Announced that it will be escalating Inspection Campaigns

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, November 5th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior, represented by the Traffic Coordination Directorate General, called on UAE nationals and residents owners of vehicles with Abu Dhabi issued old or expired number plates to approach service centers of the Abu Dhabi Police’s Vehicles and Drivers Licensing Department to replace them with the new categories to avoid penalty.

It also appealed to vehicle owners with unclear new number plates to refer to the service centers to have the plates replaced with new ones.

Brigadier Ghaith Hassan Al Zaabi, Director General of the Traffic Coordination Department at the Ministry of Interior, reiterated the Ministry’s keenness and its ongoing endeavor to provide distinguished services to cater to the public’s needs. He indicated that the Traffic Coordination Department has coordinated with all Traffic and Patrols Direc ... Read more »

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, November 6th 2013

AS THE WINTER SEASON APPROACHES AND THE WEATHER IS GETTING COOLER, HOW ABOUT BRINGING A LITTLE HEAT TO YOUR NIGHT OUT LOOK; it’s all about smoking up those eyes and looking as mysterious as can be. THE EXPERTS AT FACES WILL SHOW you how to Find Your Perfect Smoky Eye!

With the winter season approaching us and going out getting more frequent; never underestimate the power of a sexy dazzling smoky eye. When applied to your lids for a special party or a dramatic evening it doesn't disappoint the wearer.

It’s all about smoking up those eyes and looking as mysterious as can be. The trick with smoky eyes is that it is a lot of makeup; and without understanding your eye shape and how to enhance it properly your smoky eyes can take away from the beauty of your eyes rather than flatter them.

The most common eye shapes that need correction with makeup are; small deep set eyes, and large pro ... Read more »

Tackling the MoI’s Efforts in the Field of Human Rights and Combating Crime

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, November 7th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The 2nd Regional Conference of Women Police in Abu Dhabi will convene on November 25 under the patronage of Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior. The conference will shed light on the development process of Women Police and their personal abilities. Also on the agenda, the role of female police officers in forensics and the modern techniques of combating cyber crimes. Discussions will encompass the Ministry of Interior’s efforts in the fields of Human Rights, and with Ewa’a Shelters for Women and Children, victims of human trafficking.

The Conference is organized by the Emirates Women Police Association (EWPA), in collaboration with the Training Department at the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters and the Scientific Committee for the Seminars and Conferenc ... Read more »

Dubai Health Authority Director General Inaugurates the 4th Emirates Cardiac Society Congress The Congress includes 18 Scientific Sessions Discussing the Latest Developments in Heart Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, November 7th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

25% of Deaths in the UAE are caused by Cardiac and Vascular Diseases

Dubai, UAE, 7 November 2013: On behalf of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, UAE Minister of Finance, and President of Dubai Health Authority (DHA), H.E. Engineer Essa Al Haj Al Maidoor, the Director General of the Dubai Health Authority, inaugurated the 4th Emirates Cardiac Society Congress and the First Pediatric Cardiology Meeting under the theme "Heart Failure.” The inauguration took place this morning at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dubai Festival City. The event will be attended by approximately 1,000 cardiac and artery physicians and specialists from around the world.

Org ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, November 7th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior has discussed the preparations for the 42nd National Day Celebrations.

During its meeting presided by Colonel Hussein Mahmoud Al Awadhi, Acting Head of the Public Relations Department, the Coordinating Committee tasked with preparing for the celebrations, examined a number of proposals and ideas submitted by members of the committee regarding the events to commemorate this solemn occasion.

The meeting, held at the ministry’s headquarters, was attended by Colonel Obaid Al Zaabi, Chief of the Public Relations Section at the Public Relations Department, the Ministry of Interior; Major Dr. AbdulRahman Al Ansari from Dubai Police; and Captain Maneh Al Khatiri from Abu Dhabi Police; along with a number of staff members from the Police General Headquarters across the State.

Colonel Al Awadhi welcomed the Committee members, reiterating the Ministry of Interior’s comm ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Dimanche 10 Novembre 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Une nouvelle association relie maintenant les détenteurs de cartes American Express® au programme Emirates Skywards

Pour une durée limitée, les détenteurs de cartes américains, britanniques et français peuvent obtenir une prime de transfert de 25 %

(BUSINESS WIRE) American Express (NYSE : AXP) accueille aujourd’hui Emirates Skywards au programme Membership Rewards® inégalé au sein de l’industrie. Les détenteurs de cartes American Express inscrits au programme Points-privilèges peuvent maintenant transférer leurs points au programme Emirates Skywards et obtenir des Miles Skywards et voyager avec l’une des plus grandes sociétés aériennes au monde.

