RAFAH: The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has distributed 1,679 food parcels to people in eastern Rafah Governorate, as part of the ‘Gallant Knight 3’ humanitarian operation, launched by the UAE to support the people of Palestine.
The operation included…
DUBAI: Inaugurating its debut at a UN Climate Change Conference, the League of Arab States Pavilion at COP28 has introduced three novel climate initiatives: the circular economy, nature-based solutions, and biodiversity.
Dr. Mahmoud Fathallah, Direct…
DUBAI: Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), met with Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani, Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan, who is currently visiting the UAE.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed ways of boosting their cooperatio…
DUBAI: The International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) recently hosted a ceremony to launch a Millet Demo Farm to contribute to the objectives of the International Year of Millets and COP28 related to climate action, sustainable agriculture,…
DUBAI: The Ministry of Education, in cooperation with the Office for Climate Education and Alef Education, has unveiled the Educators’ Voice platform. The initiative aims to enhance green education resources accessible to teachers and educational offi…
ABU DHABI: The Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre (ADPHC) of the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), for the first time in the Middle East, hosted a consultation on comprehensive surveillance for influenza and other respiratory viruses a World Health …
DUBAI: Mahamat Hano, Minister of the Environment, Fisheries and Sustainable Development of Chad, stated that his country is one of the most affected by climate change.
He told the Emirates News Agency (WAM) that Chad is suffering from severe desertif…
HANOI: Carrier Vietjet Air of Vietnam on Sunday launched two new international routes connecting Hanoi and Indonesia’s Jakarta, and Phu Quoc and the Republic of Korea (RoK) ‘s Busan as year-end travel season heats up.
According to the Vietnam News Ag…
ABU DHABI: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory cable to Ibrahim Traoré, the President of the transitional period and President of the Republic of Burkina Faso, on the occasion of his country’s National D…
DUBAI: H.H. Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Office of Development and Martyrs Families Affairs at the Presidential Court, has toured COP28 UAE’s Green Zone.
Sheikh Theyab visited the Youth Hub, the Energy Transition Hub…
GENEVA: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published the 2023 global health expenditure report, which sheds new light on the evolution of global health spending at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Released ahead of Universal Health Coverage …
NEW YORK: As conflicts, climate emergencies and collapsing economies continue to wreak havoc on communities worldwide, the UN on Monday issued an appeal for US$46.4 billion for 2024 to help 181 million people facing catastrophic hunger, mass displacem…