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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....
Al Salam Bank announces the launch of its new ATM in Isa Town (Al Salam Bank – Bahrain BSC)
Edit Public Technologies 20 Aug 2016Travelers 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 ... ....
Pennsylvania man dials ALS Ice Bucket Challenge up to 11
Edit The Miami Herald 20 Aug 2016
The West Chester, Pa., man is visiting all 50 states in August to put a creative, extremely messy new twist on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to raise money for the cause ... Kaplan has volunteered for ALS’s Greater Philadelphia Chapter for nearly 20 years ... If you have ALS, you wake up one day and you don’t get to go back to your normal life. That change is permanent.” ... 30 ... Kaplan wants to raise $100,000 for ALS research along the way....
Russian cruise missiles target Syria from Mediterranean for first time
Edit Asia Times 20 Aug 2016
A still image, taken from video footage and released by Russia’s Defense Ministry on August 19, 2016, shows a rocket being launched from a Russian corvette in the Mediterranean Sea at Jabhat Fateh al-Sham militant targets in Syria, according to the ministry ... The SDF seizure of Manbij from Islamic State last week raised the prospect of possible advances towards al-Bab, near Aleppo....
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 ... ....
For first time, Russia fires cruise missiles into Syria
Edit The Times of India 20 Aug 2016
Russian air power had helped Syrian President Bashar al-Assad make steady advances against rebels seeking to oust him since Moscow's intervention a year ago, but a recent insurgent advance in Aleppo has checked that momentum ... The SDF seizure of Manbij from Islamic State last week raised the prospect of possible advances towards al-Bab, near Aleppo....
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