Total joint replacement had been in effect as early as the 1970s and 80s. Lots of patients from the Middle East, who underwent their primary knee or hip surgeries abroad at that time, are now undergoing revision joint replacement here in their home countries. That by itself is a testimony of technology transfer had occurred across the world.

Under the Patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai and jointly organised by Informa Exhibitions and the International Congress for Joint Reconstruction (ICJR), this event...

A social space with solar external skin designed by architects Ortner + Ortner Baukunst has been erected on the campus of Potsdam University of Applied Sciences. Designed as a “live gallery”, a PV pavilion has been created with 4-metre-high break-proof solar modules from Odersun AG.

The 35-meter-long photovoltaic pavilion adds the finishing touch to the university"...

Based in Dubai and Bahrain with offices across the region the company has successfully sold Shariah compliant fractional ownership and is expected to complete the project by the end of 2013.

Designed by Dewan Architects and Engineers, the UAE based firm behind projects such as Yas Hotel in Abu Dhabi and the Baghdad Rotana Hotel, the new hotel with 624 apartments will be the largest five-star hotel and residences in Iraq. It will be managed by Shaza Hotels. It is a 65,000sqm, G+12 hospitality development. The hotel is conveniently located just one kilometre from the holy shrines. Range...

KBR (NYSE: KBR) today announced it was awarded a contract by TAIF Group to provide licensing and engineering services for the Veba Combi Cracker (VCC) to be implemented at the Nizhnikamsk refinery in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.

Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide the License, Basic Engineering Package (LBEP), and other services for TAIF’s VCC-based"...

Iran’s Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi says the Islamic Republic is establishing a new satellite launch base to put super-heavy satellites into orbit.

Vahidi said Thursday that the base will be used to launch one-ton satellites into an orbit of 1,000 kilometers.

He said that among Iran’s next year plans was the launch of Tolou (Rise) and Fajr (Dawn) satellites into orbit.

Vahidi also said that Iran is planning to launch satellites into orbits of up to 36,000 kilometers next year.

Iran launched its first"...

Private investors can contribute to the construction and development of highways, airports, ports and aviation fleet of Iran, said roads and urban development minister on Saturday.

Speaking in the inaugural ceremony of the first electronic toll collection system on the Tehran-Qom Highway, Ali Nikzad noted that a department was established in the ministry to organize public participation in infrastructural projects, IRNA reported.

He put the value of liquidity possessed by people at 3,000 trillion rials ($300 billion) and pointed out that 6,400 contractors, holding 480 trillion...

The event underlines government initiatives to hasten infrastructure projects with its offering of the latest industry products, equipment, services, and technologies, as well as a two-day international conference that will focus on infrastructure investment and sustainability. The event also serves as a gateway for new markets and business opportunities for international companies in Oman.

The Ministry's support comes in the light of the current economic developments and the
government's Eighth Five-Year Plan that focuses on affordable housing initiatives and investment infrastructure...

Modon’s has signed new contracts, worth SR700 million, to build electricity transmission plants and aerial and ground power supply lines for five industrial cities.

Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, minister of commerce and industry and chairman of Modon’s board of directors, signed the contracts in the presence of Saleh Al-Rasheed, director-general of Modon, and executives from Modon and the executing companies.

This is the largest among Modon's projects that provide electric power for five industrial cities under development, thus achieving Modon's Strategy to establish integrated serviced...

A military conflict between Iran and Western powers would be detrimental to property prices in the United Arab Emirates as the country would lose its safe haven status, according to Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.

A confrontation will affect “confidence in the U.A.E. and the impact on real-estate prices would be certainly negative,” said Fadi Moussalli, regional director for Middle East and North Africa at Jones Lang LaSalle.

Tensions have risen in recent weeks with Iranian Vice President Reza Rahimi warning on Dec. 27 that his country, the second-biggest producer in the Organization...