LAHIJ / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has opened two schools in Tuban District in Lahij Governorate, Yemen, as part of the nine schools being revamped by the authority in the first phase. The ERC office also presented 200 blackboards, as part of its ongoing support for the educational process in Yemen and its keenness to provide appropriate facilities …

  Dubai / WAM The Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) has saved 4.8 percent more energy as compared to the same period last year during the second month (July 2016) of its summer campaign ‘Saving Starts at 24 C’. The outreach campaign targets all of Empower’s customers and aims to reduce district cooling as well as electricity consumption and protect …

  Dubai / Emirates Business Global government and technology experts set to speak at GITEX Technology Week have praised Dubai for developing new Smart City benchmarks. Smart Cities use technology to analyse data sent from sensors over Wi-Fi networks to enhance daily lives and governance. Prominent use cases include solving challenges such as traffic congestion and utilities distribution, and launching …