DUBAI, 23rd May, 2022 (WAM) -- The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) has launched the National Dialogue for Climate Ambition (NDCA) as a platform to define and raise sectoral climate ambition and advance all-inclusive participation in the UAE Net Zero by 2050 Strategic Initiative to meet the country’s international climate commitments, particularly the Paris Agreement.
Running from May to September 2022, NDCA engages stakeholders in UAE priority sectors, including manufacturing, cement, waste, transport, and energy, through hosting a monthly stakeholder assembly dedicated to...
ABU DHABI, 22nd May, 2022 (WAM) -- ''Bread on Uncle Milad’s Table'' by Libyan debut novelist Mohamed Alnaas was announced today as the winner of the 2022 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF). The novel, published by Rashm, was named as this year’s winner by Chair of Judges Shukri Mabkhout during a ceremony in Abu Dhabi that was also streamed online.
In addition to being awarded US$50,000, funding will be provided for the English translation of Bread on Uncle Milad’s Table, and Mohamed Alnaas can...
ABU DHABI, 22nd May, 2022 (WAM) -- The first International Congress of Arabic Publishing and Creative Industries held today a series of panel discussions examining the latest trends in publishing.
The conference was held on the sidelines of the 31st Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF) 2022 – organised by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC), part of the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi).
One session, titled ‘Education and Publishing in the Virtual World’, discussed the wide-reaching effects...
DUBAI, 19th May, 2022 (WAM) -- The pavilion of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has concluded its participation in the Arabian Travel Market (ATM), held in Dubai recently.
Under the Saudi Tourism Authority (STA), 29 partners succeeded in highlighting the treasures of Saudi tourism, and its diversity, depth and tremendous opportunities, in addition to the success in re-communicating and confirming the commitment with the tourism industry and major international companies, by holding more than 4,000 meetings and concluding more than 90 partnership agreements and Memoranda...
DUBAI, 23rd May, 2022 (WAM) -- A UAE high-level delegation, encompassing UAE ministers, government officials and private sector leaders, is attending the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, taking place until 26th May, to share the UAE's vision and future directions in vital sectors and draw the features of agile partnerships in line with the new global changes.
The meeting is held under the theme, "History at a Turning Point: Government Policies and Business Strategies", with the participation of more than 2,000 government...
WASHINGTON, 23rd May, 2022 (WAM) -- More than 522.77 million people have been reported to be infected by the coronavirus globally, and 6,671,068 have died, according to a Reuters tally on Monday.
Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.
BEIJING, 22nd May, 2022 (WAM/ Xinhua) -- China's solar power generation increased in April amid the country's clean energy push, official data showed.
Solar power generation expanded 24.9 percent year on year last month, 8.1 percentage points faster than the previous month, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed.
China also saw growth in its output of hydropower, nuclear power and wind power in April, up 17.4 percent, 0.9 percent and 14.5 percent year on year, respectively.
Thermal power generation fell 11.8 percent from...
