ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, January 26th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. Colonel Mubarak Bin Muhairom, Head of Department of Community Police Department at the Abu Dhabi Police, honored the winners of the women’s bowling and race walking championships. The championships come as a part of the sporting activities organized by the Sports Activity Section at the Directorate General of Strategy and Performance Development in the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters.

The women’s bowling team won first place in the bowling championship held at the Abu Dhabi Police Officers Club, and the women’s race walking team won second place in the race walking championship held at Al Khalidiyah Park in Abu Dhabi.

Lt. Colonel Mubarak Bin Muhairom welcomed the winners and highlighted the important role of women in policing fields. “The police commands are keen to provide women with all the tools necessary to succeed and to be qualified for all police ... Read more »

Funds for professional theatre performances based on Henrik Ibsen’s plays are now available

SKIEN, Norway - Thursday, January 29th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Funds amounting to NOK 1.000.000,- (approx. Euro 115.000,- /USD 129.000,-) will be awarded to theatre projects worldwide.

Scholarships are applicable to individuals, organizations or institutions within the artistic and cultural community.

Scholarships guidelines:

    The Ibsen Scholarships award innovative projects in the field of drama and performing arts.
    The projects must act as incentives for critical discourse in regards to existential and society-related subject matters concerning Henrik Ibsen and his plays.
    Applications are submitted electronically through www.ibsenawards.com.
    Performances already staged are not eligible.

The Scholarships are awarded annually and the a ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Monday, January 26th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

According to Abu Dhabi Police records, 61 deaths during the last year were a result of exceeding the legal speed limits.

Brigadier Eng. Hussein Ahmed Al Harithi, Director of the Traffic and Patrols Directorate at the Abu Dhabi Police, said: “Of the total number of deaths caused by traffic accidents, 23 percent of the deaths are attributed to speeding.”

Brigadier Al Harithi warned against exceeding the legal speed limits. “The higher the speed is, the less time there is to stop - which makes it more difficult to avoid traffic accident,” he said. “It is imperative that motorists respect the legal speed limits in order to avoid traffic accidents that may result in deaths and injuries.”

Adding further, the Director of Traffic and Patrols Directorate stressed the commitment of the Abu Dhabi Police to promote traffic education among drivers in the p ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, January 26th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

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