ABU DHABI / WAM Brazil would welcome a BRICS-like bloc with the Gulf states to work towards achi- eving common goals, according to an influential Brazilian Congressman. Brazil is the current chair of the BRICS, an informal association of five major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. “We are open to new markets and new opportunities; therefore, ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) announced its cooperation with Stanford University in numerous research and development fields involving researchers at its Research and Development Centre through its membership in the university’s ‘Energy 3.0 Programme’. The fields of research include radiation cooling to improve the efficiency and performance of solar panels, utilisation of autonomous robots in ...

DUBAI / WAM The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) announced that Hazzaa Al Mansoori, the UAE’s first astronaut to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) on September 25, will host a traditional Emirati food night at the station. Al Mansoori will be dressed in the traditional Emirati clothes, and will offer his fellow astronauts three Emirati foods — ...