Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, November 19th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Following Beirut, Doha, Manama, Paris, and Marrakesh the 2015 TAKREEM Award Ceremony was held in Dubai in the presence of HH Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al-Nahayan.

“I am pleased to greet, welcome and be with you in this celebration, the Arab excellence ceremony and celebrate the talented Arabs in all aspects of life ” said HH Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al-Nahyan

TAKREEM was founded to recognise and celebrate such Arab men and women who are each making history in their own way.

Have we not all dreamed of running our own company by the age of 29? Don’t you think that even with a disability, it is still possible to achieve your goals? Have you met women who suffer resistance, torture and persecution and still go out and campaign for human rights in their society? Can you put a name to great individuals who are revolutionizing the sciences and medical fields? “I stand ... Read more »

40 Countries Sign Statement of Action against Online Child Sexual Exploitation

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, November 17th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Interior was awarded a permanent seat on the #WePROTECT International Advisory Board (IAB), in recognition of its security and police work in the field of child protection. With this accolade, the UAE, represented by the Ministry of Interior, will have two seats on the Board; as chair of the Virtual Global taskforce (VGT) for the next three years and a permanent member of the #WePROTECT International Advisory Board (IAB), similar to the UK Home office. The announcement was made today, Tuesday, by Ernie Allen, chair of the #WePROTECT International Advisory Board (IAB) at the closing ceremony of the second Global Summit on Ending Online Child Sexual Exploitation, which was organized by the Ministry of Interior in the capital, Abu Dhabi.

The summit was highly acclaimed by p ... Read more »

LONDON - Thursday, November 19th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- John Giusti, Chief Regulatory Officer, GSMA, reiterates the benefits of agreeing a co-primary allocation for mobile and broadcast in the sub-700MHz spectrum band at this month’s World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15) in Geneva:

“The sub-700MHz UHF band (470-694MHz) could prove a critical tool for governments seeking to expand access to high quality, wide area coverage for mobile broadband services for their citizens, whether they live in dense urban areas or remote rural communities. Critically, as many governments seek to identify the band at WRC-15 for potential future use for mobile, it offers the opportunity for spectrum harmonisation, which would drive economies of scale and reduce the cost of devices for consumers around the world.

“Today, the UHF band is lightly used for terrestrial broadcasting in many countries. By implementing the latest technologies, these ... Read more »

SEOUL, South Korea - Wednesday, November 18th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

    Participated 633 companies from 35 countries from around the world.
    Establishes itself as Asia’s largest game business mecca

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- “G-Star 2015 (Game Show and Trade All Round)” will be held at BEXCO in Busan for 4 days from November 12 (Thursday) to November 15 (Sunday). “G-Star 2015” is hosted by the Korean Internet Digital Entertainment Association (K-iDEA) and this year marks its 11th opening since its first debut back in 2005.

G-Star this year is participated by 2,626 booths by 633 companies from 35 countries around the world, which is expected to have fierce competition for promoting newly-released games in the worldwide game industry.

G-Star 2015 Public Area will have 26,000 square meters of display space with 118rotk 1,450 booths by a large scale participation by domestic and foreign game compani ... Read more »

 As of November 13th, AIDS Healthcare Foundation is now providing lifesaving HIV/AIDS care and services, including antiretroviral treatment, to over half a million people in 36 countries around the globe.

LOS ANGELES - Wednesday, November 18th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Dedicated network of AHF global partner organizations aid in rapid scale up of lifesaving treatment; AHF’s prior benchmark—250,000 people in care—was reached in November 2013, just two short years ago.

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As the 27th observation of World AIDS Day approaches December 1st, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is honored to announce that a major milestone in AHF’s mission has been reached: As of November 13th, AHF is providing lifesaving HIV/AIDS medical care and services to 502,237 patients in 36 countries worldwide in the U.S., Europe, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean and Asia.

“Today, AHF celebrates a day we never knew would come: We are now reachin ... Read more »

SHENZHEN, China - Wednesday, November 18th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The grand opening ceremony of China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF) 2015 was held at Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center at 10 a.m. Beijing time on November 16. Xu Qin, Mayor of Shenzhen and Director of the organizing committee of the CHTF, announced the opening of CHTF 2015. Afterwards, three Chinese government officials pressed a 3D printed “Rubik's cube” designed by a young maker to kick off the fair. With the theme of “innovative entrepreneurship, cross-border integration”, the ceremony attracted senior government officials, business leaders and professors, with elaborate formalities reduced to the minimum.

Being a part of CHTF and China's most influential platform in the economic and high-tech domains, China Hi-Tech Forum is reputed for its high-profile speakers, gathering foreign government officials, scientists, entrepreneurs and representatives of Multi ... Read more »

MAPUTO, Mozambique - Wednesday, November 18th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Intertek, a leading quality solutions provider to industries worldwide, has expanded local services and capabilities at their laboratory in Beira, Mozambique to offer support to local agricultural businesses throughout Mozambique and within the East African region.

The new laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation, staffed by experienced technicians and will provide analytical support for clients requiring microbiological and chemical analysis. The laboratory offers fast and accurate screening to detect, identify, and quantify the presence of harmful aflatoxins and is now equipped to test grains and pulses for genetically modified organisms.

Mr David Du Plessis, Country Manager of Intertek Mozambique, said, “These new testing capabilities are a welcome addition to our growing network of laboratories and capabilities in Mozambique, giving our clients add ... Read more »

Benin-based company will deliver Canal 3 TV channels in four different languages via ASTRA 2G and SES-5 satellites

LUXEMBOURG & CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Wednesday, November 18th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), a world-leading satellite operator, announced today that Canal Holdings, a media production company based in Benin, has signed a multi-year contract to distribute Canal 3 TV channels across West Africa.

Under the agreement, SES will be providing broadcast capacity to deliver a Canal 3 pay TV channels bouquet in Hausa, Savanna, Wolof and French languages across West Africa. Canal Holdings will be delivering its TV offerings to its direct-to-home subscribers via SES’s Astra 2G satellite at 28.2 degrees East, and distributing the same channels to Benin and Niger via the SES-5 satellite located at 5 degrees East.

This agreement provides Canal Holdings with extensive West Africa coverage and the ... Read more »

DARMSTADT, Germany & NEW YORK - Wednesday, November 18th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

    Breakthrough Therapy designation highlights the potential of avelumab* as a new immunotherapy for patients with metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC)
    Metastatic MCC is a devastating disease and if approved, avelumab could potentially become the first immunotherapy to treat metastatic MCC

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Merck and Pfizer today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted avelumab*, an investigational fully human anti-PD-L1 IgG1 monoclonal antibody, Breakthrough Therapy designation for the treatment of patients with metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) who have progressed after at least one previous chemotherapy regimen. Breakthrough Therapy designation is designed to accelerate the development and review of medicines that are intended to treat a serious condition, and preliminary clinical evidence indicates that the t ... Read more »

Addition of Newtec Dialog® multiservice platform will extend current broadband offering in Africa and provide opportunities in new markets

LUXEMBOURG & CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Wednesday, November 18th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES Techcom Services, a subsidiary of world-leading satellite operator SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), announced today it will be expanding its Astra Connect broadband service in Africa for the Enterprise and Oil & Gas markets via the Newtec Dialog® multiservice platform on SES’s ASTRA 2G satellite.

SES is extending its current relationship with long-term partner Newtec – a specialist in designing, developing and manufacturing equipment and technologies for satellite communications – by the new platform, which is due to be launched in Q1 2016 and will utilise the West Africa Ku-band beam of the ASTRA 2G satellite, located at 28.2 degrees East.

The platform will broaden SES T ... Read more »