Pour célébrer leur nouvelle association, American Express et Emirates offriront une prime de transfert, pour une durée limitée. Les détenteu ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, November 7th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Police College Director, Colonel Saif Al Kutbi met in El Ittihad Hall with recruits of the 28th batch, in the presence of heads of departments, Chiefs of sections and batch leaders. This comes in line with the college’s communication methodology and the adopted training plan. It is also part of the periodic meetings carried out by the Police College Director with the College’s students.

Colonel Al Kutbi stressed the commitment of the College’s training, academic and administrative staff to exert tireless efforts to qualify human cadres, according to the Ministry of Interior’s strategy and the aspirations of the police leadership. "This strategy aims to graduate qualified and highly skilled officers, capable of participating efficiently in serving their communities, to ensure that the UAE remains a haven of security and safety. It also reflects the keenness to promote security and stability across ... Read more »

Win confirms Peugeot's successful re-entry in the small sedan car category

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, November 5th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

After months of anticipation, the Middle East Motor Awards 2013 jury returned its verdict, consecrating the all-new Peugeot 301 winner of the Small Sedan Car category in a glittering ceremony held at the majestic Majaz venue in Sharjah.

This first Middle East accolade for the 301 comes barely months after its spectacular regional launch in Dubai, on May 16, 2013. Long absent from the B and C classes, the Peugeot 301 has come to complement and further consolidate the marque's presence in the sedan range, following the introduction of its mid-size 508 model. In earlier comments at the 301's introduction to the market, Marc Bocque, Head of Peugeot's International Communications & External Relations, had emphasized that "The new 301 heralds an exciting new direction for Peugeot and marks the brand’s strategic return to ... Read more »

GOTHENBURG, Sweden - Friday, November 8th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ascom Wireless Solutions and Royal KPN N.V. have announced a strategic alliance to create joint offerings for mission-critical communication solutions based on cellular network technology to the healthcare segment.

The healthcare sector increasingly recognizes the strategic importance of ICT as a cornerstone for transformation. There is a lot of potential to drive improved and more cost-effective healthcare. Mobility, reliability and integration are key trends. At the same time, care becomes more and more patient-centered.

"We see a clear demand for a new patient focused mobile healthcare concept that makes communication more safe and efficient, facilitates mobility and the different work flows”, says Claes Ödman, General Manager, Ascom Wireless Solutions and continues:

"KPN and Ascom have agreed to join forces in order to create a joint offering for mission-critical communication ... Read more »

New Relationship Connects American Express® Card Members to Emirates Skywards Program Limited Time 25% Transfer Bonus for eligible Card Members in the U.S., UK and France

NEW YORK. - Thursday, November 7th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) American Express (NYSE:AXP) today welcomes Emirates Skywards to the industry-leading Membership Rewards® program. American Express Card Members enrolled in the Membership Rewards program are now able to transfer points into the Emirates Skywards program and redeem Skywards Miles for travel on one of the world’s leading airlines.

To celebrate the relationship, American Express and Emirates will offer a limited time transfer bonus. Eligible Card Members in the U.S, U.K and France who transfer points to Emirates Skywards between November 8 and 21 will receive a 25% bonus.

During this promotion, eligible Card Members can transfer as few as 60,000 Membership Rewards points to Emirates Skywards and book an Economy Clas ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, November 6th 2013 [ME NewsWire]
A total of 125 employees at the Abu Dhabi Distribution Company (ADDC) benefited from the Traffic Awareness Week organized by the Public Relations Section at the Abu Dhabi Police Traffic and Patrols Directorate, in collaboration with the "Saeed” Society to Reduce Traffic Accidents. The event, which was held at the company, is part of the programs that aim at enhancing communication with all companies and institutions. It also comes in line with the police general headquarters’ priority to make roads safer, and the societal communication methodology to increase traffic culture among the various society segments.
Lt. Colonel Jamal Salem Al Ameri, Chief of Public Relations Section at the Traffic and Patrols Directorate of Abu Dhabi Police, indicated that the traffic awareness week organized at ADDC included 5 traffic lectures presented by Warrant Officer Ahmed Abdo from the Public Relations Section. The lect ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, November 8th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The Resources and Support Services Department, at the Assistant Undersecretary of Naturalization, Residency and Port Affairs’ office recently organized an awareness campaign on diabetes in cooperation with Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi. The campaign, which coincides with the World Diabetes Day, was held at Union Hall and attended by a large number of employees from the Naturalization, Residency and Ports Affairs Sector.

