Paris, France - Europe's Euclid space telescope, which is on a mission to shed light on the mysteries of dark...
The gas giants are not capable of hosting extraterrestrial life, but do offer clues in a lingering mystery about how...
The Dubai Metaverse Strategy anticipates that 42,000 jobs will be virtualized through the metaverse by 2030 while also improving resident...The Dubai Metaverse Strategy, which was recently announced, aims to raise the metaverse sector's contribution to the UAE's economy to $4b by 2030
Dubai companies like Emirates, Damac and others are already betting big on this world, and many more are expected to join the pack
The Saudi Space Commission and the Italian Space Agency sign a memorandum of understanding for enhancing cooperation in the field...Saudi Space Commission, Italian Space Agency sign an MoU to enhance cooperation in space-related activities for peaceful purpose
Federation of Saudi Chambers and General Confederation of Italian Industry ink an MoU to establish a joint Italian-Saudi business council
Umm Mohammed, 74, waves a fan back and forth to cool down, but in the blistering heat of Iraq's southern...While Basra is used to scorching summers, this year it has started sooner than expected, bringing misery to residents in a city also plagued by chronic electricity shortages
Chronic power cuts are exacerbated in the summer, and only those who can afford private generators are able to keep their fridges or air conditioning units running
Saudi Arabia ranked first in the Arab world and 30th globally in the British “Nature” index for evaluating countries, universities...The kingdom ranked 30th globally on the index that evaluates universities for the quality of scientific research.
“Nature” included 26 Saudi universities in its tables for this year, compared to only 16 universities in 2018.
- The use of tobacco by people across the world has gone down, and the Middle East has been no exception,...
The World Health Organization (WHO) said tobacco users have decreased from 1.32 billion 2015 to 1.30 billion in 2021
In the UAE, the trade in tobacco went down from Dh410 million to Dh62.4 million
While countries, cities and companies have massively ramped up net-zero emissions promises in recent months there remain "major flaws" in...Most rich countries have announced they will be net zero by 2050, while China and India have vowed to reach that point by 2060 and 2070, respectively
The report draws on a database of over 4,000 governments, cities, states and major companies and comes as climate negotiators are meeting in Germany
The world needs "early, aggressive and sustained" government intervention to cut aviation emissions if Paris Agreement temperature goals are to...Airlines must start to slash emissions before the end of the decade and by 2025 if possible, said the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) in a new report
Earth's average surface temperature has already risen 1.2C above preindustrial levels
- The Gulf country leads EMEA in the leverage of data, data science, and AI for the purposes of decision making...
The UAE has established itself as a world leader in AI, having been the first nation to appoint a minister of state for AI
Data science and AI are advancing, yet managers and non-managers in the UAE have different perceptions about data utility and AI's role
Saudi Space Commission will help and train 1,000 students and workers about space to national capabilities, cadres and skills in...Saudi Space Commission will teach 1,000 male and female trainees from various scientific specialties about the space sector
The program aims at raising the level of knowledge by providing theoretical and practical courses in the space sector
The UAE has been chosen to lead the Committee on The Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPOUS) out of 100...COPOUS is one of the largest UN committees playing a major role in governing the exploration and use of space
The Committee is part of The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), and reports to the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly
