DOHA, Qatar - Tuesday, November 13th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Executive recruitment and interim management provider Executives Online announces the opening of its first office in the Middle East, located in Doha, Qatar.

The new office will capitalise on the growth in executive recruitment in the broader Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region and extend Executives Online’s unique recruitment process to companies and jobseekers there.

Executives Online GCC will offer the same recruitment services that have proven popular with clients globally: Interim management, to get executive talent working quickly in organisations, via fixed-term contracts. Permanent executive recruitment that operates dramatically more quickly than executive search to deliver the right candidates for any executive role.

Executives Online GCC is led by Ahmad Majeed, an experienced entrepreneur with track record in project management and online business models.

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LUXEMBOURG - Tuesday, November 13th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Intelsat S.A., the world’s leading provider of satellite services, announced today a new multi-year capacity agreement with South African-based Vodacom on the Intelsat satellite fleet. Vodacom will utilize capacity on Intelsat 906 at 64° East and Intelsat 25 at 328.5° East to support its deployment of cellular backhaul service in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Vodacom is currently implementing its 3G network across the DRC. This agreement expands the Intelsat-based cellular backhaul infrastructure supporting wireless services in Tanzania, Mozambique and other parts of Sub-Saharan Africa.

In addition, Vodacom utilizes multiple satellites on the Intelsat fleet for international trunking, corporate networking, in-flight broadband and disaster recovery services across the continent.

"This agreement continues our decade-long support of Vodacom in Africa, and comes at a time of unpre ... Read more »

BringCom reçoit 37,200,000 dollars sous forme de nouveaux contrats.

STERLING, Va. - Mardi 13 Novembre 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)—Aujourd’hui, BringCom, un leader dans le domaine des technologies novatrices de télécommunications, a annoncé avoir remporté des nouveaux contrats de la part d’opérateurs internationaux et de sociétés privées pour un  service de connexion à  la fibre optique   ainsi que des services contenues   en provenance de l’Europe et du Moyen Orient vers l’Afrique du Nord Est pour des  exigences gouvernementales.  Le montant de ces nouvelles prestations  payées sera de l’ordre de 8,200,000 dollars en revenue supplémentaire au cours de l’année prochaine avec des additions non payées en cours de négociation de l’ordre de 29,000,000 dollars durant les cinq prochaines années. Ces contrats utilisent les partenari ... Read more »

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Monday, November 12th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Philip Morris International Inc.’s (PMI) (NYSE:PM) (Paris:PM) Vice President of Communications Peter Nixon issued the following statement today applauding the World Health Organization for passing the first international protocol to fight the illegal trade of tobacco and reconfirming the company’s support for the measure.

"With sales estimated at more than 600 billion cigarettes a year – more than one in every 10 consumed – all black market tobacco products combined make up the third largest tobacco supplier in the world.

"While the passage of this protocol is not the silver bullet to resolving this serious issue, it is a step toward addressing a problem that not only harms governments but fuels organized crime and terrorism.

"The long term solution to this challenge lies in governments implementing effective policies and providing sufficient enforcement resources to disrupt t ... Read more »

BringCom Receives $37,200,000 in New Contracts


STERLING, Va. - Monday, November 12th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today BringCom, Inc., a leader in supplying innovative communications technologies, announced that it has been awarded new contracts by international carriers and private companies for the provision of fiber optic connectivity and sustainment services from Europe and the Middle East to North East Africa for Governmental requirements. Funded booking additions will total $8,200,000 in additional revenue over the next year with negotiated but unfunded additions totaling $29,000,000 over the next five years. These contracts utilize BringCom’s extensive local partnerships in the Africa and Middle Eastern regions as the contracts include connectivity, construction of in country facilities and continuing maintenance activities by BringCom’s satellite and fiber network capable 7X24X365 Network Operations Centers (NOC) in both the United States and Djibouti ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, November 12th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

·         Markets are shifting eastward: The Chinese petrochemical products market is set to grow by around 6% a year by 2015 – the Middle East by as much as 11%

·         New suppliers from the Gulf States and Asia have captured market share thanks to significant price and transport advantages

·         Growing pressure on margins across the European petrochemical industry

·         Suppliers from Asia and the Gulf States face the challenge of developing know-how in efficiency

·         European and US players must realign their business models to offset competitive disadvantages

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BOUDRY, Suisse - Lundi 12 Novembre 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Celgene International Sàrl, une filiale de Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ : CELG) a annoncé aujourd'hui que son étude de phase III de l'ABRAXANE® (particules de paclitaxel liées aux protéines en suspension injectable) (liées à l'albumine) en association avec la gemcitabine chez les patients naïfs de traitement atteints de cancer du pancréas avancé avait satisfait à son critère d'évaluation principal de survie globale. Au cours de l'étude, l'ABRAXANE, en association avec la gemcitabine, a démontré une amélioration statistiquement significative de la survie globale, par rapport aux patients traités par la seule gemcitabine.

Au cours de l'étude MPACT (essai clinique sur l'adénocarcinome pancréatique métastatique), une étude internationale ouverte, randomisée et sponsoris&ea ... Read more »

Bilateral U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce brings Mayor of Houston, Texas (USA)

EASTERN PROVINCE, Saudi Arabia - Sunday, November 11th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dozens of American business leaders joined Annise Parker, the Honorable Mayor of the City of Houston, in Saudi Arabia yesterday. The visit was organized by the Bilateral U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce to explore business opportunities, partnerships and trade with Saudi companies and suppliers, and to promote Houston as a premier business center of the U.S. for energy, life sciences, aerospace, engineering and technology.

The group of 37 began the trip with a breakfast briefing hosted by the American Business Council and the U.S. Consulate. The U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission, Tom Williams affirmed, "Having visits like this are of critical importance. Not only are they important for enhancing understanding between our regions but they actually result in business." David Cantrell from the American Busines ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Sunday, November 11th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

    Third Quarter Results
        Revenue from Continuing Operations of $222 million
        GAAP EPS from Continuing Operations of $0.35, includes $0.28 non-recurring tax benefit
        Non-GAAP EPS from Continuing Operations of $0.09
    Announces Corporate Restructuring
        Concentrates resources on core business in North America and key European & Asian markets supported by increased marketing and sales
        Pursues sale of ChinaHR and evaluates options in developing markets
        Combined actions expected to reduce Operating Expense by approximately $130 million on an annualized basis
    Review of Strategic Alternatives Ongoing

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BOUDRY, Switzerland - Sunday, November 11th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Celgene International Sàrl, a subsidiary of Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) today announced that its phase III study of ABRAXANE® (paclitaxel protein-bound particles for injectable suspension) (albumin-bound) in combination with gemcitabine in treatment-naïve patients with advanced pancreatic cancer met its primary endpoint of overall survival. In the study, ABRAXANE in combination with gemcitabine demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in overall survival compared to patients receiving gemcitabine alone.

In the MPACT (Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Clinical Trial) study, a Celgene-sponsored, open-label, randomized, international study 861 metastatic pancreatic cancer patients were randomized to receive either ABRAXANE plus gemcitabine (125 mg/m2 followed by 1000 mg/m2 gemcitabine for 3 weeks followed by a week of rest) or gemcitabine alone (1000 mg/m2 administered ... Read more »