The leading real estate brokerage company opens its fourth office in the UAE at Jumeirah Village Circle, Dubai Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, November 1st 2015 [ME NewsWire] Coldwell Banker UAE, a leading real estate brokerage firm in the UAE, has opened its fourth office in the UAE at Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC), Dubai, in a move towards expanding its business operations in the region. Coldwell Banker UAE represents the UAE operations for the globally renowned US-based Coldwell Banker. As one of the leading real estate organizations in the region, and number one in the US, Coldwell Banker has unmatched international presence of over 3000 offices worldwide. Commenting on the property market in the UAE, Mr. Hesham Elfar, CEO of Coldwell Banker UAE, said: “The market in Dubai is at a very lucrative standpoint currently. It is going through a healthy correction phase, which we believe is an important phase to create a mature market. The fundamentals of the market are getting ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, November 1st 2015 [ME NewsWire] The Security Media Department is pleased to extend to you its warmest greetings and we would like to thank you for your response and cooperation with our activities. We appreciate our partnership with you, as it strengthens the safety and security systems within the UAE. We will share an image and caption that depicts realistic behaviors and events, and highlight both positive and negative behaviors that have been captured by the lenses of the Security Media Patrols. We do hope that you will allocate sufficient space for this activity, as this enhances our ability to raise security awareness and promote the sense of security within the society. Photo Caption: “Suddenly changing lanes while stopped at traffic lights obstructs traffic and poses a risk to the driver and the other road users.” (Photo taken by the Security Media lens) For more information about: The Ministry of Interior, please click HERE Abu ... Read more »

Forbesfone propose des cartes SIM voix et données économiques, utilisables dans le monde entier NEW YORK - Mardi 3 Novembre 2015 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--En partenariat avec Worldfone, une société de téléphonie mobile implantée à Malte, Forbes Media a annoncé aujourd’hui le lancement de Forbesfone, un nouveau service destiné au marché mondial de la téléphonie mobile. Forbesfone propose à ses clients deux produits offrant une alternative économique à la possession de multiples cartes SIM locales. « Redéfinir l’itinérance est notre raison de vivre. Nous avons soigneusement étudié les besoins des personnes voyageant fréquemment, et compris que la connectivité mobile pouvait être un fardeau tant sur le plan financier qu’opérationnel », a déclaré Walter Komarek, PDG de Forbesfone. « Nous pensons que notre service de téléphonie mobile changera la donne dans le secteur des télécommunications. Ce service ouvrira, pour les grands voyageurs, les portes d’un monde économique dans lequel ... Read more »

Forbesfone offers cost-effective global data and voice SIM cards NEW YORK - Monday, November 2nd 2015 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- In partnership with Worldfone, a Maltese mobile company, Forbes Media announced today the launch of Forbesfone, a new service for the global mobile market. Forbesfone provides consumers with two products that offer a cost-effective alternative to owning multiple local SIM cards. “Redefining roaming is the aim of our game. We have carefully studied the needs of the frequent traveler and understand that mobile connectivity can be a burden both financially and operationally,” said Walter Komarek, CEO of Forbesfone. “We believe our mobile service will be a game changer in the telecom industry. This service will open up a cost-effective world to frequent travelers in which looking for a Wi-Fi hotspot becomes redundant and worrying about heavy bill shocks or hidden charges is a thing of the past.” Forbesfone’s products include a data plan and a talk plan ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, October 30th 2015 [ME NewsWire] Lt. General Saif Abdullah Al Sha’far, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior (MoI) and Head of the Permanent Higher Commission for Internal Security, attended the closing ceremony of the three-day training program “Al Hosn 3”, which was organized by the Directorate General of Central Operations at the Ministry of Interior at the Dubai Police GHQ Officers Club with the participation of 70 officers from the various police GHQs and departments across the country. A significant number of participants took part in the program, representing the Ministry of Health; the Ministry of Environment and Water; the Ministry of Energy; the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA); the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR); and the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). Lt. General Al Sha’far stressed the importance of such training programs that aim to coordinate efforts and partners ... Read more »

