Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates-Friday, November 24th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

In the name of God, the Most Merciful, Most Compassionate

May God send salutations upon our master Muhammad, and upon his blessed household and noble companions.

Indeed the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies strongly condemns the criminal terrorist attack, which targeted the Rawdah Mosque in the City of Areesh, Egypt.

Once again terrorism reveals its true barbaric and futile nature, which no intellect can condone nor any religion justify.

This terrorist explosion violates both the impunity of venerable human beings and the sanctity of location, highlighting once again that terrorism has no religion.

During this critical moment within the history of the Ummah, the Forum would like to reaffirm its support of al-Azhar’s efforts under the leadership of Imam Ahmad al-Tayyab. Likewise it wishes to reiterate its call to all establishments and religious ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates-Monday, November 27th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies will convene its fourth annual Forum under the theme ‘Global Peace and the fear of Islam’ on December 11, 2017 in Abu Dhabi. The event will be chaired by H.E Shaykh Abdallah Bin Bayyah, President of the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies.

The theme of this year’s forum was chosen to examine the common factors that potenially pose a threat to regional or global peace, examining hate speech and its societal and global impact on peace, through the prevalence of hyper-fear of Islam, commonly known as Islamophobia.

The Forum hope its fourth annual assembly necessitates the intellectual and social groundwork to enable Muslims and people of other faiths to coexist peacefully, which ... Read more »

World’s first collaboration that focuses on “cobots” and creation of common industry approaches to safety, programming and communications 

ZURICH-Monday, November 27th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ABB and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, two global industrial automation and robot suppliers, announced today that the companies will join forces to share knowledge and promote the benefits of collaborative robots, in particular those with dual arm designs. The global cooperation will become effective immediately.

Under the new cooperation, which is the world’s first to focus on ‘cobots,’ both robot makers will continue independently manufacturing and marketing their own offerings while working together on joint technical and awareness opportunities. This includes educating policy makers, NGOs and the general public about the benefits of collaborative automation, and creating common industry approaches to safety, p ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.-Wednesday, November 22nd 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

The 3rd Annual The Maritime Standard Ship Finance & Trade Conference, held at the Sheraton Abu Dhabi Hotel & Resort, assembled a high quality panel of speakers, from a wide variety of backgrounds, to discuss and debate the key issues and trends facing the shipping and ports market in the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent, with a particular focus on financial issues. The audience of around 150 heard from some of the leading and most well-known personalities in the business, including senior executives with many years’ experience in their chosen fields, who highlighted the importance of building partnerships to help accelerate investment-led growth within the industry.

Conference chairman, Clive Woodbridge, editor, The Maritime Standard, said: “There was a tremendous amount of optimism in the room, with a strong sense that there are significant opportunities for thos ... Read more »

SHENZHEN, China-Wednesday, November 22nd 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Echoing the “One Belt, One Road” initiative, the 19th China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF 2017) which concluded on November 21, invited over 30 countries and international organizations, including Argentina, Belgium, The Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Iran, Lithuania, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, Sweden, UK and EU, to exhibit jointly at the “One Belt, One Road” Pavilion, setting a new record in its history.

The Bavarian delegation sent 11 enterprises including leading hi-tech players such as Pfaff-Silberblau, a pioneer in mechanical drive and hoisting parts and solutions under Columbus McKinnon Engineered Products, as well as four newcomers including the most innovative startup NavVis.

The Korean delegation once again broke its record in terms of the number of exhibitors. National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA), Korea Institute of Startup & Entrepreneurship Dev ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Sunday, November 26th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

SHUAA Capital, the United Arab Emirates-based integrated financial services firm, today announced that its securities brokerage arm ‘SHUAA Securities’ has officially commenced operations in the Egyptian market, following green light by the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA).

With an initial and dedicated 40 person strong task-force, SHUAA Securities Egypt has been successfully executing its first transactions since being granted approval on 11 November 2017.

SHUAA Capital had earlier confirmed a regional growth and development strategy via both organic and inorganic prospects, and the launch of SHUAA Securities Egypt is testament to the Group’s turnaround roadmap. This official presence out of Cairo, is a natural extension to SHUAA’s broader brokerage network, allowing retail and high-net-worth clients from across the region easier access to Egyptian ca ... Read more »