Dubai witnesses green transit revolution
Dubai is actively implementing climate adaptation strategies and technologies in transportation and infrastructure to mitigate climate change effects and enhance...Business Economy Science
Elusive echidna rediscovered in Indonesia
The Zaglossus attenboroughi, a kind of long-beaked echidna named for famed British naturalist David Attenborough, had last been seen in...Science
Syria water crisis spurs spike in disease: MSF
MSF has blamed the ‘acute water crisis’ in recent months on a decrease in funding for water, sanitation and hygiene...The crisis is most acute in northwestern Syria, the country’s last major rebel stronghold
More than three million people live in squalid conditions in that region
NYU and NYU Abu Dhabi develop AI tool to improve breast cancer detection
A team of researchers from New York University (NYU) and NYU Abu Dhabi report that they have developed a novel...The system, designed to be a decision support tool for clinicians, also helped radiologists significantly decrease their false positive and requested biopsy rates
The system is designed to identify malignant lesions in breast ultrasound images, with the primary goal of reducing the frequency of false-positive findings
UAE reviews food systems transformation at UN
The world must act, and act now, if we are to reach zero hunger by 2030, the UAE’s Minister of...There is no more time for planning in the run-up to 2030, which is designated the Decade of Action
The combined efforts of all actors is necessary for the world to meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
Saudi Arabia seeks to attract $5.3bn in investments in data and AI
Saudi Arabia aims to be one of the top 10 countries in the world in data and artificial intelligence, and...Digitization is not a luxury, minister says
Kingdom is training 25,000 Saudis youth in digital skills
UAE, Egypt explore prospects of greater space cooperation
The two sides also discussed facilitating new growth partnerships between the public and private sector.The meeting explored the potential for greater collaboration in all space-related fields between the two countries
The two parties also looked at opportunities to strengthen ties across science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
UAE relaxes mask mandate, but with riders
UAE residents may not wear a face mask in certain places while keeping a safe physical distance of two meters.Local authorities are expected to put signs showing the places where people will be allowed not to wear a face mask
This will happen as long as people adhere to the physical distancing of two meters
Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Center to hire 1,000 citizens in 5 years
The Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Center will hire 1,000 citizens during the next five years in medical and administrative roles,...The program will assist private sector institutions in supporting the "The Projects of the 50" initiative on a national level
The center also declared its plan to enlarge the scope of its program to attract and develop Emirati talent
NASA selects Moon site for ice-hunting rover
The space agency hopes the robot will confirm the presence of water ice just below the surfaceThe space agency hopes the robot will confirm the presence of water ice just below the surface
The mission is part of Artemis, America's plan to return humans to the Moon
Lebanon’s health sector is about to collapse: WHO
Lebanon is undergoing one of the worst economic crises in the world, with economists predicting that hyperinflation is imminent in...Basic and life-saving medicines are in short supply, with restrictions in foreign currency severely limiting import
This has been caused by the Lebanese pound losing 90 percent of its purchasing power since end-2019, and subsequent government policies
New Iraq project to reduce flaring at oilfields, consolidate gas production
The new project, signed in 2017 with oil services company Baker Hughes, will eventually allow 200 million cubic feet of...The implementation of the project and the gas exploitation may have to wait 30 months for the completion of infrastructure works
The amount of gas torched in Iraq annually reached 17.37 million cubic metres last year, says the World Bank
