Frankfurt: Biologist Christof Schenck, who was awarded the prestigious German Environmental Award, called for the worldwide protection of forest areas in order to stop climate change and species loss. The situation is critical, especially in the large rainforests like in the Amazon region, warned the managing director of the Frankfurt Zoological Society. “We are very, […]
Gujarat: Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India laid the foundation stone of the C295 aircraft manufacturing facility – the first aircraft manufacturing facility in India’s private sector. Asian News International quoted the Indian Prime Minister as saying that India is becoming a big manufacturing hub for the world. “Transport aircraft will give strength to our […]
Abu Dhabi: Colours, lights and food fused with joy and tradition engulfed the atmosphere in Abu Mureikha – Abu Dhabi. The Indian Festival of Lights more commonly known as Diwali was celebrated at the BAPS Hindu Mandir by over 10,000 visitors for the third consecutive year. The celebrations continued throughout the day. Visitors were greeted […]
Dubai: As the official health and wellness partner of the Dubai Fitness Challenge, Fitbit organized an energetic group fitness activation at the City Centre Deira in association with the Dubai Festival and Retail establishment to help raise awareness and participation for the sixth edition of the 30×30 challenge. Fitbit, now a part of the Google […]
Dubai: In line with the “UAE Codes” day celebrations, marked by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, The National Programme of Coders launched the “Everyone can code” Campaign aiming to involve society in taking the first step towards digital journey and participate actively in the […]
Sharjah: The 41st Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) is offering all visitors the opportunity to explore and read centuries-old rare Arabic and Islamic manuscripts and books – some dating to the 13th century CE, and which will be showcased for the very first time in the Middle East. Through a special exhibition at the 12-day […]
Dubai: Coca-Cola Arena has announced fans can now pre-register for the World Tennis League (WTL), a first-of-its-kind sport and entertainment festival. The inaugural WTL is set to take Dubai by storm from December 19 to 24 at the Coca-Cola Arena, in what will be a showpiece event that brings together the world’s best tennis players with leading global artists. Tennis and […]
Riyadh: Dar Al Arkan has launched the first 3D Construction Printed (3DCP) two-story, 9.9-meter high villa in the Kingdom in Shams Al Riyadh residential development. Using 3CDP technology is the first of its kind achievement in the region since it accelerates the speed of construction while enhancing safety and reducing wastage and errors. Dar Al Arkan […]
New York: NASA’s InSight lander has captured a stunning meteoroid impact on Mars that occurred last year, the largest to date observed on the Red Planet, and boulder-size blocks of water ice can be seen around the rim of an impact crater. The Mars lander recorded a magnitude 4 marsquake last December, but scientists learned only […]
San Francisco: With the rollout of the stable version of Samsung‘s Android 13-based One UI 5 update to its phones, the tech giant has introduced to bring new emojis to its devices. The new update will come with support for Unicode 15 meaning Samsung will be the first Android phone to have the latest emojis. […]
London: European Union lawmakers have reached a political agreement on stricter CO2 emission performance standards for new cars and vans to move towards zero-emission mobility. The legislation will effectively ban the production of new combustion engine cars and vans from 2035, pushing the countries towards a fully electric future. The key requirements are that, by 2030, […]
