The RE/MAX Property Franchise Middle East expansion: Three new countries in the Middle East are being introduced to the RE/MAX real estate franchise.

RE/MAX franchise rights for Lebanon, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates have been purchased and offices will open soon in all three countries, bringing to 50 the number of countries with RE/MAX franchises.

In 2002, the Bougary Group, a family-owned enterprise and a long-established business in Saudi Arabia, purchased

Tony Roma's franchises are seeking qualified companies to develop the Tony Roma's franchise throughout the Middle East, development agreements are still available for Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain Oman, Yemen, Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon.

Exclusive development rights are granted for an agreed upon term, by country. All the development agreements include a specific time-frame for the opening of units, and a Country Access Fee is paid upon execution of initial agreement. Other fees include Franchise Fee and Royalties, once restaurants commence operations

Dubai's First Conrad Hotel Franchise to be Built on Prime Site at Sheikh Zayed Road Dubai. The United Arab Emirates Hotel Franchise:

Conrad Hotels, the luxury Hotel Franchising brand of the Hilton family, today reached an agreement with the Abu Dhabi headquartered real estate company Private Property Management, to operate and manage Dubai's first Conrad hotel, a luxurious 350-room property located in the heart of Dubai's commercial, business and entertainment district. Jacobus Klein, Board

Dubai / UAE is to get its first Dixie Lee Franchise. Dixie Lee International Industries, parent company of the 40+ year old "Dixie Lee Chicken Franchise" which already has more than 85 franchised restaurants, announced that it is continuing its global expansion with the opening of its first Dubai Dixie Lee Chicken & Seafood franchise.

The Company is expanding its Chicken franchise in Dubai and the Middle East. The Dixie Lee Dubai Master Franchisee is already negotiating for his second franchise location in Dubai or another Emirate in the UAE:  Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah, Ras Al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-

The Restaurant Franchise Sumo sushi & bento is to launch its first franchise outlet in Dubai. The new outlet first of many franchise outlets within franchise scheme launched by based Japanese restaurant chain as part of global expansion plans; future outlets scheduled in Bahrain, Abu Dhabi and Qatar Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sumo International, the holding company for Sumo Sushi & Bento, one of Dubai’s favourite Japanese restaurant

With the opening of Bahrain store, Lilliput will strengthen its international ties. Lilliput plans to expand in the Middle East market with opening over 25 large format stores by March 2010. The company will have 70% of the stores in the franchisee model and the rest on ownership basis. The investment for same will be sourced through internal accruals and debts. The Lilliput Kidswear Fashion

Launch its Cookie Man brand in Dubai and at least two other new countries by the end of 2008 following strong international interest. They are now assessing applicants to become Cookie Man master franchisees from a range of countries including Malaysia, Cyprus, Canada, UK, UAE (Dubai), Japan, Spain, Thailand and Russia. Elligett said international inquiries had followed Cookie Man’s

Edible Arrangements Franchise, giving the company the exclusive right to begin sub franchising the Edible Arrangements concept in the Gulf Cooperation Counsel Countries of the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Sultanate of Oman. Customer base reflects a vibrant mix of nationalities that bring along different tastes and lifestyle