Ouverture du Hampton by Hilton Guangzhou Zhujiang New Town, premier hôtel phare en Chine CANTON, Chine, et MCLEAN, Virginie - Dimanche 27 Mars 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--Hilton Worldwide (NYSE : HLT) a annoncé aujourd’hui l’ouverture du Hampton by Hilton Guangzhou Zhujiang New Town, son tout dernier hôtel Hampton by Hilton et une propriété phare pour la marque en Chine. L’hôtel de 223 chambres rejoint le portefeuille de Hampton composé de plus de 2 100 hôtels répartis à travers le monde. L’établissement Hampton by Hilton Guangzhou Zhujiang New Town, situé dans le district de Tianhe, à Canton, dans la province de Guangdong en Chine, est géré par Huanpeng Hotel Management (Guangzhou) Limited. « La Chine est le 20ème pays dans lequel s’installe Hampton et, pour ce qui concerne la ville de Canton, il s’agit non seulement d’une ville stratégique et de la « porte Sud » de la Chine, mais également du centre politique, économique, scientifique, éducatif et culturel de la province d ... Read more »

L'Awards Clinic se concentrera sur les aspects clés des prix prestigieux Dubaï, Émirats Arabes Unis - Dimanche 27 Mars 2016 [ME NewsWire] Un événement est organisé par l’Arabia CSR Network pour toutes les organisations intéressées qui souhaitent poser leurs candidatures pour les Prix Arabia CSR cette année. Connu comme le prix Clinique (l'Awards Clinic), cet événement annuel est inestimable soit pour les candidats inscrits ou les candidats potentiels. Ce prix va lever le voile sur les aspects clés des récompenses, telles que la méthodologie de l'inscription au prix, la façon de répondre aux questions et de remplir les critères, le genre de preuves à fournir, et ainsi de suite. Le Président et PDG de l’Arabia CSR Network, Habiba Al Marashi s’adressera au rassemblement, accompagnée d'un membre du jury du prix. Ainsi, le public aura l'occasion de poser ses interrogations au jury et bénéficier des perspectives offertes. Cette clinique est gratuitement fournie aux candidats inscrits en ta ... Read more »

Clinic will focus on key aspects of the prestigious awards Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, March 26th 2016 [ME NewsWire] An event is being organized by the Arabia CSR Network for all interested organisations that would like to apply to this year’s Arabia CSR Awards. Known as the Awards Clinic, this annual event is invaluable for both registered applicants and potential applicants. It will lift the curtain on the awards’ key aspects, such as the methodology of applying to the award, how to answer the questions and fulfill the criteria, what kind of evidence should be provided, and so on. Addressing the gathering will be Arabia CSR Network President and CEO Habiba Al Marashi, accompanied by a member of the award jury. The audience will have the opportunity to direct their queries at the judge and benefit from the insights offered. This clinic will come at no cost to registered applicants as a value added. The Arabia CSR Awards is renowned regionally as the leading benchmark in ... Read more »

Closing set for April 1, 2016 HOUSTON - Saturday, March 26th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Schlumberger Limited (NYSE: SLB) and Cameron International Corporation (NYSE: CAM) jointly announced today that Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has cleared their proposed merger without any conditions. MOFCOM approval represents the last major closing condition to the proposed merger. As a result, the parties intend to close their transaction on April 1, 2016. The closing of the proposed merger remains subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the remaining closing conditions contained in the merger agreement. Until that time, the companies will continue to operate as separate and independent entities and continue to serve their respective customers. About Schlumberger Schlumberger Limited is the world’s leading supplier of technology, integrated project management and information solutions to customers working in the oil and gas industry worldwide. Employing more than 95,000 peo ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, March 21st 2016 [ME NewsWire] The Ministry of Interior (MoI) called upon students from national private and public universities and MoI police colleges, as well as those working at research centers and retired officers, to take part in the competition for the 2017 Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Award for Security Research for GCC countries. During two lectures held at the Police College in Abu Dhabi and the Sharjah Police Academy, Brigadier Dr. Ali Salim Al Tunaiji, member of the award board and representative of the UAE Ministry of Interior’s entry for the award, said, “The key topic of the award will be about promoting the values of citizenship and its role in protecting generations from delinquency in the GCC countries.” He also explained that the value of the award is one million Saudi Riyals, divided into two categories of participants; the first: individuals; the second: universities, colleges, and research centers. The award will be divide ... Read more »

Major General Al Rumaithi: The UAE is a Leader in Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Management ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, March 25th 2016 [ME NewsWire] The local Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Management Team in Abu Dhabi honored yesterday (Thursday) the volunteers and companies that responded during emergencies and took the initiative to handle the effects of the extreme weather conditions witnessed recently in Abu Dhabi. The recognition ceremony was held at Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters and covered a number of partners such as: Al Sahraa Group; Nael & Bin Harmal Hydroexport Est; Nael General Contracting Est; Barari Forest Management; Saif Bin Darwish; Tristar Engineering & Construction; Ghantoot Transport & General Contracting Est; Al Asab General Transport & Contracting Est; and Dhabi Contracting LLC. Major General Mohammed Khalfan Al Rumaithi, Commander-in-Chief of Abu Dhabi Police and Head of the Local Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Management Team, thank ... Read more »

