Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2020 will begin a new decade of ambitious global work to achieve the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), for 2030. With the start of a new decade, Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week is a key event in the world of sustainability, as it gathers specialists and experts from around 175 countries and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Denmark has selected the United Arab Emirates as its only partner in the Middle East for its Carbon Diplomacy, a top Danish diplomat told the Emirates News Agency, WAM. “A significant aspect in bilateral relations is the importance Denmark attaches to the UAE with regard to cooperation in energy, environment and climate change,” Franz-Michael Skjold Mellbin, ...

Bloomberg Three dozen mourners were crushed to death in a stampede at the funeral for a powerful Iranian general slain in a US drone strike. Qassem Soleimani’s exploits in conflicts from Syria to Yemen made him a national hero, and hundreds of thousands have turned out this week as his funeral procession stopped in various cities, first in Iraq, where ...