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The UAE has expressed "deep concern" over the heightened tensions in North Darfur as it urged warring parties to return to negotiations. All parties must take "immediate, decisive measures to de-escalate tensions and prevent Sudan from plunging further into new levels of instability", the statement added. #UAE #Sudan #Darfur

Saudi aramco, the world’s largest oil-producing company, is exploring the formation of a joint venture in the Saudi Aramco Jubail Refinery Company with Chinese partner Rongsheng Petrochemical Co., Ltd. as it seeks to attract new investment to the downstream sector. #SaudiArabia #China #oil #investment

“Creative solutions to help children continue developing and learning through conflict and displacement must be a frontline intervention – not an afterthought,” writes David Miliband in our Weekend Essay. “Children from Palestine, Syria and beyond are counting on us.” Read more http://news.ae/3JC1Bs1 #children #gaza #palestine #syria #middleeast

Sixteenth flight of cancer patients and injured children from Gaza arrives in the UAE. Follow our live blog for more updates: https://news.ae/3Uigrc9 #UAE #Gaza #treatment Emirates

Love Luxury founders Emily and Adam Abraham are strong believers in giving to charity and reinvesting in their business. But they are ‘not afraid to go and shop’, they say in our latest Money & Me. “I would like to reinvest 95% of my money back into business and arts, and I spend 5%, but the 5% is a crazy lifestyle.” #uae #Business #luxury #spending #money

With an invention that looks like it came straight out of a Hollywood film, a start-up based in California is aiming to help protect the Middle East's seas. Aquaai Corporation's robots look like fish and swim like fish, but they also carry a payload of cameras and sensors that the company says could hold the key to providing better data on the health of oceans, rivers and streams. Cody Sigel Combs reports #Technology #Water #UAE #MiddleEast #Sustainability Lianè Thompson 🤖🐟💙 Simeon P.

More than forty years ago, Gulf leaders signed a document that would become arguably the most important charter of the region’s history. “We shall combine all our efforts to protect our countries, our peoples and our security. We don’t want any country, big or small, interfering in our affairs or conducting their conflicts on our soil, air and seas,” Sheikh Zayed said after the signing of the charter. Read more #uae #gcc #gulf

Twenty-five Palestinian children accompanied by 51 members of their families arrived in the UAE to receive treatment. The treatment is either for cancer or injuries inflicted during the Israeli war in Gaza. Read more http://news.ae/44eqHH7 #uae #gaza #palestine

A new self-driving race car league in Abu Dhabi is aiming for more than 'mere track glory.' Organisers of the autonomous racing league say their goal is to improve road safety and reduce the high number of global auto deaths that occur every year. See how data collated in the creation of the self-driving cars could go a long way in preventing accidents: #auto #driverless #AbuDhabi #UAE

On Monday, Iraq, Turkey, Qatar and the UAE signed a preliminary agreement in Baghdad for joint co-operation on Iraq's ambitious $17 billion Development Road project. Announced last year, the cross-border transport network aims to connect Gulf countries with Turkey through road and rail. #transport #iraq