MCLEAN, dans l’État de Virginie. - Jeudi 26 Juin 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (« Hilton Worldwide » ou la « Société ») a annoncé aujourd’hui la tarification d’une offre secondaire de 90 000 000 d’actions ordinaires de Hilton Worldwide par certains actionnaires affiliés au The Blackstone Group L.P., à un prix public de 22,50 $ par action. Les souscripteurs disposent d’un délai de 30 jours pour acheter jusqu’à 13 500 000 actions ordinaires supplémentaires auprès des actionnaires vendeurs. L’offre est prévue se terminer le 27 juin 2014, sous réserve des conditions de clôture habituelles.

Dans le cadre de cette offre, Hilton Worldwide n’a pas offert d’actions ordinaires et ne recevra aucun produit de la vente d’actions. Par ailleurs, aucun des directeurs ou administrateurs de Hilton Worldwide n’a vendu d’actions ordinaires dont il a la prop ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, June 25th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Punitive and Correctional Establishments Department at the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ has announced the visiting hours for inmates in Al Ain and Al Wathba centers, as well as in Al Mafraq Juvenile Care Center during the holy month of Ramadan.

Colonel Mohammed Saif Matar Al Zaabi, Head of the Punitive and Correctional Establishments Department at Abu Dhabi Police, noted that prosecutors will be able to visit inmates on Sunday from  9 am to 11:30 am (for drug-related cases), and from 11:45 am to  2 pm for the remaining cases throughout the month of Ramadan.  

Female visitors will be received on Mondays between 9 am and 4 pm (for all cases except drug-related cases). Female visitors will be able to visit inmates imprisoned for drug-related cases on Tuesdays between 9 am and 4 pm. Diplomatic staff will be able to visit inmates in cooperation with embassies (in all cases) on Wed ... Read more »

From Facebook Game to Trade Show -- the Charming Cast of Ningels Make Appearance at Licensing Japan

SAPPORO, Japan - Wednesday, June 25th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Licensing Japan 2014

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- With U Co., Ltd. will introduce global visitors to Happy Ningels main character Molly and her Ningel buddies at Licensing Japan, held in Tokyo starting July 2nd. With U will be at booth # 21-20.

Developed by With U, the popular Facebook game Happy Ningels revolves around the adventures of angelic baby ninjas as they travel through a fantasy world, weaving a story equal parts adorable and stylish.

Having supervised development of Happy Ningels, With U Vice President and character creator Yukako Yamaguchi noted her inspiration for crafting the game: “I hope that the act of aiding the Ningels on their journey will serve to bring together not only parents and children but all people, putting a smile on their faces in the process.” Yukako added ... Read more »

Dental Professionals from Around the World Meet to Exchange Ideas on Oral Health Needs of the Public Throughout the 21st Century

WASHINGTON - Wednesday, June 25th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The American Dental Education Association (ADEA), the premier association serving the dental education community, is hosting two meetings for today’s globally-minded dental education and research communities: the 5th ADEA International Women’s Leadership Conference (IWLC) and ADEA International Workshop. Both events—being held at the Renaissance Barcelona Fira Hotel on Sept. 14–16, 2014, in Barcelona, Spain—will focus on professional development, leadership strategies, cross-cultural connections and curricular reform to help chart dentistry’s future course.

Hundreds of dental educators, leaders and practitioners from around the world will come together with ADEA experts, other thought leaders and emerging pioneers in dental edu ... Read more »

MCLEAN, Va. - Wednesday, June 25th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (“Hilton Worldwide” or the “Company”) announced today the pricing of a secondary offering of 90,000,000 shares of Hilton Worldwide common stock by certain selling stockholders affiliated with The Blackstone Group L.P. at a price to the public of $22.50 per share. The underwriters have a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 13,500,000 shares of common stock from the selling stockholders. The offering is expected to close on June 27, 2014, subject to customary closing conditions.

Hilton Worldwide did not offer any shares of common stock in the offering and will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares in this offering. In addition, none of Hilton Worldwide’s officers or directors sold any shares of common stock beneficially owned by them in the offering.

Deutsche Bank Securities, BofA Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stan ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, June 23rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Dubai Film and TV Commission (DFTC) announced this week that phase one of their automated script clearance and film permitting system has launched. The new streamlined system is in line with DFTC’s mandate to make filming in Dubai easier and to grow the emirate’s media production industry.

The system will provide local production companies with the ability to submit, track and pay for permits online, eliminating the need for in-person visits; whilst location owners will be able to review and approve detailed requests at the click of a button.

