Sharks are beautiful, diver says despite narrow escape
A diver whose near miss with a great white shark became a viral video sensation, viewed more than 15 million times on Youtube, says the ocean’s apex predator is “beautiful”. Chan...
David Attenborough calls for peepholes in zoos
Veteran British naturalist David Attenborough called Monday for gorillas in zoos to be kept behind walls with peepholes rather than glass panels, to respect their privacy. The 90-year-old television...
Ocean warning for Pacific’s Melanesia
Marine ecosystems in one of the Pacific’s most vulnerable regions face decline unless they are better managed, a WWF report warned today. The report described the ocean as the lifeblood of...
Craze for hornbill ‘ivory’ pushes Borneo icon to the brink
A striking bird with monochrome plumage and a formidable “beak”, the helmeted hornbill is being hunted to extinction, one of the latest victims of a thriving global trade in exotic...
Ministry plays down impact of olive exports as syndicate urges ban
Jordan Olive Products Exporters Association (JOPEA) on Sunday called on authorities to ban exports of olive fruit due to an expected 30 per cent drop in local production this year, a figure the...
Kuwait committed to UN Sustainable Development Goals
Kuwait is fully committed to achieve the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through executing several projects, said Kuwaiti political researcher Heba Sabah Al-Nasser Al-Sabah....
Sheikh Zayed Desert Learning Centre opens in Al Ain
The Sheikh Zayed Desert Learning Centre was opened on Monday in Al Ain Zoo by Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed, deputy chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council. “The late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al...
Egypt says all its frozen and fresh strawberries are Hepatitis A free
Egypt’s reaction to the Hepatitis A outbreak in the United States that has been sourced to frozen strawberries exported from the Middle Eastern nation may not be any more meaningful than its...
