Dubai / WAM Over 222mn gallons of water was harvested in the UAE’s dams, following the rainfall in the past three days. Dr Matar Hamed Al Neyadi, Under-secretary of the Energy Ministry, said the ministry mandating it to handle the country’s water sector, was working to realise the objectives of strategy for developing water resources, avoiding risks of floods and …

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Cares, part of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, joined a consortium of partners to undertake an AED 4,828,770 (USD 1,314,488) mass school-deworming program in Ethiopia. Along with the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID), Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), Evidence Action, The END Fund, and …

  Aleppo / AFP The Syrian regime pressed its assault on rebel-held areas of Aleppo on Saturday ahead of a showdown at the United Nations between Western governments and its ally Russia. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned that the mounting tensions between Washington and Moscow over the conflict had created a situation “more dangerous” than the Cold War. US …