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‘Depleting fish stocks prompted closure’ KUWAIT CITY, Dec 31: Deputy Director General for Technical Affairs at the Environment Public Authority Dr. Abdullah Al- Zaidan announced that EPA, with the cooperation of the Ministry of Interior, represented by the Coast Guard and the Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR), will soon implement a mechanism for allowing the reopening of Kuwait Bay for fishing early next year, reports Al-Rai daily. This step comes five ye...

published : 30 Dec 2020 at 12:16 2 The Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA), led by Mr. Kritsada Sunkhamani, Deputy Governor (Technical Affairs) and Acting Governor, revealed that the PWA has strengthened its efforts to reduce the risk of the spread of Covid-19 by maintaining strict safety and health measures in all its 234 branches nationwide, including providing alcohol gel and wash hand basins for visitors, and cleaning the office building and water production stati...

Dubai: Fourteen candidates – nine men and five women – have qualified for the final phase of the second batch of the UAE Astronaut Programme, the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has announced on Wednesday. The selected candidates will now undergo final interviews conducted by a committee consisting of specialists from MBRSC, including pioneering Emirati astronauts Hazzaa AlMansoori and Sultan AlNeyadi, along with NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) astronauts Anne ...

14 candidates qualify for final phase of UAE Astronaut Programme 23 Dec 2020 A total of 4,305 applicants applied for the second batch of the UAE Astronaut Programme. The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) on Wednesday announced that 14 candidates have qualified for the final phase of the second batch of the UAE Astronaut Programme, which aims to train and prepare a team of Emiratis for scientific space missions, as part of the UAE’s National Space Programme. T...

Water Treatment For Dummies Issues 2nd Edition New sections, consumer guidance featured in updated booklet Water Treatment For Dummies: Second Edition is now available both online and in a printed version through the Water Quality Association. WQA members can use the updated booklet for in-home sales calls, consumer shows, new employee orientations and service call leave-behind items. “We’re pleased to be able to offer a revised and expanded version of this popular booklet for consumers loo...

ADPC organizes CAP-South Asia policy dialogue on climate adaptation Format Bangkok, Thailand Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) hosted the first Climate Adaptation Platform-South Asia (CAP-South Asia) regional policy dialogue on 9 December that highlighted the critical need to share lessons and bolster access to climate adaptation finance in the region. Participants included government officials representing relevant technical ministries and departments from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhut...