DUBAI: Launching on World Cities Day, Expo’s Urban and Rural Development Week will explore how we must transform the way we move, build, consume and live in the habitats of the future. Expo 2020 Dubai was built with a new city in mind – and District 2020, which will retain and repurpose 80 percent of […]
DUBAI: Dubai Miracle Garden, the largest natural flower garden in the world, is returning for its tenth season, a milestone in the award-winning garden’s journey. To mark the opening of the new season, the garden has been decked up with a range of never-before-seen floral installations that promise a multi-sensory experience. Dubai Miracle Garden features […]
According to new research, widespread ivory hunting in Mozambique has resulted in the evolution of tuskless elephants. In Gorongosa National Park, a previously unusual genetic trait grew increasingly widespread as ivory poaching to fund a civil war pushed the elephant species to the verge of extinction, according to research published in Science magazine. Researchers have […]
ABU DHABI: Half a century of effective partnerships between the UAE and the United Nations was crowned by the country’s election for membership in the Security Council for the 2022-2023 term and the Human Rights Council for the 2022-2024 term. The UAE has won a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council’s 2022-2023 term through […]
ABU DHABI: The Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) will cancel Mawaqif’s paper violation notices and replace them with electronic fines, sent via SMS, starting October 24. Inspectors will issue public parking tickets related to violations in the emirate and send them electronically instead, the ITC of the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) in Abu Dhabi. E-tickets will […]
DUBAI: Nissan is moving towards sustainable mobility in the Middle East and globally, with the debut of its stunning all-electric Ariya crossover car that is targeted towards the mass market. The Japanese company unveiled its all-new electric vehicle recently at the Let’s Move event at Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo 2020 Dubai. As Expo 2020’s Official […]
A man found one of the world’s most venomous spiders under his bed and it was the ‘size of his hand’. Photographer Gil Wizen noticed tiny spiders appearing in his bedroom and decided to take a look under his bed to see where they were coming from when he got a very nasty surprise. He […]
DUBAI: PepsiCo has offered a glimpse of the interactive experiences at its three pavilions at Expo 2020 Dubai, as part of its efforts to promote the concept of sustainability and drive positive change at the first World Expo in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia (MEASA) region. PepsiCo, Expo 2020’s Official Beverage, and Snack […]
As driving and flying are huge contributors to climate change, Google is releasing features on Google Maps and Google Flights to show how travel plans may contribute to it. In addition to showing drivers the fastest way to get to their destination, Google Maps will now show the route that’s most fuel-efficient. To provide the […]
The United Arab Emirates today announced the UAE Net-Zero by 2050 Strategic Initiative, a national drive to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, making the Emirates the first Middle East and North Africa (MENA) nation to do so. The initiative, announced at Expo 2020 Dubai with the attendance of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al […]
DUBAI: A lively debate on transforming energy in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), and how the developed world should do more to aid this transition, took place recently as part of Expo 2020’s Climate and Biodiversity Week. The ministerial-level event at Expo 2020’s Nexus for People and Planet was co-curated by the International Renewable Energy […]
