Dubai residents can play a part in planning the future of the city through a new initiative launched by the Dubai Municipality (DM). The Future Signals programme allows residents to offer comments and feedback on city development as well as suggest new amenities that should be added.“It is an opportunity for us to engage the community to understand their needs when designing the city,” said Khulood Mustafawi, future foresight specialist at DM. “It has been recently rolled out, and residents can submit their suggestions and comments on the Dubai Municipality WhatsApp channel."She added that residents can also submit their.
When a fire breaks out in an industrial complex or rips through the aluminium cladding of a high-rise, firefighters face an impossible choice — approach and risk their lives. That, said Eng Ali Al Madfaei, is the kind of moment he imagines for Suhail, Abu Dhabi Civil Defence’s experimental jet-powered firefighting drone.“In complex industrial fires, where it’s extremely risky for firefighters to be on-site because the situation can change rapidly, using autonomous systemsallows us to tackle the fire more efficiently and effectively — all without putting human lives in danger,” he said.Another scenario, he added, is tackling the façade fires that once haunted Gulf skylines. “Buildings with aluminium cladding.
The United Arab Emirates, in a strong statement at the United Nations, condemned the "heinous attacks against civilians in Al Fashir" and announced an additional 100 million US dollars (Dh367.25 million) in lifesaving humanitarian operations.Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, the Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations, called on the "RSF to ensure the protection of civilians and humanitarian personnel", and called on the international community "to ensure that all perpetrators of atrocities are held to account".The UAE also joined the international community's demand that "both warring parties the SAF and the RSF, exercise full restraint and cease all targeting of civilians".The warring parties have been urged to fully comply with with international.
Iraqi officials are sounding the alarm to save monuments of the cradle of civilisation, with thousands of years of history at risk of disappearing as Iraq's ancient southern cities face erosion because of climate change.Harsh, dry weather is increasing salinity in the soil and damaging the historical monuments in the ruins of cities such as Ur, the birthplace of the Biblical patriarch Abraham, and Babylon, once-magnificent capital of empires.Sand dunes are causing the deterioration of the northern side of the majestic Ziggurat of Ur, a massive stepped pyramid temple that was dedicated more than 4,000 years ago to the moon god, Nanna."The combination of wind and sand dunes leads to the erosion of the northern sections of the structure," said Abdullah Nasrallah, an archaeologist at.
Dubai Municipality has signed several new partnerships to improve the forecasting of infectious diseases and monitor the city using drones among other projects. It is part of the emirate’s attempt to become a proactive city that preempts the needs of its residents. The Smart Eye programme will use drones to assist in the civic body’s functions across the emirate. “We will begin using drones for two use-case scenarios,” said Khulood Mustafawi, Future foresight specialist at Dubai Municipality. “One of them will be to monitor the health of plants and the other will be to sow seeds in large fields. Once we get the feedback from these, we will consider rolling out drones on a larger scale.”At the Urban Future Week held at Museum of the Future,.
The sudden death of 18-year-old student Vaishnav Krishnakumar in Dubai this week has left many families and medical professionals heartbroken. Many are questioning how such tragedies could happen to young, seemingly healthy individuals.Doctors said that while such cases are rare, there has been a rise in cardiac arrests among young adults due to a mix of stress, lifestyle habits, and unrecognised heart conditions.
Modern habits add to strain
Doctors said that stress, anxiety and lack of sleep is a dangerous trio. Dr Younes Altaia, consultant cardiologist at Medeor Hospital, Abu Dhabi, said that anxiety and disturbed sleep patterns are increasingly affecting young hearts.“Chronic anxiety is commonly associated with poor sleep patterns, which can increase the risk of.
An elderly woman in the UK suffering from Parkinson’s disease played the clarinet while undergoing brain surgery at London's King’s College Hospital.Denise Bacon, 65, a retired speech and language therapist from Crowborough in East Sussex, underwent Deep Brain Stimulation back in July. During the four-hour operation, she played the clarinet to help manage her symptoms, enabling surgeons to see — and hear — immediate results.Bacon had been experiencing slowness of movement (bradykinesia) and muscle stiffness (rigidity) resulting from Parkinson’s disease, which she was diagnosed with in 2014, affecting her ability to walk, swim, dance and play the clarinet, King’s College Hospital said in a press note, which also contain links to videosof the.
