JEDDAH: Saudi female engineers have played a prominent role in the country’s “great scientific achievements” said Noura Saud Al-Tuwaim, an engineer, who leads the optics department at the National Satellite Technology Center. “The high rate of participation of young talents in the space sector reflects the wise Saudi leadership’s interest in empowering the nation’s women,”
LONDON: A global Ramadan challenge is enabling people to get active while fundraising for humanitarian causes.
People from more than 20 countries including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Pakistan, India, the US, Canada, Mexico, Kosovo and Austria have signed up for the UK-based Ramadan Challenge 3.0.
It hopes to raise £100,000 ($139,419) for Penny Appeal’s Emergency Response Program, which helps deliver humanitarian aid to people suffering from natural disasters, conflict and extreme poverty.
“I’ve launched the Ramadan Challenge to encourage people to get active over the 30 days of Ramadan,” Haroon Mota, head of challenge events at Penny Appeal, told Arab News.
“They can do it in their own way with no rules it’s your challenge, your way. It’s a great opportunity to get out of your comfort zone a little bit and try something new.”
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[ Last Update: Thursday, 29 April 2021 7:10 AM ] Fishing boats are seen off the coast of Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, following an oil spill in the Yellow Sea caused by a collision between a tanker and another ship. (Photo by Reuters)
Around 400 tonnes of oil spilt into the Yellow Sea after a tanker collided with another ship off China s largest crude-receiving port earlier this week, maritime authorities said Thursday. The amount of oil spilt from the ship into the sea is about 400 tonnes, and the emergency disposal work is being carried out in an orderly manner, said Shandong Maritime Safety Administration in a social media post.
PARIS: In the aftermath of the devastating double explosion at the Port of Beirut in August, Lebanese architect Karim Nader was commissioned by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) to rehabilitate 10 public schools in Lebanon. Nader is an interesting man. Aside from his day job, he’s also an ardent yoga practitioner and has just published a book or rather
Oil prices extend gains as demand outlook offsets India concerns
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Brent crude for June edged up 0.1 per cent Oil prices extended gains on Thursday after rising 1 per cent the previous session, as bullish forecasts on recovering demand this summer offset concerns of rising Covid-19 cases in India, Japan and Brazil.
Brent crude for June edged up 8 cents, or 0.1 per cent, to $67.35 a barrel by 0104 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for June was at $63.98 a barrel, up 12 cents, or0.2 per cent.
OPEC, Russia and their allies, a group known as OPEC+, stuck to their plans for a gradual easing of oil production restrictions from May to July, after OPEC raised slightly its demand growth for 2021 to 6 million barrels per day. The group also expects global stocks to reach 2.95 billion barrels in July, taking them below the 2015-2019 average.