ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, April 23rd 2016 [ME NewsWire] The Planning and Assessment section at the Police Sports Association in the Ministry of Interior recently concluded a sports media course under the theme “Awareness and Sports Media”. The course, which was held at the Officers' Club in Sharjah, was organized in cooperation with the Training Department at the Ministry of Interior and the Sports Media Association- General Authority of Youth and Sports Welfare from April 17-21. The course included presentations and work papers that focused on the valuable role of the different forms of media (Broadcast and print media). The course also dedicated a special and comprehensive session to discuss the crucial importance and advantages of electronic media in modern world. It also included several lectures about the history of media and sports documentation in the UAE presented by Mohammed Al Joker, Secretary General of the Sports Media Association. In his lecture, he ex ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, April 20th 2016 [ME NewsWire] Emirates Driving Institute (EDI), the largest and most successful driving institute in UAE and Middle East, celebrates 25 years of successfully leading learner driver training and driver road risk reduction in the UAE and the greater GCC region. EDI has announced a series of special promotions for 25 days. All those who register for any driving course with EDI will get 4 to 8 free driving classes and a chance to win an IPad in daily lucky draws for 25 days. Mr. Amer Ahmed Belhasa, Managing Director, Emirates Driving Institute said “Completing 25 successful years of operation is a major milestone and today we are proud to say that we are a trusted brand in UAE in the area of driver training. EDI has enjoyed a track record of success unparalleled in the region, growing from that original single-site to become an entity with 3 full-service training sites and more than 55 branches. We remain committed to deliver the ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, April 22nd 2016 [ME NewsWire] The Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters (GHQ) marked the Earth Day on Thursday. As part of the celebrations, H.E Major General Mohammed Khalfan Matar Al Rumaithi, Commander-in-Chief of Abu Dhabi Police, planted trees in the general headquarters’ yard, assisted by a number of high ranking officers. Major General Al Rumaithi emphasized the unrelenting commitment to protect the environment and to educate community members on the need to maintain it for future generations. This approach falls in line with the environment, health and occupational safety system project plan for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, as it pursues sustainable development and seeks to reduce the effects of pollution on both humans and the environment. Adding further, Major General Al Rumaithi said: “Marking this significant event aims to highlight the distinguished pioneering role undertaken by the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters (GHQ), as a ... Read more »

New incubator to provide support for inventive Satcom applications LUXEMBOURG - Monday, April 25th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG)(LuxX:SESG), has launched SATLAS, a business incubator that aims to turn pioneering ideas from a variety of fields, including e-learning, energy, Fintech, resource management, smart cities, media, logistics, and many others, into successful Satcom applications. SATLAS will support entrepreneurs with innovative Information and Communications Technology (ICT) services ideas which could benefit from satellite communications. This backing will support design, development and testing of their products, with both business and technical resources. The ultimate aim is that these ideas become viable Satcom solutions. The project is co-funded under European Space Agency’s ARTES 3 – 4 SATCOM – APPS programme. The industrial consortium partners SES Techcom Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, Newtec and SatADSL will provide se ... Read more »

Kuwait - Sunday, April 24th 2016 [ME NewsWire] Gale Publishing (part of Cengage Learning) chose the GULF SLA (Kuwait) Conference to launch an entire module of Early Arabic Books, the digitized version of printed books from the British Library. The initiative includes sources covering sciences, History and Geography, follows on the launch in December 2015 of the first module on Religion and Law. The initial module, introduced by Gale in Dubai, was well received by key libraries in the Middle East, and is currently benefiting The Egyptian Presidential Council and American University of Beirut, amongst others. To mark the latest module launch, Seth Cayley, Director of Research Publishing at Gale Publishing, spoke on the second day of the SLA conference about the important contribution it will make to the hisorical academic resource collections of learning institutions across the Middle East region. He impressed how Early Arabic Books will drive more original research in the region, ena ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, April 19th 2016 [ME NewsWire] The Civil Defense Department of Um Al Quwain organized an athletic, social and educational event to acquaint community members of all age groups with the firefighting and rescue operations and the duties of firefighters. The event, held on “Al Bayt Mitwahid” Corniche, included individual and collective athletic competitions that tested the public’s fitness and endurance. Colonel Hassan Ali bin Sorm, Head of the Civil Defense Department in Um Al Quwain said: “Such activities contribute to develop the collective spirit, and encourage sports as a healthy lifestyle. They also contribute to acquaint the public with the tasks and duties undertaken by the Civil Defense staff members, positively encourage the social and sports movement, as well as strengthen the ties and communication between community members and build trust and cooperation with the police.” Colonel bin Sorm honored the participants, and extended his ... Read more »

