In recognition of their efforts in suggesting the “Fazaa” Initiative

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, May 23rd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior granted five Abu Dhabi Police (ADP) staff members the Employment Excellence Medals in recognition of their efforts in suggesting the “Fazaa” Initiative, which aims to provide the Ministry of Interior (MoI) employees with a unique range of social solidarity services under the supervision of the Social Solidarity Fund.

During his meeting with the honored employees at his office, HH lauded the idea of the initiative considering it as a leading project and an important addition that will serve all MoI employees and their families. HH also noted that the initiative will contribute to fulfilling the solidarity mission that aims to make the best investments in human resources.

HH stressed the keenness o ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, May 21st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Police College celebrated the close of activities for Security 7, a specialized training program held to enhance security awareness amongst the male and female participants. The program was organized by the college and represented by the Relations and Guidance Section in cooperation and coordination with the police departments and sections; Emirates Public Relations Association (EPRA); and Takatof, the Emirates Foundation for Youth Development.

The program, in its seventh consecutive year, is part of the strategic plan established by the Relations and Guidance Section at the Police College.

The week-long Security 7 program consisted of several educational lectures related to police work, and included field visits to various police departments. Participants received a plentitude of security-related information aimed at enhancing cooperation between community members and the police. A t ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, May 23rd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Abu Dhabi Police represented by the Finance and Services Directorate General, honored a number of officers, non-commissioned officers, constables and civilians for submitting distinguished proposals that were implemented during last year. The honoring ceremony was held at the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters, in recognition of staff members’ efforts as part of their participation at the Minister of Interior’s Excellence Award for 2014, in the ‘Director General’ category.

Major General Khalil Dawood Badran, Director General of Finance and Services stressed the keenness of Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, to honor distinguished and creative staff members. He also underscored His Highness great emphasis on the need to double the efforts to improve the quality of services provided to the public and to enha ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, May 23rd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Abu Dhabi Police represented by the Finance and Services Directorate General, honored a number of officers, non-commissioned officers, constables and civilians for submitting distinguished proposals that were implemented during last year. The honoring ceremony was held at the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters, in recognition of staff members’ efforts as part of their participation at the Minister of Interior’s Excellence Award for 2014, in the ‘Director General’ category.

Major General Khalil Dawood Badran, Director General of Finance and Services stressed the keenness of Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, to honor distinguished and creative staff members. He also underscored His Highness great emphasis on the need to double the efforts to improve the quality of services provided to the public and to enha ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, May 21st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

In his office, Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, met with HE Chimed Saikhanbileg, the Prime Minister of Mongolia, and his accompanying delegation.

During the meeting with his esteemed guest, HH Sheikh Saif discussed a number of issues of mutual interest and the ways to further promote and develop cooperation between both parties.

The meeting was attended by: Abdullah bin Mohammed Saeed Ghobash, Minister of State and head of the honored mission to accompany the guest; Advisor Rashid Salem Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Federal Demographic Council (FDC); Major General Omair Muhammad Ateeq Al Muhairi, Director General of Police Operations at Abu Dhabi Police; Brigadier Eng. Hussein Ahmed Al Harithi, Director General of Central Operations at Abu Dhabi Police; Colonel Saud Al Saadi, Director of the Secretariat of the ... Read more »

The “Safe Childhood, Promising Future” Forum Kicks Off
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, May 20th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The “Safe Childhood, Promising Future” awareness forum was inaugurated by Major General Dr. Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Higher Committee for Child Protection at the Ministry of Interior.

The forum, organized by the Ministry of Interior’s Child Protection Center at the at Emirates Park Zoo in the Al Bahia area, was held in cooperation with Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC), Zayed Higher Organization for Humanitarian Care and Special Needs, the Traffic and Patrols Directorate, the Abu Dhabi General Directorate of Civil Defense, the K9 Security Inspection Department, the Gulf Centre for Aviation Studies (GCAS), and a number of institutions.

The Secretary General stressed that the Ministry of Inte ... Read more »

Customers Can Send to 99% of Bank Accounts in Pakistan

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Friday, May 22nd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Transfast, a leading provider of cross-border payments solutions, today launched mobile and online money transfer to nine banks in Pakistan. From the convenience of a mobile device or desktop, customers can easily send transfers to recipients’ accounts at all major banks in Pakistan, delivered within minutes.

The launch will be celebrated at a luncheon, with representatives of nine leading banks and Pakistan’s Ambassador H.E. Asif Durrani.

Transfast’s nine partner banks in Pakistan include: Allied Bank Limited; Askari Bank; Bank of Punjab; Habib Bank Ltd.; Meezan Bank; Muslim Commercial Bank; National Bank of Pakistan; Tameer Bank; and United Bank Limited.

