Middle East's most happening online fashion and footwear destination selects the Middle East's premier luxury communications outfit to drive its outreach to the next level

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, April 9th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Following an in-depth search and intensive deliberations, Namshi, the Middle East's most happening online fashion and footwear destination, has appointed Havas Worldwide Middle East as its creative communications agency for the region.

The region's premier luxury, retail and fashion agency will work on developing Namshi's marketing and communication strategy over the coming year, implementing its recommendations in an integrated exercise throughout all relevant communication channels and Namshi consumer touchpoints.

Referring to the reasons that cemented the company's decision, Hosam Arab, Namshi's co-founder and Managing Director, said "As we build Namshi to become the dominant pla ... Read more »

After three days of in-depth presentations, lively panel discussions and groundbreaking demonstrations in the exhibition area, The Brain Forum 2015 closed today with the announcement of The Brain Forum Innovations Award dedicated to promote Swiss Startups.

Professor Patrick Aebischer, co-chair of The Brain Forum and President of Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) is pleased with the outcome: “The enigma of the brain has been puzzling scientists for centuries. We need scientific, academic, industrial and philanthropic communities to unite and develop mechanisms for partnerships and collaborations.”

Co-chair Walid Juffali, the Chairman of W Science Initiative, also expressed his satisfaction: “The Brain Forum 2015 managed to use its convening power to bring stakeholders from 27 different countries to meet, discuss, debate current challenges and explore the possibilities to develop new tools and technologies that have great potential to tr ... Read more »

While attending ‘Foreseeing Future Police’ Forum

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, April 7th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, attended the ‘Foreseeing Future Police’ Forum on Tuesday. The forum was organized by the Decision-Making Support Center at Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters and took place at the Police Departments Complex in Abu Dhabi, with the participation of an elite group of international experts in this field.

His Highness stressed the keenness and attention given by the country’s leadership to provide ways to ensure further leadership into the future, as well as to empower citizens and institutions to drive modernization and innovation forward in order to meet the different types of challenges and overcome potential obstacles that may face the next generations of UAE citizens. “This would ensure further prospe ... Read more »

Doha, Qatar - Jeudi 9 Avril 2015 [ME NewsWire]

QNB Group, la banque la plus forte au monde, pionnière au Moyen Orient et en Afrique du Nord, a annoncé aujourd’hui les résultants de la période de trois mois prenant fin le 31 Mars 2015.

Le Profit net du premier trimestre 2015 s’est élevé à 2.7 milliards rial qatari (735 millions de dollars américains) soit une augmentation de 10.1% par rapport à l’année précédente.

La politique prudente de maîtrise des coûts adoptée par le Groupe et sa forte capacité à générer des profits, lui ont permis de maintenir un ratio d’efficience (coefficient net d’exploitation) de 21.7%,  un des meilleurs ratios parmi les institutions financières de la région.

Le total des actifs a augmenté de 9.4 % par rapport à Mars 2014 pour atteindre 502 milliards rials qatari (137.8  milliards de dollars américains), le plus haut niveau jamais atteint par la Banque. Ceci représente le résultat d&rsq ... Read more »

CLEVELAND - Wednesday, April 8th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--The concept for INNOVA, The Finch Group’s new community in Cleveland, Ohio is to offer living spaces that enable busy residents to strike an easy balance between home life and their professional or educational pursuits. The all-inclusive community in Cleveland’s Greater University Circle redefines luxury living.

INNOVA includes 177 modern apartments within a 400,000 square-foot ‘all-inclusive,’ pedestrian-friendly community with convenient onsite shopping and parking, a state-of-the-art fitness center, sky deck, resident lounge and exclusive 24-hour concierge service. The luxury residences also boast an easy commute to Cleveland’s hospitals, colleges, cultural institutions and downtown businesses.

“The appeal of INNOVA is definitely its location and the richness of amenities it has to offer,” said Wes Finch, chairman of The Finch Group. “Our al ... Read more »

DENVER - Tuesday, April 7th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) (“Newmont” or “the Company”) today published its 2014 sustainability report, Beyond the Mine, detailing the Company’s safety, economic, environmental and social performance, as well as its commitment to ethical business practices.

The report reflects Newmont’s reporting obligations as a founding member of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), as well as its commitments under the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPSHR) and the United Nations Global Compact. Newmont reports its sustainability performance against the Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) sustainability reporting framework – a comprehensive set of indicators covering sustainable development – and is independently assured.

