The inauguration of Shams 1, a 100-megawatt solar thermal plant, is a major milestone in the development and deployment of renewable energy in the Middle East

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, March 17th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

 Masdar, along with its partners, today launched Shams 1, the largest concentrated solar power plant (CSP) in operation in the world. Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, partnered with French energy company Total and Spain’s energy infrastructure company Abengoa. The 100-megawatt solar-thermal project will power thousands of homes in the United Arab Emirates and displace approximately 175,000 tons of CO₂ per year. The US $600 million project took three years to build.

"The inauguration of Shams 1 is a major breakthrough for renewable energy in the Middle East,” said Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, CEO of Masdar. "Just like the rest of the word, the region is faced with meeting its rising demand for energy, while also working to ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, March 17th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Public health is a core element of all countries attempts to improve and promote the health and welfare of their citizens. Every country needs an effective, comprehensive and suitably resourced public health infrastructure.

The 1st Arab World Conference on Public Health hosted by Dubai Health Authority under the umbrella of World Federation of Public Health Associations from 4th to 6th April 2013 in Dubai will shed light on the importance of public health and the use of new public health approaches for promotion of community health at regional and national levels.

Ms. Laila Al Jassmi, Chairperson of the Arab World Conference on Public Health Steering Committee and CEO of Health Policy and Strategy Sector at Dubai Health Authority said that, it is crucial to strengthen the national public health system and enhance the training and competence of the workforce responsible for public health functions b ... Read more »

DUBLIN - Dimanche 17 Mars 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Covidien (NYSE:COV) a annoncé aujourd’hui les candidats au futur Conseil d’administration de Mallinckrodt PLC, alors que Mallinckrodt se prépare à devenir une société distincte, cotée indépendamment, au milieu de l’année 2013. On prévoit que huit des neuf candidats deviendront des administrateurs indépendants, conformément aux normes d’inscription à la bourse de New York. Le mandat des administrateurs devrait prendre effet au moment de la distribution des actions ordinaires de Mallinckrodt aux actionnaires de Covidien.

Mallinckrodt développe, fabrique, commercialise et distribue des produits pharmaceutiques spécialisés de marque et génériques, des agents d’imagerie diagnostique et des principes pharmaceutiques actifs qui sont vendus à d’autres sociétés pharmaceutiques à des fins de fabrication ... Read more »