The campaign, held under the supervision of the Media and Public Relations Section, aims to increase awareness among all Naturalization, Residency and Ports Affairs Sector staff members of the need to lead a healthy lifestyle to prevent diabetes and blood pressure diseases, the most common diseases that impact the lives of both individuals and communities.

Brigadier Ghareeb Al Hosani, Director General of the Ports and Airports Security Department was one of the first to take ... Read more »

TOKYO - Dimanche 10 Novembre 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO : 6502) a annoncé aujourd’hui le lancement de « T4K35 », un capteur d’images CMOS de 8 mégapixels et 1,12µm de type BSI[1] avec réduction du bruit des couleurs (RBC) (Color Noise Reduction, CNR). Les livraisons de production en masse commenceront le 15 novembre.

Le produit intègre un circuit RBC et permet d’obtenir un rapport signal/bruit égal à celui des produits équivalents de Toshiba fabriqués avec un processus pixel de 1,4µm.

Le « T4K35 » incorpore également une fonction de gamme dynamique élevée (High Dynamic Range, HDR) qui reproduit exactement les zones sombres et claires dans des images à contraste élevé. À pleine résolution, la fréquence d’images élevée de 30 images/secondes du produit permet de réduire les retards d’imagerie, diminuant le délai d’o ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Monday, November 4th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, met Victor Lukashenko, Head of Belarus Republic National Security, and the accompanying delegation on Sunday in his office.

Topics of mutual interest among the two countries were discussed during the meeting.

Major General Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, and Colonel Saoud Al Saidi, Director General of the General Secretariat Department at the Office of HH Minister of Interior, attended the meeting in addition to Roman Golovchenko, the Belarus ambassador to the UAE.

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TOKYO - Friday, November 8th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced the launch of "T4K35”, a 1.12µm, 8-megapixel BSI[1] CMOS image sensor with color noise reduction (CNR). Mass production shipments will start on November 15.

The product integrates a CNR circuit and realizes a signal-to-noise ratio equal to Toshiba’s equivalent products fabricated with 1.4µm pixel process.

The "T4K35” also incorporates a high dynamic range (HDR) function that faithfully reproduces dark and bright areas in high contrast images. The product’s high frame rate of 30fps at full resolution reduces delays in imaging, resulting in less release time lag, and allows continuous shooting.

Note: [1] BSI: Back Side Illumination.

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Cameras for cell phones, smartphones and tablet PCs
 

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DUBLIN - Thursday, November 7th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Leading online broker AvaTrade announced today that it has so far distributed over 2,000 free money accounts – amounting to 50,000 Twitter share CFDs – to mark the Twitter stock IPO.

In a first for the Dublin-based firm, AvaTrade is giving away $50 no-deposit bonuses to new customers to spread awareness of its expanding line of financial instruments. The company is offering Twitter share CFDs from the first day of public trading.

With 10:1 leverage available on Twitter share CFDs, customers are able to trade up to 25 shares, worth as much as $500, with their bonus without risking any capital. The offer is limited to 10,000 customers and, in total, AvaTrade will distribute up to 250,000 free Twitter share CFDs.

AvaTrade Chief Commercial Officer Keith Goldson said: "We’re really pleased with the take-up of the Twitter offer so far. Our hope is that this promotion will give thousands of new trad ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Monday, November 4th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior discussed ways to enhance and activate efforts pertaining to human rights and studied the United Nation’s Human Development Report.

The Human Rights Committee held its second meeting under Brigadier Ahmed Mohammed Nehkairah Al Mahremi, Head of the Human Rights Department in the Ministry of Interior. The committee adopted the strategic plan and agreed upon its work groups; they also discussed the proposed policies.

The committee touched upon the agenda concerned with the committee’s strategies in the Ministry of Interior, along with the preparations preceding the Human Rights International Day celebrated on 10 December annually.

Brigadier Al Mahremi asserted that the "police adopts creativity” and that the Ministry of Interior cares for all entities and the community, and follows up on programs and initiatives concerned with spreading the human rights culture wh ... Read more »

Seamless Integration Results in Faster Connectivity, Reliable Global Coverage and Extensive Choices for Customers

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SAN DIEGO - Thursday, November 7th 2013

Quake Global, Inc., a leading manufacturer of machine-to-machine (M2M) devices for terrestrial and satellite networks, today announced its QPRO modems are compatible with the new satellite M2M platform being introduced by Inmarsat and ORBCOMM. The Inmarsat/ORBCOMM QPRO devices are available immediately.

