The winner of the Tatawwar programme – an initiative launched by HSBC in partnership with the British Council and Potential.com – was announced on Thursday 13 June 2019, at an award ceremony held in Muscat, Oman. The competition, launched earlier this year, aims to respond to one of the major challenges facing the Middle East […]

In the presence of His Highness Lt. Gen. Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, the Abu Dhabi Climate Meeting opened today at Emirates Palace. The event has drawn the participation of more than 2,000 delegates from around the world. Distinguished guests include His Excellency António Guterres, UN Secretary-General, […]

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, announced this month a partnership with Brinc, The number of cellular IoT connections is expected to reach 3.5B in 2023, and industrial sectors consume more than any other end-use sector, employing about 54% of the world’s total delivered energy.[i] IIoT is driving […]

UNHCR, The UN Refugee Agency has partnered with Twitter and Kniterate to launch a global five-month campaign today to proactively and collectively shed light on winter as an important issue facing Syrian and Iraqi internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees in the MENA region. Currently around 14 million Syrians and Iraqis are displaced in the […]

The Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, has endorsed an initiative to transform 90 percent of limousines operating in Dubai into environmental-friendly vehicles, hybrid/electric, by 2026. The initiative is the first of its kind worldwide in the semi-total conversion of the limousine fleet into green vehicles. According to the plan, which […]