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Green Boom set to transform oil spill response with eco-friendly absorbents

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Sustainable technology firm showcases revolutionary oil spill clean-up solutions at ADIPEC

US-based sustainable technology firm, Green Boom, has brought its revolutionary line of biodegradable oil absorbents to the Middle East, in a bid to transform spill prevention and response into an eco-friendly, low-cost process. The patented biomass products were showcased at the flagship energy sector event, ADIPEC, hosted recently in Abu Dhabi. 

Dan Asher, IRE, Dr. Rubina Malik, Green Boom and Jos Versteegen, IRE

Aiming to lead the change in the oil spill clean-up industry, Green Boom exhibited its range of sustainable absorption solutions during the four-day global industry gathering, staged under the theme, ‘Decarbonising. Faster. Together’. Co-Founder and CEO, Dr. Sudhir Sharma, also presented to industry peers on the findings from a recent successful field trial conducted alongside The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, ADNOC.

Sudhir Sharma, CEO, Green Boom presenting on the pilot results of 100% biodegradable absorbents at ADIPEC

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Coral Beach Resort Sharjah moves to plastic-free bottles

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Coral Beach Resort Sharjah moves to plastic-free bottles

Launched the onsite Water Bottling Plant to eliminate the single-use plastic bottles

Sharjah, UAE (October 22, 2023): – Coral Beach Resort Sharjah, managed by Hospitality Management Holding (HMH), is reinforcing its commitment to sustainability and environmental conservation by launching an innovative onsite water bottling plant system. This initiation represents the first of its kind among hotels in the Northern Emirates, aiming to eliminate the use of plastic bottles, preventing approximately 300,672 plastic bottles from entering the environment annually.

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Global IT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities 2023

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Global IT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities 2023 to be held for the first time in Abu Dhabi from October 25 to 27, has seen five out of eight Emirati teams qualify for the final rounds.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; October 22, 2023: Abu Dhabi Emirate is hosting the final round of the Global IT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities 2023 from October 25 to 27, marking the first time in the Middle East and North Africa. The event is bringing together 87 participants from 15 countries at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center (ADNEC), while approximately 406 participants are joining online from 13 countries. The competition is organized by Zayed Higher Organization for People of Determination in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Social Care in South Korea and LG Electronics.

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Jawaher Al Qasimi directs The Big Heart Foundation to provide urgent aid of AED 30 million to affected Palestinians in Gaza

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Jawaher Al Qasimi directs The Big Heart Foundation to provide urgent aid of AED 30 million to affected Palestinians in Gaza

The humanitarian leaders fondly reminiscences that the starting point of globally admired The Big Foundation was a campaign in 2009 to support the UAE’s Palestinian sisters and brothers  

Sharjah, 21 October 2023

Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, Chairperson of The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF) and UNHCR Eminent Advocate, has promptly responded to the acute crisis on the Gaza strip that has left millions of Palestinians, including women, children and the elderly, under siege.

The globally admired humanitarian leader has directed TBHF, a leading Sharjah-based global humanitarian organization dedicated to helping refugees and the needy worldwide, to provide critical aid worth AED 30 million to the victims of the devastating ongoing war in Gaza.

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Sobha Realty pledges AED 25 million in support of ‘Bunyan Al-Khair’ initiative by Dubai Endowments

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‘Bunyan Al-Khair’ launched by Dubai Endowments, in cooperation with Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing Establishment and ‘Emarat Al Youm’

Sobha Realty pledges AED 25 million in support of ‘Bunyan Al-Khair’ initiative by Dubai Endowments

Dubai, October 2023:

Sobha Realty pledges a financial contribution of AED 25 million to the Endowments and Minors’ Trust Foundation in Dubai in support of the ‘Bunyan Al-Khair’ initiative, launched by the Foundation in cooperation with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing Establishment and ‘Emarat Al Youm’. The initiative aims at collecting AED 35 million to construct 22 endowment buildings and the proceeds will also be used to support UAE Nationals with low income, needy families and humanitarian cases to which the housing service requirements are not applicable.

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