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STRAP UP KNOW THE CUT ACCIDENT PILLS THAT RISKS BY 60% KILL SECURITY AND SAFETY FOR ALL ISSUE 91 AUGUST 2019 ABU DHABI SPOTLIGHT ART MEETS ACTION MAKE WAY FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES MAKE WAY FOR AMBULANCE 999 ا ﺳــــــﻌـــــــﺎف LIFE AMBULANCE UAE 5.000 AED KSA 5.000 SAR Kuwait 0.500 DK Bahrain 0.500 BD Oman 0.500 OR IN THIS ISSUE: WALK THROUGH UAE'SIN THIS SOUQS ISS &UE ENJOY: A SLICE OF EMIRATI HERITAGE From his headquarters at Qasr Al Hosn, the late Sheikh Zayed’s message was to re-originate science, as he had Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan transcended the dream of always held the great Arab scientific achievement in a Zayed`s the federation to the dream where the sky is the limit. This tolerant spirit, taking the federation to new heights. The is when he met on February 12, 1976 at his palace in Abu UAE has truly been the only Arab example, not only in Dhabi’s Al Bateen area American astronauts Thomas unity and federation, but also in the reproduction of a Stafford, Vance Brand and Donald Saiton, and American- distinguished state aspiring to embrace the 21st century Egyptian Nasa scientist, Farouk El-Baz, who visited Abu in a capable manner and in confidence. Dream Dhabi at the invitation of the UAE government. The spaceship model (Zayed’s Dream 2021) The unveiling of the spaceship model (Zayed’s Dream 2021), made by the fingerprints of elementary school students in the UAE, and it will be entering the Guinness World Records as the largest model made up of children’s fingerprints on the occasion of UAE 48th National Day Messages of Tomorrow’s Pioneers A total of 10,000 packages will be distributed at the country’s schools. The idea of organizing the (Zayed’s Dream) event on the Children will leave their fingerprints 48th National Day comes in the Year of Tolerance. The UAE on the Year of Tolerance card. These has been seeking for many years to attract best expertise cards will be placed on the Zayed’s in all fields. Today, the UAE is preparing to embrace a new Dream 2021 spaceship model as messages of peace and tolerance from era of development and ambitions, on the path of achieving the generation of future pioneers. the aspirations of the wise leadership placing the UAE in The fingerprints will be put together an advanced and pioneering position. This necessitates the on the Zayed’s Dream 2021 spaceship utilization of the sources of knowledge as well as the theories model, and later, the model will be and practical applications of scholars and thinkers to benefit listed in the Guinness World Records as the largest model made up by from knowledge contents in the formation of an integrated children’s fingerprints system incorporating creative national powers supported `s by a highly capable infrastructure, propelling the UAE to a 2021 pioneering status that creates opportunities serving YEAR OF TOLERANCE `s the people and making them happy. 2021 999 ads.indd 5 6/16/19 4:25 PM 999 ads.indd 4 6/16/19 4:25 PM Security And Safety For All EDITOR’S NOTE We can make this happen Just last month, the whole planet earth celebrated half a century of the July 1969 moon landing. Going over that world-changing event again gives us pause for thought: if we could collectively make the unimaginable happen, why can’t we make the imaginable happen? What we in the UAE imagine is that no one needs to die because of carelessness. Road crash fatalities, for example, can be significantly reduced by simply putting on seat belts regardless of the travel distance. This isn’t just a matter of enforcing regulations by the book; this simple action has saved 40-60 per cent of car occupants involved in accidents, shows research. Our feature story on this reminds people of the high fatality risk of not complying with the seat belt rule – all passengers, front and back, must wear them. Of course, if Some one has children too small for regular seat belts, they must be put in inconsiderate age-appropriate car seats with a belt. And then, if you were to be in a road accident, you’d need help to reach you motorists refuse quickly. But some inconsiderate motorists refuse to give way to emergency vehicles, hindering rescue operations. This is a serious issue for the Ministry of to give way Interior, so much so that it has tripled the fine from Dhs1,000 to Dhs3,000 for to emergency such an offence. Our cover story looks at the whole gamut of the problem, from blocking the way of emergency vehicles to rubbernecking and posting accident vehicles, photos on social media, and why everyone should come together to discourage hindering rescue bad road behaviour. As one of the top people in charge of maintaining law and order, the operations. This Commander-in-Chief of Ras Al Khaimah Police has given us a special interview, is a serious issue outlining achievements and plans, all geared towards making the UAE one of the safest countries in the world. for the Ministry There are other ways, too, in which we want you to be safe. Summer means of Interior the annual holiday in the UAE, and that means masses of holiday photographs on social networks. In the age of social media, looking good, equated with looking slim, has become such an obsession that people are turning to the quick-fix solution of diet pills to burn fat, not realising that these can cause everything between temporary illness and death, as you’ll see in this issue. Also, this being summer, let’s understand the nature of heat exhaustion and heat injuries – 999 tells you all you need to know. One feature we’re very happy to bring you this month is on the best souqs around the UAE. The summer heat normally drives people to air-conditioned modern malls, but with the wise leadership working to revive the glory of traditional Arab markets, we have curated a collection of souqs you can visit in the seven emirates. Thanks to the Eid Al Adha holidays this month, there’s never a better time to explore souqs and then spend the month lapping up the many attractions listed under ‘Abu Dhabi Spotlight’. Since tradition and modernity live together in the UAE, we also present in this issue the knowledge about the 3Bs shaping 21st century communication models. We hope it’ll interest you as much it intrigued us. Have a great month! 2 999 SECURITY AND SAFETY FOR ALL AUGUST 2019 Ads.indd 13 1/22/19 8:05 PM Security And Safety For All CONTENTS Security And Safety For All 26 30 COVER STORY Security And Safety For All Beyond Ministry of Interior GIVE WAY, United Arab Emirates Khalil Dawood Badran the Head of the Development Committee of 999 Magazine Malls LONG BEFORE THE DAWN OF MALLS, THE UAE HAD CHARMING SOUQS. MANY OF THEM STILL EXIST, SAVE LIVES Editor-in-Chief Col. 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