ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, February 19th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Strategy and Performance Development Department at the Naturalization, Residency and Ports Affairs Sector, organized a practical workshop on the design and development of operations project for staff of the Directorate General of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Abu Dhabi.

Colonel Salim Ali Al Qattam Al Zaabi, Director General of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Abu Dhabi said: “The workshop reflects the aspirations of the police leadership to implementing the policy and approach of the Ministry of Interior in the field of continuous development and improvement of the services provided by the ministry and its various sectors to customers the and achieving their satisfaction.”

Colonel Al Zaabi added that the workshop tackled the updated map of operations, the performance indicators and the means to link them to the strategic goals of the 2014-2016 strategic plan. ... Read more »

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - Thursday, February 19th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Bandar Alesayi, the Saudi race driver, placed sixth in the Doha Round of the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East, extending his participation into the fifth season after having already participated four times since 2009.

Since 2004, Alesayi has accumulated 10 years of racing experience, during which he has participated in many local races and earned the top ranks. In 2011, Alesayi placed second for the season as a whole, and earned first place twice in two rounds during 2011 and 2012.

You can follow his account on Instagram at BANDARALESAYI.

Two rounds remain for the season, with the first to be held in Dubai by the end of February, and the second to be held in Bahrain mid-April.

Alesayi’s best results of this season so far were in Bahrain, where he placed fifth in the Overall Driver Standings and second in the Silver category.

He is participating in three consec ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, February 19th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Feb 19, 2015  [ME NewsWire]

A delegation from the Air Wing Department at Abu Dhabi Police GHQ, checked on the health condition of the traffic accident victims who were recently transported by the air ambulance aircraft of Abu Dhabi Police to Al Mafraq Hospital in Abu Dhabi.

During the visit, the delegation from the Public Relations Committee at the Air Wing Department offered flowers and gifts to the patients and wished them a speedy recovery and a quick return to their homes.

Major Pilot Hamad Al Ketbi, Chairman of the Relations Committee at the department, noted that these visits reflect the ADP Air Wing Department’s commitment to check on the health condition of the injured and patients who are transferred to the hospitals. “The visits also come in line with the humanitarian work performed by the Abu Dhabi Police; an ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, February 17th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, met on Tuesday with Saxon State Premier Stanislaw Tillich and the accompanying delegation on a visit to the UAE.

During the meeting, which was held at the Ministry of Interior, HH Sheikh Saif discussed a number of issues of mutual interest with his esteemed guest and ways to further promote and develop cooperation between both parties.

The meeting was attended by HE Lt. General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Deputy Chairman of the Dubai Police and General Security; Major General Dr. Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Major General Khalifa Hareb Al Khaili, Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior for Resources and Support Services; Major General Jassem Al Marzouqui, Deputy Director General of Human Resources at ... Read more »

Under the patronage of Mohammed bin Rashid

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, February 18th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Under the auspices of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, attended the ceremony hosted by the Dubai Police Academy, to celebrate the graduation of the 22nd batch of cadet officers with licenses in Law and Policing Sciences and postgraduate students (Master's and Doctoral levels). A total of 146 cadets graduated from the academy in addition to postgraduate students.

In his address on the occasion, His Highness Sheikh Saif urged the cadets and postgraduate students of the Dubai Police Academy to seize the opportunities through hard work and perseverance to reach their goals. He said: “You are starting a new phase of life. This phase requires you to toil diligently, dri ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, February 17th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior will be organizing an awareness council tomorrow, Wednesday, in Muta’red Saif Al Afari’s majlis at his residence located in Al Yahar area in the city of Al Ain.

The council, held under the title “the Impact of Drugs on Youth”, will be moderated by media figure Talal Al Hindasi, presenter for Dubai Media.   The Council will tackle drug abuse and addiction, as major issues that burden society and target youth and adolescents, as well as the adverse consequences of drug abuse for the individual and society as a whole.  

Also on the council’s agenda, a number of key topics will be discussed, notably the need to protect the youth against substance abuse and addiction, the costly economic impact of drugs.

The council will also tackle community efforts exerted in order to curtail this scourge and the proper ways to ... Read more »

TOKYO - Saturday, February 21st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) - Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that the Olkaria Geothermal Power Plant, Kenya’s largest geothermal power complex, has started commercial operation. The official opening ceremony was held at the site on February 19, in the presence of President Uhuru Kenyatta and government officials.

Kenya Electricity Generating Company Ltd. awarded a full turnkey contract for Olkaria I and IV to a consortium of Korea’s Hyundai Engineering Co., Ltd. and Japan’s Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Tokyo:8015) in 2011. Toshiba, selected by Hyundai Engineering to provide key equipment, supplied four 70-megawatt turbines and generators for the plant in 2013. Olkaria IV started commercial operation in September 2014, followed by Olkaria I in January this year.

Kenya’s economic growth is spurring demand for power. The government has responded with a comprehensive blueprint for deve ... Read more »

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TOKYO & VIENNA & WALTHAM, Mass. - Saturday, February 21st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NEC Corporation (TSE: NEC 6701) and NetCracker Technology announced today that Telekom Austria Group, the largest telecommunications group in Austria, has successfully completed its in-depth trial of the NEC/NetCracker end-to-end virtual customer-premises equipment (vCPE) solution. The solution included vCPE, SDN controller, service and network orchestration as well as virtual network functions (VNFs) from multiple vendors.

Telekom Austria Group is among the leading communications service providers (CSPs) in Central and Eastern Europe, supporting roughly 23 million customers across eight different operating countries. Telekom Austria Group provides voice telephony, broadband Internet and multimedia services, as ... Read more »