ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, October 28th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Major General Khalifa Hareb Al Khaili, Acting Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior for Naturalization, Residency and Ports Affairs, inspected the "Closer to You” initiative for the elderly and people with special needs along with the "At Your Serivce (Amerni)” service. Both are introduced by the Al Ain Residency and Foreigners Affairs Directorate General for internal and external customers; it also unveiled many organizational projects under the operational initiative.

Major General Al Khaili valued the developmental projects and initiatives, which were presented by Al Ain Residency employees. The initiatives highlighted their role in meeting the customers’ needs whether they are citizens or residents. Additionally, he followed up with them to ensure the best services were being extended and that these services are being facilitated with the least time.

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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, October 27th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, met Mr. Aleksandar Vučić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Serbia at his office today. The official was accompanied by a high-level delegation.

During the meeting, both sides discussed a number of issues of mutual interest including ways to strengthen relations between the two countries.

In the honor of the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Serbia and the accompanying delegation, Sheikh Saif hosted a lunch banquet at the Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi.

Major General Staff  Dr. Obeid Al Kutbi, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Abu Dhabi Police; Major General Khalifa Hareb Al Khaili, Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of the Interior for Resources and Support Services; Major General Khalil Dawood Badran, Director General of Finance and Services; Maj ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, October 26th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters won the second position in the Arab Corporate Social Responsibility Award in the Government/Public Sector Institutions category on the Arab level; up from third position last year.

The Abu Dhabi Police GHQ, represented by the Social Responsibility Branch at the Diwan Department, was offered the award, during the celebration, organized by Arabia CSR Network at the Address Hotel in Dubai, to honor the winners of the sixth cycle of the annual award. The celebration was held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority; Chairman and CEO of Emirates Group; and Chairman of Dubai Airports, in the presence of a large number of officials from Government and Private Institutions.

The Abu Dhabi Police’s second place achievement comes in recognition of its diverse initiatives and societal practices in ... Read more »

DOHA, Qatar - Sunday, October 27th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The High Commission for the Development of Arriyadh (ADA), in collaboration with Gulf Organisation for Research and Development (GORD), the authority for knowledge on sustainability in the MENA region, has launched the Certified Green Professional (CGP) training workshop, the first of its kind in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The programme is part of ADA’s commitment to promoting sustainability initiatives across the GCC and the MENA region and to ensure that projects are designed and executed in accordance with the highest industry standards.

Through the workshop, the organizers seek to develop the skills and expertise of specialists and engineers to empower them with skills to develop public sector projects in accordance with the requirements of urban sustainability, which contributes to minimizing environmental impact.

The training workshop was conducted between 17 -19 September 2013 at ADA's Tuwaiq Academy an ... Read more »

Grand Opening Ceremony Marks Completion of First Phase of Multi-Million Dollar Modernization Project for Historic Iraqi Port of Al Maqal in the City of Basra

BASRA, Iraq - Tuesday, October 29th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) NAWAH Port Management (NPM), a business unit of North America Western Asia Holdings (NAWAH), in partnership with the General Company for Ports of Iraq, today launched a state-of-the-art containerized terminal at Al Maqal Port, also known as the Port of Basra.

The opening ceremony marked the completion of an essential yearlong phase for NAWAH and the modernization project for Al Maqal, culminating in the initiation of commercial operations at the newly containerized Berth 14. This will serve as a 21st century maritime service for the Republic of Iraq to import and export cargo and promote the kind of infrastructure development that will accelerate Iraq’s economic growth. NPM’s port in downtown Basra also allows customers to receive goods wi ... Read more »

LOS ANGELES - Wednesday, October 30th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Multimode computing leader Lenovo (SEHK:0992) (Pink Sheets:LNVGY) today announced a new partnership with Ashton Kutcher at the livestream launch event of the new Yoga Tablet, held at the Youtube Space LA. In his new role as a Lenovo product engineer, Kutcher will work with the company’s engineering teams around the world to develop and market the Yoga line of tablets by providing input and decision-making into design, specifications, software and usage scenarios.

"This partnership with Lenovo brings together my love of technology and design that makes your life better. I can’t wait to dig in and help Lenovo develop future mobile computing products, starting with the Yoga Tablet,” said Ashton Kutcher. "Lenovo is all about innovation and strong leadership. Entrepreneurship is part of their DNA, and I couldn’t ask for a better fit.”

Kutcher currently stars in the CBS comedy, Two and a Half Men, ... Read more »

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TOKYO - Wednesday, October 30th 2013

Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that it has launched a new series of ARM Cortex™-M4F-core-based TX04 series microcontrollers, "TMPM462F15FG”, "TMPM462F10FG”, "TMPM461F15FG” and "TMPM461F10FG”, for motor control applications in equipment such as multifunction printers (MFP) and printers. Sample shipments will start in November this year, with mass production scheduled to start in spring 2014.

The development of highly sophisticated motor control applications for equipment such as MFPs and printers requires much more software code, and that in turn creates a requirement for microcontrollers with large-capacity memory, multiple communication channels, and interfaces with high-resolution sensors.