Doha, Qatar - Mardi 3 Novembre 2015 [ME NewsWire] Dans le cadre de sa mission visant à réaliser sa vision 2030, l'Autorité du Tourisme du Qatar (QTA) a dévoilé la Marque de Qatar comme Destination Touristique, améliorant et accélérant ainsi les efforts visant à promouvoir la nation à l'étranger. La marque a été dévoilée au public au Marché Mondial du Voyage à Londres- l’expo global le plus fréquenté du monde qui expose tout ce qui est relatif au tourisme- pour garantir un large éventail de promotion et de publicité pour l’évènement. Le logo a été délicieusement conçu avec une fidélité précise aux détails, qui mélange une fusion parfaite entre la tradition et la modernité. Un logo classique indémodable, d'une élégance raffinée, vif, accessible et reflète la vision du Qatar. «Le dévoilement de la première marque de destination touristique du Qatar marque le début d'une nouvelle phase du trajet vers la réalisation de notre vision pour le Qatar, comme indiqué dans la stratégie nationale ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, October 29th 2015 [ME NewsWire] The Ministry of Interior’s Executive Council discussed the most important strategic projects and initiatives during its meeting on Wednesday. The meeting was headed by Major General Dr. Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, and held in the conference room of the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters. The council also addressed a number of topics listed on its agenda and related to the development of police work. The meeting was attended by Major General Khalifa Hareb Al Khaiaili, Acting Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior for Naturalization, Residency and Ports Affairs; Major General Nasser bin Al Awadhi Al Menhali, Assistant Undersecretary of Resources and Support Services; and a number of high ranking officers. For more information about: The Ministry of Interior, please click HERE Abu Dhabi Police, please clic ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, October 31st 2015 [ME NewsWire] Held under the patronage of Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, the Seventh Self-Defense Tournament organized by the Police Sports Association that was lately held concluded its activities. Participants from the Abu Dhabi Police schools, the Dubai Police Academy, the Sharjah Police Sciences Academy and the Federal Police School in Sharjah took part in the tournament, which was held in cooperation with Dubai Police General Headquarters at the Dubai Police Academy. The final day games were attended by Colonel Dr. Mohamed Butti Al Shamesi, Deputy Director of Dubai Police Academy; Colonel Khaled Shahil, Deputy Chairman of the Police Sports Association; Colonel Ahmed Hamdan Al Zayoudi, member of the Police Sports Association’s Board of Directors; Colonel Aref Al Rais, Acting Head of the Police Sports Association; and Lieutenant Colonel Abdullah Al Hamidi, ... Read more »

Hilton invite les Londoniens à un concert live exclusif, le 22 octobre au Hilton London Bankside LONDRES - Mardi 3 Novembre 2015 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--Alors que près d’un tiers (32%) des professionnels britanniques admettent que leurs amis et leur famille les décrivent comme des « bourreaux de travail »1, Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) se tourne vers la capitale anglaise dans le but d’inciter les voyageurs à retrouver le goût du divertissement, en leur proposant sa série de concerts Hilton@PLAY. Après des concerts spectaculaires organisés à Chicago, Dallas et New York, Hilton@PLAY accueillera Jess Glynne sur scène le 22 octobre au Hilton London Bankside, le tout dernier hôtel Hilton de Londres, qui ouvrira prochainement ses portes. Dans le cadre de l’initiative Hilton@PLAY, Hilton et Live Nation planifient des spectacles avec quelques-uns des plus grands noms de la musique, dans des établissements Hilton du monde entier. Pour assister à ces événements, les membres de Hilton H ... Read more »

Advanced audience technology and domain expertise will allow brands to deliver more targeted, meaningful, and personalized customer experiences NEW YORK - Tuesday, November 3rd 2015 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sprinklr, Inc., the world’s most complete enterprise social technology company, today announced the acquisition of Booshaka, an advanced audience segmentation and management platform that helps marketers link customer data automatically across social, web, mobile, ecommerce, and CRM systems to optimize engagement and drive revenue. The addition of Booshaka technology to Sprinklr’s Experience Cloud™ – a new class of enterprise software that helps employees across the front office come together and engage with customers through one unified platform – will ultimately allow brands to apply real-time audience segmentation to social data in order to better understand their audiences and deliver improved experiences from brand advertising to customer care. “Effective experience ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, October 29th 2015 [ME NewsWire] The Office of the Inspector General at the Ministry of Interior organized a workshop regarding the scheduled and unscheduled functions and competencies of the Office. The two-day workshop was held at Federal Police School in Sharjah. The workshop was attended by heads of police headquarter departments and Civil Defense centers throughout the UAE; in addition to general directors of Residency and Foreigners Affairs and their deputies, and a number of officers at the Ministry of Interior. Major General Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Inspector General of the Ministry of Interior, emphasized the need to hold similar workshops in order to spread the culture of self-auditing. “Self-audits effectively develop performance levels and enhance the efficiency of the police services that are provided to the public,” he said. “By taking advantage of these opportunities, we will see improved results.” During the workshop, Brigadi ... Read more »

