January 8, 2022

‫بأقصى سرعة ممكنة! خطة الطاقة الجديدة لشركة جريت وولز موتورز تتوسع على نحو سريع

باودنج، الصين، 8 يناير 2022 /PRNewswire/ — أعربت شركة جريت وولز موتورز، في عام 2021، عن هدفها الرامي نحو الوصول بمستوى الانبعاثات الكربونية إلى صفر في السنوات القليلة المقبلة، وأطلقت منتجات مختلفة ذات طاقة جديدة في السوق الخارجية من أجل تسريع تنفيذ خطة الطاقة الجديدة.

GWM launches a variety of new energy models

وتُعد شركة جريت وولز موتورز من الشركات الرائدة في صنع السيارات الكهربائية الهجينة، وكانت صناعة السيارات ذات الطاقة الجديدة والسوق هما هدف الشركة، مما دفعها خصيصًا نحو إطلاق سيارتي HAVAL H6 HEV وHAVAL JOLION HEV في تايلاند. ويمكن لهاتين السيارتين، عن طريق تكنولوجيا المركبات الكهربائية الهجينة، الحفاظ على انخفاض استهلاك الوقود في ظل ظروف الطرق المختلفة. حيث يمكن لهذا النوع من الطرازات، في حالة ازدحام المرور، التحول مباشرة من محرك الوقود إلى المحرك الكهربائي، وبالتالي توفير الوقود بنسبة 35% إلى 50%.

وقد تم تصنيف HAVAL H6 HEV، وفقًا للتقرير الرسمي، ضمن اثنين من كبار قطاع سيارات الدفع الرباعي من الفئة الثالثة في تايلاند لمدة خمسة أشهر متتالية، في حين أن السيارة الأخرى تم الإشادة بها من قبل المستخدمين وذلك بسبب أدائها المنتج المتميز.

وتهدف شركة جريت وولز موتورز إلى دخول سوق السيارات المتكاملة في أوروبا، كما أطلقت طرازات PHEV و BEV وعرضت سيارات الدفع الرباعي الراقية WEY COFFEE 01 PHEV في معرض ألمانيا الدولي للسيارات 2021 الذي عقد في ميونيخ، ألمانيا. ويتميز هذا الطراز بقوة ومرونة قويتين، كما يمكن أن ينتج بسرعة الطاقة المجمعة من الوقود والطاقة الكهربائية من اجل ضمان سلامة المستخدمين عند التجاوز، وخاصة في سيناريوهات القيادة عالية السرعة.

وتأخذ شركة جريت وولز موتورز دائمًا الابتكار التكنولوجي كنواه أساسية في تطوير الطاقة الجديدة. حيث أطلقت الشركة، بعد خمس سنوات من التحضير، منصة L.E.M.O.N. التي تعمل بنظام ناقل الحركة المتخصص DHT ووصل الاستثمار فيها إلى 20 مليار رنمينبي. ويمكن أن يتوافق النظام مع المركبات الكهربائية الهجينة والمركبات الكهربائية الهجينة القابلة للشحن الخارجي و “المركبات الكهربائية الهجينة القابلة للشحن الخارجي + الدفع الرباعي” ونماذج الطاقة الأخرى، والتي توفر قدرًا معينًا من الراحة التقنية للصناعة بأكملها.

واستكشفت شركة السور العظيم للسيارات، من حيث البحث والتطوير في مجال الطاقة الجديدة، طرق تطوير تقنية أخرى بما في ذلك المركبات الكهربائية الهجينة والمركبات الكهربائية ذات البطارية وخلايا وقود الهيدروجين. وبدأت الشركة، في الوقت الحالي، تكنولوجيا الطاقة الهيدروجينية وأكملت أول مشروع تشغيل في العالم يضم 100 شاحنة ثقيلة تعمل بالهيدروجين بقوة 49 طن في أغسطس 2021.

