CHINA - Tuesday, September 23rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

WHAT:
          

(BUSINESS WIRE )-- NetJets Business Aviation Limited:

NetJets Business Aviation Limited will host two conference calls for media – one in Mandarin and one in English – on which the company will give details of a significant announcement.
 

WHEN:
          

China Conference Call (in Mandarin)
            

September 23, 2014
            

3:30 p.m.
          

Remarks by Eric Wong,
            

China Standard Time
          

NetJets Business Aviation Limited Vice Chairman
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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, September 21st 2014

The Abu Dhabi Police Medical Services Department confirmed that the Comprehensive Medical Conference, which will be held in the next month, combines the expertise of local and international doctors. The Conference will contribute to the improvement of medical care for women and open new horizons in the fields of medical cooperation in the promotion and enhancement of women’s health. The Conference will focus on the prevention of internal, gynecological, and obstetric, and skin diseases; and also on the provision of optimum healthcare for women of all ages.

During the conference, organized by the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters (GHQ), the participants will review the most recent medical developments, clinical practices, and real-life case studies in relation to women’s healthcare. Based on medical evidence, the professional and skilled doctors will diagnose each case an ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, September 22nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Sea Pearl Ataköy, a luxury project in Istanbul by leading Turkish developer Kuzu Group and Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company, has received an overwhelming interest from investors in the UAE. The project was showcased at Cityscape Global in Dubai, UAE.

Commenting on the response at Cityscape Global, Mr. Ozen Kuzu, board member of Kuzu Group said: “We are very pleased with the interest the Sea Pearl Ataköy has drawn at the Cityscape. We have received an amazing response from investors here. We waited a long time before presenting our project as we wanted to showcase our project for the first time here at Cityscape. The show gave us a fantastic networking platform to engage with potential investors and provide them with the information they need. It was a great way to interact with them personally and show them that this project has everything they are looking for in an investment.&rd ... Read more »

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Makkah - Tuesday, September 23rd 2014

 His Royal Highness Prince Sultan Bin Salman and His Royal Highness Prince Mishaal bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz inaugurate the largest hotel in the Middle East dedicated to the guests of Allah. Anjum is now the largest hotel in Makkah with 1,743 rooms and suites for its guests.

 “Over the next seven years, we seek to add an additional 7,000 rooms to the hotel. This will be done during the second and third phases of the Jabal Al Kaaba project,” said Sheikh Yousef Abdullatif Jameel.

Anjum was inaugurated in the presence of his HRH Prince Sultan Bin Salman, Head of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA), and his HRH Prince Mishaal bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Makkah Province.  Anjum Hotel is considered to be the first and the largest hotel in the Middle East with its 1,743 rooms and suites.  Completed within the first phase of development projects ... Read more »

Launches Thank you Campaign

Riyadh - Sunday, September 21st 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Easy Taxi, one of the world’s leading mobile taxi apps, is rapidly expanding its services in the Middle East. As the first app connecting trained and tracked drivers with passengers in the Gulf, Easy Taxi has experienced significant growth and demonstrated success in Jeddah, Riyadh, Bahrain, Jordan, and most recently Qatar and Kuwait.

Easy Taxi will soon launch its services in Dammam. In addition, it will offer a daylong promotion as part of its “Thank You” campaign on Monday, 22 September. This promotion allows passengers living in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain to avail discounted rides with Easy Taxi’s fast, efficient, and safe services. The promotion comes as an effort to show appreciation for the marked success of Easy Taxi services.

With the recently secured funding from “Mobily Ventures”, the Corporate Venture Capital arm of Mobily, addi ... Read more »

At Least One Billion M2M Connections Expected By 2020; Two Billion Milestone Achievable If Market Accelerators Are Successfully Deployed

ATLANTA - Tuesday, September 23rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cellular machine-to-machine (M2M) communications will account for at least 10 per cent of the global mobile market by 2020, according to a new study by GSMA Intelligence, the research arm of the GSMA. It is forecast that cellular M2M will account for almost one billion (974 million) of the 10 billion total mobile connections expected by 2020 if the market develops at its current trajectory. However, the study highlights several factors that could stimulate further growth in the sector, potentially leading to as many as two billion cellular M2M connections by 2020 – double the current forecast. Cellular M2M accounts for about three per cent of global mobile connections today.

