In the presence of the Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, His Excellency Mr. Bandar Ibrahim Alkhorayef, the Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (MODON) concluded two agreements for the establishment of two industrial complexes within the two industrial cities, the Second Industrial City in Makkah and Al Kharj, with investments exceeding SAR 2 billion.

SHEGLAM is a cosmetics brand launched in 2019. It is headquartered in Singapore with operations in seven other locations. Items include bath and skin-care products, makeup lines, professional tools, eyeliners, lipstick, glosses, blushes, bronzers, brushes, and mascara, among others.

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has inaugurated a newly constructed section in a school building in northern Lebanon, in an initiative funded by Germany through KfW Development Bank.

Building on a longstanding global partnership, the Government of Japan and the United Nations Human Settlements programme (UN-Habitat) have signed a new project totalling US$900,000. This new partnership was marked at the Japanese Embassy in Beirut and by the Japanese Ambassador to Lebanon, H.E. Magoshi Masayuki, and Head of UN-Habitat Lebanon Country Programme, Taina Christiansen.

The Republic of Korea in Lebanon and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) signed today an agreement for US$ 500,000 to implement renewable energy solutions for facilities providing public services in Zahle.

The signing ceremony was held at the Korean Embassy in Beirut and co-signed by the Korean Ambassador to Lebanon, H.E. Mr. Il Park, and Head of UN-Habitat Lebanon Country Programme, Taina Christiansen.

For the first time ever, Dubai’s Offroad-Zone will bring dozens of motorists together for an action-packed day of four-wheel-drive adventures to celebrate International Off-Road Day in Sharjah.

Drivers off all abilities are invited to test their mettle in a series of action-packed obstacle courses at the XQuarry Off-Road & Adventure Park in Sharjah for International Off-Road Day on 8 October. 

As part of efforts to galvanise government entities, the private sector, NGOs, and communities across the nation into action to collectively address the pressing issue of food loss and waste in the UAE across the entire supply chain, Emirates Foundation, in collaboration with the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment and the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court, earlier this year launched Ne’ma, the National Food Loss and Waste Initiative which has the intention of acting as an umbrella initiative to align and catalyze national efforts to reduce food loss and waste by 50% by 2030 in