UN weather agency says 2023 was hottest year on record
By Jamey Keaten and Bassam Hatoum | Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.N. weather agency said Thursday that 2023 is all but certain to be the hottest …
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UAE Cop28 chief says fossil fuels must be part of climate deal, urges delegates to ‘adopt a different mindset’
World leaders have been urged to move quicker to a clean energy future and make deeper cuts to emissions, with the world off-track to keeping global temperature rises below agreed …
Cop28: Emirati-designated leader Sultan Al Jaber denies using climate talks to push oil and gas deals
The Emirati host of the UN climate conference in Dubai denied on Wednesday reports that he used his presidency of the crucial talks on global warming to pursue fossil fuels …
Opinion | Why global activism for Palestinians will reverberate beyond Gaza conflict
The 2020s began with dismal news for Palestinians, who saw official state support for their cause in the Arab and Muslim world dwindle significantly. Gone were the days when Arab …
UAE university joins China’s moon project after Arab nation’s initial bid killed by US sanctions
The two sides plan to collaborate and exchange data on lunar science and other issues, and China welcomed all Arab countries to join the project, DSEL said on its official …
Can Cop28 elbow out fossil fuels amid ‘aggressive’ plan to triple renewable energy by end of decade?
Climate activists say increasing renewable energy will not automatically push out fossil fuels, which have been the biggest contributor to global warming. Instead, fossil fuel producers are likely to step …
Going for gold: Hong Kong ousts Dubai as biggest hub for Russian bullion trade
Shut out of London following the invasion of Ukraine, Russian gold trading switched to Dubai. Now it’s shifting again, to the bullion hub of Hong Kong. The city has long …
SC Ventures and SBI Holdings Launch $100 Million Crypto Initiative in UAE
SC Ventures, the investment division of Standard Chartered Bank, and SBI Holdings, the Japanese financial conglomerate, have joined forces to establish a $100 million cryptocurrency initiative in the United Arab …
Israel-Gaza war: UN human rights chief starts Middle East trip, UAE ‘to set up 150-bed hospital in Gaza’
The United Arab Emirates is to set up a field hospital in the Gaza Strip, official media said after the number of people killed in Israeli bombardments passed 10,000. Five …
US sanctions China, Turkey, UAE entities ‘abetting’ Russia’s war on Ukraine to disrupt Moscow’s military supply chains
The United States announced sanctions on Thursday on individuals and companies it accused of abetting Russia’s war against Ukraine, targeting entities in Turkey, China and the United Arab Emirates in …