Dubai’s A-list dining destination has cooked up some irresistible treats with two new fantastic offers

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, January 28th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Wake up to bright mornings with a sumptuous breakfast beginning 27th January. For the first two weeks of the launch of this new offer, Serafina Dubai located at Souk Al Bahar offers guests the chance to have a say on how much they think their breakfast is worth.

The intriguing proposition, called What’s It Worth?, allows the guests to enjoy their favourite breakfast delights while giving them the power to decide what their tab will be worth for a truly satisfying morning experience, guaranteed to perk up their day.

Then, every Wednesday beginning 28th January, Dubai’s fashionable and party-going women will be entitled to two free signature cocktails plus 35% off on food from 6:00 pm at the restaurant, while enjoying the live entertainment provided by the city&r ... Read more »

Officers Promoted to New Ranks

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, January 27th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, attended the rehearsals of the graduation ceremony for the 25th batch of male cadets and university graduates, and the 9th batch of female university graduates. The rehearsals were conducted on Tuesday at the Police College field in Abu Dhabi.

HH Sheikh Saif closely reviewed the final preparations, arrangements, and technical equipment to be used in the graduation ceremony alongside the graduates line and military march that cadets performed in front of the center stands.

Wishing the graduates the best of luck and success, HH Sheikh Saif recognized the efforts of the Police College in the graduation of police officers that have proven themselves capable to maintain security and order. His Highness additionally encouraged the students to focus even furth ... Read more »

BURLINGAME, Calif. - Wednesday, January 28th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Misfit, makers of wearable and smart home products, announced the integration of their Flash Fitness and Sleep Monitor with wearable controls enabled by a series of partnerships. The first fully featured activity and sleep tracker under $50, Flash will soon allow users to interact with their favorite apps and smart hardware by double or triple pressing its button face.

The first wearable control for Flash was demoed at CES, coinciding with the launch of Misfit Bolt, a connected bulb that lets users personalize their home lighting. Users will be able to turn Bolt on and off and control brightness with Flash.

Misfit is announcing the following upcoming integrations:

    Users will be able to start and stop their Spotify playlist with Flash.
    Misfit is working with Nest on an integration enabling users to connect Misfit’s sleep tra ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates. - Wednesday, January 28th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Emirates Youth Symphony Orchestra, comprised of the UAE’s leading young musicians, today announced the winners of its GCC competition, organised in conjunction with the 11th Emirates International Peace Music Festival at a press conference held at Dubai Media City.

The grand prix winner, 15-year old Hana Boukhris from Tunisia, will play as a soloist with the Emirates Youth Symphony Orchestra at the Emirates International Peace Music Festival (for young Virtuosos), held between 15th-19th March 2015. The event is held in partnership with Dubai Media City and the Abu Dhabi Festival.

At an awards ceremony hosted by Dubai Media City, a long standing partner of the competition, many of the 45 competitors drawn from across the UAE, picked up prizes across a number of categories. 12-year old UAE resident Eljin Yoo was named the winner of the violin category, Canadian Kuwait-resident J ... Read more »

With 6,500 lawyers and professionals in 120 locations, new firm answers clients' call for broader experience, deeper business knowledge and greater cultural insight around the world

BEIJING - Tuesday, January 27th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- At a signing ceremony today, in an historic first, 大成 (pronounced "da CHUNG"), a leading law firm in China, and Dentons, a top 10 global law firm, announced a combination that will be unique in the marketplace. The result will be the only firm to offer seamless service across Africa; Asia Pacific; Canada; Central Asia; Europe; the Middle East; Russia, CIS and the Caucasus; the United Kingdom (UK); the United States (US); and all 34 of China's regional administrative divisions.

Challenging the status quo through an historic combination.

