region, Entrust Inc. announces plans to expand its Middle East presence with the opening of a new office in Dubai Internet City, United Arab Emirates. Established in 2000, Dubai Internet City has rapidly become the Middle East and North Africa's largest information and communication technology business park. "With the tremendous growth the U.A.E. has experienced, establishing a local presence is a major...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Center for American and Arab Studies announced today the release of its report on prospects of coup d'etats in the Arab countries in the Gulf, known as Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The report comes as a result of intensive research exploring the various elements and components of the current state of affairs. Under the subtitle "A Guide to a Military Coup," it outlines a road map and potential scenarios for implementing a...

DUBAI, UAE, July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A 2012 survey conducted by Gulf Business shows CEO's from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) top the money list with an average annual salary of 1.550 million Emirati dirhams (US$422,280; US$35,190 p/m). The Gulf Business survey ranked the GCC CEO's as follows; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman and finally Bahrain and is based on CEO's who are responsible for sales of more than $50 million. The survey...

ABU DHABI, UAE, October 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Growing private schools enrolment, expected to double over the next decade to over 2.5 million, will spur investments in education, according to a report which Booz & Company will launch at Building Future Education MENA 2011 The private school market is growing rapidly in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), presenting a significant opportunity for investors and school operators. With K-12...

DUBAI, U.A.E., October 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Over the past few years the world has looked on in amazement as the unprecedented amount of investment in rail projects continues to grow at astonishing rates in the Middle East. Owing to the boom in population and increased traffic on the roads, governments are recognizing the need for quality rail infrastructure as a means to stimulate and sustain the economy. It is approximated that the Gulf States will spend more than US$100bn on...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The market for water and wastewater treatment equipment in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries experienced rapid growth during 2008 driven by huge investments in infrastructure, real estate, petrochemicals, oil and gas and other sectors. However, the sub-prime mortgage crisis that hit western economies changed the business climate and there was a considerable decline in demand for most commodities. Crude oil prices plummeted to...

DUBAI, UAE, June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- District cooling is fast emerging as the most viable cooling solution in the Middle East, where the temperature frequently exceeds 45 degree Celsius and air conditioning requirements consume 70 percent of the power during peak electricity demand. As power shortage is rampant in this region, the governments are turning to district cooling to cool buildings, as it is a cheaper and greener alternative to air conditioning. This solution can not only...

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates and LONDON, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The leadership of Data Centre players in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will meet in early June in Abu Dhabi, to discuss their future strategies in the region and beyond. Keynoted by Mr Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, Board Member, Mubadala, Chairman Aldar Properties PJSC and CEO Dolphin Energy Ltd, other leaders including the CEOs of many of the leading Data Centres will speak and attend the forum to meet with senior executives -...

Text of report in English by Kuwaiti government-owned news agency Kuna website Doha, July 2 (kuna) - Meetings of the 12th round of the Gulf Cooperation Council's Ministerial Committee for Environment Affairs ended here on Wednesday [2 July] with issuance of recommendations aimed at preserving the marine environment. The GCC officials recommended the declaration of the Arab Gulf as "special marine zone" starting 1 August 2008. They underlined significance of certain regulations to ban...