“Our annual sustainability report transparently details Newmont’s performan ... Read more »

Le gouvernement d'Afrique du Sud adopte les plans de fréquence harmonisés pour le spectre de dividende numérique

LONDRES . - Jeudi 9 Avril 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) - Suite à la publication des plans finaux de l'affectation du spectre de fréquences radio par le gouvernement d'Afrique du Sud1, Tom Phillips, chef des Affaires Réglementaires à la GSMA, a annoncé:

«La GSMA félicite le gouvernement d'Afrique du Sud concernant  sa décision d'adopter les plans de fréquence du spectre harmonisés pour l'utilisation des bandes 700 MHz et 800 MHz, aussi connus par la dividende numérique2, pour les Télécommunications Mobiles Internationales (IMT).

"En complétant sa décision antérieure d'harmoniser la bande 800 MHz, l'alignement de la bande 700 MHz avec la partie inférieure du plan de fréquence harmonisé de l'Asie-Pacifique à l'échelle mondiale3 permettra à l'Afrique du Sud de maximiser les avant ... Read more »

Doha, Qatar - Wednesday, April 8th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

QNB Group, one of the World’s Strongest Banks and the leading bank in the Middle East and North Africa, announced its results for the three months ended 31 March 2015.

For the three months of 2015, Net Profit was QAR2.7 billion (USD735 million), up by 10.1% compared to last year.

The Group’s prudent cost control policy and strong revenue generating capability allowed it to maintain an efficiency ratio (cost to income ratio) of 21.7%, which is considered one of the best ratios among financial institutions in the region.

Total assets increased by 9.4% from March 2014 to reach QAR502 billion (USD137.8 billion), the highest ever achieved by the Group. This was the result of a strong growth rate of 8.9% in loans and advances to reach QAR345 billion (USD94.9 billion).

The Group was able to maintain the ratio of non-performing loans to gross loans at 1.5%, a level considered one of the ... Read more »

WASHINGTON. - Jeudi 9 Avril 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) La CNFA et le GSI Group ont formé un partenariat stratégique visant à promouvoir des systèmes d'entreposage des aliments et de production de protéines comme moyen critique d'améliorer la productivité agricole et la sécurité alimentaire. Ce partenariat s'efforcera notamment de réduire de manière significative les pertes alimentaires de plusieurs milliards de dollars enregistrées chaque année en raison de l'insuffisance et du caractère inadéquat des infrastructures post-récolte en Afrique sub-saharienne. Il tirera également parti de l'étroite proximité de la CNFA avec des milliers de petits exploitants d'Afrique et des technologies évolutives de pointe de GSI en matière d'entreposage des céréales et des denrées périssables.

GSI, une marque mondiale d'AGCO, est un fabricant de premier plan d'équipement d'entreposage, de manutention de matériaux, de conditionnement et d ... Read more »

DENVER - Jeudi 9 Avril 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE : NEM) (« Newmont » ou « la Société ») a publié aujourd'hui son rapport de développement durable 2014, intitulé « Beyond the Mine » (Au-delà de la mine), qui détaille la performance sécuritaire, économique, environnementale et sociale de la Société, ainsi que son engagement envers les pratiques commerciales éthiques.

Ce rapport reflète les engagements pris par Newmont en matière de communication en sa qualité de membre fondateur du Conseil international des mines et métaux (ICMM) ainsi que ses engagements pris dans le cadre des Principes volontaires sur la sécurité et les droits de l'homme (VPSHR) et du Pacte mondial des Nations Unies. Newmont évalue sa performance en matière de durabilité au regard des normes de rapports sur la durabilité établies par la Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), un ensemble complet d'indicateurs couvra ... Read more »

WASHINGTON. - Wednesday, April 8th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) CNFA and GSI Group have launched a strategic partnership aimed at promoting food storage and protein production systems as a critical way to improve farm productivity and food security. This partnership will notably strive to significantly reduce the multi-billion dollar food losses that occur yearly due to insufficient and inadequate post-harvest infrastructures in Sub-Sahara Africa. It will also leverage CNFA’s close proximity to thousands of smallholder farmers in Africa with GSI’s cutting-edge, scalable technologies for grain and perishable storage.

GSI, a global brand of AGCO, is a world class manufacturer of grain storage, material handling, conditioning and drying equipment, as well as a full line supplier of swine and poultry production equipment. GSI Group, LLC President Tom Welke and CNFA President and CEO Sylvain Roy released the following statement:

“This partn ... Read more »

Government of South Africa Adopts Harmonised Channel Plans for Digital Dividend Spectrum

LONDON. - Tuesday, April 7th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Following the publication of the South African Government’s Final Radio Frequency Spectrum Assignment Plans1, Tom Phillips, Chief Regulatory Officer, GSMA, commented:

“The GSMA congratulates the Government of South Africa on its decision to adopt the harmonised spectrum channel plans for the use of the 700MHz and 800MHz bands, also known as the ‘Digital Dividend’2, for International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT).

