Government | Sunday 12 July, 2015 2:00 am

King launches key Grand Mosque expansion projects

 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman launched on Saturday night five giant projects that are implemented as part of the third Saudi expansion of the Grand Mosque. The expansion projects include the King Abdullah Expansion Structure, courtyards, tunnels, buildings for service...

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Government | Saturday 11 July, 2015 2:34 pm

Dubai Customs intercepts smuggling of 1kg

A smuggler’s dream of easy money turned sour as Customs officers foiled a Dubai-bound passenger’s bid to smuggle in around 1kg haul of heroin in his stomach at Dubai International Airport – Terminal 2.  The disenchanted trafficker, of Asian nationality, risked his life...

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Government | Saturday 11 July, 2015 4:59 am

ME Homeland Security Market Will See a Growth rate that is three times the Global Average

According to a recent Frost and Sullivan report,  the Middle East’s homeland security market will see a compound annual growth rate that is three times the global average, and it is driven primarily by economic diversification and massive scale-up in infrastructure projects such as the...

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Government | Thursday 9 July, 2015 4:04 am

ADP Provides Field Members with High-quality Cameras

Abu Dhabi Police (ADP) has provided its field personnel with high-quality chest-mounted digital cameras. The cameras, which are placed next to the officers’ personal identity cards, are equipped with several techniques that are the result of two years’ worth of testing, experimentation, ...

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Government | Wednesday 8 July, 2015 1:27 pm

Dubai Customs launches “Together for Excellence”

Dubai Customs has launched  an HR initiative titled “Together for Excellence”, in line with the vision and directives of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, towards shedding the light upon the importance of...

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Government | Wednesday 8 July, 2015 3:04 am

MoI Ramadan Councils Conclude; Discussions Tackle Community Protection and Crime Prevention

The Ministry of Interior concluded its nationwide Ramadan Councils on Monday evening. The councils were organized at the countrywide level by the Law Respect Culture Bureau at the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior; under the theme...

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Government | Tuesday 7 July, 2015 7:19 am

Tawazun receives “ Watani Al Emarat” prize

Tawazun  was recognized by Watani Al Emarat for humanitarian work in the category of “Basmat Elm” or “Education footprint” for 2015.  The prize was launched to mark the humanitarian work day commemorating the founding father of the nation, late Shaikh Zayed Bin...

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Government | Monday 6 July, 2015 2:33 am

NEC adopts Electoral College comprising 224,279 members for Federal National Council Elections 2015

The National Election Committee (NEC) during its 12th meeting held in Abu Dhabi today (Sunday 5th of July 2015) has adopted the Electoral College for the Federal National Council Elections 2015 constituting 224,279 members representing all the emirates, an increase of 66 per cent in the number of...

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Government | Sunday 5 July, 2015 8:39 am

Etihad ESCO signs a MOU with GDRFA-Dubai

HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and Chairman of Etihad Energy Service Company (ESCO) signed an MoU with HE Major General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri, General Director of General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA). The MoU aims...

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Government | Saturday 4 July, 2015 5:01 am

Saif bin Zayed Heads UAE Delegation to GCC Interior Ministers Extraordinary Meeting in Kuwait

Lt. General H.H Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior headed the UAE delegation that is taking part in the extraordinary meeting of the Interior Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States held Thursday, in Kuwait. The meeting was attended by...

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