GENÈVE - Lundi 26 Mai 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- L'ATAG est une coalition d'organisations et d'entreprises du secteur du transport aérien qui animent le développement durable de ce secteur. Parmi les membres fondateurs, figurent : ACI, Airbus, ATR, Boeing, Bombardier, CANSO, CFM, Embraer, Honeywell Aerospace, GE, IATA, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce et Safran.

Le secteur du transport aérien joue un rôle important en soutenant la croissance des économies de toute l'Afrique, selon une récente étude publiée aujourd'hui par l’Air Transport Action Group (Groupe d'action du transport aérien – ATAG) lors de son Sommet mondial pour une aviation durable qui s'est tenu à Genève, en Suisse. Le rapport, Aviation: Benefits Beyond Borders, souligne comment le transport aérien assure 6,9 millions d'emplois et 80,5 milliards de $ de produit intérieur brut en Afrique.

Les avantages du secteur qui vont « bien au-del ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, May 22nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Special Security Forces Institute celebrated the graduation of 20 officers and noncommissioned officers from various police departments at the Ministry of Interior after completing two specialized training courses.

The ceremony was attended by Colonel Staff Dr. Ali Salim Al Tunaiji, Deputy Commander of Special Security Forces; Major Bader Saleh Al Marzouqi, Director of the Special Security Forces Institute; and a number of officials at the Special Security Forces General Headquarters.

Colonel Staff Al Tunaiji said that these courses carried out by the institute are a key pillar to developing the human element and helping him acquire the necessary skills and knowledge to upgrade his performance and enable him to fulfill his duties in the best possible way.

He added: “These two specialized courses were organized for their high importance in supporting the Special Security ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, May 22nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Police Attaché Office at the UAE Embassy in the United Kingdom organized a reception for the Ministry of Interior’s delegation, chaired by Lt. General Saif Abdullah Al Sha’far, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior. The reception was held to mark the delegation’s participation in the “Achieving Outstanding Success through Exceptional Leadership” course for senior officers, which concluded its events at Cambridge University on Wednesday.

Lieutenant General Al Sha’far expressed his sincere thanks and heartfelt appreciation to the Police Attaché at the UAE Embassy, for their efforts to facilitate academic tasks and studies for scholarship students of police staff members.

The delegation included Sheikh Taleb Bin Saqr Al Qassimi, Director General of Ras Al Khaimah Police; Major General Expert Khamis Mattar Al Mazina, Commander-In-Chief of Dubai Pol ... Read more »

LISBON, Portugal - Friday, May 23rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The 2014 UEFA Champions League Festival is officially open in Lisbon, Portugal. Earlier today and 80 piece military band from the Guarda Nacional Republicana escorted the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Women’s Champions League Trophies into Praça do Comércio. The historic square, which ends on the Tagus river, is the site of the UEFA Champions Festival, which runs until 25 May.

The UEFA Women’s Champions League final will be played later today, at 19h30 GMT. The final, which opposes defending champions VfL Wolfsburg and Sweden’s Tyresö FF, will be played at Estádio do Restelo in Lisbon. The final match includes performances by international R&B star Anselmo Ralph.

Highlights of the day from the UEFA Champions League Festival include the world premiere of the UEFA Champions League movie The 25-minute film celebrates some of the most dramatic moments in the history of ... Read more »

GENEVA - Saturday, May 24th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The air transport industry plays an important role in supporting the growth of economies across the Middle East, according to a new study released today by the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) at its Global Sustainable Aviation Summit in Geneva, Switzerland. The report, Aviation: Benefits Beyond Borders outlines how air transport supports two million jobs and $116 billion in gross domestic product (GDP) in the region.

