ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, April 3rd 2016 [ME NewsWire] The Emirati runner and former UAE team runner Rashid Butti Al Qubaisi from the Ministry of Interior staff won the first place at the Reebok Spartan Race. The race was held for the first time at Hamad International Endurance Village in the Kingdom of Bahrain; while our hero Lahj Abdulkarim came in second place assuring the UAE domination in the race. His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports and President of Bahrain Olympic Committee crowned the winners of the race which witnessed the participation of over 3500 runners from 21 countries. The race featured competitions which demanded high physical strength, as well as skills and agility to overcome 16 various obstacles including tires, drenches, walls, and water canals which were set on the course. The race is considered to be one of the most challenging and exciting races, where the top 10 winners are qual ... Read more »

HOUSTON - Saturday, April 2nd 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) announced today that it has closed its merger with Cameron International Corporation. As previously announced, each Cameron stockholder is entitled to receive 0.716 shares of Schlumberger common stock and $14.44 in cash, in exchange for each Cameron share. Schlumberger has issued approximately 138 million shares pursuant to the merger. As a result, former Cameron stockholders own approximately 10% of Schlumberger’s outstanding shares of common stock. The transaction combines two complementary technology portfolios into a pore-to-pipeline products and services offering to the global oil and gas industry. The merger will create technology-driven growth by integrating Schlumberger reservoir and well technology with Cameron wellhead and surface equipment, flow control and processing technology. This will result in the industry’s first complete drilling and production systems, which are enab ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, March 30th 2016 [ME NewsWire] The Ministry of Interior, represented by the Directorate General of Strategy and Performance Development at the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, recently honored coordinators and organizers of complaints from the different sectors of the Ministry of Interior and police general headquarters across the country. The ceremony, which was organized by the Complaints Department, was held in El Etihad Hall at the Ministry of Interior’s Headquarters. Major General Dr. Nasser Salem Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, stressed the police leadership’s commitment to provide high-quality services to community members, in order to protect the achievements made in terms of security and safety. Major General Al Nuaimi also highlighted the MoI's efforts to improve customers’ satisfaction by promptly c ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, March 30th 2016 [ME NewsWire] 150 students from the Adventures Students Camp ‘Aqdar’ National Service program visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. The visit falls in line with the field visits program designed to acquaint students with the mosque, which constitutes a prestigious religious, cultural and touristic landmark in the UAE and the region. The students visited the grave of His Highness, late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, where they read Surat Al Fatiha and prayed Allah Almighty to bless his pure soul with His ample mercy and to rest him in eternal peace. The students were given an overview of the Mosque’s grounds and facilities, its history, and the architectural features and craftsmanship that is evident used in the design and the construction. They were also acquainted with the different Islamic illustrations engraved on the mosque’s walls, and the historical architectural periods, which reflect the impressive cultural an ... Read more »

“Road freight vehicles that fail to abide by freight requirements and standards are in violation of safety regulations and may cause serious accidents.” ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, April 1st 2016 [ME NewsWire] The Security Media Department extends its warmest greetings and thanks for your unrelenting cooperation. We highly value your partnership aimed at boosting the security and safety system in the UAE. In line with our ongoing effort to shed light on the positive and negative behaviors that are captured by the Security Media patrols’ cameras, we hereby provide you with a reality photo and caption of the various behaviors taking place in society, in a bid to promote security awareness among community members and improve their sense of security and community responsibility. We hope that you will kindly dedicate the appropriate space to these photos and captions. Photo Caption: “Road freight vehicles that fail to abide by freight requirements and standards are in vi ... Read more »

LONDRES - Jeudi 31 Mars 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--Panasonic Corporation a reçu un certificat de niveau or dans le cadre de l'étude de performances en matière de durabilité menée par EcoVadis. Cet excellent résultat place également Panasonic parmi les 5 meilleurs acteurs dans ce domaine présentés dans cette étude. EcoVadis est une plateforme collaborative permettant aux entreprises de suivre les performances de leurs fournisseurs en matière de durabilité. EcoVadis utilise son système d'évaluation CSR unique avec une méthodologie couvrant 150 catégories d'achats, 110 pays et 21 indicateurs CSR. Le système analyse et évalue les performances d'une entreprise sur 4 principales catégories, à savoir : Environnement, pratiques de travail et droits humains, Pratiques commerciales équitables et Approvisionnement durable. L'assurance de la durabilité des activités bénéficie d'un intérêt croissant actuellement. On s'attend à ce que les affaires soient menées de manière durable et tran ... Read more »

LONDON - Thursday, March 31st 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Panasonic Corporation has been awarded a Gold Recognition Level in sustainability performance survey conducted by EcoVadis. This excellent result also places Panasonic among the top 5% performers in the survey. EcoVadis is a collaborative platform enabling companies to monitor the sustainable performance of their suppliers. EcoVadis uses their unique CSR assessment system with a methodology covering 150 purchasing categories, 110 countries, and 21 CSR indicators. The system analyses and evaluates company performance over 4 major categories, i.e. Environment, Labour Practices & Human Rights, Fair Business Practices and Sustainable Procurement. Ensuring sustainability in business is of growing interest in the current world. Business is expected to be sustainable and transparent in their performance both in their own organisation and global supply chains. Since its founding in 1918, Panasonic has a strong mission to co ... Read more »

ST PETER PORT, Guernsey - Thursday, March 31st 2016 [ME NewsWire] Endeavour Medtech Growth (EMG) Fund final close at EUR 250m (USD 275m) EMG is the largest fund in Europe dedicated to medtech Fund oversubscribed – significantly exceeds EUR 150m target Fund to allocate between EUR 10m and EUR 20m per investment (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Endeavour Vision today announced that the Endeavour Medtech Growth LP (EMG) fund has held its final close at EUR 250m (USD 275m) in committed capital. Largely oversubscribed, the fund reached its hard cap and closed well above its EUR 150m target due to considerable interest from new institutional investors. At EUR 250m, EMG is the largest fund dedicated to medtech in Europe and one of the largest pure medtech funds worldwide. EMG is targeting high potential European and US companies in the medical device and digital health sectors, which have innovative solutions that have already gained regulatory approval and are starting to generate commercial tractio ... Read more »

LONDON - Friday, April 1st 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ITS TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS (INCLUDING PUERTO RICO, THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA, WAKE ISLAND AND THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS), ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (THE "UNITED STATES") OR TO ANY U.S. PERSON (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (EACH A "U.S. PERSON")) OR TO ANY PERSON LOCATED OR RESIDENT IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DISTRIBUTE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. OTHER RESTRICTIONS APPLY (SEE "DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTIONS" BELOW). Vedanta Resources plc (the "Company") announces that, prior to the commencement of its scheduled close period on 1 April 2016, it intends to enter into irrevocable arrangements with one or more third party brokers (the "Brokers") to commence a buy-back programme to repurchase, within certain pre-se ... Read more »