357,657 individuals registered at the E-gate

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, September 28th 2013

As part of its media campaign to promote the "E-Ports Project”, the Ministry of Interior announced the launch of the second phase of free registration for the e-gate service. The registration process starts as of Sunday in Al Ain Shopping Mall, Al Ain and will continue for two weeks.

 Major General Ahmad Nasser Al Raisi, Director General of Central Operations at the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ and Acting Director General of the Electronic Services at the Ministry of Interior, stated that the total number of individuals registered in the E-Ports has added up to 357,657 individuals, out of which 333,000 have registered at the arrivals hall of Terminal 1 at Abu Dhabi International Airport, since the launch of the process last October. Another 24,657 individuals have registered at the registration centers set up in a number of shopping malls d ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, September 30th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Marwan Abdulaziz, Executive Director of DuBiotech, a free zone dedicated to facilitating and fostering the growth of the life sciences industry in the UAE and a member of world class developer and operator of business parks Tecom Investments, today met with Mr Sanjay Verma, the Consul General of India in Dubai, to discuss a strategy to encourage, educate and inform Indian investors about the potential represented by the UAE’s burgeoning biotech sector.

The Government of Dubai has signalled an ambition to increase the amount of medicines manufactured locally, which presents an opportunity for Indian investors and pharmaceutical manufacturers. The GCC countries have the highest levels of imported medicines in the world; as an example, the UAE alone imports 80% of the drugs consumed by its population from international markets. Importing such high levels of medication leaves the UAE vulnerable to price i ... Read more »

Le 54ième satellite de SES sera déployé dans le voisinage orbital 28,2/28,5 dégrées Est

BAÏKONOUR, Kazakhstan & LUXEMBOURG - Mardi 1 Octobre 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) est ravie d’annoncer que le satellite ASTRA 2E a été lancé avec succès à bord d’une fusée ILS Proton Breeze M la nuit dernière à 3 h 38′ heure de Baïkonour (23 h 38′ heure de Paris le 29 septembre). Après une mission de 9 heures et 12 minutes, l'étage supérieur Breeze M de la fusée Proton a largué avec succès le satellite ASTRA 2E directement sur l'orbite de transfert géostationnaire.

ASTRA 2E sera déployé dans le voisinage 28,2/28,5 degrés Est. Le satellite a été fabriqué pour SES par la société française Astrium. Basé sur la plate-forme Eurostar E3000 extrêmement fiable, l’engin spatial est dot&e ... Read more »

HSI and PMI formalize longstanding partnership to deliver unparalleled strategic business insight

LONDON - Monday, September 30th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Project Management Institute (PMI) has acquired Human Systems International (HSI), a UK-based assessment and benchmarking company with keen organizational insight developed over 20 years of collecting best practice project, program and portfolio management data from commercial and government organizations around the world.

"HSI and PMI are like-minded organizations, focused on providing thought leadership, knowledge and networking opportunities designed to improve company and practitioner capabilities in project, program and portfolio management,” said Mark A. Langley, President and CEO of PMI.

Over the past two decades, HSI has developed the world’s largest and most robust database that highlights organizational project and program management best practices. The insights assembled from th ... Read more »

AMSTERDAM - Tuesday, October 1st 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has announced that it will supply Belgium with its Sealys ePassport, due to be introduced in May 2014. Gemalto will provide the Belgian Federal Public Service for Foreign Affairs with more than 400,000 ePassports every year and Zetes will serve as the system integrator in this long term agreement.

ePassports, also known as electronic and biometric passports, can be read via authorized contactless readers and incorporate a microprocessor. Powered by Gemalto’s highly secure embedded software, the ePassports store unique personal characteristics such as a fingerprint, providing robust and reliable authentication of the holder’s identity. Under a five-year contract, Gemalto will supply the Belgian ePassport program with its Sealys range of highly secure and durable ePassport booklets, and its latest ICAO secure embedded software. Zet ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, September 30th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Coinciding with its Golden Jubilee celebrations, the Abu Dhabi Police Music Band performed on Sunday evening its authentic traditional music pieces at the Sultan bin Zayed School-Cycle 3 in Al Ain Education Zone.

The audience enjoyed watching the Abu Dhabi Police Music Band’s performances and listening to its musical pieces, which were highly acclaimed during the morning parade. The music band presented a number of its distinguished songs starting with the National Anthem, Allah Ya Dar Zayed, and Yal Emirati. The participation is in pursuance with the Abu Dhabi Police’s Music Band’s program to perform its national and popular musical pieces in the public schools of Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and the Western Region.

