News 29 Jan 2018 Gaza's religious ministry launches Khotaba, the Yelp for Islamic preachers A new website allows Muslim worshippers to assess and rate preachers and find out where they will be delivering Friday sermons in the Gaza Strip. Source: Al Monitor Full Article:… Meet the Middle East
News 30 Jan 2018 Saudi Arabia awards first major contracts for $500bn NEOM city project Saudi Arabia has awarded the first major contracts for the planned $500bn NEOM City on the Red Sea Coast, Dubai-based business news site MEED reported this week. NEOM, a project announced… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Jan 2018 Powerful earthquake hits Afghanistan, felt in Pakistan A powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, sending people in Kabul rushing into the streets and creating tremors as far away as Islamabad… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Jan 2018 Arab quartet blasts ‘misleading’ UN report on boycott of Qatar A joint statement was issued by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt accredited to the United Nations in Geneva in response to the content of the report of… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Jan 2018 Syrians divided by Turkish offensive on Afrin Some Syrians support Turkey's military operation in Afrin as it could provide an opportunity for them to return home, but others fear Turkey's intentions are far from noble. Source: Al… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Jan 2018 Luxury car blockchain platform raises nearly $5m in pre-ICO Singapore-based BitCar believes the UAE and GCC are 'perfect' for the tokenised fractional ownership of exotic cars Source: ITP.net Full Article: Luxury car blockchain platform raises nearly m in pre-ICO Meet the Middle East
News 31 Jan 2018 Leviton opens new data centre factory Vendor expands its custom made fibre optic capability for data centres Source: ITP.net Full Article: Leviton opens new data centre factory Meet the Middle East
News 31 Jan 2018 Iraq takes custody of officials wanted in corruption probes Iraq is taking steps to recover funds and arrest those accused of corruption by coordinating actions with foreign countries and Interpol. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Iraq takes custody of… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Jan 2018 Avaya to acquire CCaS partner Spoken Communications Puchase allows Avaya to deepen its cloud offerings for contact centre customers Source: ITP.net Full Article: Avaya to acquire CCaS partner Spoken Communications Meet the Middle East
News 31 Jan 2018 Siemens appoints Michael Büker as MidEast CFO Former CFO Alia Al Rifai will take on a new role at Siemens headquarters in Munich Source: ITP.net Full Article: Siemens appoints Michael Büker as MidEast CFO Meet the Middle East
