ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, May 8th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

The Khalifa Student Empowerment Program launched an initiative that aims to foster awareness about the dangers and effects of drugs on individuals and society. The initiative will be implemented via media and social media and will coordinate with the National Anti-Drugs Council on both the principles and the distribution of messages, thereby helping parents to protect their children.

Implemented by the Security Media Department at the General Directorate for Security Support of the Ministry of Interior, the initiative promotes awareness to all segments of the community. It also aims to foster national efforts to counter drugs and achieve higher levels of social coordination and cooperation from both individuals and institutions. This will help in improving awareness levels of drugs and their associated dangers, especially among students, in order to create a savvy generation that will not easily fal ... Read more »

“Al Qannas” Registers 415 Violations in the Western Region

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, May 4th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

The Traffic and Patrols Directorate at Abu Dhabi Police intensified traffic supervision on the Abu Dhabi – Al Ghuwaifat Road by providing the various patrols in the Western Region with the mobile radar “Al Qannas”. This effort falls in line with the priority to make roads safer, and the traffic safety strategy in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and the efforts exerted to reduce traffic accidents.

Major Suhail Sayah Al Mazroui, Head of the Highways Section in the Western Region, emphasized that a comprehensive plan is being implemented to promote efforts to reduce accidents on the roads, especially the highways, which are expected to witness high traffic density in the upcoming period for drivers coming into or leaving the UAE during the summer holiday. He also noted that the supervision includes all of the ... Read more »

Silver Spring, Maryland, United States - Sunday, May 8th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

Albatha’s manufacturing unit Scitra (Soaps & Chemicals Industrial & Trading Company) has achieved a successful registration with the US Food & Drug (FDA) Administration.

Scitra is part of the Albatha Home and Personal Care Group of Albatha Holding. Albatha Group is one of the largest private business Groups in the UAE, consisting of over 25 autonomous companies in a wide range of businesses and has a combined staff strength of over 6,000.

Scitra has been in business for over 50 years, contract manufacturing in the Middle East with a specialization in the Home and Personal Care, Cosmetics and OTC markets. The company has operations in the United Arab Emirates and the Arab Republic of Egypt.

“The registration is a great tribute to the world class standard of manufacturing at Scitra in Sharjah” says Bill Hunt, General Manager of Scitra’s Global ... Read more »

The award highlights excellence within the procurement and supply chain profession

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, May 9th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

Leading global strategic procurement organization, Tejari, is celebrating the regions success at the recent CIPS Middle East Supply Management Awards. Respected as a benchmark for excellence, the  CIPS  Awards is seen as the most prestigious recognition within the procurement and supply chain profession.

The awards took place on Tuesday 26 April 2016 at the 5 star resort The Address in Dubai and was a huge success with over 220 in attendance.

As a Premium Sponsor for the CIPS MENA Conference & Awards 2016 event, Tejari would like to officially congratulate all nominees on the night for their wonderful efforts towards procurement. They were extremely proud to also be there supporting their own customers including The Petroleum Institute, Aldar, Abu Dhabi Airports and also handing out the award ... Read more »

Under the auspices of Saif bin Zayed

 ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, May 4th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

Under the auspices of Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, the Khalifa Student Empowerment Program will be launching, the second phase of the “Aqdar” Writing Initiative in mid-May, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education.

Major General Dr. Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Higher Committee for the Khalifa Student Empowerment Program “Aqdar”, stressed the importance of such initiatives in developing students’ reading skills, by providing them with access to books on various subjects, to enrich their knowledge, wither via traditional methods or via innovative technological methods. He also stressed the vital importance of such initiatives in facing the lack ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, May 5th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

The Police College hosted a ceremony at its Abu Dhabi headquarters to celebrate the graduation of 30 employees who completed a specialized course within the ‘Security 8’ Program under the slogan ‘Creativity and Innovation in the Service of the Country’. The participants represent the Ministry of Culture and Community Development; the Emirates Foundation for Youth Development – Takatof; the Khalifa Fund for Youth Enterprises Support; the Law Culture Respect Bureau at the Ministry of Interior; the Creativity and Leadership Development Center at the Ministry of Interior; Etihad Airways; and the Emirates Public Relations Association (EPRA).

Colonel Waleed Al Shamesi, Director General of the Police College, distributed the graduation certificates to the graduates. He said: “The Ministry of Interior endeavors to organize such courses in a bid to enhance security aware ... Read more »

DEARBORN, Mich. - Saturday, May 7th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- WPP today announced the rebranding of Team Detroit, Blue Hive and Retail First under a single global identity now called GTB. The new name reflects the agency’s unified vision, innovative mindset and true worldwide reach.

GTB, an acronym for Global Team Blue, operates on six continents and has 49 offices. Integrated across virtually every communications discipline, GTB is WPP’s largest agency team, poised to take its collaboration power to a new level of creativity and impact. Today there are 48 WPP Global Client Teams.

“We operate as a single global entity, so it makes sense not only to have a shared purpose but also a name that reflects purpose for our people and our clients,” said Kim Brink, Chief Operating Officer of GTB. “Clients more than ever want the best of the best talent WPP has to offer. As our business model moves toward even greater connectedne ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, May 8th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

On Sunday, Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, met with H.E Arvils Ašeradens, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Economics of the Republic of Latvia and his accompanying delegation. The meeting took place at the office of HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed.

During the meeting, both sides discussed a number of topics of mutual interest and ways to enhance cooperation and coordination among both parties.

The meeting was attended by Major General Salem Mubarak Al Shamesi, Director General of Finance and Support Services at the Ministry of Interior; Brigadier Dr. Rashid Sultan Al Khodr, Vice President of Legal Affairs at the Ministry of Interior, as well as a number of officers.

The Latvian delegation included Mr. Rudolfs Bremanis, Latvian Chargé d’Affaires in the UAE; Kaspars Ozoliņš, Transport Ministry’s State Secretary; ... Read more »

 Quintiles IMS to Become Industry-Leading Information and Technology-Enabled Healthcare Service Provider

DANBURY, Conn. & RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - Saturday, May 7th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

All-Stock Transaction with Combined 2015 Revenue of $7.2 Billion and Combined Equity Market Capitalization of $17.6 Billion

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IMS Health Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:IMS) and Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. (NYSE:Q):

    Broad range of healthcare information, technology and services solutions to drive efficiencies and insights across the entire life sciences product lifecycle, from R&D through commercial execution to real-world patient outcomes.
    Capabilities to address mission-critical healthcare operations with a market opportunity of more than $230 billion. Quintiles IMS will:
        Accelerate patient access to innovative medicines by increasing the produ ... Read more »