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Ministry of Interior Unveils AI-Driven Drone at Hajj Media Hub Exhibition
During its participation in the second annual Hajj Media Hub—hosted by the Ministry of Media from June 1 to 4, 2025—the Ministry of Interior, through its Development Program, showcased an advanced unmanned aerial vehicle at its pavilion at the Makkah Chamber Center for Exhibitions and Events. This AI-powered drone is designed to enhance surveillance, monitoring, and crowd management efforts. Equipped with cutting-edge artificial intelligence technologies, it can perform real-time scene analysis, detect unusual activity, and instantly alert the command-and-control center. These capabilities support rapid response and proactive safety measures, contributing to the protection and well-being of pilgrims. Related Topics: Saudi Interior Min.: Tourism Companies Deceive Pilgrims, Encourage Hajj Violations Riyadh Global Health Exhibition to Bring Together Int'nal Healthcare Experts Intensive Preparations for Smooth, Safe Hajj Season: Mecca Deputy Governor New Chapter Unfolded: Saudi Arabia Launches Electronic Intensive Care Unit Short link : Post Views: 8 Related Stories
New York Times
14-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
NHL coaches, execs on what makes new Rangers coach Mike Sullivan so effective: ‘No bulls—'
The NHL coaching fraternity is small, and until Mike Sullivan parted ways with the Pittsburgh Penguins two weeks ago, he and Jon Cooper were the league's longest-tenured coaches. So the two had shared drinks and gatherings over the years. But they're not close buddies and have never sat down to talk about the strategy or teaching or details of NHL coaching. Cooper's assessment of how Sullivan has risen to the upper echelon of NHL coaches is based largely on watching Sullivan's Penguins teams play. Advertisement That's enough for the Tampa Bay Lightning coach to see why the New York Rangers wasted no time in signing Sullivan to the richest coaching deal in the league earlier this month. 'The sign of a good coach, to me, is when the star players are playing super hard,' Cooper told The Athletic. 'Sully got his star players in Pittsburgh to play hard, even years into his time there. For me, that's a great sign. The other sign is: Does the team look disorganized at all? Do they look like they've gotten the message from the coach on how to play? And his teams have always looked like they knew what was going on. 'Those things sound easy to do, but they're not.' Sullivan is a coaching lifer, though not in the same way as many current veteran coaches. Lindy Ruff, Peter Laviolette, Peter DeBoer, John Tortorella and Paul Maurice — the five active coaches with the most wins — have bounced around and coached multiple NHL teams in shorter stints, aside from Ruff's long first run with the Buffalo Sabres. Sullivan got his first shot at running an NHL bench in 2003, lasting two seasons with the Boston Bruins. He didn't get another shot as a head coach for a decade, then won back-to-back Stanley Cups with a star-laden Penguins team to kick off a 10-year stay. In between the head-coach gigs, through stints with the Lightning, Rangers and Vancouver Canucks as Tortorella's top assistant and then a brief stay in the AHL with Wilkes-Barre, Sullivan honed his X's and O's craft and his ability to connect with his players, from the best leader in hockey in Sidney Crosby down to the 17-year-olds he ran drills for in Europe ahead of the Four Nations tournament for the U-17 level. That Four Nations event was in 2006-07, after Sullivan was let go by the Bruins. John Hynes was coaching the U-17 team at the U.S. National Team Development Program and invited Sullivan to work the kids out, talk to them and stay in the game. Sullivan and Hynes are both Boston University grads — as is Rangers general manager Chris Drury — but they never crossed paths in college, only in the coaching world. Advertisement Their relationship has grown strong over the years, and Hynes joined Sullivan's staff when he became head coach of Team USA for this year's 4 Nations Face-Off and next year's Olympics, with both now long-established NHL coaches. 'He loves the tactical part, the X's and O's stuff, the trends in the game,' Hynes said. 'He's very open to change and understanding the newer styles of play. But like with most coaches, there are some foundational things that he believes are always effective. I'm sure you're going to hear him say it at some point (in New York) or hear one of the players say it: 'If we do these things we have to do in our game, there will be times when you can let your instincts take over.' 'He and I have talked a lot about that aspect of coaching. You commit to these parts of our game and then, when the game calls for more creativity, you have the freedom to do that.' Jim Rutherford didn't hire Sullivan directly as the Penguins' AHL coach before the 2015-16 season. That was then-Pittsburgh assistant GM Jason Botterill. But Rutherford, then the Penguins' GM, certainly knew what he had in Sullivan when the Penguins started training camp with all their coaches, NHL and AHL, running drills. 'When Jason hired him, all we wanted was a guy who was capable of moving up to the big club at some point,' Rutherford said. 'When I saw Sully in training camp, I knew we definitely had that. The Penguins got off to a slow start that year (under Mike Johnston), and Wilkes-Barre was (19-5-0) with Sully — a really good start. So it was an easy call.' One move Sullivan made when he took the Penguins job stood out to Rutherford in hindsight. 'He brought three or four younger guys who'd been with him in the AHL as call-ups,' Rutherford said. 'He was familiar with them and he knew they could help us. And those guys — Conor Sheary, Bryan Rust, Tommy Kuhnhackl and eventually Matt Murray — they helped us win a Stanley Cup. Advertisement 'Sully knows the value of every point, and he wants things done right away. But he also put those young players in position to succeed — not just that year but for years to come.' And the most impressive aspect of Sullivan's coaching style, for Rutherford, had very little to do with what went on during games. It was how he handled interactions with players — 'or anybody, really,' Rutherford said — who had a different viewpoint. ''Meet me halfway' was what he'd say a lot,' Rutherford said. ''We can agree to disagree on the principle, but for the good of the team, try it my way.' And no one ever came out of those meetings and said, 'Gee, I didn't get anything out of that.' Mike could have been a sports psychologist.' Sullivan does have a gruff demeanor coupled with the heavy Massachusetts accent that might make him seem not too different from Laviolette, his Rangers predecessor. But there's more to it than that. 