ووفقًا لتقرير مبيعاتها في عام 2021، فإن مبيعات شركة السور العظيم للسيارات للطرازات ذات الطاقة الجديدة تبلغ 136,953 سيارة، وهو ما يمثل 10.7% من إجمالي مبيعاتها (1.28 مليون). وستواصل الشركة، في السنوات الأربع المقبلة، توسيع تصميم مركبات الطاقة الجديدة وبذل المزيد من الجهد من أجل تحقيق الهدف الاستراتيجي المتمثل في امتلاك مركبات طاقة جديدة للاستفادة من 80% من إجمالي المبيعات العالمية.

وصرح مو فنغ، الرئيس المتناوب لشركة جريت وولز موتورز في مؤتمر الإطلاق العالمي لاستراتيجية 2025، قائلًا: “تتوقع شركة جريت وولز موتورز، في السنوات الخمس المقبلة، استثمار ما يصل إلى ما مجموعه 100 مليار رنمينبي في البحث والتطوير، وخاصة في مجالات الطاقة والاستخبارات الجديدة، وذلك للحفاظ على مكانتها الرائدة تقنيًا ولتسريع تحقيق هدف الوصول إلى مستوى صفر انبعاثات كربونية.

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January 8, 2022

‫ LambdaTest تطلق منصة HyperTest: أسرع منصة سحابية في العالم لاختبار تطبيقات الويب والمواقع الإلكترونية

– منصة HyperTest أسرع من أيّ منصة اختبارات تقليدية بنسبة تصل إلى 70%

سان فرانسيسكو، 7 يناير 2022 /PRNewswire/ — أعلنت LambdaTest، وهي منصة رائدة في اختبار البرمجيات، عن إطلاق منصة HyperTest؛ وهي منصة اختبار ذكية من الجيل التالي لمساعدة الشركات على تنفيذ اختبارات «السيلينيوم» الشاملة بأقصى سرعة ممكنة.

وفي الوقت الذي يحتدم فيه التنافس بين الشركات الرقمية في سرعة إطلاق المنتجات والحلول، فإنّ عملية اختبار الكود البرمجي قبل طرح المنتجات في الأسواق تُعدّ أمرًا بالغ الأهمية. ومن خلال منصة HyperTest -التي تدعم تنفيذ اختبارات السيلينيوم- يمكن للشركات تسريع عملية طرح منتجاتها في الأسواق بدرجة كبيرة عن طريق تقليل مدّة تنفيذ الاختبارات بطريقة ذكية. والسيلينيوم هو أداة اختبار مفتوحة المصدر تدعم التشغيل الآلي لمتصفحات الويب؛ بحيث يتمكّن مطوّرو البرمجيات ومحللو ضمان الجودة في الشركات من إجراء اختبارات آلية بدلًا من إجراء اختبارات يدوية لكل وظيفة على حدة؛ وهو ما يسهم في اختصار الوقت والجهد.

تُعدّ منصات الاختبارات الحالية التي تعمل بطريقة آلية بطيئة بطبيعتها بسبب حدوث الكثير من القفزات في الشبكة أثناء إجراء الاختبارات. ففي منصات الاختبار التقليدية، تُرسَل سيناريوهات الاختبار المشغّلة إلى مركز السيلينيوم، والذي بدوره يرسلها إلى عقدة السلينيوم الأكثر ملاءمة لها. ويترتب على ذلك حدوث تأخر بسبب اشتراك العديد من مكوّنات الشبكة في إتمام العملية بأكملها. كما تتسبّب القفزات المتعدّدة للشبكة وكذلك تشغيل مكوّناتها المستقلة إلى عدم استقرار الاختبارات؛ وهو أحد أكثر العوامل التي تؤخر عملية طرح المنتجات في الأسواق.

تعمل منصة HyperTest على جمع جميع المكوّنات في بيئة تنفيذية واحدة؛ وهو ما ينهي حدوث القفزات في الشبكة ويقلل من مدد تنفيذ الاختبارات. وبذلك تتمكّن الشركات من اختبار الأكواد وإصلاح المشكلات بوتيرة أسرع بكثير؛ ومن ثمّ تسرّع من عملية طرح منتجاتها في الأسواق.