Mohammed Amine Abdullah Al Zarouni, Director of Sultan bin Zayed School praised the Abu Dhabi Police’s ongoing dedication to keep pace with events in society. Al Zarouni also praised the ... Read more »

54th SES satellite to be deployed into 28.2/28.5 degrees East orbital arc

BAIKONUR & LUXEMBOURG - Monday, September 30th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) is pleased to announce that the ASTRA 2E satellite roared into space on board an ILS Proton Breeze M booster last night at 3:38 am Baikonur time (23:38 CET and 17:38 EDT on September 29). After a 9-hour, 12-minute mission, the Breeze M upper stage of the Proton rocket successfully released the ASTRA 2E satellite directly into geostationary transfer orbit.

ASTRA 2E will be deployed at the 28.2/28.5 degrees orbital arc. The satellite was built for SES by Astrium of France. Based on the highly reliable Eurostar E3000 platform, the spacecraft carries 60 Ku-band transponders, including 12 incremental transponders for delivery of services outside Europe, as well as 4 Ka-band transponders. It will enable the delivery of next generation broadcast and broadband services in Euro ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, September 27th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The Education Department at the Directorate General of Human Resources in Abu Dhabi Police celebrated the graduation of an introductory training course for police cadets awarded scholarships to study in France, in cooperation with the International Cooperation Department of the French Ministry of Interior.

Major Khamis Sultan Ateeq Al Muhairi, Police Attaché at the UAE Embassy in Paris noted that 11 scholarship students took part in the course, which was coordinated by the French Ministry of Interior.

"Students were distributed into four groups based on their academic disciplines. The course tackled a number of police and security topics, including the various judicial police and special laws disciplines. During the course, students were acquainted with the various police departments and sections affiliated to the French Ministry of Interior, which would help them in their studies to ... Read more »

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LONDON & NEW YORK - Monday, September 30th 2013

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) announced today that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a group of large global banks that includes Barclays, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase and others to jointly develop a comprehensive service to collect and manage client entity reference data necessary to meet regulatory requirements and other normal course of business activities.

The parties to the MOU expect to have a state-of-the-art client data and documentation platform leveraging significant design work already undertaken in partnership with a broad group of major sell-side and buy-side firms globally. More immediate interim releases will be provided to address specific regulatory needs. Over time, the service will address client reference data requirements of banks and broker dealers, as well as asset managers and hedge funds, including ... Read more »

Scheduled in Abu Dhabi Next November

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, September 25th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Organized by the UAE Women Police Association, the Second Regional Women Police Conference will be held in the capital Abu Dhabi, this upcoming November.

The conference, held under the theme: "Women Police.... Challenges and Future”, will host elite international speakers, notably the Secretary-General of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers; the United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues; the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) president; and the UN Women Goodwill Ambassador.

The UAE Women Police Association had recently held a meeting, to discuss preparations and events of the upcoming conference, as well as to form work teams and establish the Association’s strategic plan for the year 2014.

Captain Amina Mohammed Khamis Al Bloushi, Chairwoman of the UAE Women Police Association noted that the conference ... Read more »

"In Pursuit of Service Excellence and Efficiency”

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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, September 27th 2013

Under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, the 3rd Biennial Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Update in collaboration with SEHA Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Services & Cleveland Clinic was inaugurated at the Jumeirah Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates early this morning.

The two-day conference promises an exceptionally stimulating and informative scientific event with a scientific program specially designed to reveal several new developments within the field. The conference will run from the 27th until 28th September 2013 and will focus on the areas of Laboratory Management, Quality, Efficiency, Hematology, Microbiology, Immunology, Transfusion Medicine, Clinical Chemistry, and Molecular Diagnostics. The Robert J. Tomsich Patholog ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, September 27th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. General Saif Abdullah Al Sha’far, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior, attended the graduation ceremony of a mutual training course organized by the Training Department at Abu Dhabi Police, in collaboration with Germany. The training course was attended by 49 staff members from the German Special Forces, along with members from Force 7 and Force 5 Departments, at Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters (GHQ).

The graduation ceremony took place in the theatre hall at the Decision-making Support Center in the Police Departments Complex in Abu Dhabi, and was attended by Major General Khalil Dawood Badran, Director General of Finance and Services; Major General Mohammed Al Awadhi Al Menhali, Director General of Human Resources; and Major General Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Director General of Central Operations.  Also attending were Lieutenant Colonel Thani Butti Al Shamesi, Head of the Train ... Read more »

HID Global, ABnote et Trüb rejoignent l’Alliance pour accélérer l’adoption des services d’administration en ligne

PARIS - Mardi 1 Octobre 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--La Secure Identity Alliance accueille aujourd’hui trois nouveaux membres dans ses rangs, marquant une étape de croissance importante pour le groupement nouvellement formé.

