Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, February 18th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

A ground breaking ceremony launching the construction of Qasr Sabah, RSG International’s premium residential project, being built at a cost of AED 400 million, was held recently at International Media Production Zone (IMPZ)

H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Maktoum bin Juma al Maktoum and Sheikh Abdul Aziz Mohamed Saud Al Thani, special guests at the ceremony, joined Mr. Raj Sahni (Abu Sabah), Chairman of RSG International for the ground-breaking ceremony at Dubai’s latest premium residential address. Other dignitaries present on the occasion were Saeed Mohammad Saif Bin Shafar, Sultan Al Shanqi and Mohamed Al Bahri.

With a visually appealing façade, spacious apartments and state-of-the-art amenities, Qasr Sabah will be synonymous with luxury and style. A number of reasons make Qasr Sabah the ideal place of residence for its occupants. The premium development is conveniently located in the International ... Read more »

Thuraya SatSleeve and XT satellite phones to provide vital emergency communication services and connectivity

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, February 20th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Thuraya Telecommunications Company, a leading Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) operator has been selected by Smart Communications to provide mobile satellite handsets and airtime services to its subscribers in the Philippines. The multi-year deal will see Smart partner with Thuraya on a combined voice services and handset offer branded as SmartSAT. This new agreement is an expansion of Smart’s highly successful crew calling service, Phone Pal which was launched in September 2013.

The SmartSAT package includes either Thuraya’s game-changing SatSleeve (iPhone or Android) or the rugged XT handset bundled with price plans to provide vital connectivity to first responders, relief workers and government agencies during disaster recovery operations. SmartSAT will also be available as part of a ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, February 19th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Lieutenant General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, honored two Indian men on Wednesdayin recognition of their integrity. The two men returned a total of 60.000 Dirhams to the Shabia police station.   The two honorees, Bijo Kumarkrishna Pillai Vijayan and Sonny Thomas Thomas, found the money in a street in the Al Khalidiyah area and turned it in to the Shabia police station at the Capital Police Directorate, in order to return the money to its rightful owner.   The honoring ceremony was attended by: Major General Mohammed bin Al Awadhi Al Menhali, Director General of Police Operations at Abu Dhabi Police; Major General Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Director General of  Central Operations at Abu Dhabi Police; Brigadier AliKhalfan Al Dhaheri, Director General of the Headquarters Affairs at Abu Dhabi Police; Brigadier Maktoum Al Shar ... Read more »

1ère étude de recherche internationale portant sur les professionnels du secteur bancaire

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MADRID - Jeudi 20 Février 2014

·         "Responsible Banking Challenge” encourage les professionnels du secteur bancaire du monde entier à envoyer leurs propositions afin d’améliorer les pratiques bancaires

·         IEB est un centre européen de premier plan qui s’intéresse à la formation financière qui bénéficie d’un accord de coopération avec la « London School of Economics »(LES) et Wharton School
IEB, le centre du premier plan qui s’intéresse à la formation financière a lancé, en partenariat avec la WSBI (World Saving Banks Institute), la première initiative internationale visant à établir un système financier plus responsable : «Responsible Banking Challenge ».

L’objecti ... Read more »

The event continues to be a forum for potential employers and job seekers to engage and interact

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, February 20th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The DIAC annual Career Fair 2014, which is organized by Dubai International Academic City (DIAC), part of TECOM Investments’ Education Cluster, will return for its fifth edition on 26 February at the DIAC Recreation Room at DIAC. The event will bring together students, graduates and leading recruiters from various industries representing both the public and private sectors. Besides guiding graduates on the most effective job search and interview techniques, the DIAC Career Fair will also offer potential employers the opportunity to get closer to the most relevant talent that matches their needs.

Bridging the gap between potential employers and job seekers and potential interns, the DIAC Career Fair is set to become a forum to a large group of talented graduates, representing a range of academic dis ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, February 19th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Media and Public Relations Coordination Committee at the Ministry of Interior discussed development projects for the Police General Headquarters across the country and discussed the suggested PR employees' forum.