وقال أسد خان، الرئيس التنفيذي لمنصة LambdaTest: «إنّ إمكانيات الحلول التقليدية محدودة جدًا من حيث سرعة تنفيذ الاختبارات. وقد عملنا -في LambdaTest– على بناء منصة تنفيذ اختبارات فائقة السرعة لأنّ الشركات قد ضجرت من بطء تنفيذ الاختبارات. ونحن ندرك أنّ الشركات الرقمية الحديثة التي تنتج حلولًا ومنتجات متميّزة، تحتاج كذلك إلى منصة تنفيذ اختبارات متميّزة وسريعة. لذا، صمّمنا منصة HyperTest، التي يمكن تشغيلها بنفس سرعة تثبيت السيلينيوم، والتي تزيد سرعتها على سرعة أيّ منصة اختبارات سحابية تقليدية أخرى بنسبة تصل إلى 70%. ونتطلع إلى أن يجرّب المطورّون من الأفراد والشركات منصتنا HyperTest لإجراء الاختبارات على منتجاتهم وحلولهم بسرعة لا مثيل لها. كما أنّ المنصة مزوّدة بالعديد من الميزات الذكية التي تضمن سهولة إجراء الاختبارات عليها.»

تتمتع منصة HyperTest بميزات عديدة مثل إنشاء سجلات فورية لجميع عمليات الاختبارات المُنفّذة، وتجميع الاختبارات بطريقة ذكية لتقليل مدّة الإنشاء الإجمالية، وإدارة وثائق الاختبارات، وإعداد التقارير التلقائية، وإعادة المحاولات التلقائية في حالة فشل الاختبارات. كما يمكن تشغيل المنصة على أنظمة التشغيل Windows وMac وLinux.

تأسّست LambdaTest في عام 2017، ويبلغ حجم تمويلها حوالي 25 مليون دولار، وقد ساهم في تمويلها عدد من شركات الاستثمار من بينها: سيكويا كابيتال، وتيلسترا فنتشرز، وإنتري كابيتال، وليو كابيتال هولدينجز، وبلوم فينتشرز وشركات أخرى.

عن LambdaTest

تتيح منصة LambdaTestللمستخدمين إجراء الاختبارات يدويًا وآليًا على تطبيقات الويب وتطبيقات الهواتف المحمولة عبر أكثر من 3000 متصفح (بإصدارات مختلفة) ومجموعة كبيرة من بيئات أنظمة التشغيل. ويعتمد على منصة LambdaTest أكثر من 500 شركة وأكثر من 600000 مستخدم في أكثر من 130 دولة لاختبار منتجاتهم البرمجية.

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January 8, 2022

Full speed up! GWM’S Global Layout of New Energy Is Expanding Rapidly

BAODING, China, Jan. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — In 2021, GWM proposed the aim of achieving zero carbon emissions in the next several years , and launched various new energy products in the overseas market to accelerate its new energy layout.

Driven by the new energy vehicle industry and market, GWM has pioneered in laying out hybrid electric vehicles, and especially launched HAVAL H6 HEV and HAVAL JOLION HEV in Thailand. Supported by the HEV technology, these two vehicles can maintain low fuel consumption under different road conditions. In the case of a traffic jam, this kind of model can directly shift from the fuel engine to the electric engine, thus saving the fuel by 35% to 50%.

According to the official report, HAVAL H6 HEV has been ranked within the top two in the C-class SUV segment in Thailand for five consecutive months, while the other vehicle has also been highly recognized by users for its outstanding product performance.

Aiming to enter Europe’s mature car market, GWM has also launched PHEV and BEV models and displayed the high-end SUV WEY COFFEE 01 PHEV at the 2021 Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung held in Munich, Germany. This model features strong power and flexibility, which can quickly produce the combined power output of fuel and electric energy to ensure users’ safety when overtaking, especially in high-speed driving scenarios.

GWM always takes technology innovation as its core in the new energy development. After five-year preparation, the company has launched the L.E.M.O.N. DHT system with an investment of CNY 20 billion. The system can be compatible with HEV, PHEV and “PHEV+P4” and other power models, which provides a certain extent of technical convenience for the whole industry.

In terms of new energy research and development, GWM has explored other technical developing routes including HEV, Battery Electric Vehicles, and hydrogen fuel cells. Currently, the company has started hydrogen energy technology and completed the world’s first operation project of 100 49-ton heavy duty hydrogen-powered trucks in August 2021.

