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  • Qassim, Saudi Arabia welcomes its first Science Museum

    Considered one of the nation's pioneering science education projects, the museum aims to improve the region's educational sector, while developing teaching and learning methods that fulfill the Kingdom's 2030 vision. The center is located in the Qassim region of Saudi Arabia, in the city of Unaizah, with venue space covering 47,000 square meters.

  • Yemen Houthis welcome talks with Saudi-led coalition, but in a neutral country

    Yemen's Houthi group said on Wednesday it would welcome talks with the Saudi-led coalition if the venue is a neutral country, including some Gulf states, and that the priority is lifting "arbitrary" restrictions on Yemeni ports and Sanaa airport. The Saudi-based Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) plans to invite Yemeni parties including the Houthis for consultations in Riyadh this month, two Gulf officials told Reuters on Tuesday.

  • Qassim, Saudi Arabia welcomes its first Science Museum

    Considered one of the nation's pioneering science education projects, the museum aims to improve the region's educational sector, while developing teaching and learning methods that fulfill the Kingdom's 2030 vision. The center is located in the Qassim region of Saudi Arabia, in the city of Unaizah, with venue space covering 47,000 square meters. As the newest leading center of science education in the Middle East, the Qassim Science Center was made possible through private and public sector partnerships.

  • EU to quadruple hydrogen use to avoid Russian gas

    Commission proposes an additional 15mn t/yr of hydrogen before 2030 to replace 25-50bn m³/yr of imported Russian gas.   The European Commission has proposed doubling the EU’s target for domestic hydrogen production and dramatically increasing imports as part of a plan to make Europe independent of Russian gas well before 2030. The Commission says full implementation of its ‘Fit for 55' proposals—

  • Meet the modern face of Saudi royalty: a polo champion and future digital entrepreneur

    Polo is relatively new to the kingdom but the country is already hosting prestigious international sporting events, such as Formula One, boxing and top-level football. The AlUla event, the world's only modern polo tournament to be staged in the desert, is an essential part of the Royal Commission for AlUla’s equestrian commitment to reinforce Saudi Arabia’s cultural relationship with the art and heritage of horsemanship.

  • Asia’s COVID deaths surpass 1 million – Reuters tally

    The death toll in Asia, home to more than half the world's population, reached 1,000,045, contributing 16% of global deaths related to COVID-19, the tally showed. New cases remain at record or near-record levels in Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam, but have fallen sharply from their peaks in India, Indonesia and the Philippines.

  • Putin’s Power Over Europe’s Energy: EU Wants to Ditch Russian Oil and Gas

    It’s possible, based on IEA estimates, for Europe to cut Russian gas imports by a third or even by half by next winter. That will require more piped gas from Azerbaijan, Norway and Algeria while also buying more shipments of liquefied natural gas and fixing leaky pipeline infrastructure. The last step would also help stem methane emissions, a major source of global warming.

  • EU commits to phasing out dependency on Russian fossil fuels

    “We know, and we have to admit it, that we have maneuvered ourselves into an ever-greater dependency on fossil energy imports from Russia in the last 20 years,” said Germany’s economy minister, Robert Habeck. “All the German government’s, the country’s, efforts are going toward reducing this dependency as quickly as possible and then using the energy policy room for maneuver we have gained, including in security policy terms.”

  • Iran envoy leaves as EU says time to decide on nuclear talks

    The European Union's top envoy Enrique Mora, who coordinates the talks, tweeted: "Just to clarify. There are no longer 'expert level talks.' Nor 'formal meetings.' It is time, in the next few days, for political decisions to end the #ViennaTalks. The rest is noise."

  • Arab women entrepreneurs defy odds with leap into sportswear

    Nathaly Daou zigzags through an underground fabric store in Beirut, pulling out bolts of neon Lycra and patterned polyester before settling on a roll of white cotton. Finding affordable fabric for her budding sportswear line during Lebanon's economic crisis has been a challenge for the 36-year-old entrepreneur, one of several women making strides into the activewear sector in the Middle East and North Africa.