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V-Marine Set to Make a Splash in UAE with Grand Opening of New Location

  V-Marine, a leading provider of houseboats and floating resorts, is proud to announce the opening of its commercial office in Dubai, UAE. The new office will be led by Giovanni Sorrentino, a well-known figure in the yacht industry for his collaborations with European and GCC yards such as Silent Yacht, an award-winning company for sustainable yacht industry, and Tecnomar for Lamborghini....

IFAW works in cooperation with governments in the region to build their capacity against wildlife cybercrime

Manama, Bahrain -- (ARAB NEWSWIRE) -- The ever-evolving online landscape continues to provide new opportunities for wildlife traffickers on a virtual marketplace where chances of detection are low and profits from selling endangered wildlife can be extremely high. The challenge is that the Internet and social networking sites facilitate the illegal trade in wildlife and its product—including but...

Oman: First Country in the Region to Produce Science-Based Assessments for its Shark Population

Muscat, Oman (ARAB NEWSWIRE) – Shark populations continue to decline due to unsustainable shark catch practices, including shark finning. Hence, as many countries begin to prioritize the importance of marine life protection and fishing regulations, Oman takes the first step to outline science-based shark catch assessments to further regulate shark catch and trade in accordance with the Convention...

Expo 2020: big deficit in sustainability demands industry and academics to foster partnerships

He described the main challenges faced by the world, and stated, “There’s now a peace deficit in Europe and the numbers of refugees is rising. There’s also a big deficit in sustainability and I think that’s where academics can really play a part by working with industry. The third main deficit is a deficit of equality. The number of people living in poverty has increased for first time since...

People Do Not React to Sustainability but to Their Own Experiences

"Behind sustainable choices is not the actual sustainability of the company, organization, or brand, but the sustainability experience," writes Timo Järvinen, CEO of the Finnish empathy analytics company NayaDaya Inc. If we split the core of sustainability, in addition to the ecological, social, and economical consequences of our actions, we will find something that has a decisive impact on...

The MENA Regional Chapter of UN PRME has collaborated with De Montfort University Dubai to establish the 9th MENA PRME Forum and Conference.

All are welcome to these free events at the DMU Dubai Campus and online. Register now for the Conference and Gala. See the event programmes here.The Conference, Forum and Gala are a collaboration between the UN PRME MENA Chapter member academics, their institutions and De Montfort University Dubai. The event will investigate the possibilities for leveraging change through responsible management...

DMU Dubai to host Open Day on March 27 for ambitious students in the UAE

Strategically located in Dubai International Academic City with a purpose-built, independent campus building, DMU Dubai welcomes students from all backgrounds and offers a perfect combination of high-quality teaching, excellent facilities and a fantastic student experience.  The sessions during the Open Day will encourage prospective students to participate in subject-specific talks, speak to...

DMU Dubai to host Open Day on March 5 for ambitious students in the UAE

The sessions during the Open Day will encourage prospective students to participate in subject-specific talks, speak to academics, industry professionals, and current students, understand application procedures and admission pathways. Future students can explore the state of art facilities firsthand, including interactive learning spaces, design studios, mechanical and electrical labs, moot...

DMU Dubai to host Open Day on March 5 for ambitious students in the UAE

Strategically located in Dubai International Academic City with a purpose-built, independent campus building, DMU Dubai welcomes students from all backgrounds and offers a perfect combination of high-quality teaching, excellent facilities and a fantastic student experience.  The sessions during the Open Day will encourage prospective students to participate in subject-specific talks, speak to...

UK Cabinet Office Minister opens new De Montfort University Dubai's engineering lab

Minister of State Nigel Adams said:  "De Montfort University's global expansion from the heart of Leicestershire in the UK to Dubai and Kazakhstan is an amazing investment that will help build global alumni. It's another fantastic UK export that is nurturing talent.  ​"It's been great to open the state-of-the-art engineering lab and congratulate the university's cricket team. I hope to see a few...

Fashion meets sustainability: WILD FABRIK joins the Sustainability Tribe

Dubai, UAE (February 2022) – Dubai-founded SME, WILD FABRIK started the new year with the ongoing mission to merge fashion with sustainability, in its new partnership with Sustainability Tribe. Sustainability Tribe, the UAE's pioneering, pragmatic sustainability educational resource founded by a sustainability expert with the aim of raising social awareness to create a consumer movement &...

“Mahzooz” the lucky Nile Crocodile in Jordan Finally Makes it Back Home

Jordan / Sudan – (ARAB NEWSWIRE) --  After surviving a stressful journey being smuggled into Jordan, the confiscated Nile crocodile “Mahzooz” —meaning “Lucky” in Arabic— was rescued from the exotic pet trade in close collaboration between the Princess Alia Foundation / Al-Ma’wa for Nature & Wildlife, and the CITES management authority (The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature - RSCN), and...

The first world economic congress that aims to change the face of world economies – IUBCCI Worldwide Headquarter and IUBCCI UAE

The High-End Congress of Economic Diplomacy event hosted and organized by the International Union of Bilateral Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the United Arab Emirates (IUBCCI UAE) is set to have its first edition on Wednesday, the 20th of October 2021 and fixes a high objective: to discover and set the new economic trends in the world order.   IUBCCI UAE is a non-profit organization of...

UNICONSCIOUS - A Solo Exhibition by Louisa Bakhmullaeva at BUT.Gallery

As part of B·U·T’s continued support of Art & Culture in Dubai, we are proud to announce our latest immersive gallery exhibition from the very talented artist Louisa Bakhmullaeva entitled Uniconscious. A fantasy world where art and science combine to take you to the farthest reaches of space and time, enhanced with an awesome layer of technology from B·U·T’s own digital stable. This is truly a...

UAE homegrown Fitness brand GymNation partners with Heroes of Hope in support of People of Determination across the UAE

GymNation, the UAE’s leading gym operator, today announces the success of its partnership with inclusive sports community NPO, Heroes of Hope. The partnership was set up at the start of November 2020, to reaffirm GymNations focus on supporting UAE communities, by providing People of Determination the opportunity to excel through employment and access to fitness. The partnership comes in response...