ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, February 8th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

In its first meeting for 2014, the Naturalization, Residence and Ports Affairs Higher Committee at the Ministry of Interior raised the subject of unifying procedures and examined ways to overcome obstacles that may impede work processes, in addition to means to develop regulations and mechanisms of the Naturalization, Residence and Port Affairs sector.

The meeting was chaired by Major General Khalifa Hareb Al Khaili, Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of the Interior for Resources and Support Services at his office. The directors-general of Residence and Foreigners Affairs in the country, and a number of officers from the Naturalization and Residence and Ports Affairs sector attended the meeting.

During the meeting, attendees watched a presentation highlighting the Naturalization and Residence and Ports Affairs sector’s future projects. They also reviewed recommendations issued by the ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, February 7th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Directorate General of Central Operations at the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters, represented by Vehicles and Drivers Licensing Department, celebrated the graduation of 20 officers and Operations Room operators after completing the Operations Room Strategic Planning Course.

Colonel Ibrahim Nasser Al Shamesi, Deputy Head of the Vehicles and Drivers Licensing Department, noted that the course aims at enhancing Business Performance Management skills and educate participants on the means to prepare and implement strategic plans and link them to administrative operations. He also reiterated the support of the police leadership to qualify its staff members and improve their skills and capacities, to better keep up with the developments in police work.

At the end of the ceremony, certificates were distributed to the graduates, in the presence of Lieutenant Colonel Mohsen Al Yafe’i, Deputy ... Read more »

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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, February 5th 2014

The Al Ain Police Directorate has received the prestigious Committed to Excellence (C2E) Certificate awarded by the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM). This marks the fitting culmination to the directorate’s efforts to achieve 3 development projects during 2013. These projects include the inspection and field visits to police stations and sections affiliated to the directorate; the management skills development program; and the plan to eradicate negative phenomena at Al Mabraza valley and Jebel Hafeet. Receiving this certificate marks another significant achievement to the directorate’s record of accomplishments, and reflects the unstinting support provided by the police leadership.

The aforementioned projects were launched based on the results of the self-assessment carried out by the directorate; a review and assessment of performance indicators using the RADAR methodology ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, February 7th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

In collaboration with Saaed Society to Reduce Traffic Accidents, the Traffic and Patrols Directorate at Abu Dhabi Police has set up a pavilion at the Freight Conference and Exhibition recently organized by the Abu Dhabi Transport Department.

Lt. Colonel Jamal Salem Al Ameri, Executive Director of the Society, stressed the directorate’s commitment to participate in the various events and exhibitions, so as to achieve traffic safety in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. "The traffic awareness pavilion focused on promoting safety standards and requirements for trucks. Visitors to the Exhibition received awareness brochures on  tires’ safety, the need to adhere to authorized cargo loads, avoid overtaking, observe legal speed limits on highways (80 kilometers per hour) for trucks and heavy-duty vehicles, and avoid driving under the influence of fatigue,” said Lt. Colonel Al Ameri.

In conclusion, Lt. C ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, February 7th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

In its first meeting for 2014, the Forensic Labs Coordination Committee discussed its plan for the year, as well as the joint training and scientific exchange programs. The meeting was chaired by Colonel Abdul Rahman Al Hammadi, Head of the Forensic Evidence Department, and attended by members of the committee and chiefs of technical disciplines sections in the UAE.

Colonel Al Hammadi said that the committee reviewed the proposed steps to standardize technical reports models, and exchange scientific and specialized knowledge between forensic experts at the countrywide level. "Joint training courses will be conducted between forensic laboratories in the country, in order to train forensic experts and assistant forensic scientists,” added Colonel Al Hammadi.

He also indicated that the department has reviewed the procedures underway for the establishment of the Federal Forensic Lab, and the endo ... Read more »

Including 5 categories

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, February 8th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Emirates Women Police Association (EWPA) launched the Innovation and Excellence Award for children of the Ministry of Interior’s employees.

The award includes five categories: Academic Excellence; Talent; Volunteer and Social Work; Environment Protection; and Literary, Media, and Cultural Works. It aims to identify talented students among children of the MoI employees, to provide them with educational opportunities consistent with their needs, capacities, and intelligence. It also aims to encourage them to maintain academic excellence in a positive competitive environment, to enhance loyalty of the MoI’s employees.

Major Amina Mohamed Khamis Al Bloushi, Chairwoman of the Emirates Women Police Association, and Regional Director for Women Police in the Middle East region, said that the Award embodies the police leadership’s attention to its employees and thei ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, February 7th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Directorate General of Central Operations at Abu Dhabi Police honored 30 distinguished officers and employees among its staff members in recognition of their efforts and achievements in their work. The honoring took place during a leisure cruise at Zayed Port.