In addition, local production companies and location owners will be able to track the status of active requests, track history of previous requests, and save and retrieve filming permit requests

In phase two, we will see added features and benefits to the system, such as a location gallery, which will improve and enhance the experience ... Read more »

DEMAND FOR d3 CONTINUES TO BEAT EXPECTATIONS

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, June 25th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Dubai Design District (d3) today confirmed that over 140 licenses have been granted for businesses to move to the site, with over 40% of these from the MENA region. Since its launch by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai in June 2013, d3 has received over 900 expressions of interest, beating expectations and laying the foundations of a genuine design industry.

TECOM Investments’, the developer behind the project also announced plans to unveil a number of high-profile international brands as the high level of interest in the project from prospective business partners continues.

Dr Amina Al Rustamani, Group CEO at TECOM Investments, commented: “As planned, d3 is attracting both interest and excitement from the design community in the region. We undertook exten ... Read more »

Delivers 5 Megawatts (MW) of Intelligent Solar Power Generation to Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO)

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. - Wednesday, June 25th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Petra Solar™, a fully owned subsidiary of Petra Systems, a leading global technology provider for the renewable energy, energy efficiency, and distributed power generation markets, announced today that it, along with its partner Caspian Renewable Energy, Inc., has successfully completed the installation of the largest Smart Solar power plant in the Middle East.

The five-megawatt (MW) project will be owned by BAPCO (Bahrain Petroleum Company), a wholly owned subsidiary of NOGA (National Oil and Gas Authority) and will deliver in excess of 8,000 MWh of clean renewable energy. In real terms this capacity will present an energy offset of 67,000 Mcf of natural gas and a savings of 6,900 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year. Inaugurated June 25th at the historic Awa ... Read more »

Gillette chronicles the journey of one man through ‘100 Years Of Hair’ in just sixty seconds and introduces a new tool for the times

BOSTON. - Wednesday, June 25th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Gillette® (NYSE: PG), the world’s leading male grooming brand, today unveils a video that shows the evolution of men’s style over the last century. In just sixty seconds, the video uses the perspective of a man’s bathroom mirror to show iconic looks from each era, spotlighting the way grooming habits have played a role in defining each look and ultimately ending on a man with a fully-shaved chest to highlight the global trend of body shaving. And to ensure guys have the right tools for the times, Gillette has introduced the Gillette BODY Razor built for a man’s terrain.

The video uses a stop motion approach to show evolution of men’s grooming and fashion trends demonstrated through man’s dress, surroundings, soun ... Read more »

CHICAGO - Jeudi 26 Juin 2014 [ME NewsWire]

- Le Musée sera consacré à l’art narratif -l’art de raconter des histoires visuellement

- L’objectif clé sera d’inspirer et d’éduquer les générations futures

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Le Lucas Museum of Narrative Art (LMNA) a annoncé aujourd’hui son intention de devenir membre de la passionnante scène culturelle et artistique de Chicago en s’établissant dans le parc Museum Campus. Le LMNA sera un lieu de rassemblement pour l’expérience de l’art narratif et l’évolution de l’image visuelle - de l’illustration, au cinéma et aux arts numériques.

 « Nous sommes honorés de nous associer à ville de Chicago et les multiples groupes culturels, éducatifs et communautaires qui ont partagé leurs idées concernant la manière dont le LMNA aura un effet positif sur leur travail », a expliqué George Lucas, le fondateur du Musée. « Je suis ém ... Read more »

Le noyau mobile virtuel tire parti du numéroteur pour smartphone et de l’interface de messagerie existante pour offrir des communications cellulaires parfaitement intégrées au WiFi

AMSTERDAM et RICHARDSON, Texas - Jeudi 26 Juin 2014 [ME NewsWire]

LTE World Summit 2014

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Taqua®, LLC, un important fournisseur de systèmes et d’applications mobiles et fixes de convergence pour cœurs de réseau IP, a annoncé aujourd’hui au Sommet mondial LTE d’Amsterdam la mise à disposition de sa solution de Voix sur Wifi (VoWiFi) pour réseaux UMTS.