The three companies are working together to leverage each other’s complementary technologies and network access to provide worldwide M2M connectivity.

"We are pleased to see that this consortium is cooperating for the purpose of promoting greater standardization in satellite M2M networks,” said Polina Braunstein, CEO of Quake Global. "This clearly supports Quake’s business philosophy of providing its customers cost-effective wireless network options without having to inve ... Read more »

SEATTLE - Saturday, November 9th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) The Allen Institute for Brain Science announced today that it contracted with imec, a nanoelectronics research center, to develop and manufacture a state-of-the-art sensor array for recording neural activity in animal brains. The Allen Institute for Brain Science in partnership with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, the Wellcome Trust and University College London (UCL), have committed $5.5 million in R&D for the revolutionary neuroscience research tools.

The proposed sensor array will advance current neural probe technology used to detect extracellular electrical activity in the brain. The innovative solution will incorporate recording electrodes at a much higher density and provide an order of magnitude better performance than existing technology, allowing researchers to record brain activity with unprecedented combination of resolution and ability to reco ... Read more »

Dubaï, Émirats Arabes Unis - Dimanche 10 Novembre 2013 [ME NewsWire]

 Thuraya, un des plus grands  fournisseurs de téléphonie mobile par satellite au monde et Vocality un fabriquant de premier plan des routeurs de réseau pour les secteurs de la défense et de première intervention, ont annoncé aujourd’hui un accord de partenariat stratégique. Le nouvel accord permet à Thuraya d’offrir les solutions de Vocality sur l’ensemble de son réseau global de Partenaires de Services desservant les marchés des communications mobiles par satellite des secteurs du commerce et de la défense.

Le lancement de la plateforme "ELITE Fusion” de Vocality est prévu pour le début de l’année 2014 et la plateforme sera disponible à l’utilisation sur le réseau de Thuraya. L’ ELITE Fusion est une plateforme de communications de pointe pour les premiers intervenants qui allie communications voca ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, November 4th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Best selling author guest lectures at TECOM Media Cluster seminar on marketing warfare and global positioning

200 business leaders in attendance

TECOM’s Media Cluster which includes Dubai Media City, Dubai Studio City, and International Media Production Zone, the thriving communities that are home to leading international and regional brands in the media sector, in collaboration with Brand Lounge, the region’s leading branding and marketing strategists and MENA partner of Trout & Partners, hosted legendary marketing strategist Jack Trout today for a full day workshop with top business leaders from across Dubai.

Dubai’s most influential marketing practitioners, Managing Directors and Communications specialists attended this exclusive event focusing on two core concepts, namely – Positioning has gone global, and, Marketing warfare.

Recognised as a leading authority in strategic ma ... Read more »

 The UAE-based satellite operator aims to work to recruit more homegrown talent as part of its transformation and development plans


DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, November 4th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

 Thuraya Telecommunications Company, a leading Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) operator today announced its successful inaugural participation at NAJAH 2013, one of the largest career fairs in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre from October 29 – 31, the company received over 500 applications for open positions as well as for Thuraya’s recently launched Young Innovative Internship Program ("YIIP”).

Samer Halawi, Chief Executive Officer of Thuraya, said: "We were very encouraged by the number of high caliber applicants that have expressed an interest to work for Thuraya. As an international satellite organization which has been established and based out of the UAE, we believe in building a strong foundation in ... Read more »

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, November 4th 2013

Dubai’s only three-star deluxe hotel, the Arabian Park Hotel, a division of Wafi Hotels, has received the ‘Best Hotel in Dubai’ award in its category; the award was granted to Wafi Hotels Group Director Susan Potter and the General Manager of the hotel, Brian Nair, at the Arabian Hotel Awards 2013-2014.

The award ceremony, which took place at the One & Only Royal Mirage on the 24th of October, witnessed the attendance of several hotel and hospitality industry key players from the Middle East and African regions.  The Arabian Park Hotel was also awarded the ‘Safe Hotel’ award during the ceremony.      

Commenting on the wins, Susan Potter, group director for Wafi Hotels stated: "As Dubai regains its economic footing in the hospitality and property industry, it is a welcomed occasion to be recognized for the outstanding work that employees and staff members ... Read more »