'He's got a lot of 'no bulls—' to him,' said Cooper, who also coached against Sullivan at the 4 Nations as Canada's coach. 'He gets to the point, gets it across and moves on. I think that's served him well. But there's another side to him — the 'Sit down, have a couple beers' side. There's a fun Sully in there too.' Hynes said the preparation Sullivan did for the 4 Nations and is doing for the Olympics has been something to see. Hynes, Tortorella and another former Rangers coach, David Quinn — who played at BU with Sullivan, a relationship that goes back nearly 40 years — are Sullivan's assistants for Team USA and were all working as head or assistant coaches this past season as well. Hynes, the Minnesota Wild coach, said Team USA (and Wild) GM Bill Guerin and Sullivan were straight to the point — starting with naming the 'First Six' players to the team in June. 'Not much wasted time,' Hynes said. 'When we did meet, those Zooms were short and to the point. Him and Billy really thought through the players we named early to the roster. It was really no stone unturned. 'Who are the candidates? What's the message sent with naming each of the six guys?' It was good communication, not just with the six that were named but others in the mix, and that really helped us hit the ground running as a team.' Advertisement Sullivan commanded respect up and down the Penguins organization despite his eventual exit. When Rutherford abruptly resigned seven games into the 2020-21 season and Ron Hextall and Brian Burke came in, Sullivan's standing with Pittsburgh ownership didn't waver. Nor did it as the team fell into lottery status in recent years. You win two Cups, and the coach-GM relationship will be strong, for sure, but Rutherford said Sullivan understood the relationship well. And in Drury, Sullivan has a relationship that goes back 25-plus years to lean on. 'When we'd call up a player or make a trade, with Sully it was always, 'We'll make it work,'' Rutherford said. 'It was never, 'This guy can't do anything for us,' 'I heard this guy isn't good.' It's a game of mistakes, and there's always constructive criticism or disagreements at times, but he never once complained about a new player. He knew we were both trying to put the best team on the ice we could.' Hynes has spent plenty of time talking coaching with Sullivan — systems, teaching, motivation and all the other things that go into trying to get players to work together toward an ultimate goal. 'Our jobs are basically to enforce accountability but in a way where there's still good relationships — a good environment,' Hynes said. 'He and I have had many, many talks about how to do that the best way. Our jobs as coaches are to maximize players' potential, and that can get uncomfortable. It's a constant topic. 'With Sully, he's really the whole package. He's well-prepared. He's open to information. He wants opinions but does a good job cutting the fat off the bone and dialing in on what needs to be done. The teaching part, the motivational part, how he commands a room — I've been fortunate enough to know him a long time, see him in action, and it's impressive to watch.'
Iraqi News
22-02-2025
- Politics
- Iraqi News
Co-authored with UNDP, the judiciary launches the second anti-corruption report
Baghdad - INA The United Nations Development Program launched the session of the program to follow up on trials for major corruption cases, the second report for the year 2023-2024, which is the project to combat corruption and enhance commercial arbitration today, Saturday, in Baghdad. It is a program implemented in partnership between the United Nations Development Program and the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council and funded by the European Union. In this regard, the head of the Public Prosecution Office, Najm Abdullah, told the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "This report, which is an extension of the first similar report that was previously launched earlier in 2024, summarizes the progress achieved in the field of trial procedures in corruption cases, in addition to shedding light on the challenges that still exist, and it represents a very important step, as it reflects the pivotal role played by the Iraqi judiciary in pursuing and trying those involved in corruption cases." He added that "the cooperation with the Development Program comes in the context of developing the agreement with the United Nations to combat corruption by providing consultations and recommendations and developing plans and programs to support the judiciary in the field of combating corruption crimes," noting that "the report, with its statistics and data, shed light on some aspects that had a valuable impact on the success of the program in its first year, so that this success would extend to the second year by adopting transparency in following up on the progress of trials and evaluating judicial performance professionally and objectively." He explained that "the report showed the extent of close cooperation between the Supreme Judicial Council and the United Nations Program, which reflects the commitment of both parties to achieving the common goal of combating corruption and improving the performance of courts in accordance with international standards." In the same context, the Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Program, Auke Lootsma, told the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "Iraq has succeeded in combating corruption cases and conducting investigations that led to the discovery of those responsible for their occurrence." He added that "the United Nations Mission in Iraq recorded a significant increase in the number of investigations and convictions on corruption charges, which indicates the seriousness of the government in combating corruption and holding those responsible for committing violations accountable." He added that "the United Nations Development Program launched a project funded by the European Union, which aims to train Iraqi investigators to uncover and deal with corruption operations." He explained that "the project aims to train investigators in the Integrity Commission and judicial bodies affiliated with the Supreme Judicial Council and build their capacities to uncover corruption hotspots and track down those involved in them."