In his address to the honorees, Major General Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Director General of Central Operations at Abu Dhabi Police, stressed the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters’ keenness to achieve excellence and encourage its staff members to improve performance, to maintain the ADP’s prestigious leading position among distinguished institutions. "Organizing such annual recreational events is essential, to allow communication and interaction between officials and employees, within family-like environment, which strengthens relations between coworkers and reflects positively on performance,” added Major General Al Raisi.

The recr ... Read more »

SOTCHI, Russie - Dimanche 9 Février 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG), partenaire mondial des Jeux Olympiques, a officiellement accueilli des mères et familles d’athlètes olympiques dans la Maison familiale de P&G, pour lancer les Jeux Olympiques d’hiver 2014 à Sotchi. Dans la Maison familiale de P&G, des marques, dont Pantene®, Gillette®, Bounty® et Olay®, se mettront au service des familles d’athlètes olympiques venus du monde entier, chaque jour des Jeux.

La Maison familiale de P&G est au cœur du programme Merci maman de l’entreprise pour Sotchi 2014, dans laquelle les marques P&G rendent hommage au rôle que jouent les mères pour aider leurs enfants à réaliser leurs rêves. L’athlète Nick Goepper (États-Unis) sponsorisé par Tide®, l’athlète Oksana Domnina (Russie) sponsorisée par Pampers®, et Rosi Mittermaier, double médaillée d’or olympique et mère ... Read more »

DUBLIN, Ireland - Thursday, February 6th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Leading Forex & CFD broker AvaTrade this week announced the launch of its EU and Australian regulated binary options brand, PowerOption.

PowerOption ( http://www.poweroption.com/?lang=ar-AE&tag=41511 ) will be regulated in the EU by the Cyprus Securities & Exchange Commission (CySec) and by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) in Australia.

The platform, which offers traders a full range of Forex pairs, commodities, stock indices and equities, and a variety of trading styles, has been in operation since November 2013 and now launches in the European Union.

PowerOption CEO Kenny Sandorffy said: "The combination of simplicity, speed and excitement we offer really appeals to new traders and serves as a great introduction for those interested in the financial markets. Newcomers and experienced traders alike often prefer the simplicity of this produc ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Dimanche 9 Février 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE : EL) a annoncé aujourd’hui la nomination de Guillaume Jesel au poste nouvellement créé de Vice-président directeur/Directeur général de l’innovation d’entreprise monde. M. Jesel passera de ses fonctions actuelles de Vice-président directeur du marketing monde et Amérique du Nord pour M·A·C Cosmetics à son nouveau poste à partir du 31 mars 2014. À son poste, M. Jesel rendra compte à Carl Haney, Vice-président exécutif de la recherche et développement monde, de l’innovation de produits d’entreprise et du développement d’emballages pour The Estée Lauder Companies.

M. Jesel dirigera l’innovation d’entreprise monde, notamment les technologies d’entreprise, l’innovation externe et le pipeline et portefeuille d’innovation à long terme de la société. Au cours ... Read more »

The Coca-Cola Company to Partner with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. in the Launch of Keurig’s New Cold Beverage Platform; Coca-Cola to Purchase 10% Minority Equity Stake in Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. for $1.25 Billion

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ATLANTA & WATERBURY, Vt. - Saturday, February 8th 2014

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (GMCR) (NASDAQ: GMCR) announced today that the companies have signed a 10-year agreement to collaborate on the development and introduction of The Coca-Cola Company’s global brand portfolio for use in GMCR’s forthcoming Keurig Cold™ at-home beverage system. Under the global strategic agreement, GMCR and The Coca-Cola Company will cooperate to bring the Keurig Cold™ beverage system to consumers around the world. In an effort to align long-term interests, the companies also entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement whereby The Coca-Cola Company will purchase a 10% minority ... Read more »

Michael Shadman ‘Optimistic’ About Future of U.S.-Iran Relations

SAN JOSE, Calif. & CHICAGO, Ill - Saturday, February 8th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The American Iranian Council (AIC) has named Michael Shadman, Senior Director of the U.S. Immigration Investment Center (USIIC), to its board of directors.

Mr. Shadman is also the principal of Shad Engineers, Inc. His expertise in and passion for renewable energy and green building technology will aid the AIC’s mission to normalize U.S.-Iran relations.

