Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, December 26th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Seven police dog trainers attended a training course organized by the Security Inspection Department (K9) at the Security and Ports Affairs Department of Abu Dhabi Police. The session demonstrated how police dogs detect drugs.

Major Said al-Kathiri, Chief of Veterinary Services at the Directorate, noted that the training course included theoretical and practical sessions.  A lecture was presented by French experts that focused on the methods of dealing with the dogs, ways of training the dogs to detect different kinds of narcotics, how the dogs locate the narcotics, and how the trainers reward the dogs when they accomplish their missions and obey their trainers.

The participants attended lectures that taught them how to analyze situations, identify priorities, and how to conduct search missions with the dogs in order to locate narcotics.

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OSAKA, Japan - Thursday, December 26th 2013

As well as thrusting the "100 Thousand Solar Lanterns Project” to donate a total of 100 thousand solar lanterns to the regions without electricity by 2018, the company’s centennial, Panasonic Corporation (TOKYO:6752) has launched "Cut Out the Darkness,” a project to deliver solar lanterns and shades based on designs contributed by participants to homes and schools in the non-electrified regions. The company seeks to involve people around the world in the project and to make those participants aware of issues in the regions without electricity.

Currently, about 1.32 billion people are without access to electricity worldwide, and many homes in the regions use kerosene lamps for lighting, but the fire and smoke from these lamps pose serious fire and health risks. Unable to get sufficient light, there are also significant restrictions as to what people can do at night. The lack of electric lightin ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, December 26th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Major General Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Director General of Central Operations at Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters, awarded the Medal of Security Cooperation to 12 officers from various departments at the Directorate General of Central operations in recognition of their outstanding work.

Major General Al Raisi congratulated the officers, praising their efforts and their ability to accomplish the duties that they are assigned. "Granting medals embodies the attention devoted by our leadership towards their children, and recognizes their efforts and their noble commitment to enhance our security journey,” said Al Raisi.

In conclusion, the Director General of Central Operations urged the honorees to increase their efforts and dedication to improve police work. "The honoring will motivate them to exert further work and efforts and hone their abilities,” added Al Raisi.

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, December 25th 2013 [ME NewsWire]
Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior attended today (Wednesday) the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters and the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC). The MoU aims to establish a partnership under the title "Safer Schools.”
The MoU was signed in the presence of the Saqr Ghobash, Minister of Labour; Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy; Mariam Al Roumi, Minister of Social Affairs; Dr. Anwar Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs FNC Affairs; Dr. Mughir Al Khaili, Director General of Abu Dhabi Education Council; Major General Mohammed Al Awadhi Al Menhali, Director General of Human Resources Department and Abu Dhabi Police Operations; Brigadier Ali Khalfan Al Dhaheri, Director General of the Headquarters Affairs at Abu Dhabi Police; and Colonel Saud Al ... Read more »

Transforming Cooperation into Initiatives in Order to Achieve the Government’s Strategy

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, December 24th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

A delegation from the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority, ADWEA, was introduced to the procedures and activities of the Strategy and Performance Development at Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters. The delegation examined the department’s efforts of applying international standards to quality assurance and the development of overall performance. The members also examined Abu Dhabi Police’s efforts of applying the best international practices to police work.

A delegation, supervised by Mohamed Salem Obeid Al Dhaheri, Director of the Department of Planning and Development at the Authority, visited the Strategy and Performance Development at Abu Dhabi Police and met with Colonel Faisal Sultan Al Shuaibi, Director of Strategy and Performance Development at Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters. Al Sh ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, December 25th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. Colonel Khaled Abdullah Al Khouri, Head of the Education Department at Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters, encouraged Emirati students who are studying at universities in the U.S. to persevere during their educational journeys, and reminded them to take pride in their national identity and in their sense of belonging to the United Arab Emirates and its wise leadership.

Al Khouri attended the UAE Students Forum in Washington, and spoke about the ongoing scholarship programs offered by the UAE, under the unique flag of the union. He expressed his appreciation of the students’ efforts in pursuing their education and for their attendance at the forum.

The forum, which is organized annually, allows Emirati students to get acquainted with their peers that study in other states, and share information and communicate. It also allows them to meet the representatives from government organiza ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, December 24th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior’s Child Protection Center and the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) discussed methods of cooperation that will help provide students with the highest levels of protection against all kinds of abuse.

