Under the slogan “Your Choice Determines Your Destiny”

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, February 28th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters, represented by the Traffic and Patrols Directorate, is completing preparations for the grand launch of the 31st GCC Traffic Week, which runs from 8 to 19 March 2015 in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and the Western Region under the slogan “Your Choice Determines Your Destiny”. The week’s events come in line with the approach of social communication and aim at boosting partnership with the different segments of society in the effort to preserve lives and property.

The event also reflects the police leadership’s commitment to pursue its strategy, which has already yielded a significant improvement in the traffic safety indicators during the past five years; and to further implement its plan to reach zero fatalities in the next five years, according to the Abu Dhabi 2 ... Read more »

ASJC lays the foundation stone for industrial plant that brings to the kingdom tomorrow’s technology today

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Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - Sunday, March 1st 2015

Al Salem Johnson Controls (ASJC), a joint venture between the Al Salem Group of Companies and Johnson Controls, a global multi industrial company, has laid the foundation stone for their new, state of the art manufacturing facility and training center at King Abdullah Economic City’s Industrial Valley. The manufacturing facility to be built on 203,783 square meters of land is expected to begin its first developmental phase immediately and become fully operational by 2017.

Creating more than 2000 jobs, Al Salem Johnson Controls has been serving businesses in the Kingdom for over 25 years through energy efficient HVAC solutions that make it easier for customers to achieve energy and operational savings.

Al Salem Johnson Controls will be the first industrial company that p ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, February 26th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior has announced that the second batch of students have enrolled in the Customer Service Excellence Diploma program. The new batch includes 500 students from the Ministry of Interior as well as federal and local governmental bodies.

During the introductory meeting on the program, which was recently held at the Police Officers Club in Abu Dhabi, Colonel Mohammed Hamid bin Dalmouj Al Dhaheri, Strategy and Performance Development Director General at the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior said: “The Customer Service Excellence Diploma is an important development project focused on qualifying human cadres and enhancing their skills, particularly service providers across all sectors at the Ministry of Interior and those who provide services for partners at the government entities”.

Moreover, he stressed ... Read more »

HOUSTON - Monday, March 2nd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- CAMAC Energy Inc. (“CAMAC” or the “Company”) (NYSE MKT:CAK) has scheduled release of its 2014 fourth quarter and full year financial results on March 12, 2015. In conjunction with the release, the Company has scheduled a conference call for Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. CT (11:00 a.m. ET) to discuss the results and update CAMAC’s current operations.

The dial-in number to access the conference call is 1-877-317-6789 in the United States or 1-412-317-6789 internationally. Participants should ask the call operator to be placed on the “CAMAC Energy conference call.”

To access the live audio webcast, please visit the Investors section of the Company’s website at www.camacenergy.com.

For those unable to participate in the conference call, a replay will be available for audio playback until April 13, 2015. The number to access the confer ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, February 26th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Emergency and Public Safety Department at the Directorate General of Central Operations at Abu Dhabi Police concluded a course on “Modern Traffic Accidents Rescue Techniques.” The course was organized with the aim of enhancing the skills of rescuers and paramedics at the department and qualifying them to handle emergency situations.

Major General Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Director General of Central Operations attended the graduation ceremony that was held in Abu Dhabi. He stressed the considerable importance of the course in providing participants with the necessary skills and expertise to respond to emergency cases. “The course falls in line with the objectives of the Ministry of Interior’s strategy, towards qualifying and training staff members in the various areas of police work.

 The course, which was organized in cooperation with the Training Depar ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, February 26th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The General Secretariat of the Arab Producers Union (an observer member in the Council of Arab Ministers of Information under the umbrella of League of Arab States) honored the Security Media Department at the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior during the “Thank You UAE” event dedicated to recognize the UAE media. The event was held yesterday (Wednesday) at the Egypt University for Science and Technology’ Theatre in the 6th of October City in Cairo. The event was attended by Dr. Maitha Salem Al Shamesi, Chairwoman of the Marriage Fund; DR. Jamal Sanad Al Suwaidi, Director General of Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research; Jaber Asfour Egyptian Minister of Culture; Dr. Ibrahim Abu Zekri, Head of the Arab Producers Union; along with a number of elite Egyptian artists, and media persons in the UAE and the Arab world.

BARCELONA, Spain - Monday, March 2nd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

    Visa technology facilitates secure consumer payments with the new Samsung Galaxy S6
    Mobile payment service by Samsung available in the U.S. starting summer 2015

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(BUSINESS WIRE) Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) today announced it is supporting consumer payments with the new Samsung Galaxy S6. Eligible consumers in the U.S. will be able to make secure Visa payments with Samsung Pay, Samsung’s new payment service scheduled to launch this summer.

Samsung Pay is supported by Visa Token Service technology which is designed to enable secure payments with a broad range of connected devices. This new innovative technology from Visa replaces sensitive payment account information found on plastic cards, such as the 16-digit account number, expiration date and security code, with a unique series of numbers that can be used to authorize payment without expo ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, February 25th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) will host its first sports festival for individuals with special needs on the 9th of March at Khalifa Park in Abu Dhabi. The two-day festival will include the participation of 22 national specialized centers for individuals with disabilities.

Colonel Mohammed Hamid bin Dalmouj Al Dhaheri, Strategy and Performance Development Director General at the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, said that the festival embodies the keenness of the Abu Dhabi Police to support and provide services for those with special needs and to foster their integration within the community.

The festival committee held a coordination meeting at the Police Staff Stadium in Abu Dhabi in the presence of representatives from the participating parties involved in supporting the festival, including: the Abu Dhabi Municipality, the A ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, February 25th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

As a part of its participation at the International Defense Exhibition and Conference, IDEX 2015, the Ministry of Interior is displaying the next generation technologies and an array of advanced new e-services. The exhibition, which runs until February 26, is held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC).

Major General Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Director General of Central Operations at Abu Dhabi Police, said that IDEX 2015 is a significantly important event, which reflects the UAE’s leading status and excellent record in hosting mega-international and regional conferences and exhibitions. “IDEX has become one of the world’s strategically important events, commanding international attention and worthily positioning the UAE as a global destination site. It also reflects the remarkable development and expansive progress witnessed by the country in all areas,” he ... Read more »

SHENZHEN, China - Monday, March 2nd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, today announced that its wireless division witnessed a year-on-year sales growth of 20 percent in 2014, seeing remarkable achievements in landscape, size, and market share.

In 2014, ZTE continued to grow steadily in the global 4G market, making breakthroughs in major countries and with high-end operators. Compared with 2013, ZTE's 4G eNodeB shipments doubled in 2014, accounting for more than 25 percent of the global market share. The sales of 4G core network products achieved a year-on-year growth of nearly 200 percent in the European market, making ZTE the world's fastest-growing supplier of 4G products.

By the end of December 2014, ZTE's wireless sector had signed more than 170 LTE/evolved packet core (EPC) comme ... Read more »