83,000 Passengers during the Last Ten Days of Ramadan

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, August 9th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

As many as 270,649 travelers have crossed the Ghuwaifat Border point, arriving and departing, since the beginning of July until the eve of Eid al Fitr (i.e. within 38 days), of whom 83,856 passengers during the last ten days of Ramadan.

This statement was made by Colonel Khamis Musabbah Al Marar, Director of Ports and Airports Security at the Directorate General for Security and Ports Affairs in Abu Dhabi Police GHQ. Colonel Al Marar also pointed out that the directorate provided outstanding services for passengers by ensuring quick completion of transactions and facilitating procedures; noting that many of the passengers were pilgrims who performed the rites of Umrah.   Furthermore, he stressed the keenness of the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ to provide all travelers, particularly pilgrims, with facilities to ensure smooth and quick compl ... Read more »

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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, August 7th 2013

The Directorate General of Civil Defense appealed to both citizens and residents to adhere to public safety and prevention requirements; providing a set of instructions that enhance safety and prevention, especially during Eid Al Fitr holidays.

In a statement on the occasion, Major General Rashid Thani Al Matrooshi, Acting Commander-in-chief of Civil Defense noted that given the nature of the Civil Defense work, firefighting and rescue teams need to always be alert and prepared to quickly respond to incidents of fire and other accidents at any time and any place. He also pointed out that the Civil Defense provides on the spot humanitarian services to people in need. Furthermore, Major General Al Matrooshi stressed the keenness of the Directorate General to educate the Civil Defense staff members on the values and principles of outstanding service, as per the Government's vision aimed at making ... Read more »

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - Friday, August 9th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Quintiles is the preferred Phase I service provider and most frequently cited as the leading provider for complex studies, according to 119 pharmaceutical and biotechnology professionals surveyed in Industry Standard Research’s (ISR) 2013 Phase I Study Trends and Market Outlook Report. This announcement comes on the heels of Quintiles’ recognition as the industry leader and highest in service quality in Phase II/III clinical research in a separate ISR report released in May.

"The early clinical development landscape continues to increase in complexity as candidate drug molecules and their biological targets become more complex and Phase I studies move into patient populations,” said Oren Cohen, M.D., Senior Vice President of Early Clinical Development at Quintiles. "We are delighted to be recognized as the industry’s preferred provider because it reflects our ability to deliver complex ... Read more »

SmartNode™ VoIP... More than just talk!

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GAITHERSBURG, Md. - Thursday, August 8th 2013

Patton Electronics—manufacturer of SmartNodeTM VoIP equipment—has launched a new line of customer-premise Enterprise Session Border Routers (ESBRs) for small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) and carrier-providers.

SmartNode ESBRs deliver the assured interoperability, security, and survivability businesses and service providers require when connecting an IP phone system to the service-provider network.

>>Live Webinar: SmartNode ESBRs, Tuesday, September 3rd, 9 AM EDT. >>Register…

Enterprises: SmartNode ESBRs offer cost-effective session-border-controller (SBC) solutions for SIP-trunking, unified-communications and IP-telephony while ensuring compatibility of in-house systems with preferred service providers.

Carrier-Providers: SmartNode ESBRs provide a consistent private-to-public network interface with touch-less aut ... Read more »

BARRINGTON, Ill. - Friday, August 9th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(Business Wire)-- Increasing demand for timber and fiber continues to put pressure on forests globally, and although sustainability issues are a hot topic, market economics ultimately win and the forest loses. Over the past three years EcoPlanet Bamboo has driven the development of commercial plantations of non invasive tropical clumping bamboo around one core pillar – to set in stone the benchmarks and framework for the industrialization of bamboo as an alternative fiber in a way that addresses issues of social and environmental concern.

EcoPlanet Bamboo’s recently concluded first phase of growth, the strategically located reforestation of approximately 10,000 acres of highly degraded land, in some of the poorest and least developed regions of Central America and Southern Africa, was focused on being demonstrative. Proving that bamboo could be successfully produced at a commercial scale across different species and ... Read more »

TOKYO - Friday, August 9th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Metaps Inc. (HQ: Tokyo, CEO: Katsuaki Sato, hereafter "Metaps”) developer of the Android app monetization platform, ‘metaps’ has announced the commencement of a new service called ‘metaps Exchanger’ for Android apps, that allows the mutual exchange of user traffic between participant apps on the network, and performance optimization of their app icons.

