W MALDIVES INTRODUCES THE ‘EXTREME ISLAND TAKEOVER’ PACKAGE

Maldives, October 25, 2016: W Maldives is a wonderland of lavish living, with white sandy beaches, breathtaking lagoons, simmering design and a vibe of ultimate sophistication. Now the luxury has been amped up with the introduction of the island’s private buyout package ‘Extreme Island Takeover’, which gives guests exclusive use of the island and turns it into their own private playground.

At W Maldives too much isn’t enough and the resort doesn’t do anything halves – luxury included, so go big!

Guests who purchase the buyout package ‘Extreme Island Takeover’ will have access to the 78 private escapes located both on the beach and overwater – each with its own plunge pool and sundeck; six creative gourmet eateries and lounge bars, including 15BELOW, the Maldives underground nightclub, literally located 15 steps below the island surface and the overwater AWAY® Spa for an ultimate escape.

The island buyout package includes:

·         Island buyout of all 78 rooms

·         All dining venues

·         Free flow of food and house beverages

·         Unlimited spa (inside operation hours)

·         Unlimited water sports

·         Shared seaplane transfers to and from the resort

Packages:

7 nights – USD $6,250,000

6 nights – USD $5,500,000

5 nights – USD $4,750,000

4 nights – USD $4,000,000

The island buyout is not available for less than four nights. 

Images are available for download here.

منتجع دبليو جزر المالديف يطرح عروض مثالية لأوقات لا تنسى على كامل الجزيرة

دبي، الإمارات العربية المتحدة، 25 أكتوبر 2016: يشكل منتجع "دبليو جزر المالديف" المكان الأمثل لمحبي الحياة العصرية والمترفة حيث الشواطئ الرملية البيضاء، والبحيرات الخلابة، والتصاميم الأنيقة والساحرة. وحرص المنتجع مؤخراً على تعزيز مستوى العصرية والفخامة بطرح عرض "إكستريم أيلاند تايك أوفر" الذي يتيح للضيوف إمكانية الاستخدام الحصري للجزيرة بأكملها وتحويلها إلى ملاذهم الخاص والشخصي.

ويحرص منتجع دبليو جزر المالديف على توفير أفضل التجارب المتكاملة التي ترتقي وتتجاوز توقعات كافة الزوار، إذ لا يقبل المنتجع بأقل من المثالية بما فيها الفخامة والعصرية الاستثنائية.

وسيتمكن زوار المنتجع الذين يختارون الاستفادة من عرض "إكستريم أيلاند تايك أوفر" من الوصل إلى 78 ملاذ استجمامي خاص على الشاطئ أو فوق الماء، يمتاز كل منها بحوض سباحة خاص ومنصة للاستمتاع بأشعة الشمس، بالإضافة إلى ستة مطاعم وردهات مبتكرة للذواقة، بما في ذلك 15 بيلو، النادي الليلي تحت الأرض، والذي يقع حرفيا على بعد 15 مستوى تحت سطح الجزيرة، بالإضافة إلى سبا "أويي" فوق الماء وذلك للمزيد من تجارب الاستجمام الفاخرة.

يتضمن العرض

·        الاستفادة من الجزيرة بكامل غرفها البالغة 78

·        الاستفادة من كافة أماكن الطعام

·        وجبات الطعام والشراب المجانية والدائمة

·        خدمة سبا غير محدودة (ضمن ساعات العمل)

·        ألعاب رياضية مائية غير محدودة

·        نقل مشترك في الطائرة المائية من وإلى المنتجع

الحزم:

7 ليال – 6.250.000 دولار أمريكي

6 ليال – 5.500.000 دولار أمريكي

5 ليال – 4.750.000 دولار أمريكي ليال – 4.000.000 دولار أمريكي

لا يتوفر العرض لمدة تقل عن أربع ليال.

الصور متوفرة هنا للتحميل.

