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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, November 16th 2014

Major General Khalifa Hareb Al Khaili, Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of the Interior for Resources and Support Services, met Masood Ahmad Azizi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of the Interior for Strategy and Policy in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and his accompanying delegation, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Sunday. The delegation is currently visiting the UAE for three days during which they will visit a number of police bodies at the MoI.

During the meeting, both parties discussed a number of topics of mutual interest and the ways to enhance the cooperation and coordination in the fields of security between the Ministries of Interiors of the UAE and Afghanistan.

The meeting was attended by Colonel Ali Mohammad Al Shamesi, from the Federal Criminal Police Directorate General; Lt. Colonel Ahmed Saeed Al Mazroui, Head of the Internatio ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Jeudi 20 Novembre 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Moody’s Analytics, un leader en gestion et mesure des risques, a annoncé aujourd’hui les résultats de son étude « People Risk: Improving Decision Making in Commercial Lending », qui vise la portée des « risques liés au facteur humain » dans l’industrie financière mondiale.

 « En étudiant nos importantes données concernant les programmes de formation suivis par les banquiers du monde entier, nous avons pu accomplir une évaluation générale de la maîtrise du crédit de l’industrie afin de déterminer la manière dont les professionnels du crédit bien équipés doivent opérer dans un environnement du risque de plus en plus exigeant », explique Ari Lehavi, Directeur exécutif, Formation et Certification chez Moody’s Analytics. « Nous croyons que cette évaluation des risques liés au facteur humain offre des indications utiles concernant ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, November 16th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Korea Culture and Content Agency (KOCCA), a South Korean government agency responsible for developing cultural content, recently visited Dubai Studio City (DSC) to view its latest production, broadcasting and animation facilities and services, and to discuss potential partnership and collaboration going forward.

The 20-person delegation from KOCCA, which included the organisation’s Executive Vice President and COO as well as the Global Marketing Team Manager, were given a tour of DSC’s three world-class Sound Stages, the largest in the region, one of which is 15,000 sq. ft. and two are 25,000 sq. ft. interconnected by a 30 metre elephant door. The delegation saw the latest in cutting-edge production and post-production infrastructure and facilities, including the region’s largest Green Screen technology and indoor water tanks.

The delegation heard first-hand from Jamal Al ... Read more »

Listened to a Briefing about Smart Government Transition

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, November 17th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

During a meeting held on Monday at the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters (GHQ), Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, reviewed the efforts of the E-Services and Smart Applications Team at the Ministry of Interior (MoI) in their development of the ministry’s smart applications and services offered to citizens and residents. Valuing the team’s efforts of keeping pace with technological developments, His Highness urged the team to redouble their efforts and augment the services provided to the public in accordance with the best international standards.

First Lieutenant Mohammed Darwish Al Balouki, Head of the Technical Team for developing the smartphone applications, presented a brief regarding the development of the project to His Highness, alongside Major Ge ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, November 16th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Abu Dhabi Police (ADP) and the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) discussed plans for adopting mutual cooperation and collaboration mechanisms in order to improve services for tourists and visitors, and to provide a safe and stable environment for the visitors and participants in the various events and activities in the UAE.  

Brigadier Omair Mohammed Al Muhairi, Deputy Director General of Police Operations, held a meeting with Jassim Mohammed Al Darmaki, Deputy Director General of the TCA Abu Dhabi. The meeting, which was attended by a large number of Abu Dhabi Police and TCA Abu Dhabi representatives, addressed the methods utilized to support the efforts of the TCA Abu Dhabi to develop the tourism industry within the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, while correspondingly enhancing the vision and strategy of the ADP in promoting security and stability.

The meeting h ... Read more »

CHICAGO - Jeudi 20 Novembre 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Le Lucas Museum of Narrative Art a annoncé aujourd'hui que son Conseil d'administration a nommé Don Bacigalupi en qualité de Président fondateur du Musée, avec prise d'effet au 15 janvier. M. Bacigalupi rejoint le Lucas Museum avec plus de 20 années d'expérience dans le développement de collections et d'expositions, la gestion des musées et la programmation éducative. M. Bacigalupi axera initialement son travail sur la planification, l'organisation et la construction du Musée.

« Don partage ma vision d'établissement d'un musée d'envergure mondiale, axé sur l'éducation, qui élargit les connaissances du grand public ainsi que son appréciation de l'art narratif », a déclaré George Lucas, fondateur et président du Lucas Museum. « Les décennies d'expérience que possède Don comprennent une expérience qui a fait ses preuves dans l'établisseme ... Read more »

Prince Turki bin Abdullah Honors GCC Ambassadors to KSA

RIYADH - Saturday, November 15th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The emirate of the Riyadh Region launched the celebrations for the 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup. The football tournament is held in Riyadh, the capital of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with eight GCC countries participating.

For the occasion, a dedicated website (www.gulfcupevents.com) and social media channels have been launched.

These events will continue through 26 Nov. alongside the tournament matches that are taking place in various locations across Riyadh. An executive team from the emirate of the Riyadh Region is responsible for supervising the events and ensuring their success in the best ways possible.

