ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, August 16th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, offered his condolences on Friday to Al Zaabi family on the death of late Dr. Ali Ahmed bin Shukr Al Zaabi, UAE Ambassador to the sisterly state of Kuwait, at the deceased’s residence in Ras Al Khaimah.

His Highness expressed his profound sorrow and sympathy to the bereaved family, praying Allah Almighty to grant them patience and solace, and to rest the deceased in eternal peace.

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The Arabic-language text of this announcement is the official, authoritative version. Translations are provided as an accommodation only, and sh ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Friday, August 16th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The Al Ain Police Directorate called on its officers, non-commissioned officers, civilians and staff at Al Khazna Police Station to pursue the efforts to improve the distinguished services provided to the public and to respect human rights.

For this end, Colonel Mohammad Suhail Al Rashidi, Deputy Director of the Al Ain Police Directorate, visited the Al Khazna Police Station to inspect the workflow; as part of the strategic plan of the Ministry of Interior, represented by the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ. He emphasized the need to identify improvement opportunities, so as to provide better services to the public.

Upon his arrival, Colonel Al Rashidi was greeted by Major Suhail Mubarak bin Anoudah, Director of Al khazna Police Station and they both reviewed the military parade of staff. Then, they convened a meeting where Colonel Al Rashidi was given an overview of the field workflow at the station.
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NEW YORK - Saturday, August 17th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) American International Group, Inc. (AIG) today announced that it is now offering globally up to $100 million in limits for Side A Directors and Officers (D&O) liability insurance.

This new capacity from AIG, combined with the insurer’s financial strength and claims handling experience, can facilitate the efficient resolution of severe and complex litigation. Companies can now meet their Side A needs by significantly reducing the number of insurance carriers and policy layers necessary for adequate coverage, creating a more efficient D&O insurance structure.

"Too often, settlements are delayed or even increased when customers wait for several insurance carriers to agree on the resolution of a D&O claim,” said Michael Smith, President of AIG Global Financial Lines. "AIG is pleased to provide our clients expanded capacity to build one tower to avoid multiple coverage positions from differe ... Read more »

HIGH POINT, Caroline du Nord - Samedi 17 Août 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--TransTech Pharma, Inc. a annoncé aujourd'hui des données d'essai cliniques importantes concernant son nouveau médicament contre le diabète. TTP399, un nouvel activateur de la glucokinase (GKA) sélectif du foie, a démontré la preuve clinique qu'il normalisait l'HbA1c sans induire d'hypoglycémie chez des diabétiques de type 2 recevant des doses stables de metformine. TTP399 est le premier GKA sélectif du foie à ne présenter aucune activation GKA dans le pancréas et aucune interruption de la liaison de la glucokinase (GK) à la protéine de régulation GK (GKRP).

TTP399 a complété une étude de phase 2a multicentrique de 6 semaines chez des diabétiques de type 2 recevant des doses stables de metformine. Le traitement TTP399 a entraîné une réduction de l'HbA1c de 0,92 ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, August 15th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The Organizing Committee of the International Conference on Security Challenges held a meeting to discuss the scientific program, schedule and work papers to be submitted by specialists in the field of National Security, Safety and Resilience that will be tackled by the International Security, Safety and National Resilience exhibition and conference (ISNR Abu Dhabi 2014). The exhibition and Conference, organized by the Ministry of the Interior in cooperation with REED Exhibitions, will be held in Abu Dhabi from April 1-3, 2014.

Brigadier Saeed Salim Al Henki, Director General of Finance and Support Services at the Ministry of Interior and Chairman of the Committee attended the meeting held in his office. Present at the meeting were Lieutenant Colonel Mohammed Salem Al Zaabi and all members of the committee.

