Weekend Weather: Rain in UAE; thunderstorms, hail in Oman
Past few days have seen Al Ain and southern areas of the UAE experiencing wet weather, especially along Al Hajjar mountain range (File photo) Cloudy weather in parts of the UAE will give way to...
‘Made in UAE’ solar car races to fame
Shihab Mohammed bin Solaiman is all ready to conquer the world of academia with a solar car. The 23-year-old Bangladeshi engineering student at Petroleum Institute (PI) in Abu Dhabi recently won...
Mangrove magic as one UAE island strives toward ecotourism
Thousands of mangroves are planted every year on Sir Bani Yas island and each one of them “belongs” to a tourist who has been there. Part of the environmental conservation programme of...
Masdar explores geothermal desalination
Researchers from the UAE’s Masdar Institute are exploring the feasibility of utilising geothermal energy for zero-carbon seawater desalination. The heat energy radiating from inside the earth...
Elusive Arabian sand cat photographed in Abu Dhabi’s Western Region
For the first time in a decade, the elusive Arabian sand cat has been spotted and photographed in the deserts of the Western Region. Camera traps in the Baynouna protected areas, set by the...
WETEX 2016 urges current and new companies to set up their presence in ‘Dubai Green Zone’
The 18th edition of Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX 2016), organised under the directives of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of...
UAE leads GCC region in smart building solutions
The UAE is leading the GCC initiatives in smart building solutions with more than two-thirds of the 1,236 Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (Leed)-certified projects, according to a...
UAE non-oil growth hits new high
Despite a poor global market environment, the UAE’s non-oil private sector recorded a 10-month high growth in July, according to Emirates NBD Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) released on...
