Quintiles today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 23,684,210 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $40.00 per share. The shares of Quintiles common stock are expected to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the single-letter symbol "Q” on May 9, 2013.

Quintiles is offering 13,125,000 shares of common stock, and selling"...

Luxury ice cream brand, Häagen-Dazs, announces today the launch of a new campaign across all of its key markets. The campaign -- its largest campaign ever -- captures the sensual, yet sophisticated essence of Häagen-Dazs. The campaign establishes the “House of Häagen-Dazs” and conveys its philosophy of iconic luxury and superior craftsmanship much in the way a fashion house would do.

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QatarDebate organized the 2nd International Universities Arabic Debating Championship, held under the patronage of the Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, got underway at Qatar National Convention Centre from 21-24 April 2013. A total of 42 universities from 27 countries participated in the event.

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Insurers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are forecasted to see strong continued growth in 2013, despite a projection that the UAE’s economy will expand at a slower pace, according to a new report from A.M. Best Co.

The report, titled “The UAE Maintains Insurance Market Hub Status, Despite Economic Slowdown”, states that the UAE is expected to maintain"...

Al Baddad International a subsidiary of Al Baddad Holding signed an agreement with Pretty Cities International to implement a two-story 1500 sq m luxury display smart hall to be executed in Dubai Media City. The Smart Hall will be erected from May 31st until September 1st 2013 and will serve as a restaurant and Diamond café during the holy month of Ramadan for the bulk of its period.

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Gulf Organization for Research and Development (GORD), the leading Qatari organization in research and consultation, in cooperation with Qatar Petrochemical Company (Qapco), the world pioneer in petrochemicals, has unveiled its Bright Minds programme, supported by the Supreme Education Council. The programme is the first of its kind in the country, as it nurtures budding talents through the organization’s excellence center, GORD Academy. Targeting Qatari secondary school students aged 15-16 years and interested in scientific"...

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. announced today that an independent study presented at the 2013 Symposium of Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) Spring conference in Denver, Colorado, showed that adjunctive treatment with V.A.C. VeraFlo™ Therapy, using the V.A.C.Ulta™ Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System, demonstrated a statistically significant decrease (p<0.05) in operating"...

The YPO Global Pulse Confidence Index for the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) advanced marginally by 1.9 points to 60.3 in the first quarter of 2013, the only region in the world to gain ground. The MENA reading is on a par with the global composite index of 60.4. However, the region remains 3.7 points below where it was this time last year. The survey results were announced today by ......

TenFarms today announced a $2.7M angel funding round that will be used to fuel the continued development of its Photopoll app for iOS devices and bring Adtile, a new advertising solution for smartphones and tablets, to market. Unlike existing banner advertisements on mobile devices, Adtile is built on patent-pending technology and will deliver geo-targeted ads through native and web applications, fully embedded for a more user-friendly and engaging design.

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Dubai and the Middle East first dedicated free zone to the energy and sustainability industries, ENPARK, is currently visiting Denmark as part of the ‘Green Economy Partnership’ delegation seeking to develop closer synergies between one of the largest clusters in Europe, the Copenhagen Cleantech Cluster.

Saeed Ghubash, Director of ENPARK is accompanied on the"...