At approximately 6:30 am on Wednesday, Israeli forces unleashed a barrage of gunfire from their positions adjacent to the southern Lebanese town of Aita Al-Shaab, targeting nearby valleys along the Blue Line on the outskirts of the Lebanese town of T…
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COP28 AGREEMENT SIGNALS ‘BEGINNING OF THE END’ OF THE FOSSIL FUEL ERA
The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) closed today with an agreement that signals the ‘beginning of the end’ of the fossil fuel era by laying the ground for a swift, just and equitable transition, underpinned by deep emissions cuts and…
Trends, University of Dubai organise panel discussion on climate at COP28
ABU DHABI: Trends Research and Advisory and the University of Dubai organised a joint panel discussion entitled “Climate Foresight: Shaping a Resilient Future” stressing the need for urgent action to reduce the impact of climate change.
The event was…
DCT Abu Dhabi launches ‘Culture 4 Sustainability’ Trail
ABU DHABI: The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has launched the Culture 4 Sustainability Trail, an initiative that invites residents and visitors to Abu Dhabi to learn about the emirate’s successes within cultural sustain…
Sheraa brings five UAE startups and their climate-positive solutions to COP28 center stage
DUBAI: The UAE’s ambitious goal of achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050 is testament to its commitment to addressing climate change head-on. A big part of the efforts to achieve this goal is going to be put in by the nation’s SMEs-driven economy, and …
Climate finance at COP28 significant step towards real sustainability
DUBAI: The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference or 28th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP28) has made significant progress on the crucial issue of climate finance. Developing countries have long demanded financial support to addres…
TOP IRANIAN, RUSSIAN DIPLOMATS DISCUSS PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT – IRANIAN MINISTRY
Regional problems, including the situation in the zone of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict were the focus of a telephone call between Foreign Ministers Sergey Lavrov and Hossein Amir Abdollahian of Iran, the Iranian foreign ministry said.
“In a tele…
GERMAN AMBASSADOR HANDS OVER TRAUMA EMERGENCY MEDICAL SUPPLIES PROCURED BY WHO TO HEALTH MINISTER
The Minister of Public Health, Dr. Firass Al-Abiad, accompanied by WHO representative in Lebanon Dr. Abdinasir Abubakar and the German Ambassador to Lebanon, Mr. Kurt Georg Stoeckl-Stillfried, visited the Ministry of Public Health’s Central Drug Ware…
22 PALESTINIAN CIVILIANS KILLED IN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKES IN GAZA
22 Palestinian civilians, including children and women, were killed, and others were injured, in the ongoing occupation bombing of homes in the Rafah and Khan Yunis governorates in the southern Gaza Strip.
WAFA correspondent said that 20 civilians w…
Ajman Ruler receives ‘Beit Al Khair Society’ delegation
AJMAN: H.H. Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, accompanied by H.H. Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman, today received, at the Ruler’s Court, a delegation from the Beit Al Khair Society,…
ADJD highlights national legislation, international practices in protecting consumer rights
DUBAI: The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) organised a forum on “Protecting Consumer Rights, The Circular Economy and Combating Greenwashing in Light of National Legislation and International Practices”, in conjunction with the activities of the …
Palestine Pavilion at COP28 spotlights green economy and climate change
DUBAI: Ahmed Abuthaher, Palestine’s lead contact point with the UNFCCC, has announced that Palestine is participating for the first time with an independent pavilion at the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28).
The pavilion witnessed numerous discu…