ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, March 1st 2016 [ME NewsWire]

The Media and Public Relations Coordination Committee at the Ministry of Interior (MoI) discussed ways to prepare a quarterly plan for annual awareness lectures to be provided for police staff members during 2016. The committee also touched on the events for Traffic Week, and on the preparation of an awareness video for the week-long event, for publication through social media.

The Media and Public Relations Coordination Committee held a meeting headed by lecturer Colonel Dr. Jasim Khalil Mirza, Director of Security Awareness Department at Dubai Police, at the headquarters of the Police Officers Club in Dubai.

The meeting discussed the media plan for Traffic Week, the preparation time for the activities of the events, and the role of the police general headquarters in their organization. It also discussed the competencies of the Media and Public Relations Coordination Committee, in order ... Read more »

DUBLIN - Monday, February 29th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Allianz Worldwide Care has announced the launch of international healthcare plans for expats, nationals and their families living in Lebanon. The plans, which have been developed together with local partner, Allianz SNA Lebanon, give clients access to a comprehensive network of healthcare facilities, both in Lebanon and across the Allianz Worldwide Care global network.

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A choice of four Core Plans is being offered to individuals and their families living in Lebanon. Each offers cashless treatments at a wide range of both in-patient and day-care facilities, together with other benefits such as medical evacuation, full-refund oncology treatment, and rehabilitation treatment.

The Core Plans can be supplemented by additional levels of cover such as out-patient, ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, February 25th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior’s Council, hosted in Bakhit Suwaidan Al Nuaimi’s house in Al Ain, stressed the need to pay attention to children’s behaviors associated with the use of modern technology, especially social media. This is to spare them the risks of it affecting their culture and dealings when used improperly, and to avoid them sitting for long periods in front of the hardware, which poses a threat to their health and affects the development of their personality.

The council, one of those organized by the Law Respect Culture Bureau in cooperation with the Security Media Department at the Security Support Directorate General at the General Secretariat of His Highness Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior, was led by the media figure Rashid Al Kharji. The council discussed the role of parents in preventing children’s delinquency, how they should communicate ... Read more »

 ISACA/RSA Conference survey shows that cybersecurity is still seen as a technology issue, not a business imperative

SAN FRANCISCO - Monday, February 29th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cybersecurity is now front and center on organizations’ boardroom agendas, but most chief information security officers (CISOs) have yet to earn a seat at the table. According to a study by ISACA and RSA Conference, 82 percent of cybersecurity and information security professionals polled in the survey report that their board of directors is concerned or very concerned about cybersecurity, but only 1 in 7 (14 percent) CISOs reports to the CEO.

This gap between belief and actions at the highest levels of management is playing out in an environment where 74 percent of security professionals expect a cyberattack in 2016 and 30 percent experience phishing attacks every day, according to the ISACA/RSA Conference State of Cybersecurity study.

“While th ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, February 24th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) in the fields of security and counterterrorism.

The MoU was signed in the MoI headquarters by Lt. General Saif Abdullah Al Sha’far, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior, and from the Korean side, Kang Sin-Myeong, the National Police Commissioner of the Republic of Korea.

The MoU enhances cooperation between both parties to prevent and combat crimes, especially in the fields of legislation, all types of organized crime, and corruption. The fields also extend to combating human trafficking, forgery and counterfeiting, economic crimes and drugs. The memorandum also determines the cooperation mechanism between both countries in these areas.

Lt. General Al Sha’far said that the MoU stresses the genuine desire of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) t ... Read more »

PARIS - Tuesday, March 1st 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) will hold a conference call on April 22, 2016 to discuss the results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2016.

The conference call is scheduled to begin at 8:00 am (US Central time), 9:00 am (US Eastern time), 3:00 pm (Paris time). A press release regarding the Company’s results will be issued on April 21, 2016 after close of market.

To access the conference call, listeners should contact the Conference Call Operator at +1 (800) 288-8967 within North America or +1 (612) 333-4911 outside of North America approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call, and ask for the “Schlumberger Earnings Conference Call.”

A webcast of the conference call will be broadcast simultaneously at www.slb.com/irwebcast on a listen-only basis. Listeners should log in 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to test their browsers and register for the ... Read more »

LONDON - Monday, February 29th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dimension Data, the global IT solutions and services provider, today announced it has been certified as one of the top employers in the world for outstanding employee offerings for the second consecutive year.

The stringent criteria of the annual independent research carried out by the Top Employers Institute include talent management, leadership, training and development and initiatives to attract, retain and engage employee talent.

Dennis Utter, Global Business Director for the Top Employers Institute said, “Optimal employee conditions ensure that people can develop themselves personally and professionally. Our comprehensive research concluded that Dimension Data provides an outstanding working environment and working conditions, and offers a wide range of creative initiatives - from secondary benefits and working conditions, to performance-management programmes that are well thought ... Read more »