The new microcontrollers integrate a maximum of 1.5Mbyte flash ROM, 193Kbyte SRAM, 20 serial interface channels, and a 20-channel high-resolution 12-bit A/D converter. This secures motor ... Read more »

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SHENZHEN, China - Wednesday, October 30th 2013

    ZTE unveils the ZTE Blade Q range including the ZTE Blade Q Mini, ZTE Blade Q and ZTE Blade Q Maxi
    The Blade series has been one of most popular smartphone series with millions of devices sold globally
    ZTE Blade III, ZTE Blade III Pro, ZTE Blade V and ZTE Blade G now on sale in 23 countries across Europe

ZTE today reveals the ZTE Blade Q range following the success of its previous Blade products in Europe. The ZTE Blade Q range will join one of the most popular series of smartphones in Europe, with the ZTE Blade III, ZTE Blade III Pro, ZTE Blade V and ZTE Blade G already available in 23 countries in the region.

Mr. AO Wen, General Manager of ZTE Handset European Operation Office, said, "At ZTE we believe that smartphone technology should be accessible for everyone. The popularity of the Blade series across Europe proves t ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, October 27th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Abu Dhabi represented by the Al Dhabyaniah Committee, in cooperation with the Medical Services Department at the Abu Dhabi Police, the Mobile Blood Bank, and Daman Health Insurance Abu Dhabi, held a blood donation campaign and a campaign to raise awareness on breast cancer. Both of the one-day campaigns took place at the Emirates Institute of Naturalization, Residency, and Ports.

Dr. Mashael Ahmed Al Tijani from the Health Support Department of Daman Health Insurance delivered a lecture on how to carry out self-examinations for breast cancer; she also discussed rates of breast cancer in the UAE and around the world, risks that increase breast cancer, how to detect it early, and ways to prevent it, and treatment.

This lecture is in line with the vision of the Al Dhabyaniah Committee to enhance the health culture among women at the ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, October 27th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

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The Traffic and Patrols Directorate at the Abu Dhabi Police will be closing two lanes in both directions inside the Qasr Al Bahr tunnel on Sheikh Zayed Road in Abu Dhabi. The closure will occur on Friday and Saturday of every week for the coming two months. The lane closures are the result of engineering works in the tunnel.

The Traffic and Patrol Directorate stated that the closures will start on the mentioned days of every week from 12:00 am on Friday until 4:00 am on Saturday.

The directorate called on motorists who use the Qasr Al Bahr tunnel to exercise caution and reduce their speed in order to ensure traffic safety for all road users.

The Directorate of Traffic and Patrols at Abu Dhabi Police urged motorists to pay attention while driving and cooperate in order to ensure a seamless traffic flow.

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Unique device that converts an iPhone to a satellite smartphone honored at prestigious maritime awards ceremony

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, October 30th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Thuraya Telecommunications Company, a leading Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) operator, has been named winner of the Innovation Award at the Lloyd’s List Middle East and Indian Subcontinent 2013 Awards.

Thuraya won the award for the Thuraya SatSleeve, its unique satellite adaptor for the iPhone that enables maritime and offshore users to stay connected from remote locations outside of terrestrial networks with their iPhone. The award judges recognized the SatSleeve’s ability to keep seafarers in touch with their loved ones as well as facilitating vital business communications for officers and crew when operating outside coverage of terrestrial networks.

In selecting Thuraya for the award, the judging panel noted: "The winner of this highly competitive award has created what ha ... Read more »

The Global Cities Initiative and Centre for London bring Europe's leaders together to discuss growth strategies for the region's cities

LONDON - Tuesday, October 29th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- New research published today by the Global Cities Initiative and Centre for London to underscore a landmark Conference, finds that despite the impact of recent economic crises, European cities maintain competitive advantages over new megacities in other parts of the world. However, as the world economy continues to evolve, Europe’s cities – those that are already established 'global cities' as well as those that seek to become more global – must come up with new ways to be more globally competitive.

The research in the paper, 'Europe’s Cities in a Global Economy', assesses recent trends in city-related performance, as measured in over 100 quantitative and perception-led studies. It identifies where the continent’s cities remain strong, which cities appear to be ad ... Read more »

Global leader in mass spectrometry technologies opens new facility in Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, October 29th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) AB SCIEX, a global leader in analytical technologies, today announced the opening of a new regional office and technical support centre located in Dubai. This represents the company’s continued investments in the Middle East to serve the scientific community in the region.

"The new AB SCIEX facility in Dubai builds on our forward momentum we have in the Middle East,” said Khalid Ghaffar, AB SCIEX Manager for the Middle East and Africa. "AB SCIEX is now in a better position than ever to directly support the growing base of Middle Eastern scientists who are using mass spectrometry to analyse biological samples, food, soil or whatever substance in question and get faster, more accurate answers to their questions than other analytical technologies.”

AB SCIEX is well-established as a leading provider o ... Read more »