The new GSMA Intelligence study, “Cellular M2M forecasts and assumpt ... Read more »

Saudi Arabia - Tuesday, September 23rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

As new technologies continue to evolve, the necessary tools for success in the real estate industry have developed. It has become essential for real estate agents, developers, buyers, and sellers to take advantage of the features provided by the innovative apps, devices, and technology that are available to support the process of renting and selling real estate.

Lamudi, the global real estate marketplace has explored the five basic tools necessary to achieve success in the real estate market.

1. Portable scanner

Real estate agents can finally say farewell to the piles of paper by transforming their smartphone or tablet into a scanner. With the amount of paperwork real estate agents handle, a handy app like Scanner Pro or DocuSign enables the user to scan, save, and send important documents at the touch of a button. The usefulness of this app may even be increased by encouraging clients to downl ... Read more »

$15 Million Global Learning XPRIZE will Incentivize Technology Solutions that Enable Children in Developing Countries to Teach Themselves Basic Reading, Writing and Arithmetic

NEW YORK - Monday, September 22nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Social Good Summit

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- XPRIZE Chairman and CEO, Dr. Peter H. Diamandis, will today announce the launch of the $15M Global Learning XPRIZE during a presentation at theSocial Good Summit. Diamandis will be joined on-stage by technology entrepreneur, Anousheh Ansari, and Senior Advisor in the Executive Office of the President of Kenya, Ruth Kagia. The Global Learning XPRIZE is a five-year competition challenging teams to develop open source and scalable software that will enable children in developing countries to teach themselves basic reading, writing and arithmetic.

At the same time, XPRIZE will launch an online crowdfunding campaign to mobilize a global street team of supporters to get involved with the Global L ... Read more »

L'accord marque le deuxième partenariat de coentreprise entre les sociétés à New York

NEW YORK - Mardi 23 Septembre 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Une coentreprise entre Prodigy Network et Korman Communities a été conclue sur les résidences AKA United Nations, situées à 234 East 46th Street entre les 2e et 3e avenues. La propriété a été achetée pour un montant de 68,5 millions de dollars, dont plus de 10 millions de dollars proviennent de fonds propres à financement participatif, d'un financement par titres de premier rang de Bank of America et d'un financement subordonné d'Emmes & Co. Les investisseurs accrédités nationaux et internationaux ont acheté des participations à partir de 50 000 dollars.

La propriété existante de 95 appartements sur 20 étages sera soumise à des rénovations visant à améliorer encore ses attributs et aménagements de luxe, avec notamment une terrasse aménagée, un salon, un centre de santé et de remise en forme ... Read more »

-State of the art kitchen design and intelligent use of space second to none in the region -

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, September 22nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The International Centre for Culinary Arts has won the award for “Interior Design of the Year: Public Sector & Institutional” at the Commercial Interior Design (CID) Awards held at the JW Marriott Marquis last week.

Sunjeh Raja, Director of the International Centre for Culinary Arts at Dubai Knowledge Village said, “We are thrilled to have won this prestigious award. We are very proud of our facility as a world-class culinary training centre for the hospitality industry in the region. We chose U + A Architects due to their strong track record in delivering niche, high-end projects. We worked very closely with them from the inception phase through to the final finishing touches. This award is another testament to the level at which we operate as a centre for excellence. At ICC ... Read more »

-State of the art kitchen design and intelligent use of space second to none in the region -

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, September 22nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The International Centre for Culinary Arts has won the award for “Interior Design of the Year: Public Sector & Institutional” at the Commercial Interior Design (CID) Awards held at the JW Marriott Marquis last week.

Sunjeh Raja, Director of the International Centre for Culinary Arts at Dubai Knowledge Village said, “We are thrilled to have won this prestigious award. We are very proud of our facility as a world-class culinary training centre for the hospitality industry in the region. We chose U + A Architects due to their strong track record in delivering niche, high-end projects. We worked very closely with them from the inception phase through to the final finishing touches. This award is another testament to the level at which we operate as a centre for excellence. At ICC ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, September 22nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Traffic accidents registered in the UAE over the first eight months of 2014 have decreased by 10.7 percent, according to statistics released by the Traffic Coordination Department at the Ministry of Interior (MoI).  There have been 3,170 accidents so far this year, as compared to the 3,549 accidents registered during this same period in 2013. Statistics also show a 0.2 percent decrease in the mortality rate when compared to the same period of the current year.

Brigadier Ghaith Hassan Al Zaabi, Director General, Traffic Coordination Department, Ministry of Interior, said, “According to the indicators and due to the decrease of road accidents, the death rate of accidents has slightly decreased over the first eight months of this year with 463 deaths,  as compared to 464 deaths in the same period last year.”

