Aiming to Foster Traffic Awareness ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, April 17th 2016 [ME NewsWire] The events of the Arab Traffic Week that is held under the theme “We Care about Your Safety” will provide awareness to community members via showing films, distributing brochures, organizing competitions and an educational village. These activities aim to foster drivers’ traffic awareness. The activities are organized at Dalma Mall by Saeed Society to Reduce Traffic Accidents in line with its strategic partnership with the Traffic and Patrols Directorate at Abu Dhabi Police. It aims to foster traffic awareness and provide a safe road environment, as well as encourage drivers to commit to traffic laws in order to limit traffic accidents and their related fatalities and severe injuries. Brigadier Khalifa Mohammed Al Khaiaili, Deputy Director of the Abu Dhabi Police Traffic and Patrols Directorate explained that this year’s slogan embodies the Arab World approaches and serious ef ... Read more »

Stressed the importance of exchanging data between GCC countries ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, April 13th 2016 [ME NewsWire] The participants in the 31st GCC Meeting of Directors General of Inquiries and Criminal Investigations stressed the need to further cultivate cooperation between GCC States, in order to combat crime in all its forms and manifestations and to continue exchanging databases between GCC countries within the GCC Police Force. The participants also emphasized the need to develop the guidebook and distribute it to the member states. They also came up with a set of appropriate recommendations in this regard to be submitted to their Excellencies GCC Ministry of Interior Undersecretaries during their next meeting. The meeting concluded on Tuesday evening in Abu Dhabi. The GCC heads of State and delegates participating in the meeting expressed their thanks and appreciation to Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minist ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, April 12th 2016 [ME NewsWire] Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, recently honored at the ministry’s headquarters, Citizen Hamad Nasser Mohamed Khamis Al Shamesi in recognition of his sense of social responsibility and his distinguished action, which reflect his positive sense of patriotism. HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan awarded UAE National Al Shamesi the Community Service Medal for his initiative to organize traffic on Al Ajban highway, when traffic flow was impeded due to road obstacles. Al Shamesi endeavored to organize traffic and secure the road pending the arrival of traffic police patrols, to prevent accidents and preserve everyone’s safety. HH Sheikh Saif praised the positive behavior of the honoree, as well as his dedication and responsible demeanor. He called upon Al Shamesi to maintain this positive attitude, which contributes to enhance social communication betwee ... Read more »

PARIS - Monday, April 18th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Allianz Worldwide Care has announced the launch of security and risk management services for multinationals. The corporate assistance solution has been designed to cater for companies with a globally-mobile base of employees and organisations that operate in high-risk or unstable areas. The new services include a wide range of tools that offer detailed country risk assessments, pinpoint the geographic location of employees during a crisis, organise ‘meet and greet’ and ‘check-in’ security services when travelling in high-risk locations, and provide detailed cultural awareness programmes. Alexis Obligi, Director of Sales and Marketing at Allianz Worldwide Care, said: “These services are designed to meet the needs of global organisations for whom it’s impossible to predict when and where a crisis might occur. With the ever-present threat of natural disaster, civil unrest or terrorist activity, real-time information about ... Read more »

Doha, Qatar - Dimanche 17 Avril 2016 [ME NewsWire] Sous le patronage de SE Cheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani, vice-président et PDG de la Fondation du Qatar pour l'Education, la Science et le Développement Communautaire, le troisième Championnat International du Débat Arabe des Ecoles organisé par Qatar Debate, a été achevé. Le championnat a eu lieu au Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) du 10 au 13 avril, 2016, et comprenait 54 équipes en provenance des pays arabes et non-arabes. L'équipe du Qatar a occupé la première place dans l'édition de cette année du Championnat International du Débat Arabe des Ecoles, suivie par l'équipe de la République Arabe Syrienne et l'équipe de la Tunisie respectivement en deuxième et troisième places. Dans son allocution prononcée lors de la cérémonie de clôture, Dr Hayat Abdullah Maarafi, directrice du centre QatarDebate, a accueilli leurs Excellences, les invités et les participants, et a exprimé son plaisir de voir une si grande foule au Doha, " ... Read more »

As Part of the “Aqdar” Program ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, April 12th 2016 [ME NewsWire] As many as 308,555 elementary students from public and private schools at the countrywide level have benefitted from the Khalifa Student Empowerment Program “Aqdar”, for the Prevention and Safety Sector. The program was carried out by the General Directorate of Civil Defense at the Ministry of Interior, during the academic year 2014-2015. The program included awareness-raising lectures about public safety that targeted 570 public and private schools, aimed at acquainting students with security and public safety requirements. The lectures included movies, illustrations and practical applications on the means to deal with incidents, such as the use of the different types of fire extinguishers; safety and security features in vehicles; safety requirements in buildings and towers; the different evacuation procedures to be followed on hearing a fire alarm, ; and the proper ways to repo ... Read more »

Doha, Qatar. - Sunday, April 17th 2016 [ME NewsWire] Under the patronage of HE Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani, Vice Chairperson and CEO of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, the third International Schools Arabic Debating Championship organized by Qatar Debate, concluded. The championship took place at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) from April 10-13, 2016, and included 54 teams from Arab and non-Arab countries. The Qatari team took first place in this year’s edition of the International Schools Arabic Debating Championship, followed by the Syrian Arab Republic team and the Tunisian team in second and third place respectively. In her address at the closing ceremony, Dr. Hayat Abdullah Maarafi, Executive Director of QatarDebate center, welcomed their Excellencies, guests and participants and expressed her pleasure to see such a great crowd in the Doha, “brought together by the Arabic language, despite their differences,” she said. Dr. Ma ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, April 12th 2016 [ME NewsWire] As a part of participation at the Dubai Government Achievements Exhibition (DGAE), the Ministry of Interior (MoI) showcases its distinguished smart e-projects. The exhibition commenced on Monday, at the Dubai World Trade Center. The Ministry of Interior will be displaying a flurry of distinguished services, including the Smart Library Project; the Service Delivery Follow-up System Project; and the Smart Travel Project. Colonel Nasser Khadem Al Ka’bi, Head of the Customer Service Department at the Ministry of Interior and Supervisor of the MoI pavilion said: “The ministry’s participation is in response to the directives of the police leadership. It embodies the UAE Vision 2021 via a distinguished world-class strategic platform, which will provide the appropriate channels to exchange expertise and to discuss innovation in government services and assess their widespread use among the public.” Adding further, Colo ... Read more »

Urges consumers and businesses to understand the risks of “smart” devices and to protect themselves Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, April 17th 2016 [ME NewsWire] So called “Internet of Things” (IoT) or Smart devices seem to be all the rage these days – both in the press and the market. IoT is predicted to be a multi-billion dollar wave of technology coming in over the next few years – with everyday devices being connected to each other and service providers, to make life easier. While there are certainly advantages to IoT and Smart devices, they are also a very attractive area for hacking and privacy breaches. At a regional security tradeshow, Managed, a UAE based cyber security company recently showcased how vulnerable the IoT systems and Smart consumer electronics are to hacking and being breached. Managed security analysts hacked into and compromised latest brand-name Smart consumer electronics, children’s games and toys, computing devices and industrial equipment. The obj ... Read more »