"Over the last 30 years, I have never been this optimistic about US-Iran relations,” said Mr. Shadman. "In large part due to the pioneering and sustained efforts of the AIC over 25 years, a serious window of opportunity has finally opened, and I am honored to serve the Council as it continues its hard work to normalize US-Iran relations.”

Mr. Shadman’s political accomplishments rival those of his business successes. He served on the National ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Saturday, February 8th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) announced today that Guillaume Jesel has been named to the newly created position of Senior Vice President/General Manager, Global Corporate Innovation. Mr. Jesel will transition from his current role as Senior Vice President, Global and North America Marketing for M·A·C Cosmetics to his new position, effective March 31, 2014. In his position, Mr. Jesel will report to Carl Haney, Executive Vice President, Global Research and Development, Corporate Product Innovation, Package Development for The Estée Lauder Companies.

Mr. Jesel will lead Global Corporate Innovation, including corporate technologies, external innovation and the Company’s long-term innovation pipeline and portfolio. During his transition, he will work closely with Daria Myers, Senior Vice President, Global Corporate Innovation and Sustainability. Ms. Myers will remain an advisor to ... Read more »

SOCHI, Russia - Saturday, February 8th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG), a Worldwide Olympic Partner, officially welcomed moms and families of Olympians to the P&G Family Home to kick off the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. In the P&G Family Home, brands including Pantene®, Gillette®, Bounty® and Olay® will serve families of Olympians from all over the world, every day of the Games.

The P&G Family Home is the heart of the company’s Thank You Mom program for Sochi 2014, in which P&G brands honor the role moms play in helping their kids achieve their dreams. Tide® athlete, Nick Goepper (USA), Pampers® athlete, Oksana Domnina (Russia) and Rosi Mittermaier, double Olympic gold medalist and mother of Gillette athlete, Felix Neureuther (Germany), attended the opening of the Family Home. Here, Opening Ceremony tickets were presented to moms of athletes partnering with P&G brands in countries around t ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, February 3rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

 In the spirit of sharing good times – especially by hearts that are made and meant just for each other -- Barcelos Flame Grilled Chicken is adding its own unique flavor to the Valentine’s by celebrating the emotion of love through its popular LOVE promotion.

Any Valentine sinking his or her teeth into some hearty lip-smacking chicken at the brand’s outlet in Dubai, could be in the running for a much-coveted prize on a spend of 100 dhs. Up for grabs during the promotion, is a night for two for six lucky couples at one of the UAE’s most idyllic settings for a starry-eyed sojourn – the beautiful Barracuda Beach Resort on the Arabian Sea-washed coast of serene Umm Al Quwain.

Like true love, Barcelos Flame Grilled Chicken has been never-compromising on two very vital attributes that has added hundreds of thousands of its fans to its bandwagon – its Flame and Flavour.

"Spicing-up” its menu ... Read more »

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LUXEMBOURG - Saturday, February 8th 2014

Global satellite operator SES (NYSE Paris:SESG)(LuxX:SESG) today announced the signature of a major capacity agreement with Telefonica Global Solutions to enhance and extend the reach of Telefonica’s popular VIVO mobile voice and data services across the Northern and Northeast region of Brazil. VIVO is the largest national mobile voice and data service provider in Brazil.

As part of the multi-year, multi-million dollar deal, Telefonica will utilise 290 MHz of C-band capacity aboard SES’ NSS-7 satellite to meet fast-growing demand for VIVO mobile services in both underserved cities and tough-to-reach rural towns. VIVO voice and data offerings, including high-speed broadband 3G, will be delivered over reliable SES capacity into urban hubs such as Macapá and Boa Vista to serve the Amazon region’s largest metropolitan areas, with a combined population of more than two million people.

The vital ... Read more »

Le rapport 2014 Pulse of the Profession™ de PMI révèle que le coût élevé de résultats faibles continue de compromettre la réussite d’initiatives organisationnelles clés

NEWTOWN SQUARE, dans l’État de Pennsylvanie - Samedi 8 Février 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Selon l’édition 2014 du rapport du Project Management Institute (PMI), intitulé « Pulse of the Profession: The High Cost of Low Performance » (Le pouls de la profession : le coût élevé des résultats faibles), dernière étude en date de l’association, les leaders organisationnels sont en train de modifier leur approche stratégique. Bien que les directeurs soient conscients des mesures à prendre — 88 pour cent d’entre eux déclarent que la mise en œuvre stratégique est importante pour leurs entreprises — 61 pour cent reconnaissent que leurs sociétés ont souvent du mal à combler le f ... Read more »