As revealed in its 2021 sales report, GWM’s sales of new energy models are 136,953 vehicles, accounting for 10.7% of its total sales (1.28 million). In the next four years, the company will continue to expand the layout of new energy vehicles and make more effort to achieve the strategic goal of having new energy vehicles to take up 80% of total global sales.

“In the next five years, GWM would expect to invest up to a total of CNY 100 billion in R&D, especially in new energy and intelligence fields, to maintain its technically leading position and accelerate the realization of the goal of zero carbon emissions,” said Mu Feng, Rotating President of GWM, at the 2025 Strategy Global Launch Conference.

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January 8, 2022

Defending Champion Hatton joined in Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship field by Fleetwood, Lowry and Westwood

ABU DHABI, Defending champion Tyrrell Hatton will be joined at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship by fellow former winners Tommy Fleetwood, Shane Lowry and Lee Westwood as the latest star players set to arrive at Yas Island for the opening Rolex Series event of the 2022 DP World Tour season, from January 20-23.

The quartet will be joined at Yas Links Abu Dhabi by their Ryder Cup team-mates Viktor Hovland, Ian Poulter and Bernd Wiesberger and their 2020 Captain Pádraig Harrington. Former Masters Champions Adam Scott and Danny Willett also return to the Emirate, with 2016 Open Champion Henrik Stenson looking to add another victory in the Desert to his impressive resumé.

Hatton became just the second player to claim four Rolex Series titles after a flawless performance in Abu Dhabi last year which saw him overturn the overnight lead of four-time Major Champion Rory McIlroy to clinch a four-stroke victory.

The World Number 22 will defend the prestigious falcon trophy at Yas Links Abu Dhabi, where Northern Irishman McIlroy will tee off his 2022 season and recently crowned DP World Tour Number One and two-time Major Champion Collin Morikawa will make his Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship debut – the duo having already committed to back-to-back events in the UAE.

“Abu Dhabi was a crucial win for me in January,” said Hatton, a two-time Ryder Cup player. “It was my sixth Tour victory, and I was incredibly proud to join such an illustrious list of champions. It was without doubt the perfect start to my 2021 season.

“I’m excited to defend my trophy at Yas Links Abu Dhabi. It’s great to be at a new, world class venue and I know it will be a fantastic week with a stellar field.”

“I always love starting my season at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and that is reflected by my results there down the years,” said two-time winner Fleetwood. “It is set to be a great week at Yas Links, which is a great venue worthy of an event of this stature.”

Lowry added: “I’m really looking forward to starting my season in Abu Dhabi once again. I obviously have very fond memories of this event and there is always a great vibe as the year gets underway with great weather, a strong field and a lively atmosphere among the fans.”

“I can’t wait to get to Yas Links as it hosts the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship for the first time, said two-time Rolex Series winner Westwood. “It’s a course I really enjoy and hopefully that, along with the memories of my win in Abu Dhabi in 2020, can help me put in a strong performance and put myself in contention come Sunday.”

Scott, the 2013 Masters Tournament champion, has also confirmed his return to Abu Dhabi, making his first appearance at the tournament since 2008. The 41-year-old will tee it up in the 17th edition of the event as it moves to one of the world’s fastest growing leisure and entertainment destinations in Abu Dhabi.

The former World Number One is an 11-time Tour winner having claimed several titles in the Middle East and most recently securing the Australia PGA Championship, but his greatest victory so far came nine years ago at Augusta National. He birdied the 72nd hole to force a play-off with 2009 champion Angel Cabrera before birdieing the second extra hole to become the first Australian to wear the coveted Green Jacket.

Aref Al Awani, General Secretary of Abu Dhabi Sports Council, said: “We are delighted to welcome back our defending champion Tyrrell Hatton, along with our most recent tournament winners Tommy Fleetwood, Shane Lowry and Lee Westwood to the 17th edition of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

“As we move our distinguished Championship to Yas Island for the first time, we are looking forward to showcasing the magnificent Yas Links golf course, the incredible facilities on offer for players and spectators alike, plus the stellar field of world class golfers kicking off an exciting year of sport in the UAE.”

