The UK live music industry launched the Beyond Zero Declaration campaign during A Greener Festival’s Green Events and Innovations Conference yesterday. The new campaign is fronted by LIVE Green, the sustainability arm of the UK’s live music Industry Venues and Entertainment alliance. All 13 association members of LIVE endorsed the Beyond Zero Declaration, a voluntary […]
European eco-settlers released on Youtube a unique project – a series of 40 short films “From Seed to Seed.” This series allows anyone to learn how to produce vegetable seeds. It provides the basics of theory and practice, an “alphabet” of seed production, and shows all the necessary steps for producing seeds of 40 vegetable […]
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) announced that following the start-up of Unit 2 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in late August, its operations and maintenance subsidiary, Nawah Energy Company, has safely and successfully connected the unit to the UAE grid, delivering the first megawatts of carbon-free electricity from the second of four units […]
With so many amazing things to do, incredible restaurants and bars to try, and historical attractions to see, we can understand why you’d be tempted to just stick to Bahrain on any visit to the Kingdom. But if you do, you’ll be missing out on some of the best family days out possible. Once you’ve […]
The upcoming Shura Council will have to tackle challenging environmental issues and develop related laws that will help promote sustainability and scientific research, a ministry official has said. Those eligible can cast their votes for the much-awaited Shura Council elections on October 2. Dr. Mohamed Saif al-Kuwari, Director of the Environmental and Municipal Studies Center […]
On August 2, Kuwait commemorated the 30th anniversary of the vicious invasion of Kuwait in 1990. On this day, the country recalled with horror the trauma and suffering during the seven-month-long occupation by Iraqi forces, when random arrests, imprisonment, torture, and killing of those opposed to the regime, as well as the plunder and pilferage […]
Oman’s Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion (MoCIIP) have outlined as many as 90 investment opportunities distributed across eight key sectors – Tourism, Logistics & Food, Fishing, Health, ICT, Mining & Industry, Waste Management, and Education – with an aggregate investment potential estimated in excess of RO 2.8 billion, Oman Observer reports. A sizable […]
It is no secret that the production of leather and fur is a cruel and harmful process. But these materials have become so ingrained in our lives for so long and deeply that it seemed impossible to get along without them. Leather is used in various industries, from clothing, footwear, and accessories to books, furniture, […]
H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, Chairwoman of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, and the “Mother of the Nation,” congratulated Razan Al Mubarak, Managing Director of the Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi and the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund, for being elected […]
Sultan Haitham Bin Tariq Al Said has issued a Royal Decree establishing the Khor Kharfout Archaeological Reserve in Salalah, Gulf-News states. The decree brings to light this important biodiverse region located in Dhofar which has long been a favorite place for experts in this field. The reserve’s beach overlooking the Arabian Sea, is characterised by […]
