Asia United Arab Emirates The UAE celebrates Reading Month every March, in accordance with the Cabinet decision, with activities during the entire month across the country to instil reading among 50% of Emirati adults, 80% of pupils by 2026
Asia United Arab Emirates Schools across the UAE are increasingly putting student well-being at the centre of the school day, introducing later start times and eco-friendly programmes to help children become calmer, more focused, and ready to learn
Asia United Arab Emirates FoodTech Challenge winners have been proclaimed and awarded $500.000 each; winning ideas demonstrated real-world impact on food loss, yields and resource efficiency: natural produce protectors, tree-health sensors and insect-based waste recycling systems
Asia United Arab Emirates As Christmas approaches offices across the UAE enter the year-end slowdown, although Christmas Day is not listed among the official public holidays issued under the Cabinet resolution regulating holidays which came into force on 1 January 2025
Asia United Arab Emirates A new ant has been discovered in Wadi Shees and registered under the scientific name Carebara Sharjahensis, or Sharjah Ant; efforts to monitor local wildlife and study endemic species are ongoing within the Hajar Mountains, ecologically reach UAE region