WWA Group, Inc. today announced the successful conclusion of the latest auction held at its Dubai facility between February 17 and 19, 2008.
Gross auction sales exceeded US$18.1 million and involved more than 345 registered bidders from 33 countries. Equipment consigned by 133 consignors from 12 countries, comprised of 1,372 items, was sold to 193 successful [...]

Bonhams will feature a major work by Iraq’s Jewad Selim – considered the father of Modern Arab Art - at the company’s inaugural Middle East auction on Monday 3rd March 2008 at the Royal Mirage Hotel. This will be the first time worldwide this piece has been offered at auction.
Arab, Iranian, Indian and Pakistani art [...]

Egypt’s telecoms regulator said on Sunday it would auction a second fixed-line licence on June 19, bringing Egypt one step closer to ending state-run Telecom Egypt’s fixed-line monopoly.
In an announcement published in the financial daily al Alam al Youm, the National Telecom Regulatory Authority said interested parties could obtain a booklet of conditions starting on [...]

A car license plate with No. “1″ on it went for a record US$14.3 million at a charity auction in Abu Dhabi.
“I bought it because it’s the best number,” said Saeed Khouri, a member of a prominent Abu Dhabi family that made its fortune in real estate. “I bought it because I want to [...]

World renowned pieces by jewellers such as Cartier and watch makers such as Franck Muller and Breguet will be going under the hammer at
Bonhams’ first auction in the Middle East.
Bonhams, the international fine art auction house established in the UK since 1793, will hold a dedicated fine jewellery and watches auction on Tuesday 4th [...]