Tag: Middle East

WASEL postal service was initiated in Jeddah city

Posted by | Jan 1, 2007 | |

WASAL” postal service was initiated in Jeddah city, after completing the addressing operation and establish the service in several residential area as the campaign aims at establishing 600,000 thousand boxes. A comprehensive survey for all Jeddah city area is being done along with the preparation of the required infrastructure for activating the service.

Dr.Talal Abdulmalik Radin, the Director General of the project stated that the primary stages of the project had been completed along with the comprehensive survey of all part of Jeddah city, installation of WASAL mail boxes, making the final touches and arrangement to activate the WASAL service in some area during the forthcoming stages.

Rayyan Itanbathathah , Manager of subscription administration explained that the subscriber can receive his/her premium , registered mail and post parcels on his/her new box and he able to shift his correspondence from his old mail box to the new one and he can send his own correspondence via the incoming box existing next to the service box. The addressing & the establishment of the postal service project aims at installing more than 250,000 post boxes in Jeddah city since triggering the project. Subscription in the new post service “WASAL” in Jeddah city was made in the university Avenue center through subscription responsible and the key of the new box was delivered in the Headquarters of the Itihad Altakamal Company for the executing company of the addressing and establishing the postal service project.

It is worthy noting that the Saudi post has released the tracking services of the premium mail which shall be available for the customers of the Saudi Post , whether they are citizens or expatriates and they can track the course of their shipments via the corporation’ website on the internet or by utilizing the automated sound answer system . This service shall enable the customers identify place, time and date of procedures done to their shipments from the point of origin to the destination point. This service has been released as an implementation of the strategy of the Saudi post towards becoming a digital corporation.

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Empost to install AED 6 mn advanced IT communications system

Posted by | Dec 24, 2006 | |

Empost, the UAE’s national courier company is investing AED 6 million in installing an advanced IT communications system in it’s over 425-strong fleet of delivery vans and motorcycles as part of its ongoing initiatives to improve operational efficiency and customer services.
Under the communications upgrade plan, Empost courier vehicles will be equipped with the latest in wireless communication technologies such as the mobile data service, GPRS (General Packet Radio Service), the satellite-based navigation system, GPS (Global Positioning System), messaging and tracking systems.
The advanced system provided by Cisco Systems updates itself automatically – the information available needs to be entered once, thereafter it will be updated automatically from time to time.
The system will also provide a billing program that will make it easier to the customer to pay everything online.

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19 Arab countries take part in first-ever UPU-conducted philately workshop at Emirates Post Training Centre

Posted by | Dec 12, 2006 | |

A UPU-conducted workshop on philately, the first of its kind in the regin, hosted by Emirates Post, was inaugurated at the Emirates Post Training & Development Centre, with 19 countries from the Arab Permanent Postal Commission (APPC) taking part.
The four-day event will highlight several philately-related issues, such as developing the youth market, technology in the manufacturing process, personalized stamps, security perforations and innovations in philately.

Inaugurating the workshop, Mr. Mohammed bin Shaker, Assistant Director General, Zones, Emirates Post, said: ‘The hosting of this workshop reflects Emirates Post’s commitment to encouraging philately in the region. This event is timely because it comes on the heels of the successful hosting of the 19th Asian International Stamp Exhibition and the 12th GCC Stamp Exhibition by Emirates Post in Dubai last month.’

Over the next four days, the workshop will be addressed by Mr. Mohamed Bahloul, Director of Philately, Tunisia; Mr. Louise Virgile, Cultural and Commercial Director, La Poste, France; Ms. Irena Kyrincovicova, Sales & Marketing Director, The Slovak Post, Ms. Hiba Belbachir, Philately Marketing & Promotions, Poste Maroc and Mr. Jean-Francois Logette.

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Two senior appointments to drive DHL's Middle East growth

Posted by | Nov 28, 2006 | |

DHL today announced two key senior appointments to its Middle East and UAE teams – David Wild has become DHL Middle East’s Commercial Director and Janet Jweihan has been appointed in as General Manager for the UAE.

David Wild, who has served as DHL UAE’s General Manager for six years, has been appointed Area Commercial Director taking responsibility for 13 countries throughout the Middle East and Levant. The 24-year DHL veteran has been responsible for expanding DHL’s operations in the UAE and driving record revenue growth during his period. He will be based in Dubai.

Janet Jweihan, has been with DHL for nearly two decades, and will spearhead and strategise the company’s future expansion plans in the UAE as the country’s new General Manager. Succeeding Wild and bringing a wealth of experience, Jweihan was Country Manager of DHL in Kuwait for the past five years. She recently relocated to Dubai after leading her team in Kuwait to the title of Country of the Year award twice, establishing Kuwait as one of the DHL leader countries across the region in terms of operations’ growth.

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Big banks want to buy the Postal Bank, too

Posted by | Nov 28, 2006 | |

The two largest Israeli banks, Leumi and Hapoalim, have requested to be allowed to participate in the state tender to integrate the services of the Postal Bank into the commercial banking sector.

A month ago, treasury accountant general Yaron Zelekha sent letters to dozens of institutions that may be interested in buying the Postal Bank. Among the local bodies Zelekha approached were insurance companies and the medium-sized banks.

A month ago, a joint team from the Israel Post and the treasury started examining the option of allowing a financial institution to use the Postal Bank’s network of branches to sell its products and services. The partner could be an Israeli insurance company or medium-sized bank, or an international financial body or foreign postal bank. Another possibility is turning the new postal company into a completely commercial bank that operates with an official license and is subject to Bank of Israel supervision.

The team is supposed to finish its work and decide which model is preferable by the end of March 2007. In January, team members are scheduled to travel to visit various foreign institutions that have shown interest in working with the Postal Bank.

The plan received support from a foreign source yesterday, as the chairman of the Supervisory Board of the German Postbank, Dr. Klaus Zumwinkel, arrived in Israel and met with Finance Minister Abraham Hirchson and the Bank of Israel head Stanley Fischer. Zumwinkel explained the German Postbank model to them and to outgoing banks supervisor Yoav Lehman, who also attended the meeting. The possibility of cooperation was raised.

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