ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, March 12th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

As part of the late Mubarak Bin Mohammed Al Nahyan Snooker Championship being held at the Abu Dhabi Police Officers Club and will continue until March 25th, six matches took place during the first round on Tuesday. The results were as follows:

In the first match, Rashid Al Shakili defeated Shah Nawaz as 3/1, after Al Shakili’s skills allowed him to win three consecutive frames, and earned applause and appraisal from the audience. In another powerful match, Mohammed Al Ghafli defeated Mohammed Hani as 3/2. The two players had equal scores (2-2) when they began the tiebreaker game. But Al Ghafili’s expertise allowed him to defeat Hani in the final frame that determined the outcome.

On the other hand, Mahmoud Shihab defeated an experienced player from India,Dr. Ashok Nair 3/0. Abdullah Al Ahbabi won against Shahid Humaid 3/2, in an exciting game. Additionally, Ismail Naseeb defeated Ahmad Salem ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, March 11th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Al Ain Traffic and Patrols Section at the Traffic and Patrols Directorate General of Abu Dhabi Police has organized different events and activities to celebrate the 30th annual Unified GCC Traffic Week.

Colonel Hamad Nasser Al Blushi, Head of Peripheral Regions Traffic Department at the Traffic and Patrols Directorate General of Abu Dhabi Police, highlighted the importance of these events as they contribute to increasing traffic awareness. He pointed out the efforts made by the traffic police to limit accidents and reduce the resulting fatalities and material damage. He also spoke about the success of awareness campaigns organized in cooperation with the media.

Colonel Al Blushi extended his sincere thanks to the organizing authorities participating in the Unified GCC Traffic Week’s events and praised their efforts for enabling their success.

The events held in Al Ain included an aw ... Read more »

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

H.E Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, inaugurated the late Mubarak Bin Mohammed Al Nahyan Snooker Championship on Sunday. The championship, which runs until March 25th, will take place at the Abu Dhabi Police Officers Club. Sheikh Nahyan expressed his delight at the organization of the championship, which embodies loyalty and allegiance to a prominent national figure, who has contributed to building the nation.

In his speech during the ceremony, he said: "His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, spares no effort to inculcate high values and principles that contribute to the country’s renaissance and deepen the feelings of love, belonging, and loyalty to the Nation in the heart of the country’s citizens”.

"General His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Co ... Read more »

LUXEMBOURG - Tuesday, March 11th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) SES (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today that Nawras, one of the largest wireless operators in Oman, has signed a capacity agreement on the NSS-6 satellite. The capacity will allow Nawras to provide services such as high quality GSM backhaul and broadband across the Sultanate, including rural areas. Nawras is an integrated services telecommunications operator serving about two million customers throughout Oman.

NSS-6 is located at the 95 degrees East orbital position. The spacecraft’s high-performance Ku-band beam is specifically devised to support key telecom infrastructure, enterprise and broadband networks across several regions, including the Middle East.

Wolfgang Wemhoff, CTO at Nawras, said, "Satellite is an important component in our network, as it caters for voice and Internet services in hard to reach locations. We have a trusted partner in SES, where we are assured of a robust an ... Read more »

LONDON - Tuesday, March 11th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Growth rates in the insurance markets of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries remain higher than those of developed markets and have kept pace with those of some key emerging markets according to a new report from A.M. Best.

A.M. Best’s report, titled, "GCC Growth Outpaces Developed, Other Emerging Markets”, analysed an extensive portfolio of companies in 19 countries over the past nine years, comparing the GCC markets of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates with developed markets and those of the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries. Gross premiums written (GPW) in the GCC countries had a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21% from 2002 through 2012, the same as Brazil and China, while Russia was at 18% and India at 16%.

Mahesh Mistry, director, analytics, said: "Interestingly, growth of GPW in the GCC markets continued to accelerate from 2010, and ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, March 11th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

According to Brigadier Maktoum Al Shareefi, Director of the Capital Police Directorate, theft of car contents has decreased in Abu Dhabi to 104 thefts in 2013, in comparison to 143 thefts in 2012; a drop of 27%. "This decrease is the result of the Capital Police Directorate’s efforts in fighting crimes, by deploying special task forces assigned to address actions that jeopardize security, and by intensifying police patrols at all times of the day in residential and commercial areas, where policemen vigilantly monitor any attempts of theft. The Capital Police have also worked on increasing locals’ and expats’ awareness levels,” he stated.

Brigadier Maktoum Al Shareefi, explained that, in 82 of the theft cases, thieves from different nationalities forced entry into the vehicles, while in the cases of 16 other thefts, they broke open the cars’ windows. The other thefts were carried out using common scam ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, - Wednesday, March 12th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Dubai Internet City (DIC), the MENA region’s largest ICT cluster, and Dubai Outsource Zone (DOZ), the world’s first freezone dedicated to the outsourcing industry, demonstrated significant growth over the course of 2013 and welcomed 181 new companies into their offering.

The ICT industry in the UAE is thriving, with ICT expenditure forecast to grow by 5% to over $15 billion in 2014, according to a recent report by leading global market intelligence firm IDC. 2013 also saw significant developments within the industry, including the announcement by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in October that Dubai would be developed into a ‘Smart City’ which will drive the emirate’s ICT and technology industry.

Dubai Internet City and Dubai Outsource Zone, which are part of TECOM Investments, a member of Dubai Holding, are now home to 1600 business partners, which includes over 60% of the Fortune 500 ... Read more »

Latest report by Wainhouse Research puts ZTE in world top three

SHENZHEN, China - Wednesday, March 12th 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, has been ranked in the world’s top three vendors of video-conferencing systems in the latest report by Wainhouse Research.

According to the "SpotCheck Group Video Conferencing Q4-2013 and YR-2013” report by Wainhouse Research, a leading research firm in the video conferencing industry, ZTE achieved 14 percent market share in the shipment of videoconferencing terminals and 15 percent market share in terminals and system platforms revenue in Q4 2013. ZTE’s overall market share of the videoconferencing terminals and systems market rose to 11 percent in 2013.

Since 2011, the global market for videoconferencing has been in decline. Acco ... Read more »

Sous le haut patronage du Cheikh Saif bin Zayed

ABU DHABI, Émirats Arabes unis - Mercredi 12 Mars 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Sous le patronage du lieutenant-général Son Altesse Cheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, vice-Premier ministre et ministre de l'Intérieur, le général Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, directeur général des opérations centrales au siège général à la Police d'Abu Dhabi, a inauguré les événements de la première conférence internationale sur la sensibilisation contre les accidents routiers sous le titre "Causes, Défis et Solutions". La conférence a été organisée par la direction de la Circulation et des Patrouilles à la Police d'Abu Dhabi, en collaboration avec Lifeline Healthcare Group. La conférence se tiendra entre le 10 et le 11 Mars à l'Hôtel Rosewood à Abu Dhabi.

Lors de la conférence, 40 documents de trava ... Read more »