ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, November 5th 2015 [ME NewsWire] The events of the Policing and Security Conference concluded yesterday with the participants praising the great achievements of the UAE’s Ministry of Interior (MoI) in fostering the security and stability of the nation. The participants additionally lauded the MoI’s ability to enforce justice and to fight crimes related to smuggling, forgery, human trafficking, and most notably, cybercrime. The Ministry’s firm methods for addressing these crimes were also acknowledged and admired. The Policing and Security Conference at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center (ADNEC), was held under the slogan ‘Global Challenges and Local Solutions’ and under the patronage of Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior. The events were organized by Rabdan Academy, the Ministry of Interior, and Australian Charles Sturt University. The sessions of the conference addressed var ... Read more »

Les univers 3DEXPERIENCE revitalisent l’innovation, permettent la personnalisation à grande échelle et créent de nouveaux écosystèmes au sein de l’un des plus grands pays industriels du monde TOKYO - Lundi 9 Novembre 2015 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris : #13065, DSY.PA), la société 3DEXPERIENCE, un leader mondial des logiciels de création 3D, de maquettes numériques en 3D et de solutions de gestion du cycle de vie des produits, a annoncé aujourd’hui que Dassault Système aide à définir et à propulser la transformation numérique de l’industrie au Japon au cours de l’« Année de l’innovation Franco-japonaise », une initiative lancée à Tokyo le 5 octobre 2015 par les premiers ministres de la France et du Japon afin d’appuyer la coopération entre les deux pays au niveau de l’innovation et de l’excellence scientifique. Dassault Systèmes présentera l’événement « Fabrication à l’ère de l’expérience » à Tokyo aujourd’hui, rassemblant les leaders d’opinion et ... Read more »

Des présentations majeures supplémentaires portant sur le portefeuille d’hématologie-oncologie de Takeda mettront en lumière les données de survie globale à cinq ans lors du traitement par ADCETRIS (brentuximab védotine) chez les patients atteints de lymphome hodgkinien récidivant/ réfractaire, ainsi que les données en pipeline CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, & OSAKA, Japon - Lundi 9 Novembre 2015 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502) a annoncé aujourd'hui qu’elle présentera les données provenant de l’essai clinique de phase 3 TOURMALINE-MM1 sur l’ixazomib lors du 57ème Congrès annuel de la Société américaine d’hématologie (ASH), qui se tiendra à Orlando, en Floride, du 5 au 8 décembre 2015. Au total, 19 résumés commandités par Takeda et représentant la portée et la profondeur du portefeuille d’hématologie-oncologie de la société ont été retenus pour être présentés lors du congrès de cette année. « Nous attendons avec une impatience particulièr ... Read more »

3DEXPERIENCE Universes Revitalize Innovation, Enable Mass Customization and Create New Ecosystems in One of World’s Largest Industrial Countries TOKYO - Saturday, November 7th 2015 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced that Dassault Systèmes is helping define and drive the digital transformation of industry in Japan during the “Year of Franco-Japanese Innovation,” an initiative launched in Tokyo on October 5, 2015 by the prime ministers of France and Japan to support cooperation between the two countries on innovation and scientific excellence. Dassault Systèmes is hosting the event “Manufacturing in the Age of Experience” in Tokyo today, bringing together thought leaders and C-level executives from across Japan to address the challenges that Japanese industry is facing and their collective v ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, November 4th 2015 [ME NewsWire] A delegation representing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) participated in the 84th INTERPOL General Assembly held in Kigali, Capital of Rwanda Republic during 2-5 of November. This year’s meeting is held under the theme “Policing global threats in a dynamic environment.” The UAE delegation was headed by Brigadier Sheikh Sultan Bin Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Commander-in-Chief of Ajman Police. He presented a paper in which he shed light on criminal aspects of drug promotion and abuse in the UAE, and the police experience in countering drugs. He also pointed out the advanced level of security in the UAE which contributed to registering 0% organized crime. The session witnessed discussions of various topics on the agenda including current challenges facing police authorities worldwide, pressures of security threats of cross-border organized crime such as terrorism, drug dealing, and human trafficking, as well as vario ... Read more »

Apartment Contains Secret Doors, Passageways and Hidden storage Rooms Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, November 7th 2015 [ME NewsWire] The Abu Dhabi Police managed to seize 30,000 counterfeit designer goods hidden in residential apartments, one of which was altered with secret doors, passageways and hidden rooms to store the illegal goods. The culprits were working out of these apartments and running an illegal trade to make illegal profit, thinking they would go unnoticed by the police and the competent supervisory authorities. According to Colonel Dr. Rashid Mohammad Borshid, Head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), the goods were hidden in three apartments, in one residential building, one of which contained passageways leading to invisible storage rooms, behind wooden shelves, to stash and promote designer counterfeit goods. Colonel Borshid said: “Three Bangladeshi men were arrested and interrogated in connection with the apartments, which were all raide ... Read more »

More than 93 000 vehicles seized for worn-out tires over three years ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, November 6th 2015 [ME NewsWire] According to Brigadier Khamis Ishaq Mohammed, Deputy Director of the Traffic and Patrols Directorate at Abu Dhabi Police, roads accidents caused by tires bursts have decreased by 49 per cent over the past five years (2010-2014) in Abu Dhabi. Deaths and serious injuries caused by tire bursts for the same period decreased by 58 per cent and 30 per cent respectively. Brigadier Mohammed also noted a 7 per cent decrease in the number of accidents due to tire burst over the past ten months of the year, compared with the same period last year. “This improvement is due to the positive outcomes achieved in traffic safety levels in the Emirate over the period,” he indicated. The Deputy Director of the Traffic and Patrols Directorate at Abu Dhabi Police highlighted the unrelenting efforts exerted to reduce the widespread use of worn-out and unfit tire ... Read more »

