ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, May 8th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

A delegation from the Cultural and Social Activity Section at the Clubs Department, Abu Dhabi Police GHQ, visited Al Madeef Centre for people with special needs at Al Mafraq.

During the visit, which falls under the social initiatives carried out by the section, the delegation was briefed on the services provided to the center’s inmates. Memorial presents were also distributed, which brought joy and happiness to the hearts of inmates.

It is worth mentioning that the Zayed Higher Organization for Humanitarian Care and Special Needs had officially opened the center at Al Mafraq by the end of 2013, with a view to host people with special needs, providing long-term shelter and continuous support and care.

The center provides medical, nursing, treatment and rehabilitation services, supported by the Health Authority - Abu Dhabi (HAAD). It also provides round-the-clock pediatrics, ne ... Read more »

Launch in Windhoek brings its Africa network to 18 markets and marks Regus 102th country globally

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WINDHOEK, Namibia - Thursday, May 8th 2014

Global workplace provider Regus has extended its commitment to business in Africa, opening its first centre in Namibia at Maerua Mall in Windhoek.

Regus now operates in 18 countries across Africa, a sign of its belief in the business opportunities available.

Regus’ presence in Namibia will help companies explore the opportunities in an economy predicted to deliver 5.3% GDP growth in 2014.1 There are good prospects in sectors from mining to construction, agriculture and financial services, while the government is also encouraging growth in logistics, tourism and manufacturing.2

By using Regus’ flexible workplaces, companies can assess their prospects without having to commit to long-term leases or invest upfront in property. And with a fully-connected workplac ... Read more »

LONDON. - Friday, May 9th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Following today’s launch of the 2014 Africa Progress Panel report, Dr Ismail Ahmed, CEO of WorldRemit and former adviser to the United Nations, called for regulators around the world to take action against the anti-competitive business and lobbying practices of Western Union and MoneyGram.

Dr Ahmed, an African himself, is a leading expert on remittances. In the early 2000s he was appointed as compliance adviser to the United Nations Remittance Programme. The programme was mandated by the UN Security Council under the stewardship of Kofi Annan, who launched today’s report.

Dr Ahmed comments: “The remittance ‘super racket’, as highlighted by Mr Annan and the Africa Progress Panel report, has plagued some of the poorest communities in Africa for far too long. Western Union and MoneyGram operate a money transfer duopoly in many countries, charging extortionate fees which ea ... Read more »

MONTREAL, Canada - Wednesday, May 7th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

eXplorance’s formative assessment tool, bluepulse™, creates an open channel of communication between instructors and students for anonymous, constructive social feedback, which empowers teaching excellence as well as learning improvement.

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- eXplorance, the leading provider of Learning Experience Management (LEM) solutions, announces today the introduction of bluepulse™, a social formative assessment tool for learning. A real-time free-flowing collaborative hub, bluepulse enables students and instructors to better interact and enhance learning through improvement-based initiatives and continuous feedback.

As social networks are becoming an integral part of daily life, educational institutions face a major challenge to keep up with the changing trends. While the millennial students are a generation of tech-savvy, fast-paced, connected individuals, most institutions are st ... Read more »

REDWOOD CITY, Californie. - Dimanche 11 Mai 2014 [ME NewsWire]

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(BUSINESS WIRE) i2c, Inc., prestataire de solutions de traitement des paiements et de commerce émergent, a annoncé aujourd’hui que Scott Salmon avait rejoint la société en tant que directeur général, international, pour guider la croissance continue d’i2c en Asie-Pacifique, en Europe centrale, au Moyen-Orient et en Afrique (APECMOA). M. Salmon est basé à Singapour et a déjà assumé les responsabilités de son poste.

M. Salmon apporte plus de 25 ans d’expérience commerciale à ce rôle stratégique, dont plus de 20 ans dans le segment paiements et prépayés. Il était chef des produits prépayés, Asie-Pacifique, Europe centrale, Moyen-Orient & Afrique pour Visa au cours des cinq dernières années et, avant cela, il encadrait l’équipe de développement des marchés prépayés mondiaux de Visa, qui est basée à San Francisco. Avant Visa, M. Salmon était en ... Read more »

Releases April 2014 Operating Metrics

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NEW YORK. - Thursday, May 8th 2014

First Quarter 2014 Highlights:

    US GAAP revenues of $115.0 million, down 6% versus the same period in 2013
    US GAAP net income attributable to FXCM Inc. of $2.1 million or $0.05 per fully diluted share down 70% and 79% respectively versus the same period in 2013
    Adjusted Pro Forma EBITDA of $24.6 million, down 44% versus the same period in 2013
    Adjusted Pro Forma net income of $5.2 million or $0.07 per fully exchanged, diluted share down 70% and 70% respectively versus the same period in 2013

