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Sharjah, 26th April, 2012: Sahara Centre, the leading family and shopping destination in the UAE, has announced its family promotion: ‘House of Style.’ The month-long promotion, which will run from 26th April to 26th May 2012, will give customers a chance to win amazing prizes.

In his comments, Mr. Akram Ammar, General Manager of Sahara Centre, said: “Fun, excitement and opportunities to win never cease at Sahara Centre. Continuing this trend, we are happy to announce our much-awaited Family Promotion – which adds the element of surprise and hope for all. The promotion combines the finest shopping outlets in the Mall and the ultimate in leisure-time rewards.”

CAIRO, EGYPT, April 12, 2012
Orascom Housing Communities and Souq.com have partnered to offer a once in a lifetime chance for Egyptians to win a home in Haram City located in 6th of October. The competition launched online earlier this April will remain open for registration for two months; the winner is expected to be announced early June.

Omar Elhitamy, OHC’s Managing Director expressed his enthusiasm about the collaboration with Souq.com and added; “we look forward to welcoming the lucky winner to Haram City; and take pride in this competition as it reinforces our ties with the Egyptian community in line with OHC’s core values”.

Through signing up with Souq.com, the largest e-commerce platform in the Arab world, Egyptians can enter a draw to win a two-bedroom apartment in Haram City, the fully-integrated and self-sustained town. The competition participants are required to answer 3 questions correctly in order to enter the draw and run the chance of being part of Haram City’s community.

Live Stunt Show and Meet & Greet with Cartoon Network’s Most Famous
Super Hero in Store for Kids this April

Dubai, UAE April 02, 2012:  Cartoon Network’s most popular fighter of evil of both the earthly and extra-terrestrial kind Ben 10 will be live on stage relating the exciting start of his alien adventures this April.

The lively show combines stunning CGI with action stunts as the audience discovers how Ben 10 learns to control the new-found powers of the Omnitrix alien device – which helps him transform into Four Arms and Wildmutt and fight the evil alien robots sent by Vilgax.

AHEC to host ‘Designing and working with sustainable American hardwoods’ seminar at upcoming ‘gulfBID’ exhibition targeting interior designers, architects, importers and wood working professionals

March 27, 2012 - The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), the leading international trade association for the American hardwood industry, has announced its participation at the upcoming ‘gulfBID’ exhibition in Bahrain, which will run from 24th to 26th April, 2012 at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre (BIEC). The announcement follows a 70 percent growth in exports of American hardwood lumber to Bahrain with over USD 340,000 worth of lumber being shipped into the Kingdom in 2011. In addition to its participation at the exhibition, AHEC will also be hosting a seminar on ‘Designing and working with sustainable American hardwoods’ targeting interior designers, architects, importers and woodworking professionals in Bahrain and the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

Set to take place on the second day of the exhibition, the seminar will revolve around educating attendees about the wide variety of American hardwood species as well as their important environmental credentials and their importance in sustainable design. Criswell Davis, AHEC’s Architectural Marketing Consultant will provide in-depth information on the US hardwood forest and the United States’ long history of good forest governance. Davis will also talk about the variety and commercial availability of American hardwood species and the potential they offer for design and end use in the Middle East. AHEC officials are positive of the impact of the seminar given that American hardwoods are well established in the Gulf and have been specified in many high-end private, commercial and public projects.

"This seminar offers an excellent opportunity for architects, interior designers and other industry professionals to gain a more in-depth understanding of the unique characteristics and advantages of American hardwoods. Furthermore, the event is designed to allow for full audience participation thereby offering a unique opportunity for anyone coming into contact with wood products to learn about American hardwoods at first hand from industry experts. Through his presentation, Criswell will also aim to demonstrate the efficiency of the rules used to grade American hardwoods, and their environmental credentials amidst the growing demand for assurances that wood is both legal and sustainable," said Roderick Wiles, AHEC Director for Africa, Middle East, India and Oceania.

In 2011, the total value of imported American hardwood lumber into Bahrain increased by a significant 70 percent, bolstered by the entry of over BHD 614 million worth of new construction projects. As the construction industry sees large-scale progress, American hardwoods, with their great variety of colour, grain and character, and remarkable colour contrasts, offer a wide range of design options for architects and specifiers within this rapidly growing sector. Given their unique and interesting properties, American hardwoods have become the preferred choice of the international design community for high-end interior projects such as public buildings, hotels and corporate offices as well as private homes and many of the species available from the United States are making it into Bahrain’s most recent developments.

“Bahraini’s are getting back to business, which is helping to restore confidence amidst a relatively difficult year across the MENA region. Bahrain is demonstrating stable growth, which we believe marks an important turning point for the Kingdom’s economy as customers, manufacturers and other industry players become active again. As we continue to monitor increased demand for American hardwoods across the MENA region, we will be undertaking further initiatives to highlight the exemplary qualities of American hardwoods and how using them can benefit the furniture, construction and other industries in the region. Through this seminar, we aim to engage specifiers and manufacturers and help them make more informed decisions,” concluded Wiles.

Commenting on the participation of the American Hardwood Export Council at gulfBID, Jubran Abdulrahman, Managing Director of the Exhibition Organizers, HCE said “AHEC’s participation at gulfBID is important because of the product range, knowledge and expertise that they bring to the event, which is of interest to many of our visitors and some of our exhibitors. Their involvement helps to underline gulfBID’s importance as the annual exhibition for the construction industry in the Northern Gulf, which is taking place at a time when construction projects in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia are contributing to re-energizing the building sector in the two Kingdoms.”

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Release Date: 10^th March 2012

Jacky’s Electronics, the UAE’s leading multi-brand consumer electronics retailer, presented the cash vouchers to the winners of the ‘Win Back your Card Spend promo’ during the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) this year.

DUBAI,  8th  March, 2012: Hotbrands International (HBI), a leading food services company in the region, has announced the winners of its exciting “Get Smart Eat Here” promotion that was held recently in collaboration with Pepsi.

Four loyal customers won a fabulous Samsung Smart 40” LED TV each after their coupons were picked amongst thousands of entries through weekly raffle draws during the month-long promotion that concluded on February 5th. The winners are Jonathan Mosueda, Anna Katrina G. Rugayan, Fernando Abel and Maisa Al Tayab.