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Dozens of world leaders said they know the planet’s dangerously overheating and they are trying to keep it from getting worse. The next step is to turn their soaring rhetoric voiced at the beginning of the United Nations climate conference into action. In the first of two days of the two-week summit, presidents, prime ministers and royals from nations rich and poor trotted up to the microphone on Friday to lay out commitments to reduce how much their countries spew heat-trapping gases and asked their colleagues to do better. Critics, advocacy groups and even some leaders themselves said that the…

The United States has pledged $3 billion to the Green Climate Fund, Vice President Kamala Harris said on Saturday in Dubai at the U.N. COP28 climate summit. The fund, with more than $20 billion in pledges, is the largest international fund dedicated to supporting climate action in developing countries. The latest pledge, which Reuters was first to report, would be additional to another $2 billion previously delivered by the United States. Sources said the pledge was subject to the availability of funds. The politically divided U.S. Congress needs to authorize the funding. Harris announced the pledge in her address to…

As the UAE marks its 52nd National Day today, not just local but foreign firms have also joined the country’s celebration. Budget carrier Air India Express on Saturday announced a 15 per cent discount on all international flights for direct channel bookings made till December 3, 2023, for travel from December 2, 2023, to March 31, 2024, in a tribute to the UAE National Day. Air India Express operates to various destinations in the Gulf and Middle East, with a total of 195 weekly departures from India to the UAE alone. The airline connects various destinations in the UAE, including…

Khaleej Times caught up with Dubai Golden VISA Awardee Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind) at the conclusion of this week’s Vinpearl DIC Legends Vietnam tournament on the Legends Tour. Jeev finished a respectable tied seventh, after rounds of 69, 73 and 69, to finish on two under par, eight shots adrift of the winner, Brazil’s Adilson Da Silva. Jeev tied with the current Order of Merit leader Peter Baker (Eng). “I played well this week in the windy conditions. It is not an easy course in those conditions. I am currently in 14th place in the season long Order of Merit…

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The President, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, honoured the winners of the Zayed Sustainability Prize in a ceremony held as part of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) hosted by the UAE at Expo City Dubai on Friday. The ceremony was attended by numerous heads of delegations participating in COP28, ministers, senior government officials, and prize winners and finalists. Sheikh Mohamed congratulated the winners, praising their efforts in promoting sustainability and encouraging them to continue their important contributions in this field. He emphasised that the UAE is steadfast in building upon its established legacy in sustainability, a…

A total of 17,976 people were recently arrested in Saudi Arabia for violating residency and labour regulations, as well as border security rules, the authorities reported on Saturday. The violators were nabbed in joint field operations that were carried out across all regions of the country from November 23 to 29, according to details published on the state-run Saudi Press Agency. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Among those caught were 10,881 illegal residents, 4,159 violators of border security regulations, and 2,936 who violated the labour system. There were also 700 people arrested…

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As COP 28 prepares to welcome the public soon, two distinctive installations crafted from recycled plastic bottles and palm tree waste are sure to captivate visitors in the Green Zone of the Expo City. Among them, an ‘Arabic flower’ Meez Garden made up of innumerable recycled plastic bottles and a kiosk fashioned from three tons of plastic waste, featuring a compelling portrait of the UAE’s Founding Father, is set to turn heads. The Meez Garden flourishes as an extension of the Koklyko project conceived by French artist Jerome Toq’r back in 2013. Inspired by the indigenous “Al Meez”, a flower…

Former England international Alex Hales, who is currently in his second year with Team Abu Dhabi, is as excited to be back in the UAE capital as he is for the UAE’s sporting future. Having spent time training and playing at Abu Dhabi Cricket & Sports Hub, and interacting with junior players at Zayed Cricket Academy and Al Ain Cricket Academy, Hales was just as much impressed by the facilities on offer as he has been by the talent of the youngsters using them. At Abu Dhabi Cricket & Sports Hub, in particular, Hales sees immense potential to unearth and…