DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) hosted the first Beharana Marine Scientific Forum that provided a national platform for marine science experts to share knowledge and advance marine research. Salah Al Rayssi, Acting Assistant Undersecretary for the Biodiversity and Marine Life Sector at MOCCAE, said: “Our seas, or beharana in Arabic, hold immense cultural, economic, ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Expo 2020 Dubai has announced a world class music recording studio that will become a permanent facility as part of its legacy plans in the future city of District 2020 – and the first project to make use of the studio will be Expo 2020’s all-female orchestra. The Firdaus Women’s Orchestra (Firdaus means ‘Paradise’ in Arabic) ...

DUBAI / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), board endorsed the ‘First and Last-Mile’ strategy that advocates a healthy and active lifestyle by offering multiple mobility options integrated with mainstream public transport network. The strategy was endorsed during the authority’s board meeting led by Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, RTA Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors. ‘First ...

Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), in collaboration with the Sharjah Department of Town Planning and Survey, Sharjah Roads and Transport Authority (SRTA), and Sharjah Water and Electricity Authority, has announced the launch of an infrastructure development project for the 10th industrial zone in Sharjah. The new project is a pioneering initiative to reconstruct the whole ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Ivan Duque Marquez, President of the Republic of Colombia, held a meeting with Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, to discuss ways to develop both public and private sector cooperation between the two friendly countries. The meeting came within the framework of the official and business mission of the UAE delegation led by the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Over 6.6 million worshippers, tourists and residents visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque during the ‘Year of Tolerance’ last year. According to figures released by the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre (SZGMC), the total number of individuals visiting the iconic mosque reached 6,656,818 in 2019. The SZGMC said that it had intensified its efforts to boost ...

Bloomberg Mahathir Mohamad failed in his bid to return to power in Malaysia, as the king approved a government dominated by Malay-majority parties in a monumental shift from the multiracial coalition that took power after a shocking election win two years ago. Muhyiddin Yassin, 72, was named prime minister on Saturday by the country’s monarch to end a six-day tussle ...

Bloomberg Donald Trump defeated Democrats’ effort to force former White House Counsel Don McGahn to testify, in a court ruling that bolsters the president’s resistance to congressional oversight. The federal appeals court’s ruling arrives too late to affect the impeachment process, which was resolved with Trump’s acquittal by the Senate in February. But it could have an impact on other ...

Bloomberg Hong Kong media tycoon and a prominent democracy advocate Jimmy Lai, who has long denounced as a traitor by Chinese state media, was among activists swept up in a fresh wave of arrests in the Asian financial hub. Lai, 72, was arrested on suspicion of participating in an unlawful assembly last year and intimidating a reporter in 2017, Hong ...

Bloomberg Thailand’s military-backed government said pro-democracy protests risk spreading the coronavirus and asked people to avoid rallies. People gathering in crowds could make it harder to control the spread of the disease known as Covid-19, Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said in a briefing on Saturday. Confirmed infections in Thailand have climbed by one to 42, the ministry said. “Big crowds ...