HRH Prince Turki bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh, delivered a speech during a dinner gala for the occasion and said: “The Kingdom is proud to host the 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup. It is an important event for all of the GCC cou ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Tuesday, November 18th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Moody’s Analytics, a leader in risk management and measurement, today announced the results of its study, “People Risk: Improving Decision Making in Commercial Lending,” which looks at the extent of “people risk” in the financial industry worldwide.

“By studying our extensive data set on training programs undertaken by bankers worldwide, we were able to make a broad assessment of the industry’s credit proficiency to determine how well equipped credit professionals are to operate in an increasingly demanding risk environment,” says Ari Lehavi, an Executive Director -- Training and Certification at Moody’s Analytics. “We believe this assessment of ‘people risk’ provides useful insights into the quality of judgment and decision-making in the banking industry.”

Moody’s Analytics analyzed the scores on 55,000 di ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, November 15th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Abu Dhabi Police, represented by the Police Schools Department, won a rich haul of five medals, including one gold medal, one silver medal and three bronze medals, as well as the Best Player trophy from the GCC Taekwondo (Kyorugi) and inaugural Poomsae Championships that concluded in Manama, Bahrain recently. The tournaments, which were held from 5 to 10 November 2014, took place at Madinat Khalifa Hall in Manama.

Colonel Waleed Al Shamesi, Head of the Police Schools Department at Abu Dhabi Police, noted that the UAE team to the tournaments included 5 female players, in addition to the accompanying technical staff.

He commended the considerable efforts made by the participants during the championship to highlight the civilized and bright image of the UAE in sports competitions. “This heralds a promising future for them in achieving high levels of success and athletic perfor ... Read more »

Lancement d’une étude clinique visant à traiter le virus Ebola en Sierra Leone (Afrique occidentale) en utilisant le traitement à base de sérum de convalescents

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FREETOWN, Sierra Leone - Jeudi 20 Novembre 2014

Sierra Leone Action, une organisation regroupant une équipe mondiale de médecins et autres professionnels sierra-léonais, a annoncé aujourd’hui que Fresenius Kabi avait fait don de neuf instruments Fenwal Autopheresis-CMD, des fournitures connexes nécessaires et de la formation pour étudier le traitement de la maladie à virus Ebola. Sierra Leone Action, l’un des partenaires de mise en œuvre travaillant en étroite collaboration avec le gouvernement de la Sierra Leone, s’apprête à lancer des essais cliniques portant sur le traitement à base de sérum de convalescents et à utiliser ce traitement dans le pays. Il s’agit de la première mise en œuvre d’un traitement à base de sérum dans le pays.

CHICAGO - Tuesday, November 18th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art announced today that its Board of Directors has named Don Bacigalupi as the Museum’s Founding President, effective Jan. 15. Bacigalupi joins the Lucas Museum with more than 20 years of experience in collection and exhibition development, museum management, and educational programming. Initially, Bacigalupi will focus on the planning, organization and construction of the Museum.

“Don shares my vision for building an education-focused, world-class museum that expands public understanding and appreciation of narrative art,” said George Lucas, Founder and Chairman of the Lucas Museum. “Don’s decades of experience include a proven track record for building a museum from inception, and he recognizes that community partnerships and multidimensional programming are critical to ensuring a museum’s long-term impact.”

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, November 18th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Emirates airline, Dubai Airports and the aviation sector as a whole contributed $26.7 billion to the Dubai economy in 2013, which was almost 27%* of Dubai’s GDP and supported a total of 416,500 jobs accounting for 21% of the emirates’ total employment. These figures were based on the latest report “Quantifying the Economic Impact of Aviation in Dubai” conducted by global research firm, Oxford Economics, as a follow-up to a 2011 study done by the same firm.

Core impact of aviation: It is estimated that the aviation sector, including the Emirates Group, Dubai Airports, and other aviation businesses such as airlines flying into Dubai, regulatory authorities and Dubai Duty Free, had a core impact of US$16.5 billion GVA in 2013. This includes direct, indirect and induced contributions and is equal to 16.5% of Dubai’s GDP, supporting over 259,000 Dubai based jobs.

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Introducing ‘Dar al Oud’ at Saudi Health and Beauty 2014

BANGKOK - Tuesday, November 18th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Treedom, a luxury aromatic Oud oil manufacturer and supplier to the global fragrance and perfume markets in South East Asia, prepare to introduce Dar al Oud, the premium brand of Oud oil and Oud fragrances with the slogan ‘Ultimate Oud Selection’, attending Saudi Arabia’s biggest, international health and beauty show from the 24th – 27th of November in Jeddah at booth E-55B, Jeddah Centre for forums and events.

