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MYSA Estate Property Management Selects Yardi Cloud Platform

Dubai-based real estate operator will utilise technology to further streamline assets throughout the United Arab Emirates

DUBAI, UAE, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — MYSA, a subsidiary of Pearl Investment LLC, has chosen the Yardi® platform to enhance its end-to-end real estate operations from prospect nurturing to financial management.

The company will utilise solutions from Yardi’s Residential Suite; including Voyager for property management and accounting and RentCafe CRM which will digitise their entire leasing journey from lead to lease. Tenant services will be enhanced via a resident self-serve portal for payments and maintenance requests and a landlord dashboard will provide instant insight in relation to the business’s most important KPI’s.

“Yardi’s all-in-one solution will enable us to oversee the management of our portfolio through a single platform,” said Sajjad Kalam, managing director for MYSA Estate Property Management. “By implementing the cloud-based technology, we will be able to streamline the end-to-end process, access better insights and provide an enhanced service to our tenants.”https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1877693/MYSA_Logo.jpg

“Yardi technology will help digitise operations, simplify processes, automate complexities and help future growth,” said Neal Gemassmer, vice president of international for Yardi. “We’re excited to work with MYSA and are delighted that Yardi continues to further help companies with their real estate digitisation strategies across the Middle East.”

See how Yardi can transform your real estate operations through a fully connected solution.

About MYSA Estate Property Management LLC

MYSA, a subsidiary of Pearl Investment LLC, develops property management solutions for residential, commercial, hospitality and mall management. The company is passionate about creating the right space for its clients, building bespoke worlds. MYSA is the property management division of Flora Hospitality. For more information, please visit mysaestate.com.

About Yardi

Yardi® develops and supports industry-leading investment and property management software for all types and sizes of real estate companies. With 8,000 employees, Yardi is working with clients globally to drive significant innovation in the real estate industry. For more information on how Yardi is Energised for Tomorrow, visit yardi.ae.

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MENA Press Releases

CCTV+: Macao government, CMG start new round of cooperation

BEIJING, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) government and China Media Group (CMG) launched a new round of cooperation on Monday.

Four shows were released at the launching ceremony, featuring delicacies, tourism, aerial photography and the historic urban area of Macao using the 5G, 4K, 8K and AI technology of the CMG.

An agreement on the CMG sports channel was also signed online on the day so the people of Macao could continue to enjoy the programs.

The two sides also launched a cooperation list to further improve collaboration in the holding of sporting events and authorization of competition resources.

The document on the previous round of cooperation was inked in 2019 to mark the 20th anniversary of Macao’s return to the motherland, and has since yielded fruitful results.

Link: https://youtu.be/xD0zQQ1rdag

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MENA Press Releases

COSTEP Highlights Manufacturing Workforce Development in Rio South Texas

MISSION, Texas, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — At the heart of any successful business is a motivated and capable workforce. And at the heart of any successful region is a strong and competent workforce pipeline. It equips companies with the necessary knowledge and skills to navigate the global marketplace. The Rio South Texas region understands that, and it demonstrates this understanding through the various public & private industry certified skills training programs, college-level dual-credit programs in high school, and the future-focused higher education institutions operating in Rio South Texas.

One great example of that is South Texas College’s (STC) collaboration with FESTO and Fuji Automatic Numerical Control (FANUC), providing certified training programs on some of the world’s most advanced Industry 4.0 manufacturing solutions to entering and experienced manufacturing industry professionals. FANUC is a leading supplier of robots, computer control systems, and factory automation, while FESTO’s solutions are among the world best in Industry 4.0 factory floor and digital twin environments.

And it isn’t just state-of-the-art manufacturing talent that is home-grown in Rio South Texas. The science of advanced materials used in the manufacturing processes of today and tomorrow is also being learned by the students in Rio South Texas, for example at The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) in their advanced nanoscience laboratory. The laboratory’s research is primarily focused on experimental and theoretical condensed matter physics, with a wide range of solid-state phenomena being examined at the nano-structure system level. Partners for the program include the National Science Foundation, the Air Force Research Laboratory, and NASA.

These are only a couple of examples of the workforce development programs in the Rio South Texas region being leveraged to provide local companies and prospective investors with talent in industries such as battery, biotech, mobility, energy, and aerospace! With a strong and competent workforce pipeline, as well as partners in North America and across the globe, the students of Rio South Texas educational institutions of today are quickly becoming the faces of globally successful companies of tomorrow.