“Complementing its earlier decision to harmonise the 800MHz band, the alignment of the 700MHz band with the lower portion of the globally harmonised Asia Pacific channel plan3 will allow South Africa to maximise the benefits of this spectrum for all of its citizens. Harmonisation of the Digital Dividend will offer significant economies of scale for handset manu ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, April 7th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior’s Child Protection Centre has launched a campaign under the slogan “Together to Prevent Child Abuse”. It is noteworthy that this campaign falls within the annual initiative adopted by the Higher Committee for Child Protection at the Ministry of Interior which designated April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. It also comes as a response to the initiative of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN), in solidarity with the global policies of many countries that mark April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Major General Dr. Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Higher Committee for Child Protection, noted that the campaign comes in response to the directives of Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy P ... Read more »

LONDRES - Jeudi 9 Avril 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--La GSMA a fourni une mise à jour sur l'avenir du Mobile World Capital et du Mobile World Congress. John Hoffman, PDG de GSMA Ltd., a commenté en ces termes:

"Le contrat signé entre la GSMA et Barcelone, désignant cette dernière comme étant la capitale du Mobile World et la ville-hôte du Mobile World Congress, doit expirer fin 2018. La GSMA a reçu une offre importante de la part des partenaires municipaux de Barcelone, visant à prolonger cet accord pour cinq années supplémentaires, jusqu'en 2023.

La GSMA examine cette offre et émettra une recommandation auprès de notre Conseil d'administration au cours des mois à venir. Nous fournirons une nouvelle mise à jour en temps voulu."

Les partenaires municipaux de Barcelone comprennent les ministères espagnols de l'Industrie, de l'Energie et du Tourisme ; la Generalitat of Catalonia ; le Conseil municipal de Barcelone ; l ... Read more »

Under the patronage of Saif bin Zayed

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, April 4th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Under the patronage of Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, the Decision-Making Support Center at Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters, will be organizing a Forum titled ‘Shaping the Future of Policing’ next Tuesday. The forum, which gathers an elite group of international experts in this field, will be held at the Police Departments Complex in Abu Dhabi.

Major General Dr. Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, highlighted the importance of the forum, which is the  first of its kind in the UAE to discuss the future strategic trends of policing. He added that the forum will constitute a platform for interaction with international experts on a wide variety of topics in order to explore potential future ... Read more »

The winners of the 72 hour competition will be incubated at in5 and present their solution at the Italy EXPO 2015 in Milan

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, April 6th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Dubai Internet City (DIC), the MENA region’s largest ICT hub, was the headline partner for HackaMENA, the first social impact hackathon in the region, held from 2-4 April at in5, the innovation centre launched by DIC. The event was organised by The D. GmbH, a youth-driven digital development company that provides smart and innovative tech solutions.  

HackaMENA gathered over 70 attendees who flew in from Algeria, Tunisia, Palestine, Jordan, Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The participants formed teams for the 72 hour competition, during which they created innovative solutions that will have a positive impact on society and bring about real social change. Over the course of the weekend competitors also heard first-hand from industry experts and mentors, in ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, April 5th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

3i Infotech, a global technology solutions and services provider celebrates one of their biggest wins in Zimbabwe with Edgars Stores Limited joining their long list of  soon to be satisfied customers. Edgars Stores Limited is the largest fashion retailer in Zimbabwe with 53stores.

Being a large retail group with multiple outlets spread across different locations, Edgars faced operational challenges of data visibility and group data consolidation. Their dependency on legacy systems was one of the biggest challenges they faced. Operations were complex and cumbersome, hence limiting business service capacity and potential for growth. This resulted in the need for a state of the art ERP solution.

Commenting on their prestigious win, Mr. Ashish Dass, President,  Middle East & Africa for 3i Infotech said, “Edgars is a growth oriented and technology savvy company that acknowledges ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Friday, April 3rd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Al Ain Traffic Institute, in coordination with the Public Relations Department at the Traffic and Patrols Directorate at Abu Dhabi Police, organized three traffic awareness-raising lectures in Al Ain city. The lectures were held at the Al Ain Municipality, the Police Colleges in Abu Dhabi Police, and the Al Ain University of Science and Technology, to acquaint attendees with the traffic safety and safe driving concepts.

The lectures were delivered by Captain Salem Ali Al Ketbi, Head of Training at the Institute. Captain Al Ketbi noted that the lectures aim to disseminate and promote traffic safety culture in the community. “The Abu Dhabi Police Traffic and Patrols Directorate is keen to implement the traffic safety strategy through social communication, by which it provides guidance to drivers and road users, in a bid to enhance community members’ role, promote traffic awareness and re ... Read more »