NEW YORK: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on all countries to make a concerted effort to establish genuine learning environments that will provide learning opportunities from childhood to adult stages.
Guterres was taking part in a S…
SHARJAH: H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, issued an Emiri Decree reorganising the Sharjah Business Women Council.
As stipulated by the Decree, the council shall have legal personality and ful…
GENEVA: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Geneva has reported that the massive needs in Gaza exceed its response capacity.
In a statement on Friday, the committee highlighted that residential areas in northern Gaza have experienc…
ABU DHABI: The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC) announced the results of the fourth cycle of its Research Grants Programme, which aims to encourage researchers in various fields related to the Arabic language and provide support for quality rese…
ABU DHABI: a Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has announced the graduation of 45 young UAE National Graduate Trainees from the company’s LEAP talent accelerator programme.
LEAP is a comprehensive 12-month programme designed exclusively for EGA graduat…
ABU DHABI: Every year on 30 April, International Jazz Day is celebrated around the world, honouring the sound of artistic freedom. UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock are pleased to announce that Abu Dh…
ABU DHABI: Nicolas Niemtchinow, Ambassador of the French Republic to the UAE, hosted a reception to celebrate his country’s National Day, which is celebrated on 14 July each year.
The event, held at the Emirates Palace Hotel on Thursday, was attended…
GENEVA: The world’s population is expected to grow by more than 2 billion people in the next decades and peak in the 2080s at around 10.3 billion, a major shift from a decade ago, a new report by the United Nations said on Thursday.
The report – rele…