The Sustainable City Welcomes the UNEP Delegation

The delegation included officials from the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 25, 2016: A delegation from the United Nations Environment Programme visited The Sustainable City in Dubai, the region’s first fully integrated and operational sustainable community of its kind. The visit is part of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) 2016 roundtable, which is hosted by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment.

The delegation visit focused on exploring the Sustainable City’s shining example in applying the highest environmental, economical, and social sustainable standards in order to reduce its carbon footprint. The group observed how the development achieves this through the production and consumption of clean energy, recycling water and waste, along with other innovative solutions which create a mini-climate within the city.

Commenting on the occasion, Eng. Faris Saeed, the CEO of Diamond Developers, the developer of the project, said: “We are committed to supporting Dubai’s vision of a green economy strategy. We will continue to develop solutions contributing towards sustainable developments that are capable of dealing with climate change without wasting natural resources or impacting on quality of life.”

Faris continued: “The Sustainable City is a proven successful business model with low risks and high rewards. The misconception that going sustainable comes with extra costs is 100% false, especially as using smart and innovative technologies leads to big savings in operational costs, particularly in relation to water and energy.”

Hussain Hassan Mohamed Khansaheb, Director of Green Development at The Ministry of Climate Change & Environment, said: “The UAE has set itself an ambitious target: to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and transform itself into a knowledge-based, diversified, and innovation-driven economy. Given the solid global momentum on climate action, the timing for decisive action could not be more opportune. By gradually shifting to low carbon growth through its flagship projects such as the Mohammed bin Rashid Solar Park, the largest solar power plant in the Middle East and the Sustainable City, the UAE is setting an example to be followed regionally and internationally.”

The (UNEP FI) 2016 roundtable assembly will include several ministerial meetings and sessions that discussed national, regional and international environmental challenges. The participants also evaluated governments’ ability to successfully implement the goals of sustainable development.

Sophos Placed as a Leader in Endpoint Security Suites Report from Leading Industry Analyst

Sophos Receives Highest Scores for Strategy Category

Dubai, UAE, October 25, 2016 – Sophos(LSE: SOPH) today announced it has been positioned as a ‘Leader’ in Forrester Research, Inc.’s new report, The Forrester Wave™: Endpoint Security Suites, Q4 2016. Recognizing that Sophos received the highest scores in the Strategy category, Forrester refers to Sophos Endpoint Protection as delivering "the most enterprise-friendly SaaS endpoint security suite.” The report cites that “buyers will appreciate its intuitive administrative interface along with the flexibility and scalability required for most enterprise deployments, both large and small.” Forrester also found that overall Sophos customers report a “high level of satisfaction with the product’s effectiveness.”

Forrester evaluated 15 vendors against 25 criteria and categorizes vendor capabilities into three core needs: attack prevention, detection and remediation. The report recommends that before purchase, customers should consider a vendor’s ability to specifically:

·         Prevent malware and exploits from executing

·         Detect malicious activity post-execution

·         Remediate and contain malicious activity and potential vulnerabilities

The report included vendors who have products with the above capabilities and have demonstrated an enterprise market presence with a high-level of interest for their solutions from enterprise customers.

In the report, Forrester also assesses a vendor’s strategy. Sophos scored a maximum rating across the board in the cost and licensing model, product roadmap and go-to-market strategy criteria. Forrester cites, “In a field crowded with both new and legacy endpoint security technologies, Sophos’ roadmap to develop strong signatureless prevention and detection capabilities…should make the product highly competitive over the long term.”

Sophos Intercept X is a next-generation endpoint security product that stops zero-day malware, unknown exploit variants and stealth attacks and includes an advanced anti-ransomware feature that can detect previously unknown ransomware within seconds. Sophos Intercept X installs alongside existing endpoint security software from any vendor, immediately boosting endpoint protection with signatureless detection. Sophos Intercept X is now available and more information can be found on the Sophos Intercept X website.

