ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, June 13th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Three seriously ill female Nationals, including two children, were airlifted to hospital by the air ambulance aircraft of Abu Dhabi Police, in two separate missions.

In the first case, the air ambulance aircraft airlifted the two girls (aged 11 and 12 years old), from Rashid Hospital in Dubai to Al Mafraq Hospital in Abu Dhabi. In the second case, a 28-year-old woman was transferred from Delma Hospital in the Western Region to Sheikh Khalifa Medical City. In both cases, the air ambulance provided the necessary first aid to the patients throughout the flight to the hospital for treatment.

It is noteworthy that the Air Wing Department of Abu Dhabi Police carries out numerous air ambulance and rescue missions, in addition to aerial photography, road monitoring, among other things.  For this end, it resorts to state-of-the-art equipment and machinery to rescue and give first aid to the wounde ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, June 14th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The Emirates Society for Animal Welfare held its ordinary general assembly meeting, at its Emirates Park Zoo headquarters located in Al Shahama,​Abu Dhabi. The meeting was attended by the representative of the Public Utility Associations Department, at the Ministry of Social Affairs.

After quorum was achieved, the current Board of Directors’ mandate was extended; so as to continue the tasks entrusted to its members for the next four years.

Major General Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, and Chairman of the Society, underscored the importance of spreading awareness on animal welfare and the need to protect animals. He urged the public to treat animals humanely and encouraged them to engage in volunteer work related to animal protection. Moreover, he called for raising public awareness on the important role of animals in ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, June 14th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The Police Operations Directorate General at the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ, represented by the Community Police "Peripheral Areas” Department, along with the municipality of Abu Dhabi City, participated in the Partners Forum held at Mohammed bin Zayed City in Abu Dhabi. The Forum tackled the various issues and problems faced by the people of the region, and the relevant solutions proposed by the concerned strategic partners to overcome such issues. .

Brigadier Amir Mohammed Al Muhairi, Deputy Director General of Police Operations at Abu Dhabi Police underscored the keenness of the Police to assume its main task to   spread security and stability in the residential areas across the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. This is achieved through the various police stations and community police officers available to meet the needs of community members and respond to their societal and security-related inquiries;  ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, June 13th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The United Arab Emirates took part in the 10th Arab Conference for Heads of Security Media Offices which concluded today at the General Secretariat of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers in Tunisia. The UAE delegation was headed by Lieutenant Colonel Saeed Al Khaja, Deputy Director of Technical Affairs and Security Media Department, at the General Secretariat of His Highness Deputy prime Minister and Minister of Interior’s Office.

Participants in the Conference recommended further joint Arab cooperation in the areas of security media. They called for leveraging modern technologies for security awareness and crime prevention; as well as educate Arab citizens on the risks and implications associated with these new technologies.

Furthermore, participants called for promoting the role of ​​the security media in combating drugs with good planning, so as to ensure the optimal use of the media to ... Read more »