ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, March 9th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Community Police Department at Abu Dhabi Police recently organized the first Voluntary Work Forum, at the Abu Dhabi Police Officers Club. 50 male and female volunteers from different youth segments in Abu Dhabi participated.

Lt. Colonel Mubarak Bin Muhairom, Head of the Community Police Department at Abu Dhabi Police, said that organizing the forum falls in line with the department’s plan to support the field work of community police through volunteers who contribute their efforts and experiences in serving the community and knowing and benefitting from their suggestions and opinions in protecting the society from crime. This should be done to reduce their occurrence, and promote the process of security and stability among the public, especially in residential neighborhoods; and events involving the Abu Dhabi Police.

The Voluntary Work Forum started with an introductory speech by Major Bahya ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, March 10th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

A chameleon in a house garden scared a girl in Abu Dhabi, after she mistook it for a "crocodile”. She contacted Abu Dhabi Police via the Operations Room, and reported that a "crocodile” was found in the garden of her family’s house "sticking out its tongue”, and preparing to attack her (according to what she thought).

The police mobilized its force and made its way to the reported site, accompanied by the specialized authorities, where they discovered that the animal that was "sticking out its tongue” was nothing but a pet chameleon that had escaped from a neighboring house into its neighbor’s garden. A police woman calmed the girl down, and assured her that there was nothing to fear.

Abu Dhabi Police stated that they handle all reports with extreme care and seriousness to prevent any potential risks that members of the community may face. They are calling on all the local animal and environmen ... Read more »

The Police Identified Murderers and Took Care of Their Children

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, March 9th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Abu Dhabi Police has released information regarding a horrific murder, where a housemaid (an illegal resident) was killed and her corpse was found in the Al Ajban Area. The police were quickly able to identify the couple responsible for the crime. They both admitted to the murder, despite their attempts of disposing of the corpse by burning it with a chemical product and placing it in a distant location.

Colonel Dr. Rashid Mohammed Borshid, Head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at Abu Dhabi Police GHQ, said that the department was tipped off about a corpse of an anonymous woman with burned fingers, wrapped in a cloth, and thrown away in a sandy area in Al Ajban in Abu Dhabi.

"CID officers, along with specialized entities from the police force, were mobilized. Upon their arrival, they discovered that the corpse w ... Read more »

Increased bandwidth and support for new services contribute to primacom’s success as leading German cable network operator

SHENZHEN, China - Monday, March 10th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ZTE Corporation ("ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment, network solutions and mobile devices, and its partner netmedia, announced the successful upgrade of the bearer network of German cable operator primacom. Improvements to the integrated service bearing capacity and data transmission rate, made possible by operations based on solutions from ZTE, have greatly contributed to primacom’s success as a leading cable network operator in Germany. primacom uses the ZTE-based infrastructure to offer its customers analogue and digital TV services as well as VoD, Internet and voice services.

primacom needed its existing bearer network to be upgraded in order to support the development ... Read more »

- Quality and equity in education are indispensable to sustainable development and economic growth -

GENEVA - Monday, March 10th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The International Federation of University Women (IFUW), based in Geneva, Switzerland, calls for a standalone goal of equity and quality in secondary education, literacy and numeracy for girls and women in the post-2015 development agenda, on the occasion of International Women’s Day on March 8.

A world where girls are educated, protected and healthy is indispensable to sustainable development and economic growth for all people. Equity and quality in education require an explicit commitment from governments to goals for secondary education, literacy and numeracy.

"There is a clear correlation between marginalisation, vulnerability and low educational attainment,” states IFUW President Catherine Bell. "Therefore, any post-2015 goal must provide for all girls and women, including the most vulnera ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, March 6th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

A nine-year-old Syrian girl plunged to her death from an eighth floor apartment on Hamdan Street in Abu Dhabi.

The Abu Dhabi Police Operations Room received the call reporting that a child had fallen out of one of the buildings. The Emergency and Public Safety Department’s ambulance immediately transferred the child to Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, where she was found to be in critical condition.

Upon receiving the call, the Ambulance Emergency first response vehicle, a criminal patrol and an investigation officer from the Madinat Police Station, were dispatched to the scene of the accident, along with teams from the Crime Scene Investigations Department at Abu Dhabi Police and a Criminal Investigation Department patrol, as well as a Security Media Patrol.

Major General Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior and C ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Friday, March 7th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Al Ain Traffic and Patrols Section set up an awareness-raising pavilion at the recreational heritage exhibition organized by Al Ain Municipality on the sidelines of Tel Al Sad Festival’s events and tournaments. The festival features myriad of cultural, traditional, and entertaining sports activities and shows.

Major Salah Abdullah Al Hemairi, Chief of Al Ain Traffic Section at the Traffic and Patrols Directorate in Abu Dhabi Police noted that at the Traffic Section’s pavilion, awareness-raising leaflets were distributed to visitors of various ages and nationalities. "Interactive sessions were organized to provide comprehensive traffic awareness by answering visitors’ questions and queries, in addition to a screening session of traffic-related documentaries. A number of traffic-themed gifts were also distributed to visitors,” indicated Major Al Hemairi.

