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In the run-up to the 22nd National Environment Day, observed every year on 4th February, Sheikha Dr Shamma bint Mohammed bin Khalid Al Nahyan, Chairperson of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalid Al Nahyan Cultural Center, today inaugurated the Environmentally Distinctive House initiative. The campaign aims to educate the residents of the …

Education is a fundamental human right. It helps unlock the potential of individuals to the maximum and makes societies shine bright with noble human values, a UAE newspaper has commented editorially. “Without inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong opportunities for all, countries will not succeed in achieving gender equality …

Abdulrahman Mohammed Al Nuaimi, Director-General of the Municipality and Planning Department in Ajman, inaugurated the pouring of the green concrete of its central laboratory building, which is the first of its kind in the emirate and costs AED15 million. The construction of the building is in line with the emirate’s …

India has successfully launched its 46th flight of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C44) carrying Kalamsat, a communication satellite developed by students and India’s military satellite Microsat-R from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, reported Asian News International, ANI. Addressing media after the launch of PSLV-C44 mission, Indian Space Research Organisation …

Members of Malaysia’s royal families on Thursday elected Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah as the new king, following the unexpected abdication of the previous monarch, Reuters has reported. The leaders of Malaysia’s royal houses, known as the Conference of Rulers, elected Sultan Abdullah, 59, ruler of the central state of …

Dubai Municipality has denied a rumour of the bacon Grease Fat in Break Supa Chocolate where the food additive E471 in the chocolate is made from vegetable oil and authorized for use according to food additive regulations in UAE as well as the product can’t contain bacon grease because UAE …

 Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro háas broken off relations with the US after it recognised opposition leader Juan Guaidó as interim president. Mr Maduro gave US diplomats 72 hours to leave the country. On Wednesday Mr Guaidó declared himself president during mass protests. The US said “former President Maduro” no longer …

An extreme heatwave in Australia has led to the deaths of more than 90 wild horses in the outback, authorities say. Rangers found dead and dying animals in a dried-up waterhole near Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory, last week. About 40 of the animals had already died from dehydration …

The death toll from landslides and floods that hit Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province has risen to 26, while 24 were listed as missing, reported the Deutsche Presse-Agentur, DPA, on Thursday. The agency quoted the Head of the Provincial Civil Protection Agency, Syamsibar, as saying that the floods have inundated 10 districts in the …

The world will celebrate the annual “International Day of Education” tomorrow, after United Nations, UN, member countries allocated 24th January to celebrate education, to guarantee good, fair and comprehensive education and provide educational opportunities for everyone. The UAE will join the world in celebrating this occasion, in line with official …