OSAKA, Japan - Friday, March 25th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Panasonic Corporation released a video, which introduces its projector solutions. Panasonic projectors are widely used at events all around the world. This video explains why Panasonic projectors are being chosen for the latest projection mapping events and Panasonic's future strategy for projector solutions through interviews with executives and engineers. [Video] Panasonic Projector Solutions -Now and Beyond- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQKTe8nm8Mg “To set ourselves apart from the crowd, while developing products that reproduce images brighter and more beautifully, we have tried to make projectors more compact and versatile during installation,” said Koichi Kawashima, Director, Visual Systems Business Division, AVC Networks Company, Panasonic Corporation. Panasonic has been developing new products based on the “1/2 concept” which aims to halve both the volume and weight. Big events such as projection mapp ... Read more »

Le fondateur et directeur des technologies d'Enevate présente de nouvelles innovations en matière de batteries lithium-ion (Li-ion) à dominante silicium IRVINE, Californie - Dimanche 27 Mars 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--Dr Benjamin Park, fondateur et directeur des technologies d'Enevate Corporation, a présenté les aspects techniques de la technologie HD-Energy lors du 33e Séminaire international sur les batteries (International Battery Seminar) qui s'est tenu cette semaine à Fort Lauderdale, en Floride. Dr Park a révélé la technologie d’Enevate ainsi que les avantages de cette nouvelle batterie Li-ion à dominante silicium. Cette solution permet de surmonter les obstacles d'autres approches plus traditionnelles basées sur le silicium. À la différence des anodes à base de graphite qui comprennent seulement une faible quantité de silicium, Enevate fabrique des anodes où le silicium est l’élément dominant. Il s'agit d'un film de matière active exclusif avec une teneur en silicium ... Read more »

“Leaving children on the street riding their bikes between vehicles is wrongful behavior that requires parental supervision to avoid risks and protect road users.” ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, March 23rd 2016 [ME NewsWire] The Security Media Department extends its warmest greetings and thanks for your unrelenting cooperation. We highly value your partnership aimed at boosting the security and safety system in the United Arab Emirates. In line with our ongoing effort to shed light on the positive and negative behaviors that are captured by the Security Media patrols’ cameras, we hereby provide you with a reality photo and caption of the various behaviors taking place in society, in a bid to promote security awareness among community members and improve their sense of security and community responsibility. We hope that you will kindly dedicate the appropriate space to these photos and captions. Photo Caption: “Leaving children on the street riding their bikes betwe ... Read more »

Under the Patronage of HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, March 25th 2016 [ME NewsWire] Under the patronage of Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, and the follow up of Major General Pilot Sheikh Ahmad bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Chairman of the National and Reserve Service Authority, the activities of the 2nd Adventures Students Camp will kick off with the participation of 1000 students. The camp is organized in collaboration and partnership with the Armed Forces, Ministry of Education, Abu Dhabi Education Council, Knowledge and Human Development Authority in Dubai, and Khalifa Student Empowerment Program. The Camp is a strategic initiative that links students with National Service by empowering students and providing them with capabilities needed for developing their national awareness and love to their homeland. It also aims to strengthen national identity aspects within their personality, as th ... Read more »

OSAKA, Japan - Thursday, March 24th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Panasonic Corporation today announced that it has developed a thermal sensation estimation method* using the infrared array sensor Grid-EYE. Based on the results of estimations, the company has started to deliver high-precision thermal sensing solutions that recognize thermal comfort for people. The thermal sensation estimation method is a unique technology that recognizes the human sensations of hot and cold by calculating heat loss based on the difference between human surface temperature and ambient temperature. The thermal sensing solutions Panasonic provides are a super-resolution algorithm using Grid-EYE, an infrared array sensor, to measure the temperature distribution in detail and detect objects, thereby achieving air conditioning suitable for sensed temperature by combining the obtained data and thermal sensation estimation method. In addition, Panasonic has developed unique software that maximizes per ... Read more »

Essel Group Middle East CEO recently appointed to Simba Energy Inc. Board of Directors LONDON - Friday, March 25th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Essel Group Middle East (“EGME”) is pleased to announce that EGME and Simba Energy Inc. (“Simba”), through its subsidiary company Simba Africa Rift Limited, have awarded a contract for a 2D seismic data survey on Block 2A, in Kenya. The survey will be conducted by Africa Geophysical Services LLC, (“AGS”), and is intended to provide 2D seismic data acquisition and processing covering an approximately 500 km survey line. It is anticipated that preliminary field work will commence by the end of April 2016, with the full survey starting in early May 2016. The work will take just over two months to complete, and will be followed by full analysis of the data. The survey represents an important preparatory step ahead of a drill program for later in 2016. Gagan Goel, Managing Director, EGME and Vice-Chairman of Simba, commented, “We look fo ... Read more »