Transfast’ multichannel capabilities will enable customers in the U.S. and Canada to send money to Pakistan via their mobile device or online, ... Read more »

QIMC announces its Sponsors for its Medical Conference Programs during a Press Conference

Doha, Qatar. - Sunday, May 24th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Qatar International Medical Congress (QIMC) 2015 announced its list of sponsors for its upcoming exhibition and conference, which is taking place from May 26 to 28 under the patronage of the Prime Minister of Qatar and Minister of Interior, HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) to support the regional medical sector’s needs. With Strategic Partners, Supreme Council of Health, Hamad Medical Corporation and the Primary Health Care Corporation, QIMC 2015 is in line with the aspirations of the Qatar National Vision 2030.

Mr. Rabih Karam, General Manager of the organizing company at QIMC said: “In line with the Qatar National Vision 2030, QIMC 2015 aims to continuously support events that will lay the foundations for a healthy and strong society, and ... Read more »

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. - Sunday, May 24th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

    Heera Foodex was set up with the aim of entering to the international markets with manufacturing, trading and export of premium quality food products.

    Heeeradeals.com was developed to create an exemplary online shopping experience for families in the UAE.

Heera Group, a UAE-based conglomerate of 20 companies with diverse business interests, has announced the launch of two major projects -- Heera Foodex, a state-of-the-art food production facility at Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (SAIF-ZONE), and Heeradeals.com, an innovative e-commerce platform promoting responsible online shopping for family customers in the UAE.

Heera Group has operations in five countries and a business presence in over 50 countries. Heera Foodex was set up with the aim of entering to the international markets with manufacturing, trading and export of premium quality ... Read more »

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates. - Monday, May 25th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- H&H Investment and Development — a multi service provider real estate company — will adopt Yardi Voyager® 7S, a browser-independent and mobile-enabled Software as a Service platform, as its new property management platform.

H&H will also adopt Yardi Commercial Leasing Pad™, an automated, fully mobile solution that shortens leasing cycles by combining contact and prospect management with portfolio health analytics.

“In our continuous effort to better address our clients’ needs and enhance our services, we have decided to adopt for our operations Yardi’s latest platform Voyager 7S. Voyager will enable faster and more efficient execution of property operation strategies, will help drive improved analysis and decision-making, and will deliver maximum transparency across our business. Voyager will also give us the integrated platform ... Read more »

 The first of its kind in the world to harness modern technology
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, May 20th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, officially inaugurated the smart library at the Ministry of interior, which is considered the first of its kind in terms of harnessing modern technology in the area of sciences and spread of knowledge.

The smart library (www.smartlibrary.ae) contains a wide variety of digital information sources, including approximately 14,000 e-books; 8,000 periodic scientific journals; more than 3,000 online newspapers that are updated every minute; and thousands of Master’s and Phd thesis and dissertations from across the world; in addition to digital solutions and smart audiovisual programs that support the expansion of knowledge or academic attainment for all MoI staff members.

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed called for ... Read more »

Dubaï, Émirats Arabes Unis. - Mardi 26 Mai 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Canon Moyen-Orient, leader mondial sur les marchés de l’image et du document, enrichit son offre d’impression avec trois nouveaux périphériques multifonction couleur A4 compacts, les imageRUNNER C1225iF, imageRUNNER C1325iF et imageRUNNER C1335iF.

Un excellent rapport qualité-prix

Equipés de multiples fonctionnalités, ces nouveaux imageRUNNER offrent aux entreprises un excellent rapport qualité-prix. Outre leurs fonctions d’impression couleur rapide, de copie, de numérisation, de télécopie et d’envoi, ils sont dotés d’un nouvel écran tactile couleur de 8,9 cm et prennent en charge en standard le langage Adobe® PostScript 3™.

Les modèles de la série imageRUNNER C1300 sont destinés aux petits groupes de travail et aux bureaux très productifs qui réalisent des volumes d’impression entre 1 000 à 6 000 pages par mois. Ils peuvent s’accompagner ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates. - Wednesday, May 20th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

MCI Group is proud to announce the 2nd Annual MENA Pharmaceutical Cold Chain Forum, which will be held in Dubai on 2nd and 3rd June 2015. The forum is supported by Dubai Customs, Saudi Pharmaceutical Society and Supply Chain & Logistics Group

According to a report by IMARC, the total size of the healthcare cold chain logistics services market is expected to expand from its current USD 7.3 billion to almost USD 11.4 billion by 2018. While health authorities are demanding for stricter conditions from all sections of the cold chain, International Air Transport Association has created a Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) in Pharmaceutical Logistics with the aim of helping the industry to improve the transport and handling of pharmaceutical products to meet the requirements of shippers and manufacturers.

Dubai Customs is an important stakeholder in the cold chain link and ... Read more »