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SHENZHEN, China - Friday, April 29th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ZTE Corporation (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, today announced its first quarter results for the period ending 31 March 2016.

The Group reported operating revenue of RMB21.859 billion, representing a 4.09% increase year on year. Net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company amounted to RMB950 million, representing a 15.97% increase from the same period last year. Basic earnings per share amounted to RMB0.23. The Group’s net profit after extraordinary items, operating cash flow and net cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year all made a big progress. R&D ratio hit a historical high 13.96%.

ZTE continues to innovate in line with its M-ICT strategy and set a new record by investing 13.96% of revenue int ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, April 25th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

The United Arab Emirates is participating in the eighth preparatory meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Ministry of Interior Undersecretaries. The meeting commenced on Monday in Riyadh, KSA, to prepare the agenda for the 17th Consultative Meeting of the GCC Interior Ministers, scheduled to be held on April 27 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The UAE delegation is headed by Lt. General Saif Abdullah Al Sha’far, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior and includes: Lt. Colonel Dr. Jamal Saif Fares, Director of the Legal Affairs Department in H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Diwan; Lieutenant Colonel Ahmed Mohammed Al Marar, Director of the Governmental Affairs Department at the Diwan; Lt. Colonel Ahmed Saeed Al Mazroui, Head of the International Cooperation Department at the Ministry of Interior; and Captain Majid Al Suwaidi from the Undersecretary Diwan at the M ... Read more »

Outstanding Innovations.. And Sophisticated Techniques

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, April 25th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

Brigadier Eng. Hussein Ahmed Al Harithi, Director General of Central Operations at Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters (GHQ), visited the Emergency and Public Safety Department, to inspect the level of readiness of staff members and the different vehicles and techniques used to deal with accidents, and provide awareness, first aid, rescue and public safety to society in general.

During the inspection visit, Brigadier Al Harithi examined the workflow at the department, the different tasks and duties it undertakes, and the speed of response to accidents. He also reviewed the department’s efforts in providing support to other police authorities in similar cases. Brigadier Al Harithi urged staff members to pursue their dedicated efforts and outstanding achievements in a way that keeps pace with the leading stature attained by the ... Read more »

Visa Readies Network of Innovation Centers to Foster Collaborative Payment Innovation on a Global Scale

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. & SINGAPORE - Thursday, April 28th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) today announced the opening of its Singapore innovation center, the first in a network of new regional innovation centers that Visa is launching globally. The new 7,000 square foot Singapore facility will serve as a destination for clients, partners and developers, across the region, to work alongside Visa experts and jointly create the next generation of payment and commerce applications.

This builds off the success of Visa’s flagship innovation center, One Market Center, which was opened in July 2014, and is located at the company’s headquarter in San Francisco. Additional innovation centers will be opened in other regions later this year, and in 2017.

Accessible to both local and global clients, the new Singapore ... Read more »

New agreement will see Facebook’s Internet.org initiative using SES’s customised broadband platform and services to provide internet connectivity across Sub-Saharan Africa

LUXEMBOURG - Wednesday, April 27th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG)(LuxX:SESG), one of the world’s leading satellite operators, today announced a satellite broadband deal with Facebook to provide high-speed broadband connectivity services to Sub-Saharan Africa. This agreement will support Facebook’s Express Wi-Fi programme that is part of their Internet.org initiative to connect the world.

Facebook, the world’s largest social media network, will deliver high speed broadband connectivity using three SES satellites - ASTRA 2G, ASTRA 3B and ASTRA 4A. In addition, SES is providing Facebook with customised SES Enterprise+ broadband services.

SES designed a highly tailored service utilising its satellite, data centre and impleme ... Read more »

ISTANBUL - Wednesday, April 27th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

    Key sessions include speeches from CEOs of Shell and Saudi Aramco, OPEC and UNFCCC leaders and a welcoming address from the President of Turkey
    4 day programme covers key issues such as the global commodity price storm, innovative business models, energy storage, and Ministerial dialogues addressing the grand transition and regional integration
    Fourth day of the Congress opens with a powerful line up of African energy leaders, looking to securing a sustainable energy future for Africa

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The 23rd World Energy Congress, which is taking place in Istanbul, between 9 and 13 October 2016 has today announced the first key highlights of its official event programme. Headline sessions will include weathering the commodity price storm and the impact of the COP21 agreement on the energy industry. Prominent leaders such as Jean-Bernard Levy, Ch ... Read more »

SAN FRANCISCO - Wednesday, April 27th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

Visa Marks 100 Days to Olympic Games Opening Ceremonies:

Readies New Payment Technology Across Rio

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Visa (NYSE:V) today celebrated the 100 day milestone to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. In its 30th year as the exclusive payment provider of the Olympic Games, Visa is creating and managing the entire payment system infrastructure and network throughout all venues including stadiums, press centers, point-of-sale (POS), the Olympic Village and Olympic Superstores. This year Visa will implement 4,000 POS terminals across key Olympic venues, as well as 11 ATMs in partnership with Bradesco.

Visa also extends the value of its sponsorship to Olympic Games host cities, facilitating the development and advancement of payment infrastructure in those markets. This year Visa will introduce acceptance of new technologies and innovation throughout Rio, focusing on new ways to pay including paymen ... Read more »

During the annual ceremony

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, April 23rd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

Under the auspices of His Excellency Major General Mohammed Khalfan Al Rumaithi, Commander-in-Chief of Abu Dhabi Police, the Capital Police Directorate recently held a ceremony to honor distinguished internal and external partners, security teams, and male and female police staff members. The ceremony that took place at the Police Officers Club in Abu Dhabi comes in recognition and appreciation for the partners’ fruitful cooperation, and for the distinguished staff members’ efforts in achieving new milestones that serve police work, according to the Ministry of Interior’s vision.

The honoring ceremony was attended by Colonel Ahmed Saif bin Zeitoun Al Muhairi, Director of the Capital Police Directorate; Colonel Dr. Rashid Mohammad Borshid, Head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID)

 at the Abu Dhabi Police General Headqua ... Read more »

In cooperation with the Zayed Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, April 22nd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

The Criminal Investigation Department at Abu Dhabi Police recently launched a community-based initiative that is considered the first of its kind for visually impaired people and their families to raise their awareness about the dangers of drugs. The initiative avails of the “Braille” system that is widely used by blind people to read and write, in order to combat this scourge, protect community members from falling prey to drugs and extend a helping hand to addicts.

The Abu Dhabi Police received 100 Braille awareness booklets from the Blind Printing Press Center of the Zayed Higher Organization for Humanitarian Care and Special Needs. These booklets are designed to acquaint visually impaired and blind people with the dangers of drugs. Both parties collaborated to issue these booklets to become a beacon of kn ... Read more »

NEUCHATEL, Switzerland - Tuesday, April 26th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The company Swiss Advanced Vision (SAV-IOL SA - www.sav-iol.com) announced the availability of the intraocular lens (IOL) InFo Instant Focus© indicated for the treatment of cataract after removal of the crystalline lens, in a broader dioptric range.

The IOL InFo was launched in January 2016 with a range of 15 to 24D. The lens is now available with an extended range covering 5 to 30D - “Vision improvements are proven more and more every day; we have received excellent feedbacks from patients and surgeons. With this power range extension, more patients can now benefit from this unique implant” says Max Boysset, CEO of SAV-IOL. Through its unique design, InFo remains the sole premium lens allowing a neat vision at all distances without any adverse visual effects such as ghost images, halos, and glares.

After the successful launch of InFo Instant Focus© (CE mar ... Read more »