SHENZHEN, China - Wednesday, July 1st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, has jointly launched an Internet of Things (IoT) platform in Africa with leading ICT provider, MTN Group. The innovative platform adopts cutting-edge technologies suited to developing markets, bringing flexible connectivity for devices in the region. ZTE and MTN have also launched a global machine to machine (M2M) SIM card, providing customers with a blanket rate for M2M activity across MTN’s African network.

It has been predicted that by 2020 there will be 50 billion connected devices around the world, facilitated by the growing use of IoT devices and M2M communication. In the Middle East and Africa (MEA), IoT and M2M technology will drive business growth in sectors such as banking, transportation, energy, and public services ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, June 28th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior (MoI), represented by the Police College in collaboration with the Human Rights Department at the MoI, organized a seminar for student cadets on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, which is annually observed on 26 June. The seminar was held at the Al Ittihad Hall at the Police College.

Lecturers from the Police College, Dr. Muhammad Khalil and Dr. Rifat Rashwan, took part in the seminar that was moderated by Lt. Colonel Muhammad Butti Al Shamesi, Head of the Media and Public Relations Section at the College.

Dr. Muhammad Khalil noted that true Islam honors human beings and encourages protecting them against torture or any other act that affects the nature of their existence. Referencing the guidance from various verses of the Holy Qur’an and the Hadith, he stressed that torture in the eyes of Islam is forbidden, as it is considered to be a ... Read more »

HOUSTON. - Mercredi 1 Juillet 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- La société Erin Energy Corporation ("Erin Energy» ou la «Société») (NYSE MKT: ERN) a été ajoutée à l'indice Russell 3000 au large marché après la clôture des marchés d'actions le 26 juin dans le cadre de la reconstitution annuelle des indices Russell pour l'année 2015.

La reconstitution annuelle des indices Russell attire les 4.000 plus grandes actions américaines à la fin du mois de mai, en les classant par capitalisation boursière totale. L'adhésion à Russell 3000, valable un an, signifie l'appartenance  automatique à l'indice Russell 1000 à grande capitalisation ou  à l'indice Russell 2000 à petite capitalisation, ainsi que les indices de croissance et de style de valeur appropriés. FTSE Russell détermine l'adhésion de ses indices Russell principalement selon les classements objectifs de capitalisation boursière et les attributs de s ... Read more »

NEUCHÂTEL, Switzerland. - Tuesday, June 30th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today that Turgut Ozal Medical Centre Liver Hospital in Malatya, Turkey, has installed Masimo’s noninvasive, continuous haemoglobin (SpHb®) technology to monitor surgical patients.

SpHb is a breakthrough measurement that noninvasively and continuously measures total haemoglobin in the blood, and offers real-time visibility to changes – or lack of changes – in haemoglobin between invasive blood sampling. Laboratory haemoglobin values are only available intermittently and are often delayed. Clinicians can estimate blood loss, but this can both overstate and understate actual blood loss.1,2

“In many cases with severe bleeding during liver transplantation, we had to do the blood transfusion on the patient without having the opportunity to send a sample or the time required to obtain the results,” said Professor Dr. Hü ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, June 28th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The nationwide Ministry of Interior’s Ramadan Councils, organized by the Law Respect Culture Bureau at the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, are scheduled to discuss the services of the Ministry of Interior in the Naturalization, Residency and Foreign Affairs Sector on Monday evening.

The main topic of discussion consists of two subsections. The first subsection will discuss the services of the Naturalization, Residency and Foreign Affairs Sector that are provided to the citizens and residents; the issues of the Naturalization and Residency Court; and the procedures and facilities provided for the customers. The second subsection will revolve around the challenges facing the MoI in the Naturalization, Residency and Foreign Affairs Sector, such as violators of the residency law. The section will also discuss the issues related to abscondi ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, June 27th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior continued its nationwide Ramadan Councils on Thursday evening, under the theme “Civil Defense and Public safety Sector”. The main topic included two different themes, notably, firefighting, national ambulance and public safety, through the mechanism adopted by the Ministry of Interior to provide high quality public safety services to the public. The second theme tackled the different challenges incurred by the ministry in the civil defense and public safety sector. It focused on the need to boost social awareness to prevent public safety incidents, protect children, raise awareness on public safety guidelines among domestic workers, and safety in the workplace.    

The councils are organized at the countrywide level by the Law Respect Culture Bureau at the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior; ... Read more »

Companies Enter Strategic Partnership to Bring Cutting-edge Health Technologies to Hospitals, Healthcare Providers and Patients in the GCC Area

MANAMA, Bahrain & PLEASANTON, Calif. - Tuesday, June 30th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MedicalMine Inc. and EMDI Emergency Medicine & Disaster Institute today announced a strategic partnership whereby EMDI will resell, implement, market and promote ChARM EHR and the ChARM product suite in the Gulf Cooperation Council region. ChARM EHR, ChARM PHR, RCM, and accompanying mobile and web-based applications are used by healthcare clinics and facilities all over the United States and around the world. This partnership will unite EMDI’s expertise as a reputed healthcare management and consultancy firm with MedicalMine’s proven, cloud-based platform to automate and streamline healthcare workflows in hospitals and centers of healthcare excellence in the GCC region.

