Recommended Positive Supervision of Young GenerationsAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, February 19th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Citizens participating in the Ministry of Interior’s Council hosted by Muta’red Saif Al Afari’s at his residence in Al Ain on Wednesday recommended boosting families’ awareness about the dangers of drug use and abuse. During the council, held under the title “the Impact of Drugs on Youth”, participants called for utilizing social media and awareness films to address the young generations and warn them against the dangers of drugs abuse and addiction.

Participants also called upon parents to practice positive supervision of their children and make sure they make good use of their leisure time during school holidays. They also stressed the need to develop innovative educational and recreational programs for students in order to enhance their awareness about the dangers of drugs.
The council, which co ... Read more »

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

The Al Ain Traffic Section at the Abu Dhabi Police Traffic and Patrols Directorate took part in the “May God Bless Your Efforts” Festival. The one-day festival that took place in the morning was organized by the Cycle 2 students from the Al Foah School, in cooperation with the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) and a group of government institutions and private organizations that support individual and public health and safety. The section participated in the festival and set up a special traffic pavilion where it displayed its motorcycle patrols.  

Lieutenant Nasser Khalifa Al Shamesi, the Public Relations Branch Manager at the Al Ain Traffic Section, noted that the officers from the Public Relations Branch briefed the students from the Al Foah School and from other participating schools in regards to the Patrol’s duties. The officers additionally distributed a wide r ... Read more »

One Informant Reported a Fire in a Wilderness Area; another One Gave Accurate Information about an Accident

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, February 20th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The social initiative implemented by the Operations Department at Abu Dhabi Police, aimed at honoring people who contact the Operations Room (999) to report emergencies, prompted citizens to quickly report incidents and other emergency situations. This has contributed to speed of response and intervention at the time of accidents and an increase in public trust.

First Lieutenant Fahed Al Dahmani, supervisor of the social responsibility program at the Operations Department, explained that the initiative recognizes the efforts of citizen informants who cooperated with the police in protecting lives and property. The initiative also aims at boosting partnership of individuals and community institutions with the police, in the quest to curb accidents and unfavorable phenomena.

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Tuesday, February 24th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Organisations that don’t embrace digital customer engagement channels – that’s web chat, social media, SMS, smart phones and mobile applications, and even video - into their engagement strategies within the next two years, are likely to see their customers jump ship to competitors that do. In fact, the digital customer engagement revolution is here, and is forcing organisations to adapt their customer service strategies, or die.

That’s according to new research published today by Dimension Data in its annual Global Contact Centre Benchmarking Report. This year, 901 organisations in 72 countries across Asia Pacific, Australia, the Americas, Middle East & Africa, and Europe participated.

Results from the report show non-voice traffic (digital) is set to rise in ¹87% of contact centres within the next two years, and voice traffic (talking to ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, February 20th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Ten people died and eight others of different nationalities sustained minor to moderate to severe injuries on Friday, in a fire that broke out at a building in Al Mussafah Industrial Area. The fire started in the first floor of the two-story commercial building that houses seven shops and a car-repair shop, before spreading to the warehouse on the second floor that was used as an illegal accommodation for workers.

The Operations Room at Abu Dhabi Police received notification at 03:44 a.m on Friday about a fire that broke out in three car repair shops in Al Mussafah. Firefighting units from civil defense fire stations in Al Mussafah M14, Al Wathba, Al Maqtaa, Al Mussafah M33, were immediately dispatched to location to extinguish the fire, supported by units from Madinat Khalifa-B, and Rapid Intervention teams from Madinat Khalifa-A and Madinat Mohammed bin Zayed; Traffic patrols, ambulances, Re ... Read more »

Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid

Dubai,United Arab Emirates. - Thursday, February 19th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

    5th Emirates Diabetes & Endocrine Congress inaugurated by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, UAE Minister of Finance, and President of Dubai Health Authority
    UAE stood on the 16th position at the end of 2014, in regards to prevalence of diabetes (IDF). EDS aligned to the UAE National Vision 2021 of reducing the prevalence of Diabetes from 19% to 16% and Reduce Childhood Obesity from 14% to 12% in 2021
    UAE National Diabetes and Lifestyle Survey (2012-2015), revealed that the prevalence of total diabetes in UAE reached over 19% whereas the impaired diabetes has reached 15.3%.

The 5th Emirates Diabetes & Endocrine Congress (EDEC) was opened today at the Dubai World Trade Centre under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al ... Read more »

M-ATV extended wheel base provides MRAP-level protection for medics and patients in-theater

OSHKOSH, Wis. - Sunday, February 22nd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK) company, today introduced its MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) Extended Wheel Base Medical (EXM) variant at the International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) 2015, taking place Feb. 22-26 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Oshkosh designed the M-ATV EXM to provide off-road mobility and MRAP-level protection to military medics on ambulatory missions in high-threat environments.

“There is no mission more important than keeping troops safe, including the medics and their patients on the battlefield,” said U.S. Army Major General (Retired) John Urias, executive vice president of Oshkosh Corporation and president of Oshkosh Defense. “An increasing number of troops and medics are suffering injuries – often life ... Read more »

SAINT PREX, Switzerland. - Monday, February 23rd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

 (BUSINESS WIRE) Ferring Pharmaceuticals announced today that it has signed an agreement with CTCBIO Inc. of Seoul, South Korea to acquire rights to a novel oral drug delivery technology.

Ferring’s success in developing oral formulations for peptide drugs including the world’s first orally active peptide, desmopressin (MINIRIN®) and the fast dissolving lyophilisate (MINIRIN® MELT), is well known. CTCBIO is a growing specialist company that has developed successful manufacturing technologies for more than 30 different drugs, including treatments for dementia and asthma.

“Ferring has been a pioneer in the development of novel oral drug delivery technologies,” says Per Falk, MD, PhD, Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer at Ferring, “Our portfolio of peptide therapeutics make us an attractive partner for speciality technology-based compa ... Read more »

Présentation de la solution NFV révolutionnaire, des smartphones phares et du projecteur intelligent de ZTE sur les stands 3F30 et 3G30, dans le Hall 3

SHENZHEN, China - Mardi 24 Février 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Mobile World Congress 2015

(BUSINESS WIRE) ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), un fournisseur international majeur de solutions de télécommunications et de solutions technologiques pour les entreprises et le grand public destinées à l’Internet mobile, présentera ses produits innovants d'infrastructure et de terminaux lors du salon Mobile World Congress 2015 à Barcelone.

À l'occasion du salon Mobile World Congress 2015, qui se tiendra au Fira Gran Via 2 à Barcelone, la division Infrastructures de ZTE fera un certain nombre d'annonces majeures, dont la feuille de route Pré-5G de la société et une mise à jour sur le lancement de sa station de base Pré-5G 2014. ZTE présentera également en exclusivité la solution ElasticNet de bout e ... Read more »

ZTE’s ground-breaking NFV solution, flagship smartphones and smart projector at 3F30 & 3G30, Hall 3

SHENZHEN, China. - Monday, February 23rd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Mobile World Congress 2015

(BUSINESS WIRE) ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, will be showcasing a range of its innovative infrastructure and terminal products at Mobile World Congress 2015, Barcelona.

At Mobile World Congress 2015, held at the Fira Gran Via 2, Barcelona, ZTE’s infrastructure division will make a number of key announcements including the company’s Pre5G roadmap and an update on its 2014 Pre5G base station launch. ZTE will also showcase, for the first time, the end-to-end ElasticNet solution, its latest SDN/NFV product, with executives available to discuss customers and recent use-cases.

MWC 2015 will also see ZTE provide a ... Read more »