Dubai, United Arab Emirates. - Monday, November 2nd 2015 [ME NewsWire] Arzan Wealth (DIFC) Limited (‘Arzan Wealth’), a Dubai-based advisory firm regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority, is pleased to announce that it has advised on the acquisition of a newly refurbished downtown retail asset (“the Property”) in Krefeld, Germany. The Property is fully leased to a diverse mix of high-quality retailers under long term leases. The asset is located in a prime downtown location in the city of Krefeld, which is in the administrative district of Dusseldorf, the sixth largest city in Germany. The multitenanted Property comprises ~21,900 sqm of inner city retail space in a multi-level, completely renovated structure. It provides a secure income stream from a diversified mix of household name retail tenants, including the successful retailer Primark, Toys “R” Us, and Rossmann, Germany’s 2nd largest pharmacy chain, in addition to a gym operator and a self-storage facility. Arzan We ... Read more »

Extends ProjectWise adoption through new Bentley Cloud Services Subscription Program LONDON. - Wednesday, November 4th 2015 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Year in Infrastructure 2015 Conference — AECOM and Bentley Systems today jointly announced that AECOM, which has named Bentley as a strategic partner for project delivery technologies, has extended its ProjectWise corporate commitment to fully include the new Bentley Cloud Services Subscription Program. AECOM is a long-standing user of Bentley’s ProjectWise, a global project collaboration platform that offers work sharing capabilities with the ability to connect to other Bentley products. Five out of the 54 Be Inspired Awards finalists named by independent jurors and presenting at this year’s Year in Infrastructure Conference are AECOM nominations. AECOM’s finalist nomination for “Innovation in Project Delivery” documented 80 percent savings in project startup from the capabilities offered by Bentley’s Cloud Services Subscrip ... Read more »

The First Saudi Woman to Assume such a Post Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - Monday, November 2nd 2015 [ME NewsWire] Mrs. Hala Waleed Juffali has become the first woman to assume the post of Honorary Consul in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia following her appointment to the position by Saint Lucia in Jeddah. The opening of the Honorary Consul Office in Saudi Arabia falls within the framework of Saint Lucia’s efforts to expand its diplomatic presence within the Middle East after gaining its independence. As part of her preparations to assume the new post, Mrs. Hala Waleed Juffali visited Saint Lucia. She met with government officials and a host of personalities representing local authorities and organizations as well as governmental entities. There, she became acquainted with the business sector and lifestyle of Saint Lucia. Upon obtaining the approval of official authorities in Saudi Arabia, Honorary Consul Mrs. Hala Waleed Juffali started working at her Office on 1 November. The Office will c ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Monday, November 2nd 2015 [ME NewsWire] In a meeting held in his office Sunday morning, Lt. General Saif Abdullah Al Sha’far, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior, met with Christer Viktorsson, Director General of the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) and his accompanying delegation. During the meeting, both parties discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation and coordination and the exchange of information and expertise between the Ministry of Interior and the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation. The meeting was attended by the Ministry’s representative, Lt. Colonel Ahmed Saeed Al Mazroui, Head of the International Cooperation Department at the Ministry of Interior. The FANR delegation included Mohammed Sultan Al Zaabi, Deputy Director General of Administrative Affairs; Mr. Rashid Al Falahi, Acting Director of Government Affairs; Eng. Ahmed Al Zaabi, Head of Radioactive Sources Security; and Mrs. Munira Al Kutab, S ... Read more »

Under the slogan “Road safety management and Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)” ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, October 31st 2015 [ME NewsWire] Under the patronage of Lt. General H.H Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior and President Emeritus of the Emirates Traffic Safety Society (ETSS), the PRI International Traffic Safety Conference will commence on Wednesday, November 4th. The conference is organized by the Emirates Traffic Safety Society under the slogan “Road safety management and Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)” in collaboration with the Arabic Organization for Traffic Safety; the International Road safety Organization (La Prévention Routière International ‘PRI’); and the joint Safety and Traffic Solutions Committee (STSC) at the Intercontinental Hotel, Abu Dhabi. The conference will highlight the latest developments in the use of smart transport systems, the means to leverage these systems to enhance road safety an ... Read more »