Often overlooked when discussing aviation are the benefits that the industry has ‘beyond the airport’. This includes supporting millions of jobs in the wider economy; enabling business trips, the travel of friends and relatives, tourism and the rapid delivery of cargo. Of the two million jobs across the Middle East region, 356,000 are within the industry itself and the rest are supported as part of the industry’s supply chain and the significant role air transport plays ... Read more »

Les opérateurs de la région ont mis en oeuvre toute une série de projets visant le traitement des déchets électroniques

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LONDRES. - Lundi 26 Mai 2014

La GSMA a publié aujourd'hui un rapport intitulé "les déchets électroniques en Amérique latine", qui examine les initiatives de gestion des déchets électroniques (e-déchets) lancées par des opérateurs mobiles d'Amérique latine, dont Antel (Uruguay), Cable & Wireless (Panama), Claro (Pérou), Entel (Chili), Nextel (Mexique), Oi (Brésil), Telcel (Mexique), Telecom Personal (Argentine), Telefónica Movistar (Equateur et Panama), Telefónica Vivo (Brésil), Tigo (El Salvador) et TIM (Brésil). A l'aide des informations recueillies lors de projets entrepris entre 2009 et 2013, ce rapport souligne le rôle crucial des opérateurs mobiles dans l'amélioration de la gestion des déchets électroniques par le biais d'une série de projets bénévoles mis en oeuvre dans la rég ... Read more »

INGELHEIM, Germany & INDIANAPOLIS, US. - Friday, May 23rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

    Empagliflozin once daily tablets approved in EU for adults with Type 2 Diabetes
    Third approved product from the Boehringer Ingelheim and Lilly Diabetes alliance

(BUSINESS WIRE) For Non-U.S. and Non-U.K. Media

The European Commission has granted Marketing Authorisation for empagliflozin, a sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor from Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company. Empagliflozin has been approved for the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) to improve glycaemic control in adults and will be marketed in Europe as Jardiance®.

The European Commission approved empagliflozin 10 and 25 mg once daily tablets for use when diet and exercise alone do not provide adequate glycaemic control:

    alone when metformin is not considered appropriate due to intolerance
    alo ... Read more »

MUMBAI, India. - Wednesday, May 21st 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Eminent Advocate Ameet Mehta, the Managing Partner of the law firm Solicis Lex will be addressing global NRIs and International Investors in Muscat (Oman) and Dubai (UAE) on property matters on the 27th of May (Muscat) and the 29th of May (Dubai). He will be addressing under ‘The Knowledge Series Programme’ for NRIs on real estate legal documentation & due diligence. The programme is organized by Accommodation Times in conjunction with local media partners in the Middle East.

Property owners in Muscat will be addressed on Tuesday, May 27th, 2014 at the Al Faraz Hotel, Muscat and Dubai on May 29th, at Grand Excelsior Hotel (Dhow Palace), Bur Dubai by Advocate Ameet Mehta and Dr. Sanjay Chaturvedi.

The Knowledge Series for NRIs on real estate legal documentation and due diligence is a programme aimed at having a perfect legal transaction. We need to understand documentation, ... Read more »

LISBONNE, Portugal - Lundi 26 Mai 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--La première mondiale du film sur l’UEFA Champions League a attiré une foule immense hier soir, lors de l’UEFA Champions League Festival. Ce film de 25 minutes évoque quelques-uns des moments les plus dramatiques dans l’histoire de la compétition interclubs la plus prestigieuse du monde, depuis que la première Coupe des clubs-champions européens s’est déroulée, en 1955/56.

L’hommage à Eusebio a été l’un des temps forts du visionnage. L’ancien international portugais, vainqueur de la Coupe des clubs-champions européens avec le SL Benfica, est récemment décédé et reste une personnalité emblématique dans le football portugais.

Les anciens joueurs Steve McManaman, Pedrag Mijatovic et Christian Karembeu étaient présents pour assister à la première.

L’orchestre Geração a assuré le lever de rideau pour la première du film. Cet orchestre compos ... Read more »

MILWAUKEE. - Lundi 26 Mai 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Dubai Aluminium, des Émirats arabes unis et Tgestiona, d’Argentine se sont vues octroyer le statut de niveau Or aux prix International Team Excellence Awards d’ASQ pour avoir fait augmenter la qualité et les économies financières de leur entreprise.

