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Rainfall
UAE

UAE Experiences Its Heaviest Rainfall In 75 Years

Arnold Pinto
Desert Nation Limps Back To Normalcy In a rare and dramatic turn of weather events, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was besieged by an uncharacteristic rainstorm on April 16, 2024 – the magnitude of which the desert nation had not encountered since its founding in 1971. The storm lashed out across the desert nation with […]
Analogue
Space UAE

Shareef Al Romaithi Joins UAE Analogue Programme

Arnold Pinto
Emirati Is Part Of NASA Mission The Dubai-based Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has announced the appointment of Emirati crew member Shareef Al Romaithi for the second analogue study of the UAE Analogue Programme, which is part of NASA’s Human Exploration Research Analogue (HERA) Campaign 7 Mission 2. Scheduled to commence on May 10, […]
Country
Appointments Qatar

Cloudera Appoints New Country Manager For Qatar

PR News Desk
Charbel Khalil Has 15 Years’ Regional Experience Cloudera, the data company for trusted enterprise AI headquartered in California, has appointed Charbel Khalil as the company’s new country manager for Qatar. Khalil, also Cloudera’s country manager for Oman, leads strategic initiatives and drives growth in Qatar and Oman, leveraging Cloudera’s cutting-edge
Weather
UAE

Unsettled Weather Grips The UAE

PR News Desk
Low-Pressure System Sweeps In UAE residents and visitors should brace for turbulent weather over the next 48 hours as heavy rainfall and thunderstorms have hit the Arabian Gulf country. A low-pressure system affecting neighbouring Oman is also impacting the UAE, albeit with varying intensity due to differing topographies. Oman has been experiencing unstable weather
Ghaf
UAE

What Do You Know About The UAE’s Ghaf Tree?

Arnold Pinto
The Emblem of Resilience in the UAE The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a land of contrasts, where modernity seamlessly blends with tradition and vast expanses of desert are dotted with life-sustaining oases. Amidst this arid landscape stands a symbol of resilience and adaptation: the Ghaf tree (scientific name: Prosopis cineraria). The Ghaf—the national tree […]
Care
Corporate UAE

ALEC Group Donates 5,000 Care Packages For Ramadan

PR News Desk
Needy Communities In Gaza And UAE Benefit The Dubai-based ALEC Group has donated 5,000 care packages valued at AED140,000 to a Ramadan initiative in the UAE involving Emirates Red Crescent and SmartLife Foundation. ALEC Group employees donated to the initiative, which benefited vulnerable populations in Gaza and labourers in Dubai. The employees’ efforts, combined with
Haramain
Events UAE

Al Haramain Group Hosts Iftar For 5,000 People In Ajman

PR News Desk
Group Subsidiary Exports Perfumes To 70 Countries Al Haramain Group, a leading fragrance manufacturer based in Ajman in the United Arab Emirates, recently hosted one of the most significant Ramadan iftar events ever held in the UAE in 2024. Held outdoors at the group’s commercial premises in Ajman emirate, the event was attended by 5,000 […]