La campagne #DitchPageBoy sur les médias sociaux encourage les prestataires à adopter les technologies de communications du 21e siècle pour réduire la frustration des prestataires et améliorer la prestation de soins aux patients LEXINGTON dans l’État du Massachusetts - Samedi 23 Avril 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--Imprivata® (NYSE : IMPR), la société de sécurité informatique des soins de santé, a lancé aujourd'hui la campagne #DitchPageBoy sur les médias sociaux en vue de mettre en avant les risques associés à la dépendance à l'égard des téléavertisseurs pour communiquer au sein d'un hôpital. Par le biais d'une série de vidéos ironiques présentant Page Boy, un type agaçant, intrusif et inefficace qui crée toutes sortes de problèmes pour les professionnels des soins de santé et leurs patients, Imprivata se moque de l'absurdité de l'utilisation des téléavertisseurs obsolètes en 2016. Pour regarder les vidéos #DitchPageBoy, visitez le site : https://www.imprivata.com/Meet-Page-Bo ... Read more »

Fourth annual Sports Industry Awards (SPIA) ceremony recognises the excellence and innovation of regions sports industry. Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, April 19th 2016 [ME NewsWire] In the presence of 570 guests at the JW Marriott Marquis hotel – the largest gathering in the four-year history of Sports Industry Awards presented by Cadillac – gold, silver and bronze winners were announced across 14 categories from 196 submissions. The Abu Dhabi Sports Council owned Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship won the Live Experience at a Professional Sports Event, as well as the prize for Best Integrated Sport Marketing Campaign, and the Best Use of PR in Sport. Sports management giants IMG, who organised the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, were also adjudged the Best Sport Agency or Organisation. More accolades were in store for tournament sponsors HSBC as well, as they won the Best Sponsor- ship of a Sports Event for the popular Rugby Sevens World Series and their partnership of ... Read more »

Targets Included Clinics, Saloons, and Phone Shops ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, April 19th 2016 [ME NewsWire] The Capital Police Directorate arrested an Indian national on suspicion of stealing valuables and AED 50,000 from 11 venues in Abu Dhabi, including clinics, saloons, and mobile phone shops. The Capital Police Directorate managed to retrieve part of the stolen items, following diligent security efforts by investigation teams that tracked down the suspect and arrested him before targeting other shops. Colonel Ahmed Saif bin Zeitoun Al Muhairi, Director of the Capital Police Directorate, explained that several reports were received by the police, about a string of thefts taking place on Abu Dhabi Island. Initial investigations indicated that the thief has been sneaking into the shops through the windows, using a hammer to break-open the cash drawers. Adding further, he said: “Investigation teams were formed immediately and began monitoring possible targets. Fiel ... Read more »

#DitchPageBoy social campaign encourages providers to embrace 21st century communications technology to reduce provider frustration and improve patient care LEXINGTON, Mass. - Saturday, April 23rd 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Imprivata® (NYSE: IMPR), the healthcare IT security company, today launched the #DitchPageBoy social media campaign, to shed light on the risks associated with relying on pagers to communicate within a hospital. Through a series of tongue-in-cheek videos featuring Page Boy, an annoying, intrusive, and inefficient sidekick who causes all kinds of problems for his healthcare professionals and their patients, Imprivata pokes fun at the absurdity of using the obsolete pager in 2016. To watch #DitchPageBoy videos, visit: https://www.imprivata.com/Meet-Page-Boy. More information about the campaign can be found here: https://www.imprivata.com/Ditch-Page-Boy. Visit Imprivata on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, and share Page Boy videos wit ... Read more »

Doha, Qatar - Wednesday, April 20th 2016 [ME NewsWire] Reaping the benefits of the strategy it introduced in 2015, Qatar First Bank (QFB), Qatar’s leading Shari’ah compliant bank, has been named exclusively 2016’s ‘Best Up-and-Coming Islamic Financial Institution’ in Global Finance magazine’s ninth annual awards for the World’s Best Islamic Financial Institutions. QFB won the prestigious award after Global Finance had extensive consultations with bankers, corporate finance executives and analysts throughout the world. In selecting the world’s top Islamic Financial Institutions, Global Finance considered a wide range of quantitative factors including growth in assets, profitability, geographic reach, strategic relationships, new business development and product innovations, as well as informed subjective criteria such as reputation, customer satisfaction, and the opinions of analysts and industry experts. Global winners include: Best Islamic Financial Institution Samba Best Bank ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, April 22nd 2016 [ME NewsWire] The myriad of activities held as a part of the week-long safety awareness exhibition with the theme “We Care about Your Safety”, witnessed significant turnout and interaction from the public. The Exhibition was organized by Saaed Society to Reduce Traffic Accidents, in line with the unified programs of the Arab Traffic Week, in cooperation with the Traffic and Patrols Directorate of Abu Dhabi Police. According to Colonel Jamal Salem Al Ameri, Executive Director of the Saaed Society to Reduce Traffic Accidents, the exhibition managed to achieve the coveted objective; to reinforce the positive role of drivers; urge them to abide by traffic laws; and support the efforts made to reduce traffic accidents and preserve lives and property. Colonel Al Ameri commended the public’s positive interaction with the activities of the Arab Traffic Week, through their participation in traffic competitions, which included tr ... Read more »