ChARM EHR (electronic health record ... Read more »

HOUSTON - Tuesday, June 30th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Erin Energy Corporation (“Erin Energy” or the “Company”) (NYSE MKT:ERN) announced today that it has been added as a member of the broad-market Russell 3000 Index effective after the equity markets closed on June 26 as part of the 2015 Russell indexes reconstitution.

Annual Russell indexes reconstitution captures the 4,000 largest U.S. stocks as of the end of May, ranking them by total market capitalization. Membership in the Russell 3000, which remains in place for one year, means automatic inclusion in the large-cap Russell 1000 Index or small-cap Russell 2000 Index as well as the appropriate growth and value style indexes. FTSE Russell determines membership for its Russell indexes primarily by objective, market-capitalization rankings and style attributes.

Chris Hearne, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Erin Energy commented: “We are pleased to ... Read more »

REYKJAVIK, Iceland & MCLEAN, Va. - Tuesday, June 30th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Canopy by Hilton, Hilton Worldwide’s (NYSE:HLT) new hotel brand that redefines the lifestyle hotel category, and Icelandair Hotels have unveiled plans for Canopy’s first hotel in Iceland’s vibrant capital – Reykjavik. “Canopy Reykjavik | City Centre” is expected to be the first hotel globally to open in the brand’s portfolio, which launched in October 2014.

“Reykjavik has an incredible energy and is a fitting setting in which to introduce our first Canopy by Hilton hotel,” said Patrick Fitzgibbon, senior vice president, development, Europe & Africa, Hilton Worldwide. “Iceland has grown in stature as a destination, owing to the efforts of Icelandair, which has improved the country’s connectivity and visibility as a global destination. Visitor numbers to Iceland have more than tripled in the last 15 years1, ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, June 29th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Juma Al Majid Group, the exclusive distributor of high-performance Yokohama tires in the UAE, has announced that the company will open a new showroom in Sharjah as the most recent expansion to the network of Yokohama Tire Service Centers (TSC). Over the next three years, Juma Al Majid Group plans to open six more outlets (TSC’s) across the UAE, including the Sharjah territory. The new showroom will be located in the Sharjah Industrial Area No. 6, and is expected to be commissioned in August 2015.

“Sharjah is a prime location and the most vibrant market for tire trade in the UAE. We knew it was imperative that we should have our own representation within this market by providing an exclusive outlet,” said Mr. Hassan El Haj, GM - Tires & Batteries Division of Juma Al Majid Group. “The showroom is easily accessible from the main road and ideally located in close proximity to o ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Friday, June 26th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

  The Police Schools Department at Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters (GHQ) ranked first in the Ramadan pistol skeet shooting championship. The Personnel Affairs Department ranked second, and the Emergency and Public Safety Department placed third.

The event was organized by the Sports Activity Section at the Directorate General of Strategy and Performance Development, and took place at the shooting range at the Abu Dhabi Police Officers' Club. The championship was attended by Colonel Waleed Al Shamesi, Head of Police Schools Department; Colonel Mohammed Al Hosani, Deputy Head of the Social Support Centers Department at Abu Dhabi Police; and a number of officers and participants.   The championship witnessed strong competition between participants in the individuals’ category.  Lieutenant Mohammed Sultan from the Police Schools Department ranked first, followed by ... Read more »

COLOMBES, France - Monday, June 29th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Oberthur Technologies (OT), a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space, scored number 1 position for innovation in the payment sector in ABI Research’s Payment & Banking Card Technologies competitive assessment. OT’s strong innovative strategy and products such as its revolutionary OT Motion Code™ – the world-first dynamic cryptogram solution – and its embedded Secure Element based mobile payment solution made the difference.

Innovation is a key focus for OT with 700 dedicated engineers and 11 R&D centers across the world. OT has recently announced the launch of the pilot of the first payment card integrating Motion Code™ with BPCE group. This innovative technology adds a new layer of security to online transactions, but with complete transparency for cardholders and retailers.

In the mobile payment sector, OT also mad ... Read more »

COLOMBES, France - Mercredi 1 Juillet 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oberthur Technologies (OT), un leader mondial dans les solutions de sécurité numérique pour la mobilité, obtient la 1ère place dans la catégorie innovation de l’étude concurrentielle d’ABI Research sur les technologies des cartes pour la banque et le paiement. La solide stratégie d’OT en matière d’innovation et ses produits tels que OT Motion Code ™ - la toute première solution intégrant un cryptogramme dynamique – mais aussi son élément sécurisé embarqué (eSE) pour le paiement mobile ont fait la différence.

L'innovation est clé pour OT qui compte 700 ingénieurs et 11 centres de R & D à travers le monde. OT a récemment annoncé l’expérimentation de la première carte de paiement intégrant Motion Code ™ avec le groupe BPCE. Cette technologie innovante permet de mieux sécuriser les transactions en ligne sans aucun changement pour le titulaire ... Read more »