sustainable development

UAE launches $1 billion ‘AI for Development’ initiative to growth in African countries | World News

The UAE launched a $1 billion AI for Development initiative, integrating AI into Africa’s education, agriculture, and infrastructure/Image: X The United Arab Emirates has unveiled a groundbreaking $1 billion initiative, ‘AI for Development,’ aimed at harnessing artificial intelligence to drive economic, social, and infrastructural growth in African nations. The program underscores the UAE’s commitment to […]

UAE: Sharjah’s Khalid Bin Sultan City sells 400+ homes in phase 1 of 1,500 home sustainable development | World News

Sharjah’s Khalid Bin Sultan City sold 400 Phase 1 homes within a 1,500-home masterplan/Image: WAM Khalid Bin Sultan City, Sharjah’s flagship sustainable community by BEEAH, has launched to record-breaking demand, with one residential node completely sold out during its debut at BEEAH Headquarters. The unprecedented response underscores Sharjah’s rising status as a hub for innovative, […]

COP30: How Brazilian crime cartels undermine climate efforts |

As the World Climate Conference, COP30, is underway in Belem, Brazil, the disastrous consequences of environmental crimes are visible across the Amazon. This highlights an oft-overlooked fact in the fight to combat a warming world: Tackling organized crime is also key to safeguarding the climate. In the Amazon, criminal groups like the Comando Vermelho (CV), […]

UAE announces Dh4.7 billion endowment for health, education and housing | World News

UAE launches Dh4.7 billion endowment district with hospital, schools, university, 2,000 homes, supporting global health/Image: X In a major move to advance health, education, and social development worldwide, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has unveiled a permanent endowment district valued […]

Second airport backed by Abu Dhabi inaugurated in the Maldives with AED 330.5 million investment | World News

The Velana International Airport project was co-financed by ADFD alongside the Saudi Fund for Development, Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, and OPEC Fund for International Development/ Image: WAM The Republic of Maldives and the United Arab Emirates have marked another milestone in a longstanding partnership centered on sustainable development and infrastructure enhancement. Over four […]