If you are looking to manufacture products in North America for North America, take a look at what Rio South Texas has to offer. Our team at COSTEP would be glad to assist you, so please visit us at www.costep.org or connect with us at @COSTEP to learn more.

Contact: Matt Ruszczak, +1.956.682.6371, info@costep.org

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MENA Press Releases

.bit Raises $13M to Build Cross-chain Decentralized Identity Protocol

SINGAPORE, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — .bit (did.id) has raised $13 million to build cross-chain decentralized identity protocol. The Series A round, completed one year after the startup’s launch, was led by CMB International, HashKey Capital, QingSong Fund, GSR Ventures, GGV Capital, and SNZ.

.bit

.bit’s open-source blockchain protocol will provide permissionless decentralized identification for individual users and DAOs. Over the past 12 months, the project’s user and developer communities have experienced strong growth. So far, more than 38k independent addresses have registered for more than 110k .bit accounts, and nearly 100 mainstream wallets and Dapps have integrated with .bit (please check here).

In the web2 era, social profiles are stored on centralized databases by tech giants who can revoke access or alter data at will. Accounts may be blocked or deactivated at any time, leading to censorship and deplatforming. Utilizing web3 technology, .bit will empower individuals to truly own and control their data. Users will enjoy identity sovereignty, both as private persons and as corporate entities.

Initial applications for .bit’s decentralized identity protocol include Cryptocurrency transfer, decentralized domain resolution, personal profile display, etc. It is expected that .bit will eventually be used as membership and credential management for DAOs, brands and IPs, celebrities and fans, clubs and communities.

Further use cases for .bit’s decentralized identity product include supporting the one billion citizens who lack legal identification. This makes it impossible for them to prove their identity, obtain basic government benefits or healthcare, enroll in education, or exercise their right to vote.

As a cross-chain solution, .bit has supported Ethereum, Tron, Binance Smart Chain, Nervos CKB, and Polygon. In the future, .bit will cover all mainstream public chains such as Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Polkadot, Solana, etc., as well as software and hardware devices that support asymmetric encryption algorithms.

Forthcoming features under development include NameDAO, which will assign a portion of .bit protocol revenue to DAOs, and sub-accounts which will be issued to DAO members, brand adopters, and loyal supporters to strengthen web3 communities, and further lower the threshold for registering accounts, 4-9 digits accounts available to 100% and open up 3 digits accounts, which will announce the specific rules on the official Twitter very soon.

About .bit

.bit is a cross-chain decentralized identity protocol launched in July 2021. It has boasts over 110k accounts and integrated with 100+ wallets and dApps such as Trust Wallet, Torus, TokenPocket, imToken, iToken, BitKeep, AlphaWallet, HyperPay, MathWallet, WePiggy, NFTSCan, NFTGO, Relation, ShowMe, UneMeta, Dtools, Evolution Land, UniPass, Mail3, Link3.io, Quest3, 0xEcho, Transit Swap, 5Degrees, cc0.network, COCH, SeekDID, DASLA, SuperDID and many others. The startup comprises a small team of ten spread across the U.S., China, and Singapore, led by Tim Yoeh, Specer Shaw, Jeff Jin, Kyle Wright, who were colleagues at Tencent. Most of .bit’s members have extensive experience in Web3 industry.

For more information, find .bit online:

Website: https://did.id

Twitter: @dotbitHQ

Discord: https://discord.gg/did

GitHub: https://github.com/dotbitHQ

Team Blog: https://blog.did.id

Forum: https://talk.did.id

Medium: https://medium.com/@dotbit

NameDAO Website: https://namedao.xyz

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Judicial

Israeli forces arrest 4 Palestinian fishermen in Gaza sea

Israeli occupation forces early Tuesday arrested four Palestinian fishermen in the northern Gaza sea, according to Palestinian sources.

“The occupation navy surrounded two Palestinian fishing boats, arrested four fishermen and confiscated their boats,” the sources said.

Source: Jordan News Agency

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Judicial

Interior minister, Arab interior ministers council official talk security cooperation

Minister of Interior Mazen Faraya on Monday discussed with Secretary-General of the Arab Interior Ministers Council Muhammad Koman prospects of joint Arab security cooperation to address current challenges.

During the meeting, Faraya affirmed Jordan’s commitment to putting the council’s resolutions and recommendations into practice and providing support to the council, expressing pride in the council’s efforts to achieve the aspired security cooperation between its members and its achievements in combating crime.

For his part, Koman praised Jordan’s “effective and outstanding” role in the council and its commitment to developing its work mechanism and multiple departments, particularly the Amman-based Arab Office for Narcotics Affairs.

