TRSDC set to be Powered with 100% Renewable Energy

The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC), the developer behind the world’s most ambitious regenerative tourism project, has awarded its highest-value contract to date to a consortium led by ACWA Power to design, build, operate and transfer The Red Sea Project’s utilities infrastructure. The contract marks a significant step forward for The Red Sea Project, establishing […]


Expo 2020 and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Tackle the World’s Biggest Challenges

Expo 2020 Dubai has joined forces with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support grassroots innovators with the ambition and potential to improve the lives of people across a variety of complex, fragile or marginalised humanitarian settings, organisers announced at the end of the fifth Expo 2020 International Participants Meeting (IPM). The link-up with […]


Over 120kg of Waste Cleaned Up by Anantara for World Cleanup Day

Oman, 21st September 2020: World Cleanup Day is an annual global social action movement aimed at combating the global solid waste problem, including marine debris. Taking place annually on the third Saturday of September, this year’s World Cleanup Day was held on September 19, and saw 150 countries participate in litter cleanups and waste mapping […]


Now is the Time to put Women at the Heart of the Economy

We are just days away from the G20 Leaders’ Summit, the first to take place in the throes of a global pandemic. Fully cognizant of the many pressing concerns before G20 leaders later this week, we, the Women’s Engagement Group (W20), recognize that the focus on women’s empowerment and gender equality are fundamental and essential […]


Expo 2020 and Dubai Cares hold Virtual Event

Recognising the critical role of knowledge across countries, cultures, generations and social contexts, Expo 2020 Dubai’s Knowledge and Learning Week will explore the future of education and how its reform is vital to reflect a changed world, and to benefit our children, the economy, and society as a whole.   “Knowledge and Learning Week – […]


Ma’an’s Fourth Social Incubator Focuses on Environment

In response to the societal challenge of priority environmental pressures in Abu Dhabi, The Authority of Social Contribution – Ma’an has announced the launch and theme of its fourth cohort of its Ma’an Social Incubator (MSI), which will focus on the environment. Applications are now open for social entrepreneurs to develop sustainable solutions to help protect […]


DEWA receives registration requests for WETEX and DSS 2020

The two exhibitions are organised virtually for 1st time in MENA and focus on water, energy, sustainability, and innovation Dubai, UAE, 7 September 2020: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has started receiving registration requests from exhibitors, companies and visitors for the 22nd Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX) and the 5th Dubai Solar […]


World Security Becomes UAE’s First Service Provider to Introduce Smart Helmet for Covid-19 Detection

World Security, the innovative security solutions provider of DP World, UAE Region has unveiled a new Smart Helmet that is designed to make contactless detection of people potentially infected with COVID-19, and help ease the movement of traffic in areas where it operates, while ensuring the highest levels of safety and security. World Security is […]