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The Gitex microsite provides in-depth coverage of Gitex Technology Week, the region's leading technology event. Our report will provide a round up of the latest news from the exhibition, including product launches and other announcements making headlines.

We will also take you inside the event to meet key players in the IT and telecom industries as they display their newest products and services. Our coverage will include special video and audio reports where you will be able to view these gadgets firsthand and get a feel for what it is like to be at the exhibition, which takes place at the Dubai World Trade Centre from 14-18 October 2012.

Be sure to visit this site often as we will be updating our coverage frequently before, during, and after the event as news unfolds.

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Qtel looking to raise $1bn from bond sale

Qatar: 6 hours, 33 minutes ago
Qtel is looking to raise $1bn from a 10-year bond, in its first bond market foray in more than two years, Reuters has reported. The former monopoly, rated A by Standard & Poor's, had last tapped global debt markets for $2.75bn in the fourth-quarter of 2010. The majority state-owned telecoms operator increased its stake in Iraq's Asiacell and Kuwaiti affiliate Wataniya in 2012, and hired JP Morgan Chase to advise it on a potential bid for Vivendi's Maroc Telecom.

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Middle East: Tuesday, December 11 - 2012 at 13:29
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Honeywell: Collaborative Performance Management for Oil & Gas

Middle East: Wednesday, November 21 - 2012 at 12:21
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