Month: October 2025

Ajman: Ajman University has achieved another milestone with the renewal of its International Institutional Accreditation by the UK’s Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), reaffirming its position as one of the leading institutions regionally and globally in academic quality assurance. The university first obtained this accreditation in 2020 for a five-year term. According to … Read more

Kuwait city: Kuwait crude oil experienced a decline of $3.21 during Wednesday’s trading, settling at $67.67 per barrel. This marks a decrease from the $70.88 per barrel recorded the previous day, as reported by the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation on Thursday. According to Emirates News Agency, Brent futures also saw a decrease, dropping by 68 cents … Read more

Abu dhabi: The second edition of the Water Quality Forum (WQF), which concludes today, gathered international experts to discuss the latest innovations in water quality and infectious disease prevention. According to Emirates News Agency, Yohannes Mengistu Eshete, Country Director, Global Health International, Association of Public Health Laboratories (DPHL), Ethiopia, presented his country’s sewage surveillance project. … Read more

Abu dhabi: Inspection results under the ‘Irtiqa’a’ programme have shown significant improvement in the performance of private schools, with 23 schools moving up to the ‘Good’ category within a year, raising the total to 93. According to Emirates News Agency, the results also revealed 13 schools rated ‘Outstanding’, 51 as ‘Very Good’, 42 as ‘Acceptable’, … Read more

Abu dhabi: The National Experts Programme (NEP) has unveiled the list of mentors participating in its fourth cohort. Developed in 2019 under the direction of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, NEP is a launchpad for Emirati experts who strive to play a leading role in the transformation of future-growth sectors aligned … Read more

Daegu: Korean researchers have developed a new ‘Physical AI’ technology that mimics human forgetting to improve the navigation of autonomous mobile robots in logistics centres and smart factories. The findings, published in the Journal of Industrial Information Integration, outline a system developed by Korea’s Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST). The tech models … Read more

Manila: NMDC Group, a global leader in engineering, procurement, construction, and marine dredging, announced today the signing of a contract with the Pasay Harbor City Corporation (PHCC) to undertake large-scale dredging and land reclamation activities in Manila Bay, Philippines. According to Emirates News Agency, the project, valued at US$610.1 million, will span thirty months and … Read more

Kogi state: At least 26 people were killed when a boat capsized in the Niger River in Kogi State, southern Nigeria. Local sources reported that the accident occurred while the boat was transporting traders from Ibaji to a market in Ilushi, Edo State, before it overturned in the river. The death toll is expected to … Read more