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In economic terms, sustainability revolves around achieving an equilibrium between environmental considerations and economic pursuits. Essentially, it entails “meeting the needs of the present without depriving future generations to meet their own needs.” Culturally, sustainability involves promoting and fostering the transfer of knowledge from the older generation to the younger one, ensuring the preservation of one’s heritage. This is what exactly unfolded during the two-week UN Climate Summit held at Expo City Dubai. Inside COP28’s Green Zone, elderly Emirati women wearing burqa’a – the traditional form of modesty for women – were present every day during the two-week climate conference…

As she nears the end of what has been a memorable 12 months as Lady Captain of the Jumeirah Golf Estates Evelyn Downham said she leaves with happy memories and no regrets. Scottish-born Evelyn officially led golfing and social matters at the internationally-acclaimed club where she represented lady members both internally and externally. Commenting on her term she told Khaleej Times: “It was a privilege and honour to be the Lady Captain at such a prestigious club as ours. “I was originally Vice Captain to Sheila McIlroy, our first captain, for one year and then started this position at the…

SpaceX had been hoping to launch its powerful Falcon Heavy rocket carrying an uncrewed space plane for the U.S. Space Force on Sunday, but poor weather conditions at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida forced it to shift the targeted date to Monday. Then, on Monday, as the evening launch window approached, SpaceX said it was standing down due to a “side issue” on the ground and would instead target Tuesday night. But early on Tuesday afternoon, the commercial spaceflight company announced it would not be launching later in the day and is now targeting Wednesday, saying only that the…

Fifa chief Gianni Infantino on Tuesday called the attack on a Turkish football referee by the president of top-flight club Ankaragucu “totally unacceptable”. The Turkish football federation suspended all leagues indefinitely after referee Halil Umut Meler was punched by Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca after Monday’s 1-1 draw with Caykur Rizespor. “There is absolutely no place for violence in football, on or off the field,” Infantino said in a statement on social media. “Events following the Turkish Super Lig match between MKE Ankaragucu and Caykur Rizespor are totally unacceptable and have no place in our sport or society.” “Without match officials…

“UAE emerges the Global Hub for Sustainable Gold and Bullion Markets” 5th Global Gold Convention in Dubai on Dec 12 at Armani, Burj Khalifa World’s largest hybrid gold meet to have 100 plus countries participation Dubai:  8TH December, 2023 The 5th edition of the Global Gold Convention 2023, the world’s largest hybrid gold conference, will be held in Dubai at Armani Hotel, Burj Khalifa, on December 12, 2023 with the theme “UAE, The Global Hub for Sustainable Gold and Bullion Markets’. This year’s Convention has been designed as the world’s largest hybrid conference for participation by more than 100 countries, ministers,…

Apple has started testing a new feature that will add an extra layer of protection to your iPhone, something that will also dissuade thieves from snatching your phone. The feature in question is called Stolen Device Protection, and it is currently rolling out with the developer build of iOS 17.3 for users. This comes just one day after iOS 17.2 started rolling out to the public. “This new feature adds an additional layer of security in the unlikely case that someone has stolen your phone and also obtained your passcode,” says Apple. Once enabled, this feature sets three additional security…

The Israeli army said on Tuesday that it had recovered during an operation in Gaza the bodies of two hostages taken by Hamas in its October 7 attack. Following the bodies’ positive identification, authorities “informed the families of Eden Zakaria and Ziv Dado, who were taken hostage by the Hamas organisation on October 7th, that their bodies had been recovered and returned to Israel,” the army said in a statement.

Football fans around the world have cast a record 27 million votes to decide the final shortlists for next month’s Dubai Globe Soccer Awards 2023, to be held in the Atlantis, The Palm on January 19, 2024, and organised in collaboration with Dubai Sports Council and presented by Nakheel. The first round of public voting closed last Thursday with organisers confirming old rivalries will be reignited in the Middle East. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi dominated the voting for Best Men’s Player, alongside the likes of Manchester City’s Erling Haaland and Real Madrid sensation Jude Bellingham, who is up for…

تزامناً مع احتضان الإمارات لقمة المناخ “COP28”: “بيوت” تتبنى أفضل معايير عالمية لتسريع الانتقال إلى الاستدامة صميم عمل “بيوت” منذ نشأته يدعم أهداف الاستدامة بالفعل الاستمرار في تقديم منتجات جديدة تركز على الذكاء الاصطناعي تدعم خطط الانتقال السلس نحو الاستدامة دعم خطط خفض استهلاك الوقود وتقليل الانبعاثات الكربونية الضارة دبي، الإمارات العربية المتحدة، الثلاثاء 12 ديسمبر 2023: بالتزامن مع تنظيم دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة لمؤتمر “كوب 28″، أكدت منصة بيوت التابعة لمجموعة “دوبيزل” الرقمية الرائدة في الإمارات والشرق الأوسط – أنها تتبنى أفضل معايير عالمية للتكيف مع الاتجاهات الدولية نحو تعزيز معايير الاستدامة وخفض الانبعاثات الكربونية الضارة وبما يتوافق مع…

A 17-inch laptop gives you a larger screen and keyboard, plus additional space for more powerful components. That makes this size a great choice for designers, gamers, and professionals who want a mobile laptop that provides impressive specs or excellent versatility. However, 17-inch laptops are increasingly hard to find with laptops having moved toward either a 16-inch or 18-inch size. To help you make your choice, we’ve collected the best 17-inch laptops for 2023, starting with our overall favorite, the Dell XPS 17. With its modern components and discrete graphics, it’s ready for anything. But take a look at our…