The new firm will have more than 6,500 lawyers and professionals in 120 locations in more than 50 countries. It is the first combination of a leading Chin ... Read more »

Funding to Focus on Continued Growth and Market Expansion

BOSTON & SAN FRANCISCO & NEW YORK - Tuesday, January 27th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Benu Networks, innovative provider of networking and software solutions for network operators deploying Carrier Wi-Fi and virtualized network services, today announced the inclusion of Shaw Ventures to complete a $27.7 Million funding round. This completes the list of venture participants previously announced that included ARRIS Group, Liberty Global, Spark Capital, Sutter Hill Ventures, and Comcast Ventures.

“This funding will allow Benu to continue to focus on bolstering its sales, marketing and engineering teams, and expand into the Latin America and Asia Pacific regions”, said Dino Di Palma, CEO of Benu Networks. “We are thrilled to be working with Shaw in our pursuit to deliver solutions to global carriers which will enable them to provide new and exciting cloud-based value-adde ... Read more »

HONG KONG. - Wednesday, January 28th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) ZTE, a global leading mobile device maker, released its Blade S6 4G LTE smartphone today. Aimed at the young and young at heart, the Blade S6 – per its name – boasts six key features designed to provide customers from across the board with world-class user experience. The new features including ZTE’s Smart Sense gesture motion control, world’s first Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 615 octa-core chipset running on the latest Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system, a SLR like ultra-high-definition camera, Hi-Fi Sound, ZTE’s MiFavor 3.0 user interface and ZTE’s AliveShare application for network-less communication.

“In line with our product portfolio plan, we very much sought to push the envelope with the Blade S6, and to do so in a way that would appeal to youths, as well as those with active social lives,” said Mr. Adam ZENG Xuezhong, Executive Vice P ... Read more »

PARIS - Tuesday, January 27th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Murex, the prime provider of cross-asset trading, risk management and processing solutions, is proud to announce that it has been named as a Leader, positioned furthest for Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute in the 2014 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Trading Platforms (D.Furlonger, F.Chesini, 22 December 2014).

“We are delighted with this new recognition. We consider our position in the Leaders Quadrant as a confirmation of our role as transformation enabler, providing sell-side and buy-side institutions with timely and relevant solutions that help them adapt to the fundamental changes of the post-crisis era.” said Maroun EDDE, CEO of Murex.

Murex has been continuously adapting functionality and technology to new regulatory and market practices, providing flexibility and scalability at a controlled cost thanks to its investment in cutting-edge technology, such as memory data g ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, January 25th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Law Respect Culture Bureau, at the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, is organizing educational lectures addressed to the Ministry of Interior’s overseas scholarship students  in order to raise their awareness regarding the law respect culture in the countries to which they were sent to study.

Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Salah Al Ghoul, Director of Law Respect Culture Bureau, said: “The students that have been sent abroad to study are basically ambassadors for the UAE, therefore it is just as important to educate this segment of society in regards to their country of study as it is to educate all of the other segments of society.”

In turn, Lieutenant Saleem Al Afari, the Administrative Official for the program at the Law Respect Culture Bureau, said: “These educational lectures are to equip students with a ... Read more »

LOS ANGELES. - Tuesday, January 27th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Shawn Levy to Produce

(BUSINESS WIRE) Fox Animation has secured the motion pictures rights to the iconic Mr. Men Little Miss characters. The deal was announced today by Fox Animation President Vanessa Morrison and Janet Hsu, President and COO of Sanrio, Inc. Fox Animation is the studio behind the ICE AGE and RIO movie franchises. Sanrio Entertainment Division, based in North America, develops brand extensions and experiential initiatives for U.S. and global distribution.

“The Mr. Men and Little Miss characters have delighted readers from around the world for decades,” commented Morrison. “We are thrilled to work with Sanrio and 21 Laps on this beloved property.”

“Sanrio Entertainment Division aims to connect fans with our properties beyond the standard retail license model,” said Hsu. “Partnering with Fox Animation will bring the Mr. Men Little Miss chara ... Read more »