La solution virtuelle mobile VoWiFi de Taqua permet aux opérateurs d’offrir des services de voix et messagerie sur les réseaux WiFi, sans modifier l’expérience de l’utilisateur que les appels et les messages passent par le WiFi ou le cellulaire. En fonction de la force du signal, le téléphone choisit le réseau WiFi ou cellulaire pour acheminer les appels et les messag ... Read more »

Under the slogan “They Fooled Me”
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, June 24th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Marking the World Drug Day, the Abu Dhabi Police launched its activities under the slogan ‘They Fooled Me’. As part of the activities, the Anti-Drug Section of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) organized an exhibition at the Dalma Mall, Musaffah, which will continue until June 27.

The Abu Dhabi Police GHQ called upon the public to attend these awareness exhibitions provided by police departments and others participating entities, with a view to raise awareness on risks of drug use and abuse and educate attendees on the proper ways to protect children against this dangerous scourge.

As part of this campaign, the Al Ain Police Directorate also started a number of activities at the Bawadi Mall. Brigadier Hamad Ajlan Al Amimi, Director of the Al Ain Police Directorate, stressed the unwavering and diligent efforts made b ... Read more »

The Coca-Cola Company, USAID, le Global Fund et la Bill et Melinda Gates Foundation investissent plus de 21 millions USD pour élargir l'initiative à 10 pays

ATLANTA - Jeudi 26 Juin 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Coca-Cola Company et ses fondations, l'U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), le Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria et la Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ont annoncé aujourd'hui l'extension du « Project Last Mile » afin d'inclure 10 pays africains sur les cinq prochaines années.

Ce partenariat public-privé, qui se focalise actuellement sur la Tanzanie et le Ghana, applique l'expertise de Coca-Cola en matière de logistique, de chaîne d'approvisionnement, de distribution et de marketing pour aider les gouvernements africains à optimiser leur capacité d'apporter des médicaments critiques et des fournitures médicales sur le « dernier kilomètre » (last mile), ... Read more »

CHICAGO - Wednesday, June 25th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

- Museum will be dedicated to Narrative Art – the telling of stories visually

- Key objective will be to inspire and educate future generations

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art (LMNA) today announced its intention to become a member of Chicago’s vibrant cultural arts scene by locating on the city’s Museum Campus. LMNA will be a gathering place to experience narrative art and the evolution of the visual image – from illustration to cinema to digital arts.

“We are honored to be partnering with the city of Chicago and the many cultural, educational and community groups that have come forward with ideas about how the LMNA will add to their work,” said George Lucas, the Museum’s founder. “I am humbled to be joining such an extraordinary museum community and to be creating the Museum in a city that has a long tradition of embracing the arts a ... Read more »

Virtual Mobile Core Leverages Existing Smartphone Dialer and Messaging Interface to Deliver Seamless Cellular to WiFi Communications

AMSTERDAM & RICHARDSON, Texas - Wednesday, June 25th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

LTE World Summit 2014

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Taqua®, LLC, a leading supplier of mobile and fixed core networking IP convergence systems and applications, announced today at the LTE World Summit in Amsterdam the general availability of its Voice over WiFi (VoWiFi) Virtual Mobile Core for UMTS-based networks.

Taqua’s Virtual Mobile Core VoWiFi solution enables carriers to offer voice and messaging services over WiFi networks, while keeping the user experience exactly the same whether the calls and messages go over WiFi or cellular. Depending upon signal strength, the phone selects the WiFi or cellular network to conduct incoming and outgoing calls and messages. This allows carriers to utilize any existing WiFi access point, reduce cellular spe ... Read more »

Revolutionary car accessory mechanically catches a slightly closed door and elegantly closes it, to avoid applying force

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, June 23rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

You needn’t slam your car door anymore. SLAMSTOP, a universal soft door closer for cars launched recently in the GCC, helps avoid an unpleasant slam by mechanically closing the door softly. SLAMSTOP mechanically catches a slightly closed door and elegantly pulls it into fully closed position, so you don’t need to apply force. The product was presented to retailers during the Automechanika automotive exhibition held in Dubai earlier this month.

SLAMSTOP’s main features:

    Universal compatibility regardless of car make, model, or age
    True innovation now available to owners of any car brand ‒ previously only seen on luxury cars
    Easy installation by trained car mechanics using standard t ... Read more »

The Coca-Cola Company, USAID, the Global Fund, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation invest more than $21M USD to expand initiative to 10 countries

ATLANTA - Wednesday, June 25th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) The Coca-Cola Company and its Foundations, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced the expansion of “Project Last Mile” to include 10 African countries over the next five years.