During the meeting, a number of topics on the agenda were reviewed, including issues ... Read more »

HONG KONG. - Friday, August 16th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Rapid PC Plus transformation fueled by solid growth from PC and PC Plus businesses

    Ranked #1 PC maker in the world for the first time ever
    Ranked #3 supplier of smart-connected devices (smartphones, tablets and PCs) worldwide
    Pre-tax income of US$215 million and earnings of US$174 million
    Revenue of US$8.8 billion
    Basic EPS of 1.67 US cents, or 12.96 HK cents
    Net cash reserves of US$3.1 billion (as of June 30, 2013)

(BUSINESS WIRE) Lenovo Group today reported results for its first fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2013, with quarterly revenue of US$8.8 billion, a ten percent increase year-over-year. At the same time, Lenovo’s first quarter pre-tax income increased 16 percent year-over-year to US$215 million, while earnings grew 23 percent year-over-year to US$174 million, highlighting the Co ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Friday, August 16th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

According to the Al Ain Traffic and Patrols Section at the Abu Dhabi Police Traffic and Patrols Directorate, a total of 76 driving licenses were withdrawn in Al Ain last July of drivers who violated the traffic regulations.  Two other licenses were canceled.

Major Salah Abdullah Al Hemairi, Acting Head of Al Ain Traffic Section, indicated that holders of the withdrawn driving licenses had exceeded the cumulative number of 24 demerit black traffic points. Moreover, he explained that the cumulative allowed 24 or 12 traffic points limit is reached when motorists or truck drivers commit multiple traffic-related offences, by either wrongly overtaking other vehicles, racing dangerously on the road or failing to stop when involved in an accident that leads to injuries.

Al Hemairi added that all traffic-related offences are punishable by the law, and withdrawing driving licenses aims at preventin ... Read more »

Cette acquisition renforce les capacités limitées de Quintiles en matière de biopharmacie, d'oncologie et de dispositifs médicaux

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, Caroline du Nord - Samedi 17 Août 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Afin de répondre au plus près aux besoins changeants et divers de sa clientèle internationale, Quintiles a annoncé aujourd'hui que la Société avait signé un contrat en vue de l'acquisition de Novella Clinical (Novella), une organisation de recherche clinique (ORC) multiservice axée principalement sur les clients émergents évoluant en oncologie, ainsi que dans les secteurs des dispositifs médicaux et du diagnostic.

« L'expertise et les connaissances qu'apporte l'équipe de Novella constitueront un ajout solide à nos capacités existantes et permettront à Quintiles de se différencier davantage au sein d'un marché de plus en plus comp&eacut ... Read more »

HIGH POINT, N.C. - Thursday, August 15th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- TransTech Pharma, Inc. announced today important clinical trial data for its new diabetes drug. TTP399, a novel, liver-selective glucokinase activator (GKA), demonstrated clinical evidence of normalizing HbA1c without inducing hypoglycemia in type 2 diabetic subjects on stable doses of metformin. TTP399 is the first liver-selective GKA that shows no GKA activation in the pancreas and does not interrupt the binding of glucokinase (GK) with the GK regulatory protein (GKRP).

TTP399 has completed a 6-week, multi-center, phase 2a study in type 2 diabetic subjects on stable doses of metformin. TTP399 treatment led to a reduction in HbA1c of 0.92 (p< 0.001) and 0.53 (p< 0.001) placebo-corrected. In addition, 100% of subjects on drug with a starting HbA1c baseline of 7.5% or less achieved the American Diabetes Association’s goal of reducing HbA1c values to 7% or less, and up to 85% of those subjec ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, August 15th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Brigadier Fares Khalifa Al Farsi, Director General of Guards and Special Tasks at Abu Dhabi Police, held a ceremony in his office to honor a number of distinguished staff members from the department who had participated in the Security and Safety exhibition, held at the Higher Colleges of Technology in Abu Dhabi. Al Farsi also honored a number of female staff members for their distinguished performance in discharging their duties.

Al Farisi expressed his hope that the honoring will constitute an incentive for all staff members to achieve further excellence. He emphasized the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ’s keenness to recognize outstanding efforts and honor skillful members, in order to motivate them to pursue further excellence and to communicate effectively with community sectors.

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