Former Travelers CEO Jay Fishman dies at 63 after ALS battle

Edit The Roanoke Times 20 Aug 2016
He was diagnosed in 2014 with a form of Lou Gehrig's disease, a terminal neurodegenerative condition also called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS ... A company spokesman announced Fishman's death following his battle with ALS. Fishman spearheaded philanthropic efforts related to ALS research ... He retired after being affected by ALS, and he died in 1941 at age 37....

Daesh used expats from 9 countries in attacks

Edit Arabnews 20 Aug 2016
Muthhel Fahd Mohammad Al-Saloli, who was a member of the security patrols of Bisha, while he was entering a mosque to perform the dawn prayer ... Al-Saloli, the number of Yemeni nationals accused of security and terrorist cases since 1432 stands at 360 ... Al-Twaijri died when he blew himself up while the two were trying to get inside the mosque....

Hill+Knowlton Strategies names new regional CEO, SVP

Edit Arabnews 20 Aug 2016
Hill+Knowlton Strategies has named Bashar Al-Kadhi as the new CEO MENA, overseeing H+K’s business across the MENA and Turkey ... Al-Kadhi joins from the role of COO at H+K’s fellow WPP company ASDA’A Burson-Masteller, a position he has filled since 2010 ... Al-Kadhi will also join H+K’s EMEA management team and serve as SVP, EMEA ... phase,” said Al-Kadhi....

Saudia to hire 100% Saudi pilots by 2020

Edit Arabnews 20 Aug 2016
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) is optimistic about reaching its goal of 200 aircraft by the year 2020 and aims to have 100 percent Saudi pilots, Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, director general of the airline, said Friday ... Elaborating on the pilots issue, which was highlighted by Arab News, Al-Jasser said ... Asked if the cut in operating costs would result in a decrease in ticket prices, Al-Jasser said....

Travelers chairman Fishman passes away at 63 (PGA Tour Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 20 Aug 2016
One of corporate America's most dynamic figures, Travelers executive chairman Jay Fishman, died Friday after a two-year battle with ALS ... ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that causes muscle weakness, paralysis, and ultimately, respiratory failure, according to the website alifestoryfoundation.org ... Fishman, who helped raise $20 million for ALS in 2015, expressed similar sentiments in an interview with Charlie Rose....

Retired Ewing police officer who battled ALS dies

Edit NJ dot com 20 Aug 2016
EWING -- The Ewing Police Department on Friday night announced the death Edward DeAngelo, a retired lieutenant who passed away from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS ... DeAngelo and his family was the subject of a 2014 story in the Times of Trenton and NJ.com in which he discussed living with ALS....

Saudi fights compatriots’ derision and makes it to US TV

Edit Arabnews 20 Aug 2016
Attached Files. . ID. . 1471645231511018900. Publication Date. . Saturday, August 20, 2016. WASHINGTON. “Your face is not that of an anchorwoman.” This is what Saudi scholarship student in the United States Malak Al-Dawood first heard ... Al-Dawood left the Eastern Province for the US, and completed her secondary schooling with excellent grades ... Al-Dawood said she learned much from her experiences and made many friends ... ....

La Policía colombiana pide denunciar "Pokémones" al margen de ley

Edit Fox News 20 Aug 2016
La Policía de Colombia pidió hoy denunciar a los "Pokémones" al margen de la ley al difundir recomendaciones a los fanáticos de este videojuego, entre ellas que no vayan a lugares alejados u oscuros y eviten ingresar a propiedades privadas ... ....

Increased support for private sector urged

Edit Arabnews 20 Aug 2016
RIYADH ... Osama Al-Afaliq, chairman of the Saudi Contractors Commission, said the organization has started communicating with some partners from the ministries to propose strategic ideas and listen to their viewpoints ... Al-Afaliq said the talks have been fruitful so far, thanks to the guidance of Finance Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf and his four deputy ministers in listening and identifying all needs to better create sustainable solutions ... ....

Expert: Guard Absher password and mobile

Edit Arabnews 20 Aug 2016
Digital evidence expert Abdulrazzaq Al-Murjan said failing to protect the mobile phone and access to the secret number needed for double authentication were the reasons behind the escape of the three Daesh sisters to Lebanon last week, before Saudi security authorities reached them ... Al-Murjan said getting access to the password was not enough to get access to the account of the guardian....

AFC Champions League Knockout Stage squads announced (AFC - Asian Football Confederation)

Edit Public Technologies 20 Aug 2016
(Source. AFC - Asian Football Confederation) ... The full squad lists for all the sides can be viwed here.. 2016 AFC Champions League Quarter-Finals. Quarter-final 1 West. Al Ain v Lokomotiv. Quarter-final 2 West. El Jaish v Al Nasr ... Photo....

These are the Syrian first responders who risk their lives to save people from disasters

Edit Business Insider 20 Aug 2016
Civil defence members search for survivors after airstrikes by pro-Syrian government forces in the rebel held al-Qaterji neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria February 14, 2016 ... In many opposition-held areas where the White Helmets operate, they come under the jurisdiction of unsavory rebel factions, including the al-Qaida-linked Jabhat Fatah al-Sham in northwestern Idlib province....

Islamabad: August 17, 2016 (Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan)

Edit Public Technologies 20 Aug 2016
(Source. Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan) Islamabad ... Tawfiq Al-Rabiah and discussed with him the issues relating to provision of medical facilities to stranded Pakistani workers residing in different camps ... Moufarrej Bin Saad Al-Hagbani, Saudi Minister for Labour & Social Development and discussed with him the problems of Pakistanis workers living in the camps ... (noodl....
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