ASQ a annoncé récemment les lauréats du niveau Or, ainsi que ceux des niveaux Argent et Bronze, à son ... Read more »

OSAKA, Japan - Friday, May 23rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- From May 20 to 22, 2014, the industry's international key players were meeting at PCIM, Power Conversion Intelligent Motion in Nuremberg, Germany. The PCIM is Europe's leading meeting point for specialists in Power Electronics and its appliances in Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management. Panasonic exhibits its advanced Power Devices and solutions and is challenging to expand and further develop its sales channels in Europe.

With increasing environmental issues and a rapid decrease in non-renewable energy resources such as oil - energy saving became a worldwide priority. The role of power supplies for electrical systems in energy conservation is becoming a major part of the solution. Power devices used in electrical energy conversion and control systems that consume tremendous amounts of power during operations are especially regarded as the key devices to "save energ ... Read more »

LISBON, Portugal - Saturday, May 24th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The world premiere of the UEFA Champions League movie drew massive crowds at the UEFA Champions League Festival last night. The 25-minute film celebrates some of the most dramatic moments in the history of the world's most prestigious club competition since the first European Champion Clubs' Cup was contested in 1955/56.

One of the highlights of the screening was the homage to Eusebio. The former Portugal international and European Champions Club winner with SL Benfica recently passed away, and is still a major figure in Portuguese football.

Former players Steve McManaman, Pedrag Mijatovic and Christian Karembeu were there to witness the premiere.

Orchestra Geração was on hand for the build-up to the movie premiere. The 100 piece youth orchestra were joined by a 40 strong choir, who closed their performance with a spectacular rendition of the UEFA Champions League anthe ... Read more »

PARIS. - Thursday, May 22nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

 (BUSINESS WIRE) During the Late Breaking Clinical Trial sessions at EuroPCR yesterday and published simultaneously in the European Heart Journal, Professor Uwe Zeymer of Klinikum Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany and others reported a paper entitled: “Bivalirudin is superior to heparins alone with bailout GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction transported emergently for primary percutaneous coronary intervention: a pre-specified analysis from the EUROMAX trial”.

The EUROMAX trial studied 2,198 patients with heart attacks (STEMI) during their transport on the way to urgent heart procedures (PPCI) aimed at unblocking coronary arteries occluded by blood clots – the underlying cause of heart attacks. Treatment with bivalirudin (Angiox) was compared to heparin or low-molecular weight heparin (heparins) given with optional glycoprotein inhibitors (GPI). As r ... Read more »

HEFEI, Chine - Lundi 26 Mai 2014 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Le 20 Mai 2014, JAC célèbre son 50ème anniversaire d’innovations et de persévérance, les facteurs clé qui ont aidé la société à devenir une des meilleures marques automobiles de la Chine.
JAC a été fondé en 1964 son nom était à l’origine « Chaohu Auto Parts Factory ». En 1967, JAC a produit la première voiture à la province d’Anhui. Quarante ans après, la « China Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co. Ltd », a vu le jour officiellement. La société a fait un long parcours depuis qu’elle a produit sa première voiture Elle continue à exposer les modèles A6 et iEV5 au Salon de l’Automobile de Pékin 2014. Ce développement impressionnant s’est accompli grâce aux efforts des employés deJAC et à l’attention constante qu’ils ont accordé à la meilleure qualité à travers l’innovation.
Selon An Jin, PDG de JAC, « JAC est passé pendant les ... Read more »

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ISTANBUL - Friday, May 23rd 2014

Turkish Airlines, recently voted Europe’s best airline for the third consecutive year, has successfully completed another outstanding and innovative deal with one of its major business partners, BNP Paribas Group. The international carrier, which flies to 250 destinations worldwide, in more countries than any other airline, has been globally awarded for “Tax Lease Deal of the Year 2013” by Airfinance Journal –distributed in New York on May 22, 2014.

