Travelxp 4K expands internationally by leveraging SES’s German platform HD+, its satellite fleet, and its affiliate MX1 LUXEMBOURG-Wednesday, December 13th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Travelxp 4K, one of the world’s leading travel and lifestyle television channels, will start delivering its programmes in Ultra HD (UHD) and High Dynamic Range (HDR) to HD+ viewers across Germany as of 13 December 2017. The channel will be broadcast via Astra 19.2 degrees East and will rely on MX1 for playout and uplink services. Travelxp 4K is also one of the first networks in the world to broadcast in High Dynamic Range, a feature that provides better contrast and greatly improves the viewer experience. Thanks to that technology, HD+ customers can enjoy holiday destinations from around the world from the comfort of their own homes without any additional costs – in a picture quality that is almost as good as real-life. The Ultra HD HDR channel was first launched on SES’s North American U ... Read more »

Bin Bayyah: we seek internal change, dialogue with others and interfaith alliance ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates-Wednesday, December 13th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] Bin Bayyah commends participants’ efforts to promote peace and tolerance H.E Shaykh Abdallah bin Bayyah concluded the fourth annual Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies, which was held in Abu Dhabi between 11-13 December, 2017, with the participation of more than 700 scholars, intellectuals and religious dignitaries from around the world. His Excellency thanked the participants who submitted valuable contributions, designed to promote peace and instill the culture of tolerance as a way of life for the benefit of all mankind. Dr. Ahmed Sennouni, coordinator of the forum’s Scientific Committee, delivered the final statement, which included a set of recommendations, notably the need to establish an international monitoring center to address and study Islamophobia, as well as the need to organize international forums fo ... Read more »

As part of the Fourth Annual Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies Bin Bayyah: - The ‘Egyptian Family House’ is a model of national cohesion and coexistence<./br> - The award epitomizes Islam’s peace heritage, but many Muslims disregard this truth ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates-Wednesday, December 13th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, hosted a ceremony to honor the ‘Egyptian Family House’, winner of the Imam Al Hassan bin Ali Award 2017, represented by Dr. Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq, Secretary General, and His Eminence Anba Ermia, Assistant Secretary General. Also present were H.E Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and H.E Shaykh Abdallah Bin Bayyah, President of the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies. In his address at the ceremony, which was attended by a large crowd of scholars, intellectuals and representatives of various faiths, taking part ... Read more »

An In-Depth Look at How Good Clinical Practices Ensure Ethical Conduct of High Quality Research and the Safety of Study Subjects LAUSANNE, Switzerland-Wednesday, December 13th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE/Euronext Paris: PM) today released its latest Scientific Update for Smoke-Free Products, a regular publication on its research efforts to develop and assess a range of smoke-free alternatives to cigarettes. The latest issue of the Scientific Update can be found at this link. This issue of the Scientific Update provides a closer look at some of the principles and practices on which PMI’s scientific assessment program is built. Director Medical Affairs Dr. Patrick Picavet describes specific examples from PMI’s clinical program that highlight the company’s commitment to the implementation of best practices, transparent research and the well-being of clinical trial participants. Picavet stated, “The performance of clinical studies ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, Émirats Arabes Unis-Jeudi 14 Décembre 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] M. Adama Dieng, Secrétaire Général des Nations Unies, chargé de la Prévention du Génocide, a révélé un plan de coopération entre les Nations Unies et le « Forum pour la Promotion de la Paix dans les Sociétés Musulmanes », en vertu duquel dix ateliers de recherche scientifique seront organisés dans le domaine du développement de l'éducation religieuse dans le monde islamique. Dieng a souligné que l'accord est le fruit des réunions précédentes tenues par Son Excellence Cheikh Abdullah Bin Bey Président du Forum pour la Promotion de la Paix dans les Sociétés Musulmanes. Ces réunions ont discuté de la possibilité de coopération entre les deux parties dans le domaine du développement de l'éducation religieuse, à travers des programmes scientifiques intensifs. Il a ajouté qu'il a été convenu d'organiser dix ateliers scientifiques à cette fin, dont les détails seront annoncés plus tard. Dieng a ajouté que l'Organisation I ... Read more »

KAMPALA, Uganda-Wednesday, December 13th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- The AIDS Healthcare Foundation, commemorated an enviable milestone of supporting the government and people of Uganda with free HIV/AIDS services and treatment for 15 solid years. The celebration, which coincided with the 2017 World AIDS Day, put the spotlight on AHF’s life-saving achievements in the East African Country of Uganda. AHF opened the first Uganda Cares clinic in Masaka, in 2002 in close partnership with the Ugandan Ministry of Health, offering the first opportunity for antiretroviral treatment (ART), outside the capital city of Kampala. Since then, the Country program, popularly known and addressed as Uganda Cares has grown to become one of the country’s largest providers of free HIV/AIDS treatment, care, and support; and it’s program model was identified by the World Health Organization and UNAIDS as a best practice model for ART in 2003. From Masaka in 2002, AHF Uganda Cares has expanded its ... Read more »

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-Wednesday, December 13th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- GA Telesis, LLC (“GAT”) announces the launch of its Leveraged Finance Group (“LFG”) to provide secured aircraft financing for lessors, investors, and airlines. GAT has appointed David Lloyd and Nolan Heske as Managing Directors of LFG to pursue the development, execution and growth of this strategy. The LFG management team has over 35 years of combined experience in the aircraft and transportation finance sector. Prior to joining GAT, Mr. Lloyd and Mr. Heske cofounded Air Funding in 2016 to provide an alternative source of direct lending on commercial aircraft to lessors and airlines. Prior to Air Funding, David Lloyd spent 12 years at Carlson Capital as Head of Credit, Airlines & Aerospace. Mr. Lloyd was the group founder and was responsible for a portfolio with peak assets of $475 million. Mr. Lloyd also held executive positions at Credit Suisse and Chase Securities. Nolan Heske was previously a Ma ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates-Wednesday, December 13th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] Undersecretary-General Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, announced a joint cooperation agreement between the United Nations and the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies to organize ten research workshops to promote religious education in the Islamic world. Dieng said the agreement was attained following a set of previous meetings with His Excellency Shaykh Abdallah bin Bayyah, President of the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies. Both parties discussed a potential cooperation between them to promote religious education via extensive academic programs, and agreed to organize ten research workshops the details of which shall be announced later. Dieng explained that the United Nations highly appreciates the efforts exerted by the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies to promote tolerance and coexistence among people, which involve scientific a ... Read more »

The Dh65 million furniture store looks to address import dependency The three-floor hyper store located in Al Barsha, Dubai, is poised to become a modern homemaker’s paradise with abundance of choice and convenience Company plans five more large-format retail outlets to spread the brand and address gap in the Dh65 billion home furnishing and interiors sector in the GCC Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Wednesday, December 13th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] ‘The Home’, a new home décor and furnishings brand, has launched it’s first-ever hyper store in the UAE at an exclusive function in Dubai, with an investment of Dh65 million. The new brand will help reduce imports and boost the US$17.7 billion (Dh65 billion) interiors and home furnishing market in the GCC, that is mostly thriving on imported goods. The Home manufactures more than 40 per cent of its bedding and sofa products in the UAE, thus reduces import dependency of the Gulf countries. According to Ventures Onsite – a research organiza ... Read more »