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With a diverse range of cuisine available at restaurants, hotels, and grocery stores, UAE consumers are spoiled for choice.
A report states that the ingredients available indicate the eclectic tastes enjoyed by those living here, with an increasing number of consumers placing greater importance on food traceability, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Research by Bord Bia (the Irish Food Board) shows that over half of UAE consumers say the naturalness of the product influences their grocery choices, suggesting that food provenance is now a priority for many.
The inaugural Middle East Oil, Gas, and Geosciences Show (MEOS GEO 2023) held under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Bahrain, was the largest oil and gas event to be held in Bahrain.
A report says it will run at Exhibition World Bahrain from February 19–21 following the merger of the well-established Middle East Oil & Gas Show (MEOS) and Middle East Geosciences Conference & Exhibition (GEO).
A report revealed the event, which will now run every two years, is officially supported by Bahrain’s Ministry of Oil and Environment and the Kingdom’s energy investment arm, Nogaholding.
A report says the oil executive who will lead this year’s United Nations climate talks has responded to fears that fossil fuel interests are hijacking the process.
His "top priority" is to keep the 1.5°C goal alive, he said, a week after cautioning that the world still needs oil to "bridge from the current energy system to the new one," as highlighted in the report.
Sultan Al Jaber, the climate envoy for the United Arab Emirates, CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), and the new president of the COP 28 summit, said, "I have no plans to move away from the 1.5°C goal."
"Keeping 1.5°C alive is a top priority, and it will cut across everything I do," he added.
Shelter is as important as food and clothing as the most immediate basic human needs. amidst planetary challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution.
According to the report, the world today also faces a double whammy of population growth (projected to reach 8.6 billion in 2030 and 9.8 billion by 2050) and surging demand for housing and commercial properties.
By 2030, 3 billion people will need new housing, and about 300 million new homes will be required, or roughly 21 million new homes per year. This staggering projection also means increased demand for construction and associated materials, including steel, aluminum, glass, bricks, and concrete—the second most used resource on the planet after water.
A report said there are new arrivals on the streets of Dubai Silicon Oasis this week as the UAE’s first food delivery robots take their first orders.
After a successful trial during Expo 2020, seven of the "talabot" autonomous robots will serve about 300 homes across a specific residential district for the first time.
According to the report, the project is part of a three-month pilot programme by online food ordering company Talabat, Dubai Roads and Transport Authority, and Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority to improve options for delivery services.
A report says Mitsui & Co., Ltd. announced in a statement that recently it had signed an MOU with Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil and gas company.
According to the media, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), through its digital arm, Digital DEWA, has inaugurated the green data centre of Data Hub Integrated Solutions LLC (Moro Hub).
Recognized as the world’s largest solar-powered data centre by Guinness World Records, the facility is located at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the largest single-site solar park in the world.
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, presided over the inauguration, which featured the signing of agreements between Moro Hub and its key technology partners and customers, including Dell Technologies, Microsoft, Huawei, VMWare, Emirates NBD, Digital Dubai Authority, and Dubai Islamic Bank, as mentioned in the report.
Underlining its long-term commitment to support Iraq address its growing power needs and the country’s transition to a cleaner energy future, said the news.
GE (NYSE: GE) has signed Principles of Cooperation (PoC) in Energy with the Ministry of Electricity (MOE), Republic of Iraq.
Report highlighted, the initiative aims to explore opportunities to increase output through establishing new power plants and expanding capacity at existing facilities.
Wellous Group Limited, a fast-growing Asia-based international nutrition company, has entered into an agreement to become DHL Express's first customer in Asia Pacific to use the GoGreen Plus service, according to the report.
As highlighted in the report, this partnership supports Wellous' sustainability goal to reduce the carbon emissions of its international shipments by 10% year over year.
According to the report, Teledyne FLIR is preparing to showcase its Electric Utility Solutions product portfolio at Middle East Energy 2023, with the goal of lowering energy costs and reducing loss and downtime.
The World Trade Center will host an exhibition from March 7-9.