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Yahoo Buys Social News Startup Snip.it

Yahoo has announced that it has bought “social news” start-up Snip.it, the latest acquisition to be announced under Chief Executive Marissa Mayer.

‘Social Online Learning’ Launched by HBMeU and Facebook

In line with the directives and under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and President of Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University (HBMeU), to drive ...

UAE’s First Child Safety Store ‘B-Safe’ Launched

With a humble mission to prevent injuries amongst children in the UAE, a mother and entrepreneur took the initiative to create change, by launching UAE’S first exclusive Child Safety Retail Outl...

Omantel Announces Winners of Omantel Business Excellence SME Awards

Omantel, the pioneer provider of integrated telecom services in the Sultanate, organized a meeting with the winners of Omantel SME Business Excellence Awards to highlight the benefits that will be pro...

Women Entrepreneurs in MENA: Successes, Challenges and Policies

The Chicago Booth UAE Alumni Club’s Annual Middle East conference in Dubai, in conjunction with the Ideation Center, Booz & Company’s signature Middle East think tank, sets out to empower th...

Baidu Partners with Orange to Target Africa and Middle East Markets

Baidu Inc. said it would partner with global telecommunications provider France Telecom-Orange (FTE.FR) to provide a mobile browser to Orange’s 80 million customers in Africa, the Middle East an...

$15 Billion Being Put Together for Dell Buyout

Silver Lake Management LLC and partners are close to lining up about $15 billion in funds for a buyout of Dell Inc. (DELL), the third-biggest maker of personal computers, said people familiar with the...

Top Right Group Plans to Sell Middle East Venture

Top Right Group is trying to sell one of its main Middle Eastern ventures as the company continues to dispose of some of its non-core assets.

Mobile ADs Spending in the Middle East Region Will Reach $10 Million in 2012

Spending on mobile display advertisements is expected to boom in Middle East countries in the coming years due to growth in the number of mobile phone holders, according to experts.