This was discussed during a meeting held by both parties at the Abu Dhabi Education Council. During the meeting, Dr. Mugheer KhamisAl Khaili, Director General of the Abu Dhabi Education Council, and Lieutenant Colonel Faisal Mohammed Al Shammari, Director of the Ministry of Interior’s Child Protection Center, discussed ways to protect children in schools. Relevant experts and employees from both sides attended the meeting.

Al Khaili said: "We need to build a unified strategy and a mutual framework, which enable ADEC, the Ministry of Interior’s Child Protection Center and other concerned government entities to create policies, programs and initiatives that protect child ... Read more »

In Recognition of the MOI’s Support of the UAE Students Forum

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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, December 24th 2013

Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, was awarded an Appreciation Certificate by the UAE Embassy in Washington, DC at his office on Monday. The certificate recognizes the support that the Ministry of Interior provided to the UAE Students Forum that took place in the United States of America.

His Highness, Sheikh Saif  binZayed Al Nahyan received the Certificate from Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Salah Obeid Al Ghoul, Director of Law Respect Culture Bureau at the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Interior, who pointed out the significance of participating in all regional and international events that contribute to  the promotion of social and legal awareness.

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Specializes in Monitoring Performance Indicators and Increasing Operational Competency

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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, December 25th 2013

Abu Dhabi Police’s Operations Room announced the commencement of work at a distinguished laboratory, which is responsible for monitoring the performance of the operations rooms and monitoring the implementation of requirements. The Laboratory is also responsible for organizing brainstorming sessions that help improve the staff’s performance.

The Abu Dhabi Police recently inaugurated the laboratory, which is seen as the first of its kind in the world. It contributes to enhancing the police force’s work by introducing the best techniques and tools that are available, in order to improve the quality of services offered to the people.

Major General Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Director General of Central Operations at Abu Dhabi Police said: "The laboratory is an interactive management center that has ... Read more »

Multiple Solutions, Powered by EnVerv’s Modem SoC

TOLUCA, Mexico & SAN JOSE, Calif. - Tuesday, December 24th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IUSA and EnVerv announced today their collaboration on a number projects for Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), revenue protection, prepaid metering and solar applications in which EnVerv’s EV8000 Power-Line Communications (PLC) modem System on Chip (SoC) constitutes the communication engine of these applications.

"We have chosen EnVerv’s technology due to its superior performance under difficult network conditions and the fact that all necessary modem components including line driver, physical layer (PHY), media access control (MAC) layer and 6LoWPAN network layer are all integrated in the EV8000 single-chip SoC,” said Eduardo Neri, Director of Engineering at IUSA. "Combined, these two distinguishing factors, in turn, allow us to offer superior products to our customers.”

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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, December 24th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

the officers’ children, students visited a number of the touristic and heritage landmarks across Al Ain city. The visit included the Al Ain Zoo and the Al Ain Museum, and aims to increase students’ tourism culture and acquaint them with the various landmarks of the country.

The students enjoyed the visit to the Al Ain Zoo where they learned about the means to take care of animals, especially endangered species. They were also acquainted with the services provided to the public at the zoo and the various events that are held daily to entertain visitors.

Students were also given traffic awareness tips, such as traffic rules and regulations, the dangers of reckless driving, as well as the efforts exerted to protect motorists. During their visit to the Traffic Institute, they were briefed on the tools used in traffic patrols.

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Dogs and humans share the same susceptibility gene for glaucoma

NAGOYA, Japan - Tuesday, December 24th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Menicon announces that an article entitled, "Dogs and humans share a common susceptibility gene SRBD1 for glaucoma risk”, which presents the results of a study conducted by Menicon, Azabu University, and Yokohama City University (hereinafter designated as "this study”), was published in the scientific journal PLoS ONE.

Menicon conducted a joint study with Azabu University and Yokohama City University and found that Shiba Inu dogs and humans share a susceptibility gene for glaucoma. To date, several reports on normal tension glaucoma have been published, thus prompting Menicon to conduct a joint study with Yokohama City University. Menicon paid attention to the fact that the incidence of glaucoma in Shiba Inu dogs was high. Through the cooperation of Azabu University, which stores blood samples of dogs with various diseases, su ... Read more »