ABU DHABI / WAM The National Elections Committee (NEC) said that young individuals — aged between 21 and 33 — represent around 33 percent of the registered electorate, adding that 100,000 young people out of a total of 337,738 citizens, are participating in the current round of the Federal National Council (FNC) election. The NEC also stressed that its electoral ...

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 ...