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The Badiri Education and Development Academy, the learning and capacity-building arm of the NAMA Women Advancement Establishment, NAMA, launched the Badiri E-Academy, an e-learning platform whose resources can be accessed online – in Arabic and English for now – by anyone around the world. The online academy was launched at …

The Conservation Team at Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) visited 18 schools and preschools in Dubai at its annual participation in the Marhaba Madrasati (Welcome my School) initiative, organised by Dubai Education Zone during the new academic year. The visits are part of DEWA’s efforts to establish a culture …

Award-winning British artist, Es Devlin OBE, is set to design the United Kingdom, UK, Pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai. The pavilion will be the centrepiece of the UK’s presence at the Expo – highlighting the UK’s expertise in artificial intelligence and the space sector. The UK Pavilion will be …

A German tourist has been trampled to death by an elephant as she tried to photograph the animal in Zimbabwe. Authorities in Zimbabwe say the attack occurred on Wednesday in Mana Pools National Park and the tourist succumbed to her injuries later the same day. The woman was in a …

Dr. Hamad Saif Al Shamsi, UAE Attorney General ordered the referral of a foreign spy to an urgent trial over charges of communicating with a third party and seeking confidential information about the UAE. The Public Prosecution has received a report from an Emirati citizen stating suspicion of the accused’s …

Eating more nutritious foods can reduce your risk of cancer. And researchers say nutrition labels can help you make good choices between foods that are good for you and those that aren’t. A study by Mélanie Deschasaux of the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research found that eating …

Abu Dhabi’s court of cassation fined an Arab actress AED 100,000 for the charge of using social media to violate the privacy of a person, after filming a video and publishing it the social networking app “Snapchat”. The video was watched by 1,200,000 people on Youtube. The Court of First …

A passenger has kicked off an Indian flight after he tried to access the cockpit to charge his phone, the airline said Wednesday. The incident took place as an IndiGo flight was preparing to take off from Mumbai for Kolkata on Monday. ‘While an IndiGo aircraft being on the ground an unruly …

In another first, investors globally will now be able to start their business in Dubai without having to be in the UAE, following an agreement between the Dubai Investment Development Agency, Dubai FDI, an agency of the Department of Economic Development, DED, in Dubai, and the US-based Alliance Business Centres …

In line with the directives of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak to empower women globally, Burj Khalifa turned half its lights off to symbolise the power lost when the world excludes women and girls, as part of the UN’s “HeForShe” global initiative.