Abdulfattah Sharaf, HSBC UAE CEO and Head of International, said: “Such a stellar field of the world’s best golfers clearly highlights that the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship is one of the most international sporting events in the region. And bringing the tournament to Yas Links for the first time marks another milestone on our journey of supporting new visions and new ideas in the UAE, where we’ve been opening up a world of opportunity for our customers for 75 years.”

Yas Island is Abu Dhabi’s premier leisure, retail and entertainment hub offering a unique blend of stunning views, first-class hospitality and a diverse range of award-winning leisure and entertainment attractions, enhancing the experience for fans, whether they attend in person or watch from around the world.

First staged in 2006, the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship has built a strong legacy in the Middle East, and the move to Yas Island highlights Abu Dhabi as an international sports hub. As well as the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, the season-ending F1 Championship and the Ultimate Fighting Championship are also taking residency at the world-class location.

Source: Emirates News Agency

January 8, 2022

Hamdan bin Mohammed congratulates winners of 11th Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award

DUBAI, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai and Patron of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award, today congratulated the winners of the eleventh edition of the Award.

An Award ceremony to be held at Expo 2020 Dubai on 9 January will bring together the sporting world’s most creative individuals and entities. Launched in 2009, the first ever award that honours creativity in sport, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award, part of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, is the largest award of its kind in the world in terms of both prize money and diversity of categories.

His Highness said: “In accordance with the leadership’s vision for the future and commitment to nurturing creativity in all spheres of life, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award has been honouring individuals who have made significant creative contributions to sports including players, coaches and administrators in the UAE and the Arab world, Emirati and Arab sports teams and Emirati, Arab and international sports institutions. Apart from honouring exceptional innovators in all aspects of sports, the Award is keen to support initiatives that enhance the status of sports across the world in line with one of the key objectives of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives to empower societies to advance their development.”

Expo 2020 Dubai will host the ceremony to honour the 11th edition of the Award, which coincides with the 50th Anniversary of the Union and the Golden Jubilee of the founding of the UAE. The Award celebrated the occasion by issuing a coin bearing the image of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and the name of the Award in cooperation with the Central Bank of the UAE, as well as a commemorative stamp in cooperation with Emirates Post.

His Highness added: “Dubai has always fostered creativity in all its forms to enhance excellence in various spheres of life including sport. Creativity is vital to the progress of nations and cultures and a major driving force for shaping a brighter future. By celebrating innovators in the sporting field, Dubai seeks to enable role models in the sector to promote an ethos of creativity worldwide. The Award recognises the efforts of creative individuals who have overcome formidable challenges to make remarkable contributions to sport. Despite the exceptional situation the world has faced over the last two years, the outstanding individuals who are being recognised by the Award have transformed challenges into opportunities to strive for greater levels of creativity and performance. I wish all the Award winners even greater success in their sports careers.”

Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Award’s Board of Trustees and Vice Chairman of Dubai Sports Council, extended his deepest gratitude to His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the National Olympic Committee and President of the Award, for their guidance and support, which have led to the Award becoming a major sports recognition programme that is playing a significant role in the development of the sports sector in the UAE, the Arab region and the world.

He said: “With the directives and support of His Highness the Sponsor of the Award and His Highness the President of the Award, 11 editions of the Award have contributed to developing sports, enhancing performance and raising creativity.

“Our efforts do not merely stop at honouring athletes, teams and institutions, we are also committed to spreading a culture of creativity in sports through many initiatives and motivating local, Arab and international sports institutions to intensify their efforts in this field, whether it is supporting women’s sports, promoting governance in sports work, or empowering communities through sports, in addition to many other development initiatives in the sector.”

The Chairman of the Board of Trustees concluded: “For the eleventh session, we extended the deadline for nominations to allow the Arab champions the chance to win the Olympics and Paralympics as well as win the Award. We were keen to send a message to the athletes before the start of the Olympics and Paralympics and to motivate them to excel and have the opportunity to be recognised by the current edition of the Award, which coincides with the 50th anniversary of the Union and the Golden Jubilee of the nation’s founding.”

