As many continue to do in this fluid sitution revolving around the L.A. wildfires, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences again has made some major changes. The nominations now will be revealed at Thursday, January 23, at 5:30 a.m. PT. The Academy already had delayed the noms date...

ABU DHABI - World Future Energy Summit 2025, hosted by Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company – Masdar, opened today at the ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi as part of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW). The three-day summit is set to be a beacon for global collaboration, innovation, and action, with...

A single tea bag steeped at boiling temperatures can result in significant contamination As the Mad Hatter from Lewis Carroll’s novel Alice in Wonderland famously says, “It’s always tea-time.” For many tea lovers, that sentiment rings true. But we hate to spoil the aroma and comforting ritual, so here’s the...

Dubai is preparing to open a new ultra-premium school, promising to offer one of the world’s most innovative and expensive educational institutions in the world in August 2025. GEMS Education has announced the launch of the GEMS School of Research and Innovation, which will be located in Dubai Sports City....

UAE - The UAE's most advanced Earth-imaging satellite, MBZ-SAT, is set to launch on Tuesday, January 14, at 10.49pm UAE time from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, USA, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has announced. This will be the second satellite developed entirely by a team of...

At the end of January 2025, the world's inhabitants will be able to observe a rare astronomical phenomenon - a parade of planets, when six planets will appear simultaneously in the sky. This is a unique opportunity to see Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus, and Saturn in a great planetary...

UAE - The UAE has ordered the withdrawal of pepperoni beef from supermarkets following “investigation of potential contamination with listeria monocytogenes bacteria,” the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCE) confirmed on Saturday. MoCCE is working with local regulatory authorities and the Saudi Food and Drug Authority. It did not...

RASÍLIA - Landslides caused by torrential rains in southeast Brazil have left at least 10 people dead, rescue services in Minas Gerais state said Sunday. On Saturday night, the city of Ipatinga received around 80 millimetres of rainfall within an hour, leading to landslides across the region. So far, nine...

DUBAI - Abdulla bin Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed, Chairman of the National Media Office, and Chairman of the UAE Media Council, highlighted the transformative role of digital media in shaping the future of societies. Al Hamed noted its significant impact on all facets of life and called for robust...