Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, January 3rd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Eighth Sports Activities and Events for the Ministry of Interior’s staff members will commence tomorrow, Sunday. The events, organized by the Police Sports Federation, will continue until January 15.

Several departments affiliated to the General Secretariat of the Office of His Highness Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior will be taking part in the activities, along with departments affiliated to the office of the Undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior; the Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior for Naturalization and Residency and Ports Affairs; the Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior for Resources and Support Services; the Directorate General of Civil Defense; and the Police College.

The events will include a variety of sports competitions notably: the Five-a-Side and Seven-a-Side Football Tournaments; the Beach Volleyball; the ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, January 2nd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) hosted a meeting to discuss unifying the concepts and mechanisms of internal security-related exercises for the year 2015.

During the meeting, which was held at the Directorate General of Central Operations, attendees reviewed the objectives and outcomes of the 2014 field training, in addition to the target ratio and the assessment guide for internal security exercises.

Staff Colonel Abdul Wahhab Al Hajeri, Directorate General of Central Operations at Ministry of Interior, said that the meeting is a part of the MoI strategy, aimed at joining efforts and unifying concepts, via coordination meetings among the operations officials in the MoI to discuss joint planning and coordination, internal security training exercises, and implementation mechanisms of such exercises at the countrywide level. The meeting was held in collaboration with the Strategy and Perfor ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, December 31st 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, chaired a meeting on Wednesday, at the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ’s main building, to mark the launch of the centralized database for the Ministry of Interior’s e-services. This server provides a centralized e-database and supports the efforts of the Ministry of Interior’s sectors in establishing development plans, and improving quality and performance indicators.

Lieutenant Colonel Nasser Khadem Al Ka’bi, Head of the Customer Service Department briefed His Highness on the system’s work mechanism, its technical advantages and the services it provides to enhance development and modernization efforts at the Ministry. The briefing was attended by Major General Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Acting Director General of Electronics and Telecommunications Services; Brigadier Mansour Ahme ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, January 5th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Social Solidarity Fund for Employees of the Ministry of Interior entered into agreement with the Al Hilal Takaful Insurance Company to provide insurance coverage for employees and police leadership of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) for damages resulting from personal accidents.

Brigadier Salem Al Shamesi, Director General of the Social Solidarity Fund for Employees, pointed out that the perks of the insurance cover both military personnel and civilians. “The insurance coverage aims to strengthen job security, stability, and to provide motivation to enhance their performance levels and create a tangible sense of the great attention accorded to this segment by the police leadership. The police leadership are always striving to create the most appropriate conditions and atmosphere for every staff member,” he said.

Brigadier Al Shamesi indicated that the first batch of compen ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, January 4th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Abu Dhabi Police have warned the public, individuals and institutions, against making financial transactions via free e-mail accounts. According to Colonel Dr. Rashid Borshid, Head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), such types of e-mail are widely used and are therefore vulnerable to being hacked by criminal gangs.

Colonel Dr. Borshid also stressed the necessity for individuals and institutions to commit to the directives and warnings of the police in regards to cybercrimes. He called upon them to report these crimes whenever they sustain any damages due to unsecured usage of modern electronic communications, or if they receive any suspicious calls asking for personal information or financial statements. He also highlighted the capabilities of the police in tracking, preventing, and limiting these crimes.  

“Financial transactions conducted via free e-mail acc ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, December 31st 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarter granted the wish of an Emirati young man with special needs Mubarak Brook Al Darmaki, to take a tour in an Abu Dhabi Police Air Wing helicopters in Al Ain.

The tour drew a smile on Al Darmaki’s face as it made him happy. The initiative comes as part of the Friends of the Police Program for the children of officers for the first semester of the 2014-2015 academic year. The program was recently organized by the Cultural and Social Activities Section at the Clubs Department at Abu Dhabi Police, and witnessed the participation of 120 students.

