ABU DHABI / WAM The Sheikh Zayed Book Award (SZBA) has opened submissions for its 17th edition, which will close on October 1. This announcement follows the success of the 16th edition, which received largest number of submissions across its nine categories since its inception, with more than 3,000 submissions from 55 countries, including 20 Arab nations and 35 ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Chambers has announced its participation in the Dubai Can sustainability initiative by launching a special campaign for its employees to reduce the use of single-use plastic water bottles at the organisation’s headquarters. The announcement was made during a staff gathering event hosted by the chamber. It was attended by Yousuf Lootah, Executive Director, Tourism Development & ...

  Bloomberg President Joe Biden’s plan to kick-start domestic solar-panel manufacturing depends for now on a federal fund with less than a half billion dollars that’s already being tapped to pay for products including military drones and baby formula. That funding—even if fully dedicated to solar production—would only be enough to open a few factories capable of cranking out a ...