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Introducing an additional aircraft to complement our existing fleet | Wing drone delivery ? Drone delivery has yet to materialize in the way many had been expecting, with numerous autonomous flying machines zipping over city streets carrying packages to customers, but Wing is one company that’s as determined as ever to make it happen. The Alphabet-backed enterprise has been steadily and quietly testing its flying machines and delivery systems for a number of years now, slowly gaining the confidence of regulators to let its machines fly further and more autonomously between base and delivery addresses. In another expansion of its…

Where does the leftover food at hotels go? At the Sofitel Dubai The Obelisk, it is food is given to the UAE Food Bank, who distributes it to needy people. The hotel also converts unusable food waste into compost. These are some of the initiatives that helped the hotel achieve the gold standard at the first ever Dubai Sustainable Tourism (DST) Stamp Awards. A total of seventy hotels in Dubai were certified green at the ceremony that was held on Wednesday. It recognised those that have demonstrated excellence in meeting the 19 sustainability requirements laid out by the Dubai Department…

The Filipina mother and her seven children who escaped war-torn Gaza recently, as reported by the Khaleej Times, are now back in the UAE. They took a circuitous route – evacuating first in Manila with help from the Philippine government back in November last year – before arriving in Dubai last week. The family has settled in a temporary one-bedroom apartment in Ajman, the present accommodation of the 44-year-old Palestinian father. who works in Dubai. Three girls – aged 13, 11 and 9 years old – have been enrolled at an Arabic-curriculum school in Ajman. But since the family is…

The Indian rupee slipped 1 paisa to 83.15 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday amid rising crude oil prices and withdrawal of foreign funds. Despite a weak American currency against major overseas rivals, negative sentiment in domestic equity markets kept the Indian currency under pressure, forex traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 83.16 and inched up to 83.15 against the greenback in morning deals and traded at a loss of 1 paisa over its previous close. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. [Editor’s Note: For…

13TH GCC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY AUDIOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION DISORDERS CONFERENCE and 13TH EMIRATES OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY AUDIOLOGY SWALLOWING & COMMUNICATION DISORDERS CONGRESS A COMBINED MEETING WITH AMERICAN ACADEMEY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY – HEAD AND NECK SURGERY Dubai, UAE – January 16, 2024: Tomorrow marks the commencement of the highly anticipated Emirates ENT, Audiology, Swallowing, and Communication Disorders congress, hosted at the Intercontinental Festival City, Dubai, UAE. Running concurrently with the Thirteenth GCC conference on ENT, Audiology, and Communication Disorders, and in collaboration with the esteemed American Academy of Ear, Nose, Throat, and Neck Surgery, this conference is set to draw 1800 doctors and specialists alongside…

The Miami Heat are coming off a one-point win over the Nets on Monday night. The Toronto Raptors, however, are coming off a loss to the Celtics that very same night. The two now square off in just an hour, at 7:30 p.m. ET, with Jimmy Butler coming off a 31-point game in the Heat’s previous win. Here’s where you can watch these two teams go at it on the court tonight. Watch Heat vs Raptors live stream on Fubo Get Fubo right now for plans that start at $80 a month with $0 down to start off. All of…

The weather in the UAE will be fair to partly cloudy today, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). The clouds that form over western areas and islands may bring light rain late at night. Temperatures are set to reach 25°C in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and drop to 19°C and 20°C in the emirates respectively. Light to moderate winds will blow. The sea will be rough, especially westward in the Arabian Gulf, and rough by early morning, becoming moderate to slight in the Oman Sea. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels.…

UAE Facilitates Interactive Session with Ambassadors and Missions to Explore Humanitarian Diplomacy’s Role in Tackling Global Challenges Swiss Ambassador Acknowledges Strong Relations Between the UAE and Switzerland The session included ambassadors from Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Ghana, Angola, Kyrgyzstan, and the Philippines. Abu Dhabi, UAE 16th January 2024: In a significant gathering, diplomats and experts convened today for a panel discussion at the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy in Abu Dhabi. The panel discussion was entitled: “Shaping the future: UAE’s Humanitarian Diplomacy Role in Addressing Global Challenges” and aimed at deliberating the contemporary humanitarian challenges confronting the world and emphasizing the crucial…

Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event has predictably brought with it news of the new Samsung Galaxy S24 range. That means there are already some great phone deals for the Samsung Galaxy S24 and Samsung Galaxy S24+ when you buy direct from Samsung. Right now, if you preorder, you can enjoy extensive enhanced trade-in values for both phones, along with a free memory upgrade, up to $75 Samsung credit, and a student discount too. Even better, when you shop through our link, you can enjoy an extra $50 Samsung credit with the option to spend that on all kinds of things like…

Grid Readiness Seen as Key to Net Zero Ambitions, says New Utilities Study TAQA and Bloomberg launch Future of Utilities report, highlighting profound shifts in the sector as energy transition advances Abu Dhabi, UAE – January 17, 2023: Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA), one of the largest listed integrated utilities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Bloomberg Media have launched a new global study focused on the future of the utilities sector. The groundbreaking ‘Future of Utilities’ study, published on the eve of the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos, found that grid readiness and…