Additional Key Presentations on Takeda’s Leading Hematology-Oncology Portfolio to Highlight ADCETRIS (brentuximab vedotin) Five Year Overall Survival Data in Relapsed/Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma and Pipeline Data CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & OSAKA, Japan - Sunday, November 8th 2015 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502) today announced that it will present Phase 3 data from the TOURMALINE-MM1 ixazomib clinical trial at the 57th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting to be held in Orlando, Florida from December 5 to 8, 2015. A total of 19 company-sponsored abstracts representing the breadth and depth of Takeda’s hematology-oncology portfolio were accepted for presentation at this year’s meeting. “We are particularly looking forward to this year’s ASH annual meeting. We will be presenting pivotal data on the ixazomib program, as well as the five year overall survival data for ADCETRIS in relapsed/refractory Hodgkin lymphoma,” said Dixie-L ... Read more »

Inspected the Anti-Narcotics Federal Directorate General ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, November 5th 2015 [ME NewsWire] Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, in the presence of HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA) witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Abu Dhabi Police (ADP) and ADWEA. The signing ceremony took place in the Headquarters of the Ministry of Interior (MoI). The MoU was signed by Brigadier Eng. Hussein Ahmed Al Harithi, Director General of Central Operations at Abu Dhabi Police from the ADP, and Faris Obaid Al Dhaheri, Director General from ADWEA. The MoU aims at establishing cooperation in technical fields between the two sides, under which ADWEA will provide the ADP with a dark fiber network to streamline operation of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) network AT the ADP a ... Read more »

Les plus importants prix en matière de la RSE et du Développement Durable dans la région ont été conférés à une vingtaine d'organisations Dubaï, Émirats Arabes Unis - Lundi 9 Novembre 2015 [ME NewsWire] La huitième édition du Prix Arabia CSR a été conclue récemment. Lors d'une cérémonie scintillante de remise des prix, 20 organisations publiques et privées ont été honorées grâce à leur rôle dans la création d'un impact social positif. Le Prix Arabia CSR est soutenu par le Programme des Nations Unies pour l'environnement et le Pacte mondial des Nations Unies, Hawkamah et Terous. Cette cérémonie a eu lieu sous le potronage de la Ligue des États arabes pour la deuxième année consécutive. Parmi les parrains de ce prix sont: Ma'aaden, (parrain stratégique exclusif), Petrochemical Industries Company (parrain Platine), ENOC, NATPET et Gulf Petrochemical Inductrial Company (parrains Or), Diamond Developers (parrain de l'Industrie), RasGas (parrain des publications) et Canon Middle East (par ... Read more »

À la Conférence internationale sur les polyphénols et la santé, des experts mondiaux ont examiné comment la canneberge peuvt constituer une approche nutritionnelle visant à réduire la consommation d'antibiotiques et à améliorer la santé en général. TOURS, France - Lundi 9 Novembre 2015 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--Une équipe de chercheurs internationaux a présenté de nouvelles preuves démontrant comment la canneberge va jouer un rôle décisif dans la réduction de la résistance aux antibiotiques et du stress oxydatif. À la Conférence internationale sur les polyphénols et la santé (ICPH) vendredi dernier, les chercheurs ont révélé les bienfaits reconnus de la canneberge dans le traitement des infections des voies urinaires (IVU), le deuxième type le plus courant d'infection dans l'organisme (Source). Un nombre inférieur d'infections se traduirait par une réduction de la consommation d'antibiotiques et du risque d'antibiorésistance. Ils ont en outre abordé la manière dont le mélange u ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, November 4th 2015 [ME NewsWire] Under the patronage of H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, the Customer Service Department at the Directorate General of Strategy and Performance Development, the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior will be organizing the first forum for customer service Centers’ directors. The forum, titled “Excellence in Customer Service and Global Challenges”, will be held in cooperation and coordination with the Ministry’s strategic partners from the public and private sectors and will take place at the Address Downtown Hotel in Dubai. The Forum will bring together an elite group of international and local speakers, to shed the light on international best practices for the development of services and to examine the challenges faced by institutions in their quest to attain excellence in the provision and devel ... Read more »

Global experts at the International Conference on Polyphenols and Health discussed how cranberries may be a nutritional approach to reduce antibiotic use and support whole-body health. TOURS, France - Saturday, November 7th 2015 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- An international team of scientists presented new evidence showing how cranberries are poised to be a compelling tool to help reduce antibiotic resistance and oxidative stress. Reporting at the International Conference on Polyphenols and Health (ICPH) last Friday, the scientists revealed the growing evidence on how cranberries can help curb recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs), the second most common type of infection in the body (Source). A lower number of infections would mean less use of antibiotics and less risk of developing antibiotic resistance. In addition, they touched on how the unique blend of polyphenol antioxidants – provided by cranberries – may assist in preserving heart and cognitive health, and protect a ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, November 5th 2015 [ME NewsWire] Abu Dhabi Civil Defense and Rapid Intervention teams successfully controlled a fire that broke out in a supermarket’s warehouse in the Mussafah Industrial Area today, Thursday. Six people were rushed to the hospital after sustaining injuries as a result of the fire. Two of the injured sustained medium injuries and the others sustained minor injuries – no lives were lost in the incident. Major General Jassem Muhammad Al Marzouqui, the Civil Defense General Commander-in-chief who supervised the ground operations, was accompanied by Colonel Tariq Saleh Al Sharif, Acting Director General at the Abu Dhabi Civil Defense General Directorate; who explained that the five Civil Defense and Rapid Intervention teams along with a team of ambulances rushed to the scene upon receiving the reports from the Operation Room at 9:45 am. The teams, who had been close by, immediately conducted their firefighting procedures to succ ... Read more »