نيويورك - يوم الخَمِيس 29 أكتوبر 2015 [ME NewsWire] (بزنيس واير): أعلنت اليوم مؤسسة "بروكفيلد بروبرتي بارتنرز" (المدرجة في بورصة نيويورك تحت الرمز NYSE: BPY) (والمدرجة في بورصة طوكيو تحت الرمز (TSX: BPY.UN أن إحدى شركاتها التابعة قد دخلت في مشروع مشترك مع "جهاز قطر للاستثمار" لتنفيذ مشروع تطوير "مانهاتن ويست" متعدد الاستخدامات في مدينة نيويورك. وبموجب هذه الصفقة، قامت شركة "بروكفيلد" ببيع 44 في المئة من أسهمها في المشروع لصالح "جهاز قطر للاستثمار". وتقدّر القيمة الإجمالية للمشروع عند انتهاء التنفيذ والتمكين بمبلغ 8.6 مليار دولار أمريكي. وفي معرض تعليقه صرح بروس فلات، الرئيس التنفيذي لشركة "بروكفيلد لإدارة الأصول" قائلاً: "تتمتع ’بروكفيلد‘ ومنذ أمد بعيد بعلاقة ناجحة مع ’جهاز قطر للاستثمار‘، ونحن مسرورون بأن تشاركنا هذه المؤسسة رؤيتنا لهذا المشروع التحويلي". من جهته قال معالي الشيخ عبدالله بن محمد بن سعود آل ثاني، الرئيس التنفيذي لـ"جهاز قطر للاستثمار": "نحن سعداء لتوسيع علاقتنا مع ’بروكفيلد‘ والاستثمار في هذا المشروع على مستوى العالم. ويعدّ هذا المشروع المشترك مثالاً على استراتيجيتنا ... Read more »

Urgent Action Needed to Allocate Spectrum for Mobile or Risk Capacity Crunch GENEVA - Tuesday, November 3rd 2015 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- The GSMA marked the start of the World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15) by calling on governments across the world to allocate the spectrum required to drive continued global growth of mobile broadband. At the treaty negotiations hosted by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), each country has a role to play by identifying additional globally harmonised spectrum to support next generation mobile services. Worldwide demand for mobile data is growing exponentially. According to Cisco, global mobile data traffic will grow 10-fold from 2014 to 20191. As data traffic surges, networks will face a capacity crunch and spectrum is a critical element for ensuring continued high quality mobile communication. “WRC-15 represents a turning point for the future of mobile. Governments have a unique opportunity to ensure we have the ... Read more »

Under the slogan “Global Challenges and Local Solutions” ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, November 3rd 2015 [ME NewsWire] Under the patronage of Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, the Policing and Security Conference is scheduled to start tomorrow Wednesday, November 4, under the slogan “Global Challenges and Local Solutions”. Taking place at the the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Centre (ADNEC), the two-day conference is organized by Rabdan Academy in collaboration with the Ministry of Interior and Charles Sturt University, Australia.at Major General Dr. Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, said that hosting the Policing and Security Conference under the theme ‘Global Challenges and Local Solutions’ is considered an achievement by the United Arab Emirates, as it confirms its keenness to be one of the best countries in the world in term ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, October 30th 2015 [ME NewsWire] The Ministry of Interior Council hosted by Salem bin Kubainah Al Rashedi at his residence in Al Nahda, Abu Dhabi, discussed the effects of School Violence on both students and academic achievement. The Council also highlighted the importance of joint action to address and prevent this problem via all available tools, in order to reduce its negative impacts on the educational process, which is considered as a fundamental pillar of development in the country. The council is part of the series of awareness councils organized by the Law Respect Culture Bureau, in cooperation with the Security Media Department at the General Directorate of Security Support at the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior. The council called for enhancing coordinating response with the Community Police, the Social Support Centers, and the Abu Dhabi Education Council to stop the spread of ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, October 31st 2015 [ME NewsWire] According to Lt Col Nasser Al Maskari, Head of the Operations Department at Abu Dhabi Police, the Abu Dhabi Police Central Operations Room has received 2,126,754 calls via the emergency number 999 in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and the Western Region; and 203 SMSes via the text messaging service system number 5999 for people with special needs, over the past nine months. Colonel Al Maskari urged the public not to hesitate to contact the Operations Room to report any accident around the clock at all times. He also reiterated the keenness of the Operation Room’s staff members to provide the best and high quality services to the public, to handle notifications, and to coordinate with relevant entities in order to to ensure prompt and timely response in case of emergencies and accidents. “The Operation Rooms has provided simple and easily accessible means of communication for people with special needs, via a text messagin ... Read more »

INGELHEIM, Germany - Tuesday, November 3rd 2015 [ME NewsWire] First patients enrolled in pivotal Phase II global trial evaluating BI 1482694 (HM61713) in patients with T790M mutation-positive NSCLC Boehringer Ingelheim aims to achieve first market authorisation for BI 1482694 in patients with T790M positive NSCLC by 2017 First trial in a broad programme designed to expand on Boehringer Ingelheim’s strong position in EGFR mutated lung cancer with GIOTRIF®/GILOTRIF® (afatinib*) (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Boehringer Ingelheim today announced at the BIO-Europe® conference in Munich, Germany, the initiation of a global Phase II trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of BI 1482694 (HM61713) in patients with T790M mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), whose tumours stopped responding to currently available epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) directed therapies. The primary endpoint of this trial, which is the first in a broad clinical development programme for BI 1482694, is ... Read more »