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MIAMI LAKES TO INSTALL SYSTEM INVENTED IN KUWAIT MIAMI LAKES, Fla., April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In many cities throughout the world, street level flooding from torrential rainstorms is often a major problem. To address this issue, on April 23(rd), the Town of Miami Lakes, Florida will install the first prototype of a flood control system invented in Kuwait and used successfully for a number of years in Beirut, Lebanon. In Florida, sudden torrential rainstorms can sometimes create...

BARCELONA, Spain, February 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Latest MoU outlines ambitions for pioneering more competitive LTE services and applications for customers within the country and beyond Zain Kuwait, the leading telecommunications company in Kuwait, and Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, have announced plans to launch a first-of-its-kind Joint Innovation Center which will serve as a...

MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, BARCELONA, Spain, February 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading international communications company becomes Ooredoo Qtel Group, one of the world's fastest-growing telecommunications companies, has announced that it will change its brand to Ooredoo, and that each of its operating companies in emerging markets across the Middle East, North Africa and South-East Asia will adopt the new brand during the course of 2013 and 2014. These companies, in which...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. and KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait, Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Aviat Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVNW), today announced it has partnered with Middle East Telecommunications Company (METCO) to upgrade the microwave backhaul network for Zain, the leading telecommunications company in Kuwait. Since 2004, Zain's microwave backhaul has been built exclusively using Aviat's Eclipse platform, which now supports the deployment of new LTE-based services. Zain Kuwait, a part of the Zain...

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, February 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Stork Technical Services, a global provider of knowledge based asset integrity services and Al-Rashed Group for Projects Holding Co. KSCC, a major participant in Oil & Gas, Utilities, Infrastructure and Power Transmission & Distribution projects, are pleased to announce that, on 5 February 2013, an agreement was signed to formalise their relationship with Stork Technical Services taking a 49% shareholding in...

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait, February 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sheeel.com [http://sheeel.com ] today announced the release of the latest version of its award-winning website. The new website features the expansion of the successful Sheeel.com [http://sheeel.com ] Daily Deal concept into Multiple Daily-Deals across new categories such as electronics, beauty, accessories and sponsored corners, enhancing customer options with many more amazing deals to choose from every day. (Logo:...

NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- International Developer EPGI awarded 11 Million Square Metre oil and gas project in Iraq Basra, Iraq: January 23, 2013- International developer EPGI today announced that they have been awarded the development management contract to develop and build the new Basra Oil and Gas International Free Zone in Iraq. The project is the second largest of its kind in the world covering over 11 million square metres, and is strategically located near...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hertz Corporation (NYSE: HTZ) has today announced the appointment of Transworld Company as its General Sales Agent (GSA) in Kuwait to grow outbound car rental reservations to more than 8,800 Hertz locations worldwide in 150 countries. The new partnership between the world's largest general use car rental brand and Transworld will build upon the growing number of outbound Hertz car rentals from Kuwait, with the USA,...

TORONTO, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Harry Winston Diamond Corporation (TSX: HW) (NYSE:HWD) (the "Company") today announced its third quarter Fiscal 2013 results for the quarter ending October 31, 2012. Robert Gannicott, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer stated, "This has been a quarter of solid progress on many fronts for us. Our luxury brand business has demonstrated strong growth in its bridal jewelry sales, with the higher margins and broader base that this implies, while...

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that a SITECH(®) Technology Dealer has been established to serve Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. SITECH Gulf joins the premier network of SITECH dealerships--the first fully dedicated global distribution network offering the most comprehensive portfolio of construction technology systems available to the heavy civil construction contractor. SITECH Technology Dealers...