April 2014 Operating Metric Highlights:

    Retail customer trading volume of $250 billion, 32% lower than April 2013
    Institutional customer trading volume of $185 billion, 1% higher than April 2013

(BUSINESS WIRE) FXCM Inc. ( ... Read more »

INGELHEIM, Germany - Wednesday, May 7th 2014 [ME NewsWire]
Current knowledge around prevention of a recurrent stroke in patients suffering a stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) is limited1,2
Study addresses significant unmet medical need in patients at high risk of recurrent stroke, aiming to support physicians’ decisions3
Study design of new RE-SPECT ESUS™ study announced at European Stroke Conference3
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Details of a new 6,000 patient study of dabigatran etexilate were announced today at the European Stroke Conference, Nice, France. The RE-SPECT ESUS™ study will investigate the blood thinner dabigatran etexilate for the prevention of recurrent stroke in patients who have already suffered an embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS).3 Such a stroke occurs when a blood clot (embolus) forms somewhere in the body and travels through the bloodstream to the brain.4 ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Monday, May 5th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior’s Child Protection Center concluded the awareness campaign under the title “Together to Prevent Child Abuse and Negligence,” which lasted for a whole month throughout April. The campaign aimed to educate all society categories, particularly children and parents, on the types of violations that children may suffer from, inside and outside their houses. The campaign also aims to raise awareness regarding child negligence, the importance of reporting any abuse and ways to ask for help.

The campaign featured a number of activities through which the awareness team at the center, together with the Information Section, directly communicated with the public, both children and parents. The activities included: the participation in the International Exhibition for Security and National Resilience (ISNR Abu Dhabi 2014); the participation in the exhibition that accompa ... Read more »

L'ouverture de ce centre à Windhoek élargit le réseau africain à 18 marchés, avec désormais une présence de Regus dans 102 pays dans le monde

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WINDHOEK, Namibie - Dimanche 11 Mai 2014

Le fournisseur mondial d'espaces de travail Regus a renouvelé son engagement envers les entreprises africaines en inaugurant son premier centre en Namibie dans le centre commercial Maerua de Windhoek.

Regus est désormais implantée dans 18 pays en Afrique, reflétant sa conviction dans les nombreuses opportunités commerciales disponibles.

La présence de Regus en Namibie permettra aux entreprises d'explorer les possibilités dans une économie prévue enregistrer une croissance de 5,3 % de son PIB en 20141. Les perspectives sont favorables dans les secteurs des mines, de la construction, de l'agriculture et des services financiers, alors que le gouvernement encourage aussi la croissance dans les segments de la logistique, du to ... Read more »

COLOMBES, France - Dimanche 11 Mai 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oberthur Technologies, un leader mondial dans les solutions de sécurité numérique pour la mobilité, annonce ce jour l’émission du cinq millionième passeport électronique pour un citoyen ouzbèke.

À cette occasion, OT réaffirme son engagement envers les autorités ouzbèkes, comme elle le fait pour tous ses clients pendant toute la durée de vie des systèmes qu’elle fournit.

En tant qu’intégrateur de systèmes et grâce à sa forte expertise mondiale dans ce domaine, Oberthur Technologies a mis en place et soutenu une solution d’identité clé en main couvrant toute la chaîne du passeport comprenant l’enrôlement du citoyen, la gestion des données, la personnalisation du passeport électronique, l’émission, la vérification de documents, le contrôle aux ... Read more »

DUBAI, Émirats Arabes Unis, - Dimanche 11 Mai 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Depuis notre siège social JAFZA et nos succursales en Suède, au Liban, en Irak, au Maroc et en Inde, chez Mineral Circles Bearings (MCB)  nous profitons tous de cette occasion pour annoncer à nos importants  fabricants, à nos clients, et à  amis la célébration de notre 30ème anniversaire dans l'industrie ainsi que notre parrainage d'or de la cérémonie Automechanika 2014 à Dubaï. Nous vous invitons à  célébrer cette occasion avec nous dans notre stand situé au H4 -406 qui aura lieu  le 3,4 et le 5 juin prochain.

Depuis l'ouverture de notre premier bureau à Dubaï en 1984, nous avons remporté un succès retentissant grâce à nos fabricants et nos clients. Bien que la région MENA a récemment connu des difficultés financières, MCB a bien résisté pour pouvoir rester en place. En maintenant un rapport positif avec les fournisseurs, nous avons fourni des services continus à no ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, - Monday, May 5th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

From our JAFZA head office and branches in Sweden, Lebanon, Iraq, Morocco, and India, all of us at  Mineral Circles Bearings (MCB) take this opportunity to announce to our valued manufacturers, clients, and friends our  30 years in the industry as well as our Gold sponsorship of Automechanika Dubai 2014. We invite you to celebrate with us in our stand located at H4-406 on the 3rd-5th of June.