This public-private partnership - currently focused on Tanzania and Ghana - applies Coca-Cola’s logistic, supply chain, distribution and marketing expertise to help African governments maximize the ability to get critical medicines and medical supplies the “last mile” to those who need it most in remote communities in Africa.

Today’s commitment to expand includes an investment of more than $21 mi ... Read more »

La première brosse à dents interactive du monde - la première offerte avec la connectivité Bluetooth 4.0 - est maintenant en vente au R.-U. avant d’être offerte de par le monde en automne

CINCINNATI - Jeudi 26 Juin 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Après avoir fait la une du monde entier avec son lancement révolutionnaire au Mobile World Congress en février, il n’y a plus à attendre pour la brosse à dents électrique interactive SmartSeries avec connectivité Bluetooth 4.0 d’Oral-B.

La SmartSeries avec connectivité Bluetooth 4.0 d’Oral-B, le nouveau niveau d’innovation d’Oral-B, leader mondial en soins bucco-dentaires et la marque la plus utilisée par les dentistes du monde entier, est maintenant en vente au R.-U. après la vente initiale rapide de quantités limitées, accompagnée de critiques élogieuses.

La SmartSeries 6000 avec connectivité Bluetooth est maintenant offerte chez les détaillants britanniques, dontboot ... Read more »

MCLEAN, Virginie. - Jeudi 26 Juin 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (« Hilton Worldwide » ou la « Société ») a annoncé aujourd’hui que certains actionnaires vendeurs affiliés à The Blackstone Group L.P. ont procédé à un placement secondaire de 90 000 000 d’actions ordinaires de Hilton Worldwide. Les preneurs fermes disposent d’une option de trente jours leur permettant d’acquérir jusqu’à 13 500 000 actions ordinaires supplémentaires des actionnaires vendeurs.

Hilton Worldwide ne place aucune de ses actions ordinaires et ne recevra aucun produit de la vente des actions faisant partie de ce placement. En outre, dans le cadre de ce placement, aucun des dirigeants ou administrateurs de Hilton Worldwide ne vend d’actions ordinaires détenues par eux à titre de propriétaire véritable.

Deutsche Bank Securities, BofA Merrill Lynch et Morgan Stanley agissent à titre de représenta ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, June 25th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior met with Viktor Lukashenko, Assistant to the Belarus President for National Security Affairs and the accompanying delegation on Tuesday.

During the meeting that was held at the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters, both sides discussed a number of topics of mutual interest, in addition to ways of fostering and developing relations between both countries.

Brigadier Ali Khalfan Al Dhaheri, Director General of the Headquarters Affairs at Abu Dhabi Police attended the meeting; in addition to Brigadier General Jassem Al Marzouqui, Deputy Director General of Human Resources at Abu Dhabi Police; and Colonel Saud Al Saadi, Director of the Secretariat of the Office of HH the Minister. The meeting was also attended by Roman Golovchenko, Ambassador of the Republic of Belarus to the UAE; Sergei Zilinkejv ... Read more »

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SHENZHEN, China. - Wednesday, June 25th 2014

ZTE Corporation announced that the Patent Re-examination Board of the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China is reviewing applications from the company to invalidate 32 patents claimed by Vringo Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Further applications to invalidate the patents claimed by Vringo entities will be filed by ZTE to the Patent Re-examination Board. ZTE has also initiated patent invalidation litigations against Vringo in courts in the United Kingdom, Germany and Australia.

ZTE reserves the right to pursue further action in other jurisdictions to protect the interests of the company and our customers.

ZTE is committed to defending the company and our subsidiaries against patent-related claims initiated by Vringo entities in litigations in Europe, Asia and South America. ZTE steadfastly opposes all forms of abuses of intellectual property ... Read more »

World’s First Available Interactive Electric Toothbrush – the First of Its Kind with Bluetooth 4.0 Connectivity – Now Available in UK Ahead of Widespread Worldwide Availability Beginning This Fall

CINCINNATI. - Wednesday, June 25th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) After making headlines worldwide with its groundbreaking debut at Mobile World Congress in February, the wait is over for the Oral-B interactive SmartSeries electric toothbrush with Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity.

The Oral-B SmartSeries with Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity, the next level of innovation from Oral-B, the worldwide leader in oral care and #1 power brush brand used by dentists worldwide, is on sale in the UK after initial, limited quantities sold out quickly with rave reviews.

The SmartSeries 6000 with Bluetooth connectivity is now available at retailers including boots.com and Amazon.co.uk in the UK at the recommended retail price of 229 British Pounds.*

Wide ... Read more »