Colonel Hareb Khamis Al Khaili, Deputy Head of the Clubs Department at Abu Dhabi Police, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Friends of the Police Program said that the Abu Dhabi Police has always been keen to grant the wishes of children or those with special needs. “Mubarak Brook Al Da ... Read more »

Welcomed by Major General Al Raisi

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, January 1st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Students of the ‘Friends of the Police’ program reviewed the leading policing experiences of Abu Dhabi Police, and were acquainted with the different tasks and duties carried out by the Central Operations Room at the Operations Department, and Anti-Drug Section at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

During their visit to the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters (GHQ), students were welcomed by Major General Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Director General of Central Operations who encouraged them to avail of the program’s various educational, sporting and heritage-related activities organized by the Abu Dhabi Police, which help to inculcate patriotism in the youth.

These activities are part of the ‘Friends of the Police’ Program, recently launched by the Cultural and Social Activities Section at the Clubs Departm ... Read more »

HYDERABAD, India - Monday, January 5th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cigniti Technologies, the world’s third largest independent software testing provider, and Enov8, the specialist provider of DevTest Environment Management and Data management solutions, announced a partnership that allows Cigniti to strengthen Agile & DevOps testing services based on Enov8’s DevTest products & solutions.

The Enov8 SolutionEcosystem allows Enterprises to immediately inject a level of transparency and discipline into your DevOps and/or Environment Management operations. Ecosystem provides you with a foundation where you can systematically improve overall governance through Out-of-Box best-practice and prioritise automation effort based on current work effort.

“Cigniti’s focus to offer end to end software testing services solutions gets further strengthened through this partnership. Test environment management and test data management sol ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, January 4th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters, represented by the Transport Police Department, calls upon the motorists to yield for bus drivers as they stop at their designated stops in order to facilitate the movement of traffic on the roads of Abu Dhabi.

These remarks will be included in the radio address by Colonel Tariq Al Ghoul, Head of the Transport Police Department at Abu Dhabi Police, which will be broadcasted live on Monday. The address falls within the framework of the ’Security Glances’ Campaign organized by the Radio Branch at the Security Media Department, the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.

Colonel Al Ghoul said: “The cooperation of motorists and their compliance with the traffic systems and laws illustrates their cultured participation to society and facilitates the flow of traffic on the roads of Abu ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, January 1st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Brigadier Mohammed Khalifa Al Marar, Director General of Undersecretary Diwan at the Ministry of Interior, hosted a ceremony to honor a number of distinguished officers, non-commissioned officers, constables and civilians, in recognition of their efforts to improve work processes.

In his address during the ceremony, which was held at the Police Officers Club in Abu Dhabi, Brigadier Al Marar noted that the accolade falls in line with the Ministry of Interior’s strategy to honor its distinguished staff members. “Such accolades are an incentive to all staff members to maintain continuous excellence and improve performance,” he said.

Adding further, Brigadier Al Marar explained that upgrading work methods and making achievements and efficient participation according to institutional excellence standards contribute to developing police work, and requires exerting additiona ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, January 3rd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

A total of 21 officers from the Directorate General of Civil Defense and its affiliated departments at the countrywide level, have obtained a Certified Assessor Certificate for civil defense centers in the UAE, after successfully completing a specialized training course recently held in Singapore.

Participants in the course received theoretical lectures and conducted hands-on field training on the effective implementation of auditing and assessment on the civil defense centers, being one of the latest and most advanced systems applied in this field. The newly graduated officers will be in charge of the assessment process at the various civil defense centers across the UAE.

This strategic initiative was approved and adopted by the Public Safety and Quick Intervention Department at the Security Support Directorate General, the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Ministe ... Read more »

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Monday, January 5th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2015

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- COMPUTEX TAIPEI, the acclaimed annual trade show of the international ICT industry, is scheduled for June 2nd to 6th, 2015, and exhibitor spaces are selling faster than expected. COMPUTEX is expected to fill the Nangang and Xinyi exhibition halls to maximum capacity with over 5000 booths.

COMPUTEX organizers held 14 booth-allocation meetings over 5 days, beginning December 17th. The meetings double as orientation for the exhibitors—with presentations on safety and construction regulations, advertisement and publicity options, and available sponsorship—and for exhibitors to determine their booth location. The meetings had a 90 percent attendance rate.

The main themes for COMPUTEX 2015 are “The Internet of Things”, “mobile applications”, and “Cloud technology and services”. Forums and other COMPUTEX events will b ... Read more »