ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, September 5th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The Directorate General of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Ajman celebrated the graduation of 11 female staff members after completing a "Success Engineering Course” organized by the directorate. The graduation ceremony was attended by a number of officers from the Directorate General.

As part of the course, participants received theoretical lectures about self-discovery and development. They were also acquainted with the means to enhance the level of performance, and to form successful work teams in order to reach the coveted career goals.

Colonel Khalifa Rashid Al Ghamlasi, Acting Director General of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Ajman, stressed the importance of such training courses to enhance the efficiency of female staff members at the Directorate. "Such courses acquaint staff members with the various work conditions and pressures, as well as the best approach to adapt to ... Read more »

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HOUSTON - Thursday, September 5th 2013

Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) will hold a conference call on October 18, 2013 to discuss the results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2013.

The conference call is scheduled to begin at 9:00 am (US Eastern Time) – 3:00 pm (Paris time). A press release regarding the results will be released prior to the call that same day.

To access the conference call, listeners should contact the Conference Call Operator at +1-800-230-1059 within North America or +1-612-234-9959 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 webcast. Following the end of the conference call, a r ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, September 5th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

In collaboration with Emirates Transport, the Community Police Department at Abu Dhabi Police organized an awareness-raising lecture for female school bus supervisors. The lecture aims at educating supervisors on the means to maintain the safety of students, how to deal with them on the bus, and the optimal ways of exiting and boarding the bus.

The lecture, titled "Students’ Safety is Everyone's Responsibility”, was held at Al Mustaqbal School in Abu Dhabi, and delivered by Major Ahmed Gharib Al Mansouri, Head of the Awareness Department at the Community Police. Major Al Mansouri tackled several topics on the need to pay attention to students since they board the bus from the designated locations, until they get to school. He also shed light on the means to deal with students; the proper seating on the bus, as well as the best ways to board and exit the bus.

Al Mansouri underscored the nee ... Read more »

Showcasing Old Historical Photos

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, September 4th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

With its formal logo and uniform used in the early days of the foundation phase in 1957, the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ took part in the International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (IHEE) 2013. With this folkloric display of old police discipline; the Abu Dhabi Police shed light on the police and public security forces history in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, which was a significant part of the UAE history.

Visitors of the exhibition enjoyed the ADP’s participation, which began with a foot patrol parade, and were acquainted with the various stages of development of Abu Dhabi Police.

Colonel Saif Al Shamesi, Chief of the Cultural and Social Activity Section at the Clubs Department at the Abu Dhabi Police and supervisor of the foot patrol, said: "The Abu Dhabi Police foot patrol parade introduced the public with the various tasks and duties of the police a ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, September 4th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Approximately 700 supervisors and school bus drivers benefited from the awareness campaigns organized by the Traffic and Patrols Directorate in collaboration with Emirates Transport. The awareness campaigns aimed to educate them about traffic safety rules and the safe transportation of students during the new school year. These lectures are in line with the traffic awareness program: "Students Safety is Everyone's Responsibility."

Major Khalid Al Fil, Acting Head of the Public Relations Department at the Directorate General of Traffic and Patrols at Abu Dhabi Police, mentioned that the lectures reiterated the need to adhere to school bus specifications, which have been defined by the Ministry of Interior, ensure the mechanical safety of school buses, and equip them so as to transport students safely.

He also noted that school bus drivers and supervisors will be acquainted with the ‘golden ... Read more »

New Partnership Support Sustainable WASH Service Delivery in Africa to Benefit At Least 270,000 People

STOCKHOLM - Thursday, September 5th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Today at World Water Week in Stockholm, The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) and Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP) announced the Company’s support of new programs in four African countries - Kenya, Zambia, Madagascar, and Mozambique. The funding, a total of $4.6MM from The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation, will support sustainable solutions to clean water and sanitation service delivery for at least 270,000 people in urban and peri-urban areas. Activities to be supported include the development of water kiosks and storage tanks for local communities, sustainable water supply services and capacity building of local service providers. The Coca-Cola funding will also be matched by WSUP partners, local communities and governments. The programs are to be part of the Company’s Replenish Africa Initiative ( ... Read more »

Leading distributor and integrator in the growing African market brings the power and flexibility of Rajant Kinetic Mesh networking to network operators throughout the region


CENTURION, GAUTENG, S. Africa & MALVERN, Pa - Wednesday, September 4th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rajant Corporation and SCAN RF Projects today announced that SCAN RF Projects will serve as distributor of Rajant’s Kinetic Mesh wireless networking solutions for its rapidly growing list of resellers and clients throughout Africa. As a leading distributor and integrator of wireless network equipment in Africa, SCAN RF Projects designs, delivers and services wireless licensed and unlicensed band networks for a diverse client roster spanning Mining, Government, Corporate, Municipalities, ISP’s, WISP’s, Banking and Private business sectors.

