Sustainability

    How people save the ocean worldwide

    The sponge that collects oil; the cleaning robots at the bottom of the seas; and the “eighth continent” – let’s get to know how humanity saves the ocean and how each of us can help. Thanks to Rubryka for a thoughtful review. It has been proven that even one day on the coast can recharge […]

    The United Arab Emirates’ Post-COVID-19 Outlook

    The United Arab Emirates faces tough economic challenges in 2021 and beyond. The coronavirus and the resulting crises have caused its most important industries to struggle, endangered retaining its expatriate residents, and obstructed global investments. Nevertheless, its economic pillars allow it to enjoy a position of strength while battling for regional economic influence and pursue […]

    Rare-earth metals dependence. The world in the arms of China

    The concentration of production of many minerals has increased markedly over the past few decades. This trend reflects changes in global demand for materials, comparative advantages in production (for example, aluminum production using low-cost electricity in the United Arab Emirates), or government policy to ensure domestic security (supply of strategic materials such as beryllium to […]

    Global supply chains buckle as COVID-19 variants and disasters strike

    A new worldwide wave of COVID-19; natural disasters in China and Germany; a cyberattack targeting key South African ports. All those events have conspired to drive global supply chains towards breaking point. According to companies, economists, and shipping specialists, Reuters states they’re threatening the fragile flow of raw materials, parts, and consumer goods. The Delta […]

    Earth Overshoot day – we’ve used up all the resources of our spaceship called “Planet Earth” for this year

    Even if you have never taken out loans, tried to rely only on yourself, and did not depend on anyone, you will still owe money from July 29 since you live among people on planet Earth. The Earth Overshoot Day is coming when we start living on credit. This day we run out of Earth’s […]

    OPAZ issues controls of environmental permits in special economic zones and free zones in Oman

    HE Dr. Ali bin Masoud Al Sunaidy, Chairman of the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (OPAZ), issued in March 2021 a decision regarding the controls for organizing and issuing environmental permits in the special economic zones and free zones in the Sultanate, The Arabian Stories reported. Lubna bint Hamoud Al Sabari, […]

    Light pollution: the argument for switching off lights at night

    The light pollution produced by street lamps, advertising boards, floodlights, and our homes is so harmful that 80% of the world’s population lives in the haze of a perpetual glow in the hours of darkness, BBC states. It started like any other day for Stephen Maciejewski. He woke up at 04:30, and by 05:30 he […]

    “The cancer of the shipping industry”: abandoned seafarers and ships stuck at sea for two years

    As many as 200,000 seafarers have been left stranded at sea during the pandemic as shipping companies turn a blind eye, Al Jazeera reports. Akash Kumar was excited when he boarded his first ship as a seafarer, a bulk carrier called the Ula. “That time, it was a good feeling … a dream come true. […]

    Bahrain’s foreign policy is founded on peace, the protection of human rights, and sustainable development – the country’s Foreign Minister

    Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani gave on July 12 a press briefing to several journalists and columnists at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The National Communication Centre organized the briefing, BNA reports. He noted that the foreign policy of the Kingdom is based on several fundamental pillars that the Ministry is […]

    Islamic Perspectives On Environmental Conservation

    IN 1972, to mark the opening of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, the United Nations established World Environment Day. Since then, it has developed into a global platform celebrated in over 100 countries – including Qatar – and encourages worldwide awareness and action for environmental conservation. It has become one […]