Road accident injuries decreased by 7.4 percent over the f ... Read more »

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HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Kentucky - Monday, September 22nd 2014

General Cable Corporation (NYSE: BGC) (the “Company”) today announced that, subject to market conditions, it intends to offer $250 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2019 (the “Notes”) in an offering exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Notes will be offered only to qualified institutional buyers in reliance upon Rule 144A under the Securities Act and non-U.S. persons outside of the United States in reliance upon Regulation S under the Securities Act.

The Company intends to use the proceeds of the offering to redeem its senior floating rate notes due 2015 (the “2015 Notes”) and for general corporate purposes, including funding future costs associated with its previously announced restructuring program and repaying borrowings under its senior secured r ... Read more »

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky - Monday, September 22nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

    Third quarter and full year adjusted operating income expected to be at or around the low end of the range of $60 to $75 million and $200 to $230 million, respectively
    Adjusted operating cash flow for 2014 anticipated to be at or around the low end of the range of $135 to $165 million; focus continues on reducing working capital in the business
    Focused on timely execution of the Company’s restructuring program which is advancing according to plan

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- General Cable Corporation (NYSE:BGC) announced today third quarter and full year adjusted operating income are expected to be at or around the low end of management’s previously communicated range of $60 million and $200 million, respectively. Adjusted operating cash flow for the full year is expected to trend toward the low end of management’s guidance rang ... Read more »

Riyadh - Thursday, September 18th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

JCDecaux sets a new Guinness World Record for world's largest outdoor advertising billboard at King Khaled International Airport

JCDecaux SA (Euronext Paris: DEC), the number one outdoor advertising company worldwide, announced today that its subsidiary JCDecaux ATA, together with LG Electronics and KKIA, has been awarded a Guinness World Record for creating the world’s largest outdoor advertising billboard at Riyadh’s King Khaled International Airport in Saudi Arabia.

The advertising structure took over three months to complete (12,000 hours) and measures 250 x 12 meters, with a total surface area of 3,000m2. LG’s advertising artwork was installed in only 7 days.

This landmark JCDecaux structure is strategically positioned on Riyadh Airport’s Access Road and enables LG to showcase the new LG G3 smartphone to 100% of the airport’s passengers, whilst communicating th ... Read more »

DUBLIN - Monday, September 22nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

New product range includes life, disability, accidental death and dismemberment

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Allianz Worldwide Care has today announced the launch of a new product range that will offer life and disability cover alongside international health, giving corporate clients access to an enhanced portfolio of products.

The addition of new products means that the company’s clients and brokers can now source multiple insurance options from one insurer, making the purchase of comprehensive health and life insurance solutions simple and straightforward.

Ron Buchan, Chief Executive of Allianz Worldwide Care said: “We can now offer corporate clients and their brokers the convenience of sourcing a range of insurance products from a single insurer. These products are all key elements of an employee benefits package, helping our clients to attract and retain staff. For corporate HR, there are cost be ... Read more »

DARMSTADT, Germany & ST. LOUIS, Mo - Monday, September 22nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)

    Merck to acquire Sigma-Aldrich for $140 per share in cash, valuing company at approx. $17 billion (€13.1 billion)
    Acquisition expands Merck Millipore’s global reach, increasing the company’s presence in North America and adding exposure to fast-growing Asian markets
    Customers benefit from broader offering of complementary products and capabilities and leading e-commerce platform in the industry
    Merck plans to maintain significant presence in St. Louis, MO, and Billerica, MA
    Life Science contribution to Merck earnings more than doubles
    Transaction expected to be immediately accretive to EPS pre and EBITDA margin
    Merck to host media conference call today at 8:00 AM EDT / 2:00 PM CET

Latest products to be featured by world leading brands from Taiwan

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, September 20th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) showcases some of the leading business and lifestyle technology brands from Taiwan. “Taiwan Excellence Days” - a global initiative to promote Taiwanese products and services, comes to Dubai for the first time after achieving overwhelming success in other countries across the globe. Taiwan Excellence Days finds its home in Dubai from the 21st to 23rd of September 2014 at the Dubai Mall’s Star Atrium.

The exhibit will showcase highly innovative products from some of the leading global brands and Taiwan Excellence Award winning companies, including ASUS, HTC, D-Link, DrayTek, Karma, Tysso and Aver among others.

The exhibit will be open to all visitors of the Dubai Mall starting 10:00 am on the 21st of September 2014 with a formal opening ceremo ... Read more »