The committee's first meeting for 2014 was chaired by Colonel Hussein Mahmoud Al Awadi, Acting Head of Public Relations Department at the Ministry of Interior and chairman of the committee, and took place in his office at the Ministry of Interior. The meeting was attended by Colonel Dr. Jassem Khalil Mirza, Director of Security Awareness at Dubai Police, and all committee members from the various Police General Headquarters in the state.

The committee also discussed a number of topics listed on its agenda, including recommendations that have been accomplished since the last meeting, the distribution of tasks and assignments over members, and the evaluation of the committee's ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, February 19th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters, represented by the Department of Social Support Centers of Abu Dhabi Police, concluded the second Crime Prevention Conference at the Fairmont Bab Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi which took place under the slogan "The Family…Prevention and Protection.”

The conference recommended increasing cooperation to execute the national strategy for maternity and childhood, by preparing and developing relevant laws and legislations, raising awareness among the public and defining and providing necessary services.

The conference called upon all institutions working under the national strategy, to reconsider improving the work conditions for mothers with children under 3 years old. Institutions were urged to review the laws that regulate human resources, taking into consideration part time, flexible working hours (adjustable), special leaves (in case the mother is busy wi ... Read more »

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LONDON - Thursday, February 20th 2014

Outfit7, the entertainment company behind the global phenomenon Talking Tom and Friends, today sends a forceful message to companies producing counterfeit products with the news of its legal win against Chinese app company, NanJing oooo3d Ltd.

Outfit7’s attorneys, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP filed the lawsuit in January 2013 in response to NanJing oooo3d illegally publishing apps that claimed to be sequels to the original Talking Tom and Friends franchise – developed and owned by Outfit7. Unlawfully profiting from the success of Outfit7’s app series with its counterfeit apps, Talking Tom 3 and Talking Tom 4, NanJing oooo3d has been ordered to pay compensation to Outfit7 for the loss of goodwill and significant value suffered to the brand.

In one of the first lawsuits filed in the US courts against mobile app IP infringement, NanJing oooo3d has been found guilty of copying the Talking Tom v ... Read more »

Diameter Routing capabilities part of a Complete Virtualized Portfolio

RICHARDSON, Texas - Wednesday, February 19th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Mavenir Systems (NYSE: MVNR), a leading provider of software-based networking solutions, today announced that it had deployed its Diameter Routing Agent (DRA) solution in two western European mobile networks, owned by a top 5 global network operator.

Mavenir is partnering with Ulticom, an industry leader in Diameter Signaling solutions, to develop and integrate Diameter Routing capabilities as part of its complete virtualized portfolio. DRA is ideally suited for virtualized environments, consistent with the Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) strategy Mavenir is already implementing.

"For mobile operators that are transforming their networks to 4G LTE, the next step is LTE Roaming,” said Pardeep Kohli, president and chief executive officer, Mavenir Systems. "Together with our recently announced Evolved Pack ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, February 18th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister, the Kingdom of Bahrain, will be hosting the 11th Gulf Heart Association and the 4th Bahrain Heart Association Congress from February 26 to 28. An elite group of international, regional, and local scientists, in addition to heart disease specialists, will participate in the conference along with 500 participants from across the globe. The event will draw from the experience of the cardiologists participating who will offer medical consultation on a few difficult cases.

The conference is one of the biggest medical and scientific gatherings. It is held annually in the Gulf region, and is taking place for the second time in Bahrain. After being held for the first time in 2006, this year’s conference will be held in the conference hall at the Gulf Hotel in Manama, Bahrain.

The conference’s organizing comm ... Read more »

1st international research study among banking professionals

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MADRID - Wednesday, February 19th 2014

    ‘Responsible Banking Challenge’ encourages professionals from the financial sector worldwide to send their proposals in order to improve banking practices.
    IEB is a Europe leading centre focused in financial formation that have a collaborative agreement with the London School of Economics (LSE) and Wharton School.

IEB, leading centre focused in financial formation, in partnership with WSBI (World Saving Banks Institute), has launched the first international initiative aimed to build a more responsible financial system: ‘Responsible Banking Challenge’.

The main objective is to encourage every financial professional to send their proposals in order to contribute with the development of a financial system more responsible with society, environment and world economy. This is an opportunit ... Read more »