ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, February 19th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Strategy and Performance Development Department at the Naturalization, Residency and Ports Affairs Sector, organized a practical workshop on the design and development of operations project for staff of the Directorate General of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Abu Dhabi.

Colonel Salim Ali Al Qattam Al Zaabi, Director General of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Abu Dhabi said: “The workshop reflects the aspirations of the police leadership to implementing the policy and approach of the Ministry of Interior in the field of continuous development and improvement of the services provided by the ministry and its various sectors to customers the and achieving their satisfaction.”

Colonel Al Zaabi added that the workshop tackled the updated map of operations, the performance indicators and the means to link them to the strategic goals of the 2014-2016 strategic plan. ... Read more »

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saturday, February 21st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

IDEX 2015

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- VSE Corporation (NASDAQ:VSEC), together with partner Saudi Prerogative Company (SPC) will showcase their wide range of defense sustainment capabilities, including the maintenance, repair, overhaul and modernization of land, sea and air systems at the International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) 2015 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

VSE and SPC have recently formed a Saudi-registered Joint Venture Company, VSE Arabia, dedicated to providing world-class platform, system and equipment sustainment to the Saudi market. VSE Arabia’s Riyadh office in Al-Akaria Plaza serves as headquarters for this initiative to bring the combined capabilities of the two companies to a broader market, improving readiness and providing cost effective sustainment to critical defense systems.

Speaking about IDEX 2015, VSE CEO Maurice “Mo” Gauthier highligh ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, February 19th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Feb 19, 2015  [ME NewsWire]

A delegation from the Air Wing Department at Abu Dhabi Police GHQ, checked on the health condition of the traffic accident victims who were recently transported by the air ambulance aircraft of Abu Dhabi Police to Al Mafraq Hospital in Abu Dhabi.

During the visit, the delegation from the Public Relations Committee at the Air Wing Department offered flowers and gifts to the patients and wished them a speedy recovery and a quick return to their homes.

Major Pilot Hamad Al Ketbi, Chairman of the Relations Committee at the department, noted that these visits reflect the ADP Air Wing Department’s commitment to check on the health condition of the injured and patients who are transferred to the hospitals. “The visits also come in line with the humanitarian work performed by the Abu Dhabi Police; an ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, February 17th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, met on Tuesday with Saxon State Premier Stanislaw Tillich and the accompanying delegation on a visit to the UAE.

During the meeting, which was held at the Ministry of Interior, HH Sheikh Saif discussed a number of issues of mutual interest with his esteemed guest and ways to further promote and develop cooperation between both parties.

The meeting was attended by HE Lt. General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Deputy Chairman of the Dubai Police and General Security; Major General Dr. Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Major General Khalifa Hareb Al Khaili, Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior for Resources and Support Services; Major General Jassem Al Marzouqui, Deputy Director General of Human Resources at ... Read more »

 Dallas-Based Chain Accelerates Growth Internationally with restaurants now in Canada, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia 

DALLAS - Saturday, February 21st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes, a fast-casual, “better burger” chain, is pleased to announce the recent opening of its first restaurant in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on February 3, 2015. Located in Riyadh on King Abdul Aziz Branch Road near Exit 5, the restaurant is the fourth new country launch in the Middle East for MOOYAH since September of 2013.

The Riyadh restaurant is owned and operated by Healthy Food Company Ltd., which has entered into a multi-unit development agreement with MENAFEX LLC (MENAFEX), MOOYAH’s international development partner for the Middle East. Healthy Food Company is led by Mr. Fahad Al-Rajhi, President of the company.

"I have tried many better-burger restaurants but I found MOO ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, February 17th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior will be organizing an awareness council tomorrow, Wednesday, in Muta’red Saif Al Afari’s majlis at his residence located in Al Yahar area in the city of Al Ain.

The council, held under the title “the Impact of Drugs on Youth”, will be moderated by media figure Talal Al Hindasi, presenter for Dubai Media.   The Council will tackle drug abuse and addiction, as major issues that burden society and target youth and adolescents, as well as the adverse consequences of drug abuse for the individual and society as a whole.  

Also on the council’s agenda, a number of key topics will be discussed, notably the need to protect the youth against substance abuse and addiction, the costly economic impact of drugs.

The council will also tackle community efforts exerted in order to curtail this scourge and the proper ways to ... Read more »

TOKYO - Lundi 23 Février 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO : 6502) a annoncé aujourd’hui que la centrale électrique géothermique d’Olkaria, le plus grand complexe électrique géothermique du Kenya, avait commencé son exploitation commerciale. La cérémonie d’inauguration officielle s’est tenue sur le site le 19 février, en présence du Président Uhuru Kenyatta et de représentants du gouvernement.

Kenya Electricity Generating Company Ltd., a attribué en 2011 un contrat clés en main complet pour les complexes Olkaria I et IV à un consortium composé de Hyundai Engineering Co., Ltd., Corée, et de Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japon (Tokyo : 8015). Toshiba, sélectionnée par Hyundai Engineering pour fournir le matériel nécessaire, a fourni quatre turbines et générateurs de 70 mégawatts pour l’usine en 2013. Le complexe Olkaria IV a commencé son exploitation commerciale en septembre 2014, suivi par Olkaria I, au mois de j ... Read more »

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TOKYO et VIENNE et WALTHAM, Massachusetts - Lundi 23 Février 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--NEC Corporation (TSE : NEC 6701) et NetCracker Technology ont annoncé aujourd’hui queTelekom Austria Group, le plus important groupe de télécommunications d’Autriche, a complété avec succès son essai approfondi de la solution d’équipement virtuel sur le site client bout en bout (vCPE) de NEC/NetCracker. La solution inclut le vCPE, contrôleur SDN, orchestration de services et de réseaux, ainsi que des fonctions de réseau virtuel (VPF) de plusieurs fournisseurs.

Telekom Austria Group est l’un des plus importants fournisseurs de services de télécommunications (CSP) en Europe centrale et de l’Est, supportant environ 23 millions de clients dans hui ... Read more »

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TOKYO & VIENNA & WALTHAM, Mass. - Saturday, February 21st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NEC Corporation (TSE: NEC 6701) and NetCracker Technology announced today that Telekom Austria Group, the largest telecommunications group in Austria, has successfully completed its in-depth trial of the NEC/NetCracker end-to-end virtual customer-premises equipment (vCPE) solution. The solution included vCPE, SDN controller, service and network orchestration as well as virtual network functions (VNFs) from multiple vendors.

Telekom Austria Group is among the leading communications service providers (CSPs) in Central and Eastern Europe, supporting roughly 23 million customers across eight different operating countries. Telekom Austria Group provides voice telephony, broadband Internet and multimedia services, as ... Read more »