DUBAI / WAM At COP28, Kyrgyzstan has raised the agenda of mountainous regions that shelter more than one billion of the global population, Edil Baisalov, Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, told the Emirates News Agency (WAM). “I represent the mountainous countries. Mountains and glaciers are the water towers of the world. Mountains are where all the weather systems are formed,” …

ABU DHABI / WAM Further to the announcements made by Bayanat AI PLC (Bayanat) and Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) on the recommendation to shareholders by their respective Board of Directors for a merger of the two Abu Dhabi-headquartered and ADX-listed entities, the enlarged entity will be named Space42 post-merger. The proposed merger will create an AI-powered space technology …

ABU DHABI / WAM The Zayed Sustainability Prize, the UAE’s pioneering global sustainability and humanitarian award, has officially announced that the 2025 cycle is now open for submissions. Submissions will be accepted until 23rd June 2024 through the Prize’s online portal. Small to medium enterprises (SMEs), nonprofit organisations (NPOs) and high schools with sustainable solutions are invited to submit an …