Sitting on sidewalks threatens public safety and misrepresents the cultural image Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, October 28th 2015 [ME NewsWire] The Security Media Department extends its warmest greetings and thanks for your unrelenting cooperation. We highly value your partnership aimed at boosting security and safety system in the UAE. In line with our ongoing effort to shed the light on the positive and negative behaviors that are captured by the Security Media patrols’ cameras, we will keep providing you with a reality photo and caption of the various behaviors and incidents taking place in society; in order to promote security awareness, and improve the sense of security and community responsibility. We hope that you would kindly dedicate the appropriate space to these photos and captions. Photo Caption: “Sitting on sidewalks threatens public safety and misrepresents the cultural image” (Courtesy of the Security Media) For more information about: The Ministry ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, October 28th 2015 [ME NewsWire] In light of the current project to expand the Abu Dhabi – Al Ghuwaifat Road, the Traffic and Patrols Directorate at Abu Dhabi Police have increased their traffic awareness efforts at the Ghuwaifat Border, the gas stations along the Abu Dhabi – Al Ghuwaifat Road, and in other densely populated driving areas. The efforts of the Directorate aim to educate drivers about the impending change to the speed and radar limits set to be effective as of 15 November in a bid to preserve lives while also ensuring a streamlined flow of traffic during the ongoing construction. “The campaign has been organized in coordination with a number of governmental and private institutions, and will continue through the middle of next month - when the new speed limits apply,” Major Suhail Sayah Al Mazroui, Chief of the Western Region Traffic Section said. He also indicated that the Traffic Section will intensify control on the road ... Read more »

PARIS. - Sunday, November 1st 2015 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- In 2015, more than ever before, Innovation is at the heart of CARTES SECURE CONNEXION event. The 33 SESAMES Awards finalists and the 5 Startup Challenge finalists can prouve it. These two highly awaited events reward the best innovations in the fields of secure payment solutions, identification and mobility. The SESAMES Awards will be presented on 17 November during the ceremony, which will be held at 6:00 p.m. in the Jean Thèves Amphitheatre (hall 4 entrance) during the CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS. On 18 November from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the 5 Startup finalists will make their presentations in front of the panel of judges as well as the public. The winner will be announced when the judges have reached their final decision. 33 SESAMES Awards finalists A highly acclaimed award in the industry, for twenty years the SESAMES Awards have been an occasion to recompense the best innovations in the fields of secure paym ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, October 28th 2015 [ME NewsWire] During an inspection visit to the Fujairah Police GHQ, Lt. General Saif Abdullah Al Sha’far, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior reviewed the workflow and the procedures adopted to provide quality services to customers. During the visit, Lt. General Al Sha’far met with Brigadier Mohammed Ahmed bin Ghanim Al Ka'bi, Commander-in-Chief of Fujairah Police, directors general and heads of departments. The attendees discussed a number of topics with respect to the development of police work to the highest levels. The meeting also tackled the strategic performance indicators for Fujairah police and the 2014 polls conducted by the Emirates Center for Research and Studies on customer satisfaction with the services provided and their contentment with the security, safety and road safety services. The Undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior stressed the need to keep abreast of developments, strengthen securit ... Read more »

Iraq - Wednesday, October 28th 2015 [ME NewsWire] Arab Business Machine, Apple authorised distributor for the Middle East and Levant, announced today, it will offer iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, the most advanced iPhones ever, beginning on Saturday, October 31, 2015 through the operators AsiaCell and Zain and in its authorised Channels in Iraq. For more information on iPhone, please visit: http://www.apple.com/iphone. -Ends- Contacts Orient Planet PR & Marketing Communications P.O. Box: 500266 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: 00971 4 4562888 Fax: 00971 4 4549528 Email: media@orientplanet.com Website: www.orientplanet.com Permalink: http://www.me-newswire.net/news/16196/en

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, October 29th 2015 [ME NewsWire] According to Colonel Khamis Ishaq Mohammed, Acting Director of the Abu Dhabi Police Traffic and Patrols Directorate, the statistics released by the Directorate reveal that of the combined number of accidents over the past nine months for the current year, 63 percent of the accidents have been committed by young persons aged 18-35. The death rates for the same driving segment reached to about 34 percent of the total deaths from traffic accidents during the aforementioned period. He reported that the main causes of the accidents were a result of sudden swerving; not leaving a sufficient safety distance between vehicles; speeding without considering the road conditions; running red lights; and of negligence and lack of attention while driving among other reasons. “There are ongoing programs that aim to raise the level of traffic culture among the youth,” he said; as he pointed out that the vast majority of li ... Read more »