Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, December 30th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Real Madrid Café had a smashing debut as it formally opened its doors to Dubai’s foodies, with some of football’s most celebrated players adding star power to the opening night.

The café, which has become an increasingly popular dining destination for lovers of great food and sports entertainment, treated guests to an evening of exquisite Spanish delights and hosted a spectacular social event that put together football’s superstars along with Dubai’s A-list crowd.

Guests and onlookers lined up enthusiastically to get into the café, hoping to at least get a glimpse of the Real Madrid team, who came in full force in support of the opening of the only café that bears the name of popular football club. The show stopping event had the entire crowd at The Beach, opposite JBR where the cafe is located, gathering outside the establishment for a chance to witness the glitzy ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, December 30th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Abu Dhabi Police, represented by the Security Inspection Department (K9), called upon pet owners to make sure their pets are constantly groomed and clean especially during summer. The department indicated that careful hygiene protects pets and reduces infestation of external parasites on their skin such as ticks, which may cause serious and sometimes fatal illness to the pets.

These remarks will be part of a radio address that will be broadcast live tomorrow Wednesday. It falls within the framework of the ’Security Glances’ Campaign organized by the Radio Branch at the Security Media Department, the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.

Colonel Jamal Habash, Head of the Security Inspection Department (K9), will urge pet owners to conduct periodic checkups for these animals at veterinary clinics to keep their pets healt ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, December 29th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The General Directorate of Residency and Foreign Affairs in Abu Dhabi reviewed the public opinion and suggestions about its services and the means of developing them. This step comes in response to the police leadership’s directives to promote customer service concept.

Colonel Salim Ali Al Qattam Al Zaabi, Director General of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Abu Dhabi stressed on the Directorate’s commitment to strengthen communication with customers as part of the “We Ask You to Make You Happy” initiative. “The Directorate is keen to listen to the public opinions and suggestions that help realize objectives of providing distinguished services and advance the work system,” He noted. “This translates the federal government vision of achieving happiness of citizens, residents and visitors alike.”

Colonel Al Zaabi has recently met with th ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, December 30th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Directorate General of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Abu Dhabi organized two lectures on Smart Government in a bid to exchange and enhance knowledge sharing among staff members and to avail of leaders’ expertise within the different police work fields. This initiative aims at serving the development of organizational excellence and improving the indicators of job performance.

Both lectures were held in response to the “Share My Knowledge” initiative that was recently launched by the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Interior.

The lectures that were hosted by the Emirates Institute for Naturalization, Residency and Ports were attended by Colonel Yusuf Ismail Al Khouri, Deputy Director General of Residency and Foreigners Affairs; along with heads of departments, chiefs of sections and staff members.  The fir ... Read more »

AMSTERDAM. - Saturday, January 3rd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regulatory News:

Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. (ticker:PSH:NA) today released its regular weekly Net Asset Value (NAV) on its website, www.pershingsquareholdings.com. The NAV was computed as of the close of business on Tuesday, 30 December 2014.

PSH NAV per share as of close of business on 30 December 2014 was USD26.47

Weekly net asset value is calculated at the close of business on each Tuesday and posted on the following Thursday. In the event that Tuesday is not a business day, PSH will calculate the close-of-business NAV as of the business day immediately preceding that Tuesday. In the event that Thursday is not a business day, any such NAV will be posted the next business day following that Thursday.

About Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd.

Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. is a concentrated, research-intensive, fundamental value investor in the public markets.

... Read more »

RICHARDSON, Texas - Friday, January 2nd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

2015 International CES

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ZTE USA, the fourth largest smartphone manufacturer in the U.S. and second largest in the no-contract market*, today announced its plans for the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Prior to CES, on January 5, ZTE will host an invite-only press conference to reveal new devices and announce its latest innovations and company news. From January 6 to 9, the company will showcase an array of flagship devices at CES that reflect ZTE’s 2015 focus to create new consumer experiences for connecting to the mobile internet.

“As more consumers are using connected devices in their lives, the bigger the demand is on device makers and carriers to create seamless if not more personalized experience,” said Lixin Cheng, chairman and CEO of ZTE USA. “We are making significant improvements in user experiences through our Con ... Read more »

More Consumer-focused Logo and Slogan Emphasizes Innovation

OAKLAND, Calif. - Thursday, January 1st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ZTE USA, the fourth largest smartphone manufacturer in the U.S. and second largest in the off-contract market*, kicked off the New Year early by unveiling its new global brand identity in the U.S. today at a Golden State Warriors home game at Oracle Arena. The more consumer-focused branding includes a new logo and tagline, “Tomorrow never waits,” marking the 30th anniversary of the company and emphasizing its focus on transformative mobile technology solutions for its consumers and carrier partners. While ZTE introduced its new brand identity yesterday at an event in Hong Kong, this was the first time the company brought it to the U.S. as part of its relationship as the official smartphone of the Golden State Warriors.

Under ZTE’s new corporate evolution towards greater emphasis in the mobile internet techn ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, December 30th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Knowledge Center at the Strategy and Performance Development Department at Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters, recently organized a workshop marking the commencement of the ‘Inventory of Tacit Knowledge’ project designed for knowledge coordinators at all departments within the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters.

The workshop, which was held at the Dusit Thani Abu Dhabi, was inaugurated by Major Dr. Saif Salem Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Deputy Director of the Strategy and Performance Development. In his opening speech, Major Dr. Al Nuaimi highlighted the importance of the workshop in reflecting the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ’s vision, which aims at ensuring that the Emirate of Abu Dhabi remains a society that enjoys safety and security, by providing high-quality police services to citizens, residents and visitors of the emirate.

“Knowledge forums and workshops or ... Read more »