Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 4 June, 2022 8:54 pm

Al-Zamazemah Company sets out operation plan for Hajj season

The Al-Zamazameh Company has set out its operation plan for this year’s Hajj season, including discontinuing the distribution of 20-liter Zamzam water bottles to pilgrims and replacing them with 330-ml capacity ones. The company, which falls under the supervision of the Ministry of Hajj and...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 4 June, 2022 8:53 pm

Nobel laureates glimpse KSA efforts to save ‘cultural treasures’

Protecting humanity’s common heritage is more critical than ever, as conflicts threaten historical sites and an obsession with economic growth endangers ecosystems, a conference of global intellectual leaders in AlUla has been told.    Issues of identity and the disruption...

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Government | Saturday 4 June, 2022 3:53 pm

Saudi Arabia’s Red Wave 5 joint naval drill wraps up

The Red Wave 5 of the Western Fleet, implemented by the Royal Saudi Naval Forces, has concluded off the Saudi Red Sea coast of Jeddah.Countries bordering the Red Sea, including Jordan, Egypt, Sudan, Djibouti and Yemen, all participated in the joint naval exercise, which was also attended by...

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Business & Money | Saturday 4 June, 2022 3:50 pm

Diriyah, Jewel of the Kingdom: Amal Al-Gosaibi — a rising star at the DGDA

Amal Al-Gosabi has been working across the gigaproject building permits as a building permit senior officer at the Diriyah Gate Development Authority since July 2020.  At the DGDA, she issued Wadi Hanifa form-based code design approval certificates for all plots located in the DGDA’s...

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Business & Money | Saturday 4 June, 2022 3:48 pm

Saudi Arabia uses Stockholm+50 conference as showcase for its efforts to protect the environment

Saudi Arabia on Friday highlighted the local and global efforts it is making to protect and preserve the environment, including numerous programs and initiatives designed to achieve its national environment strategy.  It came during the two-day Stockholm+50 conference, at which the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 4 June, 2022 3:46 pm

‘Attack on Titan’ virtual game thrills visitors at Jeddah Season

“Attack on Titan” fans are in for a treat at the Anime Village in City Walk, one of nine zones at Jeddah Season.  At the Anime Village, visitors will find an area dedicated to “Attack on Titan,” where they can play a virtual reality game simulating the anime adventure and...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 4 June, 2022 3:22 pm

UAE presents leading example of environmental commitment, climate action: Minister of Climate Change and Environment

Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, has emphasised that for the past five decades, the UAE has placed environmental protection and the conservation of natural resources at the heart of its development strategy and made distinctive contributions to...

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Cars & Autos | Saturday 4 June, 2022 3:20 pm

Museum of the Future promotes sustainable future on World Environment Day

As World Environment Day is marked across the globe, the Museum of the Future is championing a more sustainable future for all and urging its guests to make small changes to help safeguard the planet and its biodiversity. The United Nation's (UN) World Environment Day is marked annually on 5th ...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 4 June, 2022 3:18 pm

Hamdan bin Zayed lauds EAD’s achievements in protecting biodiversity

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD), said the environmental challenges faced by the UAE and Abu Dhabi led the authority to adopt plans and strategies in line with the best practices, to achieve...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 4 June, 2022 3:03 pm

ADFD joins international community to celebrate World Environment Day

Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) joined the international community in celebrating World Environment Day on June 5. Marked this year under the theme, “We have Only One Land”, the occasion aimed to unite global efforts to preserve the environment and sustain its limited land...

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