Turkish Airlines’ award-winning deal included two Airbus A330 aircrafts which have been financed by Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), and was arranged by BNP Paribas under Japanese Operating Lease with a Call Option. The deal is also combined with the European Export Credit Agencies’ (EECA) guaranteed bank debt (ECA JOLCO) structure.

Turkish Airlines had mandated BNP Paribas as lead arranger and lender of an ECA J ... Read more »

ILLUMENATE First-in-Human Clinical Trial Supports the Stellarex™ Balloon with EnduraCoat™ Technology in Treating Peripheral Arterial Disease

PARIS - Thursday, May 22nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Covidien’s Stellarex™ drug-coated angioplasty balloon (Stellarex DCB) continues to be shown as safe and effective for treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), according to new 24-month data released today from the company’s ILLUMENATE First-in-Human (FIH) Study. The Stellarex DCB uses EnduraCoat™ technology, a durable, uniform balloon coating designed to prevent drug loss during transit and facilitate controlled, efficient drug delivery to the treatment site. The FIH study results were reported at the EuroPCR Scientific Congress in Paris, held May 20-23, 2014.
According to The Lancet, 40.5 million cases of PAD were reported in Europe in 20101. PAD is one of the most common vascular diseases and is associated with heart ... Read more »

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ISTANBUL. - Lundi 26 Mai 2014

Turkish Airlines, récemment votée meilleure compagnie aérienne d'Europe pour la troisième année consécutive, vient de conclure une autre transaction exceptionnelle et innovante avec ses principaux partenaires d'affaires, le Groupe BNP Paribas. La compagnie internationale, qui dessert 250 destinations dans le monde, dans un plus grand nombre de pays que toute autre compagnie aérienne, a été reconnue à l'échelle mondiale comme « Transaction de crédit-bail fiscal de l'année 2013 » (Tax Lease Deal of the Year 2013) par Airfinance Journal, distribué à New York le 22 mai 2014.

La transaction primée de Turkish Airlines couvrait deux Airbus A330 financés par la Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), et a été organisée par BNP Paribas en vertu d'un contrat de location-exploitation japonais avec option d'achat. La transaction est également combinée avec la structure de dette bancaire ... Read more »

MILWAUKEE. - Friday, May 23rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) United Arab Emirates’ Dubai Aluminium and Argentina’s Tgestiona were awarded gold-level status at ASQ’s International Team Excellence Awards for increasing quality and financial savings for their organizations.

ASQ recently announced the gold-level winners — along with silver-level and bronze-level winners — at its World Conference on Quality and Improvement in Dallas, Texas, USA. In its 29th year, 38 finalist teams from 14 countries competed for gold, silver and bronze status.

The ITEA process is the only one of its kind that recognizes organizations worldwide for successfully deploying quality team-based process improvement. The ITEA criteria provide a framework to enable teams to efficiently contribute to overall organizational improvement efforts.

Since 1985, more than 1,050 organizations of all sizes have showcased proven results with long-term implicat ... Read more »

LISBON, Portugal - Wednesday, May 21st 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- UEFA Champions League Final activities kicked off today in Lisbon as UEFA handed over a maxi pitch to the city, to be used for grass-roots football activities. Maniche, former Portugal international, was on hand to coach a group of local children during the first match played on the pitch, located in Clube Oriental de Lisboa’s premises.

“It’s great to see that Lisbon is hosting the UEFA Champions League final and the UEFA Womens’ Champions League final. With the inauguration of the maxi pitch UEFA shows they are not just interested in staging big events. UEFA is ensuring that football is a sport for everyone, from the stars who will play at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica to the local kids who will come here and play with their friends” said Maniche.

UEFA Champions League activities continue tomorrow with the opening of the UEFA Champions League Fes ... Read more »