Ras Al Khaimah: Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) representatives recently joined the UAE’s Ministry of Economy delegation which attended the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) 2023 in Russia. The visit aimed to explore new opportunities for collaboration and strengthen economic ties between the UAE and Russia. During SPIEF, RAKEZ Chief Commercial Officer, Anas...
To see the video of Climate Activists demonstrating in Bonn, Germany please click here: Climate activists denounce COP28 president and head of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, Sultan al-Jaber, ahead of meeting in Dubai later in the year. Kenyan climate activist, Eric Njuguna, and Swedish climate activist, Greta Thunberg, participated in the Climate Change...
As Cyclone Biparjoy approached southern Pakistan this week, top Pakistani negotiator Nabeel Munir told governments at mid-year UN climate talks in Bonn it felt like he was “conducting a primary school class”, amid squabbling over the meeting agenda. The evening before the two-week negotiations were due to end in the German city on Thursday, a...
Author of landmark UK review into the economic value of nature joins UN environment chief in calls for ‘action, not just words’ on biodiversity goals Humans are exploiting nature beyond its limits, the University of Cambridge economist Prof Sir Partha Dasgupta has warned, as the UN’s environment chief calls on governments to make good on...
The winds, the tides and the sands have shifted in the Torres Strait. At Christmas time the breeze used to come to Saibai island from nearby Papua New Guinea with the smell of flowers in the air and dancing would begin. But that doesn’t happen now. “The seasons, the weather patterns have all changed,” Uncle...
The world has been given a “final warning” about the climate emergency. The United Nations says action is needed “on all fronts – everything, everywhere, all at once”. So why do so many people think nothing can be done to halt climate change? In its latest assessment, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says there...
It is feasible to phase out coal in steelmaking by 2043 to 2045 without ‘premature shutdowns’ of plants, report by Agora Industry and Wuppertal Institute saysTechnologies required to reach net zero in steelmaking are available, but governments and firms need to join hands to deploy them quickly, Agora’s Frank Peter saysThe global steel industry can...
SPIEF 2023: Brief Statistics SPIEF 2023 was attended by 17,000 participants (both physical and online) including 150 companies from 25 ‘unfriendly’ countries that have placed significant sanctions on Russia. The largest delegations were from the UAE, (over 500 participants) with other significant attendees being from the United States (200), China (147), and India (58). Roscongress,...
In a strategic move, the first shipment of Russian oil arrived in Karachi, after undergoing refining at an Indian refinery in Gujarat. To address sensitivities, the oil was transported via the United Arab Emirates, keeping in mind Islamabad’s concerns. Moscow’s approach serves two purposes. Firstly, it safeguards India’s relationship by avoiding any concerns over the...
Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan shake hands during a meeting at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Friday.Ilya Pitalev/Sputnik/Reuters Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look...