Category Archives: Middle East & Africa

ICCI signs MoU with Hemaya to protect consumers in the Muslim world
31/03/2008

The Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) signed a Memorandum of ...

Al Islami Foods and Alf Yad launch a regional venture capital initiative
28/03/2008

Dubai – Al Islami Foods and Alf Yad, a ...

OIC Eyes The USD580 Billion Global Halal Market
19/03/2008

The Organisation ...

Arroyo okays food processing expansion in RP by Saudi firm
14/03/2008

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo approved a proposal of a ...

Islamic Hotels Will Soon Be a ‘Riyal’ Thing
08/03/2008

Last July the Packaged Traveler Insider

From Adelaide to the World
07/03/2008

When you hear Steve Marafiote has been working in ...

Health & Medical Tourism 2008
05/03/2008

This is a platform for Global Competency in Technology Transfer (Biotechnology-Medicine for the Earth: ...

Dubai announces Halal Living exhibition
04/03/2008

Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President ...

Muslim consumer market still untapped
03/03/2008

According to AT Kearney, a global strategic management ...

UAE to help Philippines grow its halal food export
03/03/2008

Manila will be sending marine-biology specialists to the UAE to inspect ...

Food traders face deadline on Arabic labelling rules
02/03/2008

“Arabic labelling has been made compulsory for ...

Halal products gaining in popularity
28/02/2008

Halal products are becoming a popular trend with all faiths and the UAE ...

Jawhara Gardens Hotel receives ISO 9001:2000 certification
24/02/2008

Jawhara Hotels part of the UAE based ...

Dubai’s Limitless to Develop Halal Centre in Malaysia
20/02/2008

Dubai-based Limitless, the development arm of Dubai World, said Monday it will develop a ...

Al Islami Foods acquires chunk of ‘Al Farooj Fresh’ chain
20/02/2008

Reinforcing its leading position, Al Islami Foods today announced acquiring a major share in ...

Islamic hotel review: Tamani, Dubai Marina
18/02/2008

The 55 storey Tamani deluxe serviced apartment hotel in the Dubai Marina opened ...

On a More Positive Note from Iraq..
15/02/2008

A US veterinarian and Army major working with an embedded reconstruction team, Jessica McCoy, ...

Al Islami demonstrates lucrative franchise model at Global Village
14/02/2008

After the successful launch of Al Islami Cart franchise ...

Al Islami Foods: Sales Grow 40% in 2007
09/02/2008

“With our channel wise focused strategy in the region, 2007 was a milestone year ...

TRENDS… food in the United Arab Emirates
07/02/2008

This is an excellent market report prepared by ...