Since opening our first Dubai office in 1984, we have achieved a humbling level of success because of our valued manufacturers and customers. Despite MENA having recently experienced financial difficulties, MCB remained resilient and standing. By maintaining positive networking with suppliers, we continuously provided for our clients even in the most urgent situations.

Mineral Circles Bearings became the first automotive bearing company in the region to provide the bearing needs of every Japanese ... Read more »

COLOMBES, France. - Thursday, May 8th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Oberthur Technologies, a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space, today announced that it will present its first quarter 2014 financial results to investors on Wednesday May 21st 2014.

Didier Lamouche (CEO) and Anne-France Laclide (CFO) will be presenting these financial results and taking questions the same day at 5pm CEST (4pm BST/ 11am EDT).

In order to access the conference call dial-in details, you need to register with Investor Relations: investors@oberthur.com.

If you have already registered, details are available on our website: http://investors.oberthur.com

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OT is a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space. OT has always been at the heart of mobility, from the first smart cards to the latest contactless payment technologies which equip millions of smartphones. Present in the Pay ... Read more »

SHENZHEN, China - Friday, May 9th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) ZTE Corporation welcomes the ruling by Dusseldorf  District court  in favor of the company in the patent litigation initiated by  SmartPhone Technologies LLC.

The Dusseldorf court ordered SmartPhone to bear the legal expenses of the case in full after rejecting all claims by SmartPhone. ZTE’s operations in Germany are unaffected by the litigation.

As one of the world’s leading technology innovators, ZTE respects the intellectual property of other companies. ZTE is committed to investment in the company’s intellectual property assets, and has signed dozens of global intellectual property licensing agreements with holders including Qualcomm, Siemens, Ericsson, Microsoft and Dolby. ZTE fully reserves the right to protect the interests of the company and our clients by defending patent claims from other companies.

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Saint-Pierre-Port, Guernesey - Dimanche 11 Mai 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- BSGR a pris aujourd'hui les premières mesures préparatoires pour entamer des procédures d’arbitrage auprès du Centre international pour le règlement des différends relatifs aux investissements (« CIRDI ») à l'encontre du président Alpha Condé et du gouvernement de la Guinée (« GdG »).

L'avis de différend porte sur la décision du GdG de révoquer les titres miniers de BSGR et les conventions relatives aux régions Zogota et Simandou du sud-est de la Guinée en avril 2014.

BSGR réclame la restitution de ses titres miniers et conventions concernées ainsi que des dommages-intérêts résultant de la révocation de ces intérêts, qui ont été expropriés par le biais de ce que BSGR estime être des pratiques illégales du gouvernement d'Alpha Condé en Guinée.

BSGR a fait savoir que quiconque, qu'il s'agisse du gouvernement guinéen, ... Read more »

COLOMBES, France - Wednesday, May 7th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Oberthur Technologies, a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space, today announced the issuance of the 5th million passport to Uzbek citizens.

On this occasion, OT reaffirms its commitment to continue close cooperation with the Uzbek authorities. OT is used and committed to supporting all its customers along the entire life of the system it delivers.

As a system integrator and thanks to its strong system expertise worldwide, OT has implemented and supported a turnkey identity system solution covering the complete passport chain from citizen enrolment, data management, ePassport personalization, issuance, document verification, border control to authentication. OT deployed more than 400 enrolment stations in over 250 locations in Uzbekistan, about 200 border control stations (airport, train stations as well as terrestrial borders) and built a complete factory to ... Read more »

ZTE Open C featuring 4-inch screen, 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm processor and latest Firefox OS to deliver improved user experience and superior value to eBay users

SHENZHEN, China. - Friday, May 9th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) ZTE today announced that Open C, the world’s first smartphone powered by the latest version of Firefox OS, is on sale on eBay US, UK, Germany and Global Buying Hub sites, delivering consumers globally with an improved user experience and superior value.

The ZTE Open C offers users a sleek intuitive design richly equipped with features including a 4-inch screen and a 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm processor based on the A7 architecture. It is the first smartphone to ship with the latest version of Firefox OS, bringing performance improvements, enhanced messaging and multimedia capabilities to first time smartphone users at an affordable price. The ZTE Open C, priced at US$99.99, is now available to eBay users in the US, UK, German ... Read more »