“This study assesses both traditional and next-generation security vendors against consistent criteria. The placement of Sophos on the strategy axis to the extreme right indicates to us that Sophos is taking the lead by adding next-generation technologies to our proven endpoint protection portfolio,” commented Dan Schiappa, senior vice president and general manager of the Enduser Security Group at Sophos. “I believe that our position as a ‘Leader’ in this report is a testament to Sophos’ continued ability to assess the dynamic security landscape and listen to our customer needs to develop effective endpoint security products that exceed expectations for protection and manageability. I am proud that our customers benefit from our industry-leading technology, our strategy for both on-prem and SaaS deployment through the Sophos Central cloud-based management platform and our ability to consistently bring innovative security products to organizations of all sizes.”

To download the Forrester Wave™: Endpoint Security Suites, Q4 2016, please visit the Sophos website.

Electrolux recognized as world leader for action on climate change, sets new renewable energy target

Electrolux has been identified as a global leader in responding to climate change by CDP, the international not-for-profit that drives sustainable economies. Electrolux said today it is among an exclusive group of companies worldwide that have been awarded a position on the CDP’s Climate A List for 2016. The company also unveiled a new target to grow the share of renewable energy used in its operations to 50%. 

“Improving our climate impact is a core part of Electrolux sustainability framework For the Better, and CDP’s assessment is one of the most important external references showing we are at the forefront of the industry,” said Henrik Sundström, Head of Sustainability Affairs at Electrolux.

The Electrolux Group has a target for a 50% reduction of carbon emissions by 2020. Two key factors in reaching this goal are improving the energy efficiency of appliances, as usage represents around 80% of the climate impact, and efficiency improvements in operations, which already save Electrolux some 400 million SEK annually.

“We are now increasing our efforts to use more energy from renewable sources,” Sundström said. “This year, we’ve signed an agreement to only use renewable electricity in our European manufacturing of major appliances, and are moving forward with setting new goals for the rest of the world. Our ambition is that half of Electrolux energy should come from renewable sources by 2020. This means we have to more than double the share of renewable energy from today.”

CDP runs a global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions to manage their environmental impacts. Thousands of companies submit annual climate disclosures to CDP for independent assessment against its scoring methodology. Electrolux is among 9% of participating corporations to be recognized for its actions to reduce emissions and mitigate climate change in the past reporting year.

CDP’s chief executive officer Paul Simpson says: “We congratulate the 193 A List companies that are leading the charge towards our low carbon future. Companies are key actors in enabling the global economy to achieve its new climate goals, and the leadership of this group points the way for others to take bold action and capitalize on the many opportunities that await.”

Read more about the Climate A List here. Read more about Electrolux work For the Better here.

For further information, please contact Electrolux Press Hotline, +46 8 657 65 07.

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry Launches Campaign for United Nations Day

The UN Day celebration will include a campaign on the Ministry’s official website and social media accounts on Facebook and Twitter in both Arabic and English, where the role of Egypt within the United Nations system, since it was one of the founding Member States and had contributed to drafting its charter in 1945

CAIRO, Egypt, October 24, 2016/APO/ -- 

The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs today launched a campaign to mark the United Nations Day, which is celebrated on this day every year to commemorate the entry of the Organization's Charter into force in 1945, said Spokesperson of the Ministry Counselor Ahmed Abu Zeid.

The UN Day celebration will include a campaign on the Ministry’s official website and social media accounts on Facebook and Twitter in both Arabic and English, where the role of Egypt within the United Nations system, since it was one of the founding Member States and had contributed to drafting its charter in 1945. Items the online campaign will feature include some of the most important international resolutions issued by the Organization pertinent to Egypt, the country's role in peacekeeping operations, its current non-permanent membership in the Security Council, its efforts to enhance international peace and security, protect the interests of Arab and African countries and fight terrorism.

An article by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry will also be posted in the Ministry’s Blog which will outline Egypt's vision for the United Nations reform process, against the backdrop of the serious challenges facing the international community and reflecting the core values of the Charter of the Organization as well as the evolution of its mechanisms over the past decades that are all aimed at attaining world peace, human rights, sustainable development, peaceful settlement of disputes, and upholding progress of human civilization.

Distributed by APO on behalf of UN Information Centre in Cairo.