To Discuss Developments pertaining to Strategy Implementation
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Friday, December 27th 2013 [ME NewsWire]
Headed by Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, the Federal Demographic Structure Council (FDSC) held, on Wednesday, its ninth periodic meeting in Abu Dhabi. The meeting was attended by Saqr Ghobash, Minister of Labor, and Deputy Director of the Federal Demographics Council; Sultan Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy; Dr. Anwar Gargash, State Minister of Foreign Affairs; Mariam Al Roumi, Minister of Social Affairs; and Rashid Salim Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Council.
The Council discussed developments pertaining to the implementation of the demographic structure federal strategy approved by the Council of Ministers. For this end, the participants reviewed the ongoing coordination efforts with federal and local government entities to follow-up on the progress and comple ... Read more »

Open Day Witnesses Entertainment Activities and Honoring 3 Juveniles

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, December 29th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The Al Mafraq Juvenile Care Center at the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters organized an open day to provide juvenile delinquents with equitation and diving courses, and to brief them on volunteer programs and how to deal with disabled people. The open day included different specialized activities for juvenile delinquents that were designed to improve their skills and help them integrate with the community. The juveniles’ parents and a number of experts and volunteers attended the event.

The Family Collaboration Unit at the Al Mafraq Juvenile Care Center recently organized a number of activities at the Skills and Behavior Values Club. They invited inmates’ parents to share the joy of participating in different activities with their children, with the aim of enhancing relations between the juveniles and their families. ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, December 29th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Al Majid Motor Co., the member of Juma Al Majid Group, and the sole distributor of KIA vehicles in the UAE has conducted this year the 6th Kia National Skill Cup through its in-house training & Technical Support center in Ras Al Khor.

Sixteen "Best Kia Technicians” from different Service centers all over the emirates have competed against each other for the title "Best KIA Technician in the UAE” for a chance to participate in Kia’s Regional Skill Cup scheduled on February 2014 in order to be qualified for KIA World Skill Cup in Korea.

This competition allows technicians to demonstrate and benchmark their capabilities, exhibit the technicians’ skills through completion of examinations to diagnose and solve common vehicle faults.

After a full day of competition, the winners who got the first three positions were awarded during the closing ceremony. The event was attended by representati ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, December 28th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Colonel Ojeil Ali Abdullah, Director of the Western Region Police Directorate, indicated that visitors of the Al Dhafra Camel Festival benefited from the services provided by the Western Region Police Directorate, which ensured public safety throughout the festival’s various activities. "This comes in line with the directorate’s commitment to take part in societal events, under the slogan ‘We are where the public needs us’,” he added.

He also indicated that the participation is in pursuance of the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ’s strategy to provide maximum public safety in all activities. It also reflects the directorate’s commitment to deliver the best services to community members in general, the festival goers in particular, and to acquaint the public with its police services.

"The police’s participation takes into account the level of services, benefiting from the success of previous participat ... Read more »

Discusses Services and Performance Indicators improvement

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, December 28th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

In its inaugural edition, the Customers’ Forum at the Ministry of Interior’s Naturalization, Residency and Ports Sector stressed the importance of the Customer Service Charter in providing outstanding services to both institutions and individuals.  It also emphasized the charter’s role in upgrading the services’ standards so as to be easily accessible for all.

The Forum was organized by the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Abu Dhabi at the Dusit Thani hotel. The participants tackled the services provided by the Sector to the public. It was attended by Brigadier Ghareeb Al Hosani, Director General of Ports and Airports; Brigadier Saeed Rakan Al Rashedi, Head  of Naturalization Department at the Ministry of Interior; and a number of strategic partners.

Colonel Salim Ali Al Qattam Al Zaabi, Di ... Read more »

Using the best medical diagnostic devices

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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, December 28th 2013

Major General Khalil Dawood Badran, Director General of Finance and Services at Abu Dhabi Police made an inspection visit to the Medical Services Department, to review the services it provides to staff members of the Ministry of Interior and Abu Dhabi Police and their families. Badran reiterated the unstinting commitment to improve the quality of medical services and treatment offered to staff members, in pursuance of Abu Dhabi Police’s strategy to provide its staff with the best-in-class health care.

"Upgrading the standards of the medical services and treatment tops the list of priorities of the police institution. This is achieved by hiring highly qualified medical experts and utilizing the best equipment for patients’ treatment, according to international standards. Moreover, we are keen to instill the concept of team work and concerted e ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, December 28th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Officers and staff members of the Traffic and Patrols Directorate at Abu Dhabi Police took part in the second blood donation campaign organized by the directorate. The campaign, held in collaboration with the Khalifa Medical City’s Blood Bank at Health Authority- Abu Dhabi, HAAD, aims to promote the social responsibility and humanitarian role of the ADP, by donating blood to save patients in need of blood transfusions and those injured in traffic accidents.

Major Khalid Mohammed Al Fil, Head of the Community-based Initiatives Team and liaison officer for social responsibility policy at the Traffic and Patrols Directorate of Abu Dhabi Police, noted that the campaign reflects the human values, and a commitment to boost all forms of cooperation and assistance to the needy, particularly blood donation. This humanitarian gesture is crucial in saving the lives of people injured in traffic accidents an ... Read more »

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BANGALORE, India & WARREN, N.J. - Thursday, December 26th 2013

Mindtree, a global information technology solutions company, today announced the appointment of Apurva Purohit, the CEO of one of India’s largest media businesses, to its Board of Directors effective January 1, 2014. Ms. Purohit will also become a member of the company’s audit committee. The Board also elected Parthasarathy NS as an Executive Director in addition to his role as the President, Enterprise Service Lines.

"As we move forward with our transition to be an expertise-led organization, it will be extremely helpful to have the benefit of Apurva Purohit’s vast experience,” said Subroto Bagchi, Chairman, Mindtree. "She is very highly regarded in her industry. She has created and evangelized many successful brands and her appointment comes at the right juncture to help Mindtree reach greater heights.”

"It is an honor to be a part of the stellar team at Mindtre ... Read more »

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif - Friday, December 27th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Skybox Imaging (Skybox) announced today the release of the world’s first high-resolution, high-definition video of Earth taken by a commercial remote sensing satellite. These videos were taken by SkySat-1, the first of Skybox’s planned constellation of 24 satellites, and showcase high-resolution views of Tokyo, Bangkok, Baltimore, Las Vegas, and Aleppo, Syria. The video clips have not yet been calibrated or tuned.

SkySat-1 captures up to 90-second video clips at 30 frames per second. The resolution is high enough to view objects like shipping containers that impact the global economy while maintaining a level of clarity that does not determine human activity. To watch the video in 1080p HD resolution, please view on Skybox’s YouTube channel here.

SkySat-1 also captures some of the highest quality color imagery of any commercial satellite and is capable of sub-meter native color and near ... Read more »

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

During a workshop organized by the Strategic and Performance Development General Directorate at the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Interior’s employees were briefed on the benchmarking policy.

The workshop included a series of consultations and discussions to increase the quality of the benchmarking policy so that it can be clearly and easily implemented through combined review of the proposed policy, which will allow them to determine the direct and indirect effects.

Institutional Expert Rana Abu Khadra said that the workshop aims to instill the concept of benchmarking among the Ministry of Interior’s staff members and to highlight the role of The Benchmarking Center in meeting the Ministry of Interior’s requirements to help implement the best local and global practices, in addition to explaining the benchmarking policy at the Ministry of Interior.

She also explained that th ... Read more »