Rajant’s wireless communication technology, combined with leading mining applications, create the infrastructure required to support mine produ ... Read more »

Beep’nGo and core Mobeam platform available on Samsung Galaxy S4 and Samsung Galaxy Note 3

PALO ALTO, Calif. - Wednesday, September 4th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mobeam today officially launched its Beep’nGo application on the Google Play app store for Android. Beep’nGo gives consumers the ability to keep all of their loyalty, gift and membership cards right on their smartphone and "beam” them straight to the scanners already in millions of stores.

Beep’nGo is exclusively available on the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, which was unveiled today at the Samsung Unpacked event in Berlin. The core Mobeam platform for barcodes will also be activated for use by the Samsung Wallet on the Galaxy S4 and the Galaxy Note 3.

"Consumers are ready to use their smartphones for mobile commerce, but so far the industry hasn’t been able to deliver,” said President and CEO, Kang M. Lee. "With Beep’nGo, people can easily use their smartphone instead ... Read more »

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DUBAI, Émirats Arabes Unis - Jeudi 5 Septembre 2013 [ME NewsWire]

La société Thuraya Telecommunications, un des plus grands  operateurs  de téléphonie mobile par satellite au monde, a lancé aujourd'hui une nouvelle édition de Thuraya SatSleeve, le premier et seul adaptateur par satellite au monde pour l'iPhone®. La nouvelle version  permet non seulement aux utilisateurs de faire des appels téléphoniques et d'envoyer des  SMS via le réseau satellite de Thuraya, mais également d'accéder aux courriels électroniques, ainsi qu’aux médias sociaux populaires ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, September 4th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The Abu Dhabi Police released a guidance leaflet for tourists featuring 15 different languages. It includes guidelines on morals and ethics that should be followed by tourists visiting the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The leaflet helps increase awareness on the UAE’s traditions and customs, and enhances tourist concepts and spreads awareness among them.

The leaflet includes advice on protection against illegal car lifts as well as instructions on what to do in case you lose your luggage or personal belongings in a taxi. It also introduces visitors to the approximate price of trips, as well as the exchange rates. Furthermore, the leaflet explains to tourists how to contact  the Tourism Police in Abu Dhabi for help, indicating the police website: www.hr.adpolice.gov.ae/TouristPolice. The public can view the leaflet on the website, or they can contact the tourism police by calling 8002626. Taxi servi ... Read more »

MILWAUKEE - Jeudi 5 Septembre 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), armateur sud-coréen établi en 1973 en Corée du Sud, a attribué une commande de plus de 6,7 millions USD à Rockwell Automation (NYSE : ROK). Rockwell Automation livrera des solutions de sécurité entièrement intégrées pour Transocean, fournisseur mondial de services de forage en mer sous contrat pour des entreprises énergétiques et un important client de DSME. Rockwell Automation emploiera son expertise en gestion de livraison de gros projets pour fournir sa solution de contrôle, de puissance et de sécurité intégrée PlantPAx™ avec le système de sécurité de procédé AADvance™.

Le contrat couvre les livraisons à quatre nouveaux navires de forage Transocean, avec des options pour six navires supplémentaires. Cela fait suite à une ... Read more »

In line with the Golden Jubilee Celebrations

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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, September 4th 2013

The Abu Dhabi Police Band of the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters attracted an audience of thousands in Moscow during its daily show that will continue until the 8th of September. The participation of the band coincides with the Golden Jubilee Celebrations to mark its establishment in July 1963.

The band presented a number of UAE national and traditional orchestras performing during the events of the International Military Music Festival "Spasskaya Tower” being held in the Russian capital city, Moscow. The various musical performances received the admiration of the audience, and included national musical pieces such as Sir Bu Sultan and May Peace Be Upon Khalifa (Ala Khalifa Al Salam), besides highlighting the UAE’s heritage in the songs Al Aialah and Al Bawab among others.

The ceremony was attended by a number of senior offici ... Read more »

‘The Best Is Yet to Come’ Is to be Held at Harvard Science Center

         
BOSTON - Wednesday, September 4th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) "The Best is Yet to Come” is the theme of the first annual International SINA Day conference October 12 at the Harvard University Science Center. It will honor 12 distinguished world leaders of Iranian descent. Organizers anticipate more than 500 attendees for the one-day event.

SINA, Spirit of Iranian Noted Achievers, is an organization of Boston-area scholars and students that launched earlier this year to formally recognize and honor Iranians for their outstanding contributions in the Arts, Business & Leadership, Engineering, Humanities, Medicine, Philanthropy and Science.

Four of the world leaders are being honored for contributions in specific fields. They are Mr. Bahram Beyzaie, Prof. Nader Engheta, Prof. Homa Katouzian, and Dr. Gholam Peyman. Eight others are bei ... Read more »