Abu Dhabi: Doctors at Madinat Zayed Hospital (MZH) battled to save a man’s life for nine hours after the 30-year-old patient suffered a severe head injury following a major car collision. The hospital, a multi-specialty facility, is part of Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), a subsidiary of the largest healthcare platform in the Middle […]
BRUSSELS: Belgium has reported over 1,192 cases of bluetongue virus affecting livestock. The Belgian Health Authority indicated that the bluetongue virus is spreading rapidly across the country, with cases rising from 874 last week to 1,192 this week. The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) has recommended vaccinating cattle and sheep. […]
ABU DHABI: Businesswomen in the UAE are making significant strides in boosting the national economy while bringing innovative solutions to the community as entrepreneurs. Supported by both the government and society, the number of businesswomen and their contributions have grown steadily, positioning the UAE as a leader in women’s empowerment and entrepreneurship. A recent report […]
BERLIN: Germany is donating 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine to African countries affected by the disease, government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said in Berlin on Monday. In the medium term, Germany, together with European partners, will also support the African Union in setting up local vaccine production, German news agency dpa quoted Hebestreit as saying. According […]
Expand North Star 2024, the world’s largest start-up event, will gather over 2,000 exhibiting start-ups at the Dubai Harbour, 400-plus hailing from Europe. Dubai: Expand North Star, the world’s largest start-up event, returns from 13-16 October 2024 to the iconic Dubai Harbour, featuring its biggest European and British participation ever seen. The 9th edition of […]
MAINZ: Near the Fijian Islands in the south-western Pacific, the ocean has not been as warm in the past 600 years as it is today, according to a study published in Science Advances journal. The data is “further evidence of the unprecedented warming of the western Pacific,” according to the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) […]
DUBAI: The Dubai Youth Council is set to launch the Dubai Youth Retreat next Thursday, bringing together ministers, Dubai Government leaders, experts, and youth council members. This retreat, supported by the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, aims to empower young people to tackle future challenges by enhancing their leadership, creativity, and innovation skills. The event […]
Nakheel will be responsible for dredging, land reclamation, beach profiling and sand placement to facilitate construction work. Dubai: Nakheel, a member of Dubai Holding’s pioneering real estate arm, Dubai Holding Real Estate, has awarded an AED 810 million contract for the marine works on Palm Jebel Ali to Jan De Nul Dredging LTD. Part of […]
Event originally scheduled for Bangladesh will now be held across two venues in the UAE from 3 October. 23 matches featuring the top 10 women’s teams in the world from 3 to 20 October in the UAE. Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the revised schedule for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup […]
Integration of WhatsApp in FedEx® Delivery Manager International makes last-mile delivery even easier Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Federal Express Corporation, the world’s largest express transportation company, has enhanced its FedEx® Delivery Manager International (FDMi) e-commerce solution with delivery notifications on WhatsApp, available in both English and Arabic, for package recipients in Saudi Arabia. FDMi is an […]
NEW DELHI: India’s first civilian space tourist Gopichand Thotakura received a warm welcome on his arrival in Delhi on Monday. He travelled to space as part of the crew for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin’s New Shephard-25 (NS-25) mission, Asian News International (ANI) reported. Thotakura created history by becoming the second Indian […]