HID Global, leader reconnu de la fourniture de solutions d’identité sécurisée, jouera un rôle crucial dans l’établissement de l’Alliance comme autorité mondiale en matière de sécurité et d’adoption des services ’administration en ligne.

American Banknote Corporation (ABnote) apporte sa longue expérience mondiale dans la fourniture de documents, services et systèmes sécurisés.

Bénéficiant de 150 ans d’expérience, Trüb AG offre son expertise pointue de l’identification et les passeports éle ... Read more »

SAN ANTONIO - Mardi 1 Octobre 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Le conseil d’administration de la société mère de Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (KCI) et de LifeCell Corporation (LifeCell) a annoncé aujourd’hui que KCI, LifeCell et Systagenix s’apprêtent à former une entreprise diversifiée à échelle mondiale se consacrant à la prise en charge des blessures, à la biotechnologie et à la médecine régénérative. La nouvelle société sera placée sous la direction du président-directeur général, Joe Woody. Phil Croxford, responsable actuel des opérations commerciales de LifeCell, a été nommé premier vice-président et directeur permanent de LifeCell.

L’entreprise issue de ce rapprochement deviendra le leader mondial des solutions curatives transformationnelles ; elle se consacrera aux progrès de la science curative, présentant des produits de ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, September 29th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The Traffic and Patrols Directorate at the Abu Dhabi Police seized 2,534 vehicles for driving at dangerous speeds on the internal and external roads of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi; dangerous speeds are defined as speeds above 200 km/hr. These vehicle seizures took place between January 1 and August 31 of this year according to Brigadier Eng. Hussein Ahmed Al Harithi, Director of Traffic and Patrols Directorate at Abu Dhabi Police.

Al Harithi stressed that there would be no laxity in enforcing the traffic law pertaining to driving at dangerous speeds, participating in races, doing risky stunts such as drifting with vehicles or motorcycles. He noted that public roads are not circuits for racings or doing such stunts; rather they are public roads upon which all users are supposed to abide by the traffic laws.

He warned motorists, especially the younger ones, not to commit any traffic law violatio ... Read more »

HID Global, ABnote, and Trüb join the Alliance to accelerate secure eGovernment service adoption

PARIS - Monday, September 30th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Secure Identity Alliance today welcomes three new members to its ranks, marking an important step in growth of the newly formed organization.

HID Global, a leading provider of secure identity solutions, will play a crucial role in establishing the Alliance as the foremost advisor on the security and adoption of eGovernment services around the world.

American Banknote Corporation (ABnote) brings its long and global experience in the supply of secure documents, services and systems.

Backed by a 150 year heritage, Trüb AG brings a wealth of e-ID and e-Passport experience to the Alliance’s workgroup program.

Led by leading secure eDocuments companies Gemalto, Morpho (Safran), Oberthur Technologies and 3M, the Secure Identity Alliance was established in May 2013 to develop the usage ... Read more »

INGELHEIM, Germany - Monday, September 30th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

•    In a broad population of lung cancer patients with adenocarcinoma, nintedanib* plus docetaxel provided a significant overall survival benefit, compared to docetaxel alone

•    The earlier adenocarcinoma patients failed first-line chemotherapy, the bigger the benefit provided by nintedanib* plus docetaxel

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New analysis of data from the LUME-Lung 1 Phase III clinical trial showed that the novel investigational compound nintedanib*, an oral triple angiokinase inhibitor that targets three receptors crucially involved in angiogenesis and tumour growth, provided a significant and clinically relevant overall survival benefit for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with adenocarcinoma histology.1 The results were presented at the European Cancer Congress in Amsterdam.

"Adenocarcinoma is the most common form ... Read more »

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The Central Operations Department at Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters, represented by the Crisis and Disaster Management Department, recently organized a workshop on means to measure employee satisfaction.

The workshop, which was held at the Police Officers Club in Abu Dhabi, aimed at raising the level of satisfaction among employees working at the department. Among the participants in the workshop were Staff Colonel Ali Mohammed Al Dhaheri, Head of the Crisis and Disaster Management Department and a number of non-commissioned officers and staff members.

In his lecture, Lieutenant Taher Al Ameri from the Crisis and Disaster Management Department underscored the importance of measuring employee satisfaction.  He also reviewed methods of competition, the job incentive methodology implemented at the department, and the need to open direct communication mechanisms between staff members and superiors.

The workshop also incl ... Read more »