ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, July 27th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Vehicles and Drivers Licensing Department at Abu Dhabi Police introduced the services provided through the Ministry of Interior’s smartphone app, UAE-MOI, to the attendees of the Liwa Date Festival. Throughout their interaction with the public, the department urged the festival goers to utilize modern technology in the completion of their transactions as they highlighted the importance of using the services of the smart applications. The department additionally distributed user manuals for the applications and were available to answer any inquiries.

According to Brigadier Mohamed Mayouf Al Ketbi, Head of Vehicles and Drivers Licensing Department, the Abu Dhabi Police are keen to raise awareness about the services of the department and to introduce such services to the customers through participation in various events and activities. He said the participation includes the provision of adv ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, July 26th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Emirati Police recently arrested a British citizen (of Indian origins) for causing a scene at Abu Dhabi International Airport. The traveler insulted the security personnel, the airline’s employee, and the UAE using obscene words, after he missed a connecting flight from Abu Dhabi to India caused by delays of his earlier flight from Heathrow to Abu Dhabi.

Lieutenant Colonel Fares Al Bakiri from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at Abu Dhabi Police, who is heading the investigations, explained that the incident took place a week ago when the culprit arrived to Abi Dhabi International Airport on a delayed flight coming from Heathrow Airport resulting in missing his connecting flight from Abu Dhabi to India. He started swearing at the airline’s employee, and blocked the passengers’ queue behind him, insisting to board his connecting flight although the gate was closed and t ... Read more »

CAMBRIDGE, Massachussetts (USA), et OSAKA, Japon - Lundi 27 Juillet 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502) a annoncé aujourd'hui que le Comité des médicaments à usage humain (CHMP) de l’Agence européenne des médicaments (AEM) avait accordé une procédure d'évaluation accélérée à l’ixazomib, un inhibiteur oral expérimental du protéasome, en vue du traitement des patients atteints de myélome multiple récurrent ou réfractaire aux médicaments. L’AEM accorde une d'évaluation accélérée aux médicaments considérés comme présentant un intérêt majeur pour la santé publique, et notamment aux innovations thérapeutiques.

Takeda entend soumettre une demande d’autorisation de mise sur le marché pour l’ixazomib dans l’Union Européenne (EU) dans le courant des prochaines semaines. Cette demande est fondée sur les résultats de la première analyse intermédiaire prédéterminée de l’étude ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, July 26th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

DMS, which serves as the official digital arm of Choueiri Group, recently announced its partnership with the newly relaunched Eurosport Arabia website (arabia.eurosport.com) - the premier leading international sports resource, focused on infusing global sport credibility with local sports expertise.

DMS has been appointed as the Exclusive Advertising Sales Representative for the portal, with the engagement being effective as of July, 2015. The partnership is aimed at enhancing the value and effectiveness of the monetization solutions which DMS delivers to brands.

The website now benefits from an all-new and larger editorial team, which brings with it international know-how and expertise in delivering even greater sports expertise enriched with local knowledge and perspectives. The team is setting new plans in place to oversee the soon to be revamped site, the portal is envisioned to feature a ... Read more »

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & OSAKA, Japan - Monday, July 27th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502) today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted an accelerated assessment to ixazomib, an investigational oral proteasome inhibitor for the treatment of patients with relapsed and/or refractory multiple myeloma. The EMA awards an accelerated assessment to those medicines deemed to be of major public health interest and, in particular, therapeutic innovation.

Takeda expects to submit a marketing authorization application for ixazomib in the European Union (EU) in the coming weeks. The submission is based on the results of the first pre-specified interim analysis of the pivotal Phase 3 trial TOURMALINE-MM1. This study is an international, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled clinical trial of 722 patients designed to evaluate the superiori ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, July 21st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Over the week, the Abu Dhabi Police’s Mobile Dental Care Unit provided dental check-ups for citizens at the Al Bateen and Al Zaab majlis halls in Abu Dhabi. The services included educating the citizens on maintaining oral hygiene and urging them to have regular check-ups.

Major General Khalil Dawood Badran, Director General of Finance and Services at Abu Dhabi Police, said that the Mobile Dental Care Unit provides its public services in Abu Dhabi as per the instructions of Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior; which call for the provision of the best medical services to the public. “The unit, which is part of the ‘Plants of Hope’ initiative, will continue to provide services throughout the various areas of Abu Dhabi,” he said.

Colonel Jassim Al Tunaiji, Director of the Medical Services Department at Ab ... Read more »