Mr. Andrew Steel, CEO of the Treedom Group explained, “Going in the Saudi market this time requires a lot of preparation but we are confident as our product quality is well-accepted by the Middle East customers. Our Oud oil quality and supply are guaranteed by ISO 9001:2008 certificates for plantation and factory management and secured production capacity with our own raw material supp ... Read more »

Le haut-lieu de la consommation le plus fréquenté de New York connaît une nouvelle dynamique avec plus de 25 000 pieds carrés d'affichage LED de la plus haute résolution, couvrant tout un bloc d'immeubles

NEW YORK - Jeudi 20 Novembre 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Clear Channel Spectacolor, division de Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE : CCO), filiale d'iHeartMedia Inc. (NYSE : IHRT), a annoncé aujourd'hui l'ajout du plus grand panneau d'affichage hi-tech de Times Square à son portefeuille de solutions de marketing médiatique et expérientiel, en vue d'aider les annonceurs à améliorer leur impact publicitaire dans un des lieux les plus fréquentés, les plus photographiés et les plus filmés au monde.

Couvrant un bloc d'immeubles entier – et largement plus vaste que toute autre enseigne publicitaire à Times Square -- ce nouveau panneau d'affichage a été conçu par Vornado Realty Trust dans le cadre de la rénovation spectacu ... Read more »

Launching Clinical Study to Treat Ebola in Sierra Leone, West Africa Using Convalescent Serum Therapy

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FREETOWN, Sierra Leone - Tuesday, November 18th 2014

Sierra Leone Action, an organization comprising a global team of Sierra Leonean physicians and other professionals, today announced that Fresenius Kabi has donated nine Fenwal Autopheresis-C® instruments, all required related supplies and training to study a treatment for Ebola virus disease. Sierra Leone Action, one of the implementing partners working closely with the Government of Sierra Leone, is preparing to start clinical trials of Convalescent Serum Therapy (CST) and CST treatment in the country. This is the first implementation of serum therapy in the country.

CST uses blood donated from Ebola survivors to treat current patients in an attempt to jump-start the patients’ immune system to fight off the virus. The Autopheresis-C® system is a fully automat ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, November 18th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

S P Jain School of Global Management (S P Jain) today announced the details of its “Big Data -- Achieving Customer Intimacy” Conference 2014, to be held on November 26, 2014 from 8:30AM to 1:00PM, including an impressive line-up of leaders and visionaries, panel discussions, presentations and networking sessions.

The conference, conducted in exclusive partnership with Microsoft, will feature an array of speakers from global companies such as Microsoft, Landmark Group, Cheil Worldwide, SAP, Ford Motor Corporation, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Emirates NBD and Etisalat. A large number of senior industry practitioners representing the Healthcare, Retail, Transportation & Logistics, Banking & Financial Services Industry, Hospitality, Telecom and Automobile sectors are expected to attend.

“A.T. Kearney forecasts global spending on Big Data to grow at a rate of 30% ... Read more »

Public Chats Allows Users to Get Closer to Their Favorite Personalities and Brands

London - Wednesday, November 19th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Viber (www.viber.com), the leading mobile communications app offering free messaging and HD-quality calls, today announced Public Chats, a new feature that allows users to discover, share and interact with conversations, communities and content on mobile.

Public Chats are live discussions between celebrities and personalities that Viber users can follow. They offer a new kind of social experience – tapping into live conversations as they happen. Anyone on Viber can follow as many of these chats as they like on their mobile device. Conversations are multi-media and include text, photos, audio, video, stickers, web links and more. Users can invite friends to follow the Public Chats that interest them, and can share content.

Public Chats launches with a broad range of global celebrities, personali ... Read more »

SHENZHEN, Chine - Jeudi 20 Novembre 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Le WGC-HSBC 2014 s’est terminé sur un grand succès à Shanghai le 9 novembre. Hytera, le fournisseur radio officiel, avait fourni près de 200 postes de radios émetteur-récepteur numériques ainsi qu’une solution de communication globale pour la gestion des scores, des décisions, de la sécurité et de l’accueil.

Derrière le tableau des scores, en constant changement, du tournoi acharné et serré de quatre jours se trouvait une équipe de gestion des scores professionnelle de l’European Tour. L’équipe a fourni des données instantanées à plusieurs sites Web pertinents, comme WGC, HSBC Golf, PGA Tour et European Tour, pour leur diffusion en ligne, qui est une composante essentielle du fonctionnement général et qui fait l’objet d’une forte demande en matière de communications en temps réel. « La radio sur le terrain est indispensable pour que nous obtenions d ... Read more »

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Friday, November 14th 2014

The Directorate General of Resources and Support Services at the Naturalization, Residency and Ports Affairs celebrated the graduation of 30 officers, non-commissioned officers, constables and female staff members after completing a course on Human Resources Management. The course was organized by the Directorate General of Resources and Support Services in cooperation with the Emirates Institute of Naturalization, Residency and Ports and the Rehabilitation and Training Section.

The graduation ceremony, which was held at Union Hall at the Naturalization Residency and Ports Affairs Department, was attended by Lieutenant Colonel Mohammed Ali bin Wadeema Al Ameri, Director General of Resources and Support Services, along with heads of departments and a number of officers from the Naturalization, Residency and Ports Affairs sector.

Colonel Al Ameri said that the course reflects the k ... Read more »