Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, the Al Wathba Dates Festival and Auction will be held on 13th to 22nd December 2023, as part of the Sheikh Zayed Heritage Festival in Al Wathba.
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New artistic space, Rizq Art Initiative, opens in Abu Dhabi’s Al Reem Island
Abu Dhabi: The UAE has welcomed another major addition to the country’s burgeoning artistic landscape. Rizq Art Initiative (RAi), an independent cultural institution, opened its doors in Abu Dhabi on Thursday with the goal of highlighting, nurturing and disseminating the exciting talent of artists.
Al Ain Book Festival 2023 offers book enthusiasts opportunity to acquire key publications across various fields
Children’s books topped the list of bestsellers at Al Ain Book Festival 2023, organised by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC), followed by novels in second place, then educational, history, and heritage books, according to an opinion poll of a group of publishers participating in the festival.
Abu Dhabi International Food Exhibition 2023 to begin 27th November
The Abu Dhabi International Food Exhibition (ADIFE) 2023 is set host the global Food Beverage (FB) industry from 27th to 29th November 2023 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC).
UAE unveils roadmap to target of halving food waste by 2030
Dubai: The UAE aims to cut food loss and waste by 50 per cent by 2030 with the introduction of the “Ne’ma Food Loss and Waste Reduction Roadmap”.
Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, the Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, unveiled the plan at the fourth National Dialogue on Food Security. The initiative, organised by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment in collaboration with Ne’ma, the National Food Loss and Waste Initiative, is themed ‘Call for Change: Reducing Food Loss and Waste in the UAE.’
Sustainability at its best: Emirates introduces capsule collection made of upcycled aircraft materials
Emirates has utilised upcycled aluminium material sourced from retrofitted aircraft to create a distinctive capsule collection comprising luggage, bags, and accessories. The repurposed materials have been extracted from unexpected sources, such as aluminium headrests, resulting in an impressive 14,000kg of materials being salvaged from 16 retrofitted aircraft.
Core42 sets new benchmark for Arabic large language models with release of Jais 30B
Core42, a G42 company and the UAE-based national-scale enabler for cloud and generative AI, announced the launch of Jais 30B, the newest and most proficient version of its open-source Arabic Large Language Model (LLM).
Emirates Flight Training Academy expands pilot training programme
Dubai: Emirates’ pilot training programme under the Emirates Flight Training Academy is expanding, a press release from the airline said on Tuesday. The academy announced a fleet expansion with the integration of three brand-new Diamond aircraft into its training programme.
Belgian FM visits Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
Hadja Lahbib, Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs, Foreign Trade and Federal Cultural Institutions, today visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (SZGM) here.
Watch partial lunar eclipse tonight in UAE
Over four hours of Earth's shadow on the Moon will be visible starting at 10.01pm, as announced by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) in Dubai on X (formerly Twitter).