Mutual Exchange of Traffic

Android Apps that are integrated with metaps Exchanger can show full screen ads at any point inside their app. Based on the number of times the developer shows the ads, they will proportionally receive the right for their own icon to be displayed in other metaps Exchanger integrated apps. Therefore, just by showing the metaps Exchanger ads in their own app, developers are given the chance to acquire users at no cost - A great prospect for developers who do not have the budget to launch large scale acquisition campaigns. Further ... Read more »

BOUDRY, Switzerland - Friday, August 9th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Celgene International Sàrl, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) today announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted approval for Pomalidomide Celgene®▼(pomalidomide), in combination with dexamethasone, for the treatment of relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma (rrMM) in adult patients who have received at least two prior therapies including both lenalidomide and bortezomib and have demonstrated disease progression on the last therapy.1 Celgene intends to launch Pomalidomide Celgene in the EU under the trade name "IMNOVID®”, following submission of a regulatory notification to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to change the trade name.

Multiple myeloma is a blood cancer where plasma cells, important components of the immune system which are responsible for making antibodies that help fight infections, replicate uncontrollably and accumulate in th ... Read more »

- Landmark Facility Highlights Company Successes as It Marks Third Anniversary -

DUBLIN - Friday, August 9th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Milestone Aviation Group, the global leader in helicopter leasing, announced today that it has closed on a five-year, US$600 million revolving credit line that includes an unfunded revolving accordion feature to expand the borrowing capacity up to US$750 million.

This revolver represents the largest-ever debt facility for a helicopter lessor and will be used to fund growth initiatives and acquisitions.

"As we celebrate Milestone’s third anniversary, this revolver will enable Milestone to provide our customers with the ability to close transactions quicker and with increased flexibility. It will also further improve our ability to strategically match assets with appropriate long-term investors,” said Milestone’s Chairman and CEO Richard Santulli.

"This facility is further testament that Mileston ... Read more »

MCLEAN, Va. - Thursday, August 8th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hilton Worldwide announced today the launch of its new global careers website, www.hiltonworldwide.com/careers. The mobile-optimized site makes it easier than ever for prospective candidates to find career opportunities at all levels across the 90 countries in which Hilton Worldwide operates.

"This website is the culmination of months of creative and development work by teams around the world,” said Matt Schuyler, chief human resources officer, Hilton Worldwide. "It is truly reflective of a critical component of our Mission to be the preeminent global hospitality company, attracting the very best and brightest Team Members.”

New website features include:

    Language and location detection: The site will automatically display content that matches the user’s browser language and location settings
    Enhanced job search: Job search will now provide feature ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, August 8th 2013 [ME NewsWire]
To mark Eid Al Fitr, the traffic patrols at the Abu Dhabi Police Traffic and Patrols Directorate distributed sweets to motorists, and congratulated them on the advent of Eid.  This gesture comes in line with Abu Dhabi Police’s keenness to interact with community members on this joyous occasion, with a view to enhance communication and promote traffic culture, so that traffic accidents don’t mar the joy of these blessed days.
Within the framework of "Your Safety” campaign, Brigadier Eng. Hussein Ahmed Al Harithi, Director of Traffic and Patrols Directorate urged motorists to adhere to traffic laws and legal speeds on the internal and external roads. He called on them to pay attention and to focus while driving; warning against talking on the phone while driving. He also stressed the need to leave a safe distance between vehicles and not to take advantage of this joyous holiday to drive headlong and reck ... Read more »

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HOUSTON & SINGAPORE - Thursday, August 8th 2013

EMAS AMC, the subsea services division of EMAS, a leading global offshore contractor and provider of integrated offshore solutions to the oil and gas (O&G) industry and the operating brand of Ezra Holdings Limited, announced today that it has been awarded a major contract by Houston based VAALCO Gabon (Etame) Inc. for the expansion of the Etame Marin Field Offshore Gabon in West Africa. The scope of work encompasses the EPIC of rigid pipelines along with the transportation and installation of flexible pipelines and two fixed production platforms.

This contract will see EMAS AMC’s new build flagship vessel, the Lewek Constellation, working alongside one of the division’s pipelay vessel, the Lewek Express, and is worth approximately US$120 million, as previously announced by the Group.

Mr C.J. D’Cort, CEO, EMAS AMC, said: "We are extremely pleased to have been awarded this sign ... Read more »