Source: Jordan News Agency

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Health

Maternal, infant nutrition conference opens in Amman

Health Minister Firas Hawari has reaffirmed his ministry’s commitment to achieving key health and nutrition goals, such as breastfeeding and feeding children under the age of five and women of reproductive age, as well as reducing the double burden caused by the high prevalence of overweight, obesity, and micronutrient deficiencies.

The minister made the remarks on Tuesday at the start of the first scientific forum on maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, which is being held by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Jordan Nutrition Innovation Lab, a Tufts University-led project funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

Jordan has reduced the prevalence of malnutrition through the rollout of food fortification policies and programs, most notably flour fortification, salt Iodiazation, and a program to distribute vitamin A capsules, according to the minister.

He indicated that Jordan’s health policy is primarily informed by science and dialogue with the local, regional, and international academic community, emphasizing the value this conference adds to the exchange of cutting-edge knowledge and evidence for the advancement of science-based practices.

Sherry F. Carlin, the director of USAID’s mission in Jordan, emphasized that the conference will play a crucial role in establishing a forum for the exchange of information and best practices that will bring about a significant change and paradigm shift in the Jordanian health sector, particularly with regard to maternal and child nutrition and health indicators.

Carlin revealed that the Jordan Community Health and Nutrition Project, which is funded by USAID, had recently launched the first local Lactation Consultant Certification to promote healthy breastfeeding practices.

In addition to empowering women, she asserted that this initiative will help decrease childhood developmental delays, obesity risks, and non-communicable disease rates.

Iman Badran, the chair of the scientific committee of the conference, indicated that the event aims to advance evidence-based practices for healthy diets and nutrition for women, newborns, and young children.

She explained that the three-day conference will examine the most recent scientific evidence pertaining to the health and nutrition of mothers, infants, and young children in Jordan, as well as the synergies between this evidence and current programs and policies.

Officials from the Ministry of Health, United Nations organizations, academics from various Jordanian universities, USAID programming officers, and other nutrition and maternal and child health specialists and researchers will speak at the conference.

Source: Jordan News Agency

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Health

Public servants face charges over forged coronavirus vaccination certificates

Four public servants involved in the forgery of coronavirus vaccination certificates are facing multiple charges as the Amman Magistrate Court decided against detaining the defendants.

Public Prosecutor at the Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission Muawiya Saeeda charged the defendants with five counts of negligence in performing their duties, wasting public funds, exploiting public office, forging certificates and interfering in the issuance of forged certificates.

The court, chaired by Judge Odai Freihat, asked the defendants to respond to the charges to which two of them pleaded not guilty, another pleaded guilty, while the fourth is still at large.

During the next session, the court is scheduled to hear the Public Prosecution witnesses.

Source: Jordan News Agency

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Technology

University of Jordan features in Shanghai Ranking

The University of Jordan (UJ) has been included in the prestigious 2022 Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), a fine recognition for the Kingdom’s oldest university, which is now one of the world’s top 800 universities and one of the top 19 Arab institutions.

According to a statement issued by the UJ on Tuesday, admission to the Shanghai Ranking is based on a set of objective indicators, including the number of alumni and staff who have won Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals, the number of highly cited researchers chosen by Clarivate, the number of articles published in Nature and Science journals, the number of articles indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index in the Web of Science, and per capita performance.

ARWU has been presenting the world’s top universities annually since 2003, based on transparent methodology and objective third-party data, and is published by the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, a fully independent organization dedicated to higher education intelligence research and consultation.

Source: Jordan News Agency

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Technology

Jordan becomes member of intergovernmental negotiating committee to end plastic pollution

Jordan won the direct election to become a member of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to End Plastic Pollution, which is expected to produce an agreement by 2024.

Secretary-General of the Ministry of Environment Muhammad Khashashneh was also chosen as the representative of the Asia-Pacific Group in the intergovernmental committee and is in charge of negotiating a “binding international instrument to address the problem of plastic pollution in the world,” the ministry said in a statement Tuesday.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has worked over the past few months to rally support for the Jordanian candidate as negotiating on the membership kicked off last May at the preparatory meeting for the committee and was culminated by today’s vote.

It is worthy to note that the United Nations Environment Assembly adopted Resolution 5/14, titled “End Plastic Pollution: Towards an internationally legally binding instrument,” following several meetings, during which the United Nations Environment Program Executive Director described the agreement as “the most significant environmental deal since the Paris climate accord.”

Source: Jordan News Agency