For his part, First Lieutenant Nasser Khali ... Read more »

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Friday, March 7th 2014

The Vehicles and Drivers Licensing Department at the Abu Dhabi Police celebrated the graduation of 16 participants after completing the Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NPL) course. The five-day course was recently held at Al Raha Beach Hotel.   The course tackled the methods to identify and use perception to find positive patterns of thinking, as well as the importance of leveraging participants’ potentials to achieve desired goals and boost performance levels. The course also discussed methods and patterns of successful and efficient information-gathering from the executive information system.   Colonel Ibrahim Nasser Al Shamesi, Deputy Head of the Vehicles and Drivers Licensing Department distributed certificates to the graduates. The graduation ceremony was attended by Lt. Colonel Hamid Mohammed Shareef, Chief of the Support Services Section; and Lt. Ahmed Mohammed Al Emadi, Training ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates-March - Sunday, March 9th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, met Umej Bhatia, the Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore to the UAE, at his office on Sunday.

At the meeting, the two sides discussed bilateral relations between the two countries, as well as methods of developing them. They also discussed issues of common interest.

The meeting was attended by Major General Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.

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The Arabic-language text of this announcement is the official, authoritative version. Translations are provided as an accommodation only, and should be cross- ... Read more »

The game promotes national, traditional, educational and health awareness

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, March 8th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior launched the electronic awareness game, UAE Camel Racing, on Apple Store and Google Play. This initiative is in pursuance of the integrated smart awareness program implemented by the Khalifa Student Empowerment Program, at the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.

His Highness lauded the efforts of the groups operating the Khalifa Student Empowerment Program, which include about 50 ministries, as well as federal and local authorities. His Highness stressed the importance of these games as an attractive and influential means on the youth, and which include educational and national contents.

The game is a unique electronic educational app that aims to enhance national awareness by allowing players a ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, March 6th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior received alongside the "UAE martyr of duty” family a number of popular and official Bahraini delegations, who came from the sister kingdom of Bahrain, to offer condolences on the death of First Lieutenant Tareq Mohamed Al Shehi, hailed as "the UAE martyr of duty”, in the family residence in Sham in Ras Al Khaimah.  Present at of mourning majlis were Major General Khalifa Hareb Al Khaili, Deputy Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of the Interior for Naturalization and Residency, and First Lieutenant Sheikh Ahmed bin Nasser bin Zayed Al Nahyan from Abu Dhabi police.

H.H Sheikh Saif cited the virtues of the martyr, and the sacrifices he made for the sake of the country, duty and honor. He also expressed his thanks for the delegations’ visit, which reflect the brotherly bonds between the two countrie ... Read more »

International Traffic Safety Conference in Abu Dhabi on Monday

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, March 8th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Under the patronage of Lt. General H.H Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, the 30th GCC Traffic Week 2014 kicks off tomorrow in Abu Dhabi. The event, which runs until March 15th, is held under the slogan of "Our Goal is your Safety”.

During the inauguration ceremony, which will take place at the Rosewood Hotel, Abu Dhabi, Lt. General Saif Abdullah Al Sha’far, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior will be revealing the 12 new community-based initiatives to be launched by the Abu Dhabi Police’s the Traffic and Patrols Directorate. The initiatives, which are devised under the umbrella of the ADP’s traffic program to reduce traffic accidents, titled "Together”, aim to foster community partnership and increase traffic awareness and education in order to protect lives and property.

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates. - Wednesday, March 5th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

New York will overtake London as the most important city for the ultra-wealthy by 2024, according to Knight Frank’s Wealth Report, an annual analysis of wealth flows and property investment around the world.

The report shows that three of the top five most important cities by 2024 will be in Asia, knocking Geneva from the top of the charts.

Fig.3: Top 5 Global Locations for UHNWIs
      

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2014
    

2024

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London
    

London
    

New York

2
    

New York
    

New York
    

London

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Singapore
    

Singapore
    

Hong Kong

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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, March 9th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Colonel Sheikh Mohammed bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Director of Peripheral Areas Directorate of Abu Dhabi Police and Head of the Higher Committee for Knowledge at the Ministry of Interior, has stated that the participation of the ministry as a strategic sponsor of the ‘Knowledge Management Middle East 2014’ conference, which will be held in Dubai between 10th – 12th of March, comes from its strong belief in the importance of cooperating and communicating with the different sectors. He also referred to the keenness and continuous efforts of the police to deliver the best services possible to the public.

He stressed the ministry’s keenness of spreading the concept of knowledge, as well as its firm belief in the importance of knowledge, since we live in the age of knowledge and technology. He also discussed those who have knowledge but are not capable of managing and utilizing it in the best manner, and are no ... Read more »