NEW DELHI / GULF TIME The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) has commended the world-class animal welfare and conservation standards at Vantara, following an official visit by its Secretariat to India in September. The Secretariat’s report, prepared for the upcoming seventy-ninth meeting of the CITES Standing Committee in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, highlighted India’s …

DUBAI / GULF TIME Under the vast golden sky of Al Qudra, Hamidi, the house of oriental luxury by Sterling Perfumes Industries LLC, unveils “Rituals of the Desert”, an immersive evening that transforms the dunes into a living celebration of scent, culture, and tradition. Conceived as an ode to the spiritual and sensory roots of Arabian perfumery, the experience explores …

ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received a delegation of participants in the International Security Alliance’s ministerial meeting held in Abu Dhabi. The meeting was attended by His Highness Lieutenant General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior. During the meeting at Qasr Al Bahr …