Baker & McKenzie Habib Al Mulla bolsters UAE arbitration resources

UAE law firm Baker & McKenzie Habib Al Mulla recently augmented its professional scope by appointing two attorneys to shore up its presence and expertise in legal, regulatory and commercial practices at its Dubai office. Dispute resolution lawyer Charlotte Bijlani was named a partner in the firm’s arbitration practice, while Joanna Matthews-Taylor was tapped as a senior associate for its employment practice. Read More »

Jeddah, Riyadh get high marks for water quality

Arcadis' Sustainable Cities Water Index, which assesses water based on resiliency, efficiency and quality, ranks Jeddah and Riyadh as the top cities in the region for water quality based on their efforts toward recycling wastewater. Arcadis collaborates with the Centre for Economics and Business Research to study and document water sustainability in 50 cities around the world. Read More »

Saudi Arabia's Chemsbro signs distribution deal for water treatment product

Saudi Arabian specialty chemical consultant and provider Chemsbro signed an agreement with PWT, a subsidiary of H2O Innovation, for the distribution of its SpectraGuard antiscalant product. Chemsbro supplies will be utilized by seawater desalination facilities. "Chemsbro is delighted to establish a unique relationship with PWT,” Chemsbro CEO Nizar Kammourie said. Read More »

Attivo Networks opens Middle East office in Dubai

Attivo Networks opened a Middle East office in Dubai and signed a partnership agreement with Starlink. The company's actions are an effort to expand access to its deception technology that detects cybersecurity threats before a data breach occurs. Attivo's solutions can fight cyberattacks without having to depend on signature patterns, database lookup or heavy computation. Read More »

Survey suggests reforming Saudi Arabia tax, business systems could bring in overseas investors

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Middle East has released its most recent tax survey that suggests that streamlining and clarifying Saudi Arabian taxes and business regimes could help the area’s businesses gain new overseas investors. Many people see Saudi Arabia as a low tax or “no tax” nation. Unfortunately, the actual tax system is complicated and challenging for leaders to manage. Read More »

Selevision chooses Verimatrix for security on new Seevi service

Saudi Arabia-based telecommunications service provider Selevision will protect its new Seevi entertainment service with Verimatrix's revenue security solution. The cardless solution secures service delivery over RF networks using server-side, two-way key management. Seevii delivers 200 HD and SD channels across a range of platforms including iOS and Android devices and a Web portal. Read More »

60 security professionals pass video surveillance training in UAE

Promise Technology Inc., in partnership with Business Automation and Security Systems (BASS), certified more than 60 specialists in system integration and security as part of its IP Video Surveillance Training Course in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. BASS provides video surveillance, access control systems and retail security solutions. Promise Technology is a developer of storage solutions. Read More »

Doha's Palm Tower is home to new Alliance Business Centers facility

Alliance Business Centers (ABCN) has expanded its growing business ventures in Russia, the Middle East and Africa region with a new business center in Palm Tower in West Bay, Doha's main business district. ABCN offers business services that include personalized telephone answering from trained receptionists, mail receipt and dispatch, administrative support and concierge services. Read More »

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