But while looking cartoonish, McGown offered serious criticism of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.’s plans to expand its offshore ultrasour gas operations into a protected area home to the dugong. “It’s a little risky,” she said, as gawking onlookers …
Autocratic UAE, host of Cop28 climate talks, allows limited protests and critics in
Human rights researchers from banned organisations have been granted access to the federation of seven sheikhdoms, but some say it is using Cop28 to burnish its image and does not really respect rights.
German firm RWE and UAE’s Masdar will invest up to £11 billion in a giant offshore windfarm
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Al Gore slams COP28 climate summit host UAE, says its emissions soared
DUBAI, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Climate advocate and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore on Sunday slammed the UAE – host of the COP28 climate summit – saying its position as overseer of international …
Dubai climate talks focus on health as Canadian doctors warn patients already seeing impacts
The evacuation of several hospitals this summer in the Northwest Territories is the latest example of how climate change can impact medical services, says Dr. Courtney Howard, an emergency room …
Team Abu Dhabi face familiar rivals as new series launches in Khor Fakkan
Team Abu Dhabi face familiar rivals as new series launches in Khor Fakkan Al Zaffain, Bin Hendi aim for another Class 3 vict …
As Dubai hosts climate talks, its air pollution soars
Dubai’s glitzy skyline was obscured by a blanket of smog rated as “unhealthy” on Sunday as thousands of delegates attended a COP28 conference dedicated to the harmful effects of air pollution.Sunday …
UAE corporate tax: TNMM based on the NPIs to establish arm’s length price
Under the transactional profit methods, there are two approaches to establish the arm’s length price, with the transactional net margin method (TNMM) being one of them. The TNMM has been explained in …
DIFC launches Sustainable Finance Catalyst to scale sustainable finance from Dubai
home to MEASA’s largest cluster of FinTech and Innovation companies, Prototypes for Humanity participants, were welcomed by Mohammad Alblooshi, CEO of DIFC Innovation Hub, to discuss the future of …
Successful Conclusion of the EEI-GCCIA COP 28 Transmission Summit in Abu Dhabi
(MENAFN- Virtue mena) Abu Dhabi, UAE, 3 December 2023: The EEI-GCCIA COP 28 Transmission Summit, hosted by the GCCIA in Abu Dhabi Yas Island, concluded successfully, marking a momentous achievement in …
Dubai’s resilient real estate sector: Transitioning from conflict to prosperity
The Middle East has been marked by a lengthy history of conflicts, and each of these events has exerted varying effects on the region’s real estate industr..
Crypto Investment Platform Fasset Obtained License in Dubai
Fasset has been granted a Virtual Asset Service Provider license from regulators in Dubai, allowing it to perform broker-dealer services legally in the emirate. Digital asset inve …
Sharjah concludes 52nd Union Day celebrations
The activities started on 22 November and continued to 3 December in all regions of the Emirate …
UAE and Philippines look to boost $1.9bn trade with CEPA negotiations
The UAE and the Philippines are looking to boost $1.9bn non-oil trade ties as they negotiate details of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the two countries.
Sharjah Celebrates the UAE’s 52nd Union Day
Sharjah concluded the 52nd Union Day celebrations, which lasted for 12 days, with wide participation from all segments of society including government entities, private sector institutions, Emiratis, …
Babies born exactly UAE National Day in Abu Dhabi
Emirati couple Amnah Yousuf Alblooshi and Mohamed Abdulla Aljanaahi also experienced tremendous joy as they celebrated the birth of their second child, Abdulla Mohamed Aljanaahi, at 12:01 AM on …
As host of UN COP28 climate talks, the autocratic UAE is now allowing in critics it once kept out
As participants at the United Nations’ COP28 climate talks filed in for another day of talks, they found themselves greeted by a rare sight in the United Arab Emirates — a protest.