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  Abu Dhabi / WAM Major General Mohammed Khalfan Al Rumaithi, Commander-in-Chief of the Abu Dhabi Police (ADP), launched on Wednesday the ‘Abu Dhabi Police Services’ application, accessible via smartphones, along with the official website of the General Command of the Abu Dhabi Police. The application can be downloaded from Play Store and other App Stores. The Abu Dhabi Police announced ...

  Dubai / WAM The Dubai Police received 6,669 reports in 2016 via its online ‘Report A Crime’ service and a smartphone application, reflecting a 10 percent increase over 2015’s figure of 5,351 reports. The crime reports were received by the electronic communication department under the General Directorate of Operations at the Dubai Police. The “Report A Crime” service operates through ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Convention Bureau, a division of Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi), made significant strides in bids to host a number of key conferences in the coming years. In total, the Bureau successfully submitted successful applications along with partners and stakeholders to host 14 conferences which are expected to attract ...

  Ras Al Khaimah / Emirates Business Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) announced a strategic partnership with TUI India Pvt. Ltd., one of the leading leisure travel companies in India, to promote and enhance its presence in the Indian market. With this alliance, Ras Al Khaimah TDA aims to further strengthen the key aspects of the destination amongst ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Tawdheef, a leading recruitment event for the UAE nationals looking for new jobs or keen to take the next career step, will offer something more than just job opportunities from government and private employers when it holds the 11th edition of the event from January 30 February 1 at Abu Dhabi Nation Exhibition Centre. Tawdheef ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business As part of its ongoing commitment to students and teachers around the world, Microsoft collaborated with leading education provider Aldar Academies to host a ‘Microsoft in Education Day’. Involving a day of edtech training, the event was organised to highlight the positive influence technology has in the classroom, and how it transforms teaching and ...

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) launched an interactive book, ‘Hamad and Dana Discover Solar Energy’, to explain the concepts of science, technology, and engineering to children. The move supports the UAE’s wise leadership’s efforts to instill a culture of reading and spread knowledge among younger generations. “This story reflects DEWA’s efforts to implement the directives ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) urged motorists to be cautious on roads due to fog in various areas of the country. In a statement on Thursday, the NCMS said that the weather today will be partly cloudy in general with fresh winds, strong over the sea. The relative humidity is likely to ...

  Bloomberg China’s third-biggest search engine expects to hold a US initial public offering at a valuation of as much as $5 billion as it raises cash to close the gap with leader Baidu Inc. in the mobile market. Sogou, whose name means “search dog,” plans to sell about 10 percent of its shares in an IPO that will probably ...

    Bloomberg Toyota Motor Corp. plans to spend years designing cars in which humans retain a large measure of control, since the goal of turning all driving decisions over to computers seems too dangerous for now. The problem, Toyota said, is that society has come to accept 39,000 traffic fatalities a year in the US, mostly due to human ...