The ceremony to honour the winners of the eleventh edition of the Award organised at the South Hall of the Dubai Exhibition Centre at Expo 2020 Dubai will bring together leading sports figures, teams and institutions including Arab champions who took part in the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo. The Award will also honour six young athletes from the UAE in accordance with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, and the Patron of the Award, and His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the National Olympic Committee and Chairman of the Award.

Source: Emirates News Agency

January 8, 2022

DEWA’s pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai attracts more than 338,000 visitors in 3 months

DUBAI, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)’s pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai attracted 338,833 visitors from 1 October 2021 until 31 December 2021. Visitors praised DEWA’s projects, smart and innovative initiatives, and efforts to reshape the concept of a utility and its contributions to making Dubai the smartest and happiest city in the world.

Several local and international officials from public and private organisations as well as a large number of school and university students visited DEWA’s pavilion in the Sustainability District. On the 2nd of December 2021, DEWA’s pavilion attracted over 23,400 visitors as it organised various activities to celebrate the UAE’s 50th National Day with traditional heritage.

Through its pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, DEWA strives to provide a unique and innovative experience for visitors to introduce them to its efforts that contribute to making Dubai the smartest and happiest city in the world through pioneering projects and initiatives, especially in clean and renewable energy using the Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies to redefine the concept of a utility and become the world’s first digital utility.

Its pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai showcases its key projects and initiatives, including the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the largest single-site solar park in the world; the Green Hydrogen project, the first of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa to produce hydrogen using solar energy; Digital DEWA, its digital arm of DEWA, aiming to make DEWA the first digital utility in the world with autonomous systems for renewable energy and storage with the expansion in AI and digital services; and the 250MW hydroelectric pumped-storage power plant in Hatta, among others.

Source: Emirates News Agency

January 8, 2022

Transport & telecom chiefs to discuss post-pandemic strategies at Expo’s Travel and Connectivity Week

DUBAI, Expo 2020 Dubai’s upcoming Travel and Connectivity Week from 9-16 January will convene leading industry figures, innovators and policymakers around digitalisation and connectivity as a universal human right and force for good in a changed world.

Highlights include the Travel and Connectivity Week Business Forum, which kicks off at 0900 GST on Tuesday, 11 January, at Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo 2020. Speakers at the hybrid event will include Tewolde Gebremariam, Group CEO, Ethiopian Airlines and Andres Sutt, Estonia Minister for Entrepreneurship and Information Technology.

Hamad Buamim, President and CEO, Dubai Chamber of Commerce; Issam Kazim, CEO, Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DCTCM), and Mohannad Samara, Director, Business Development & Strategic Projects, Etisalat are also slated to appear.

The sixth of 10 Theme Weeks under Expo 2020’s Programme for People and Planet, Travel and Connectivity Week comes almost two years after the COVID-19 pandemic began to upend global travel, transforming our approach to connectivity in the 21st century.

Underpinned by the belief that connectivity not only brings us all closer together but is the bedrock of healthy and empowered societies, the Week is co-curated with Expo 2020 Premier Partners Emirates and Etisalat, its programming targeting key issues for global policy-makers, business and agents of change alike.

The Nexus, home to the Programme for People and Planet, of which the 10 Theme Weeks are a key pillar, will see numerous events throughout the week – from a three-hour tech innovation session titled ‘Age of Disruption’ (Tuesday, 12 January) to ‘Cultures in Conversation: A Cloud is Nobody’s’ (Friday, 15 January).

The Women’s Pavilion will also host various events, including a World Majlis on ‘Closing the Digital Gender Gap’ (Monday, 10 January) and a two-hour event ‘Super (S)heroes: How Arab and Muslim Women Use Media to Connect and Shatter Stereotypes’ (Thursday, 13 January).

Expo 2020’s Programme for People and Planet offers an exchange of inspiring new perspectives to address the

January 8, 2022

UAE, Saudi Arabia, UK, US welcome UN’s announcement on Sudan

ABU DHABI,The United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America have welcomed the United Nations Secretary-General’s announcement that the UN Interim Transition Assistance Mission to Sudan is facilitating discussions to resolve Sudan’s political crisis.

In a statement today, the QUAD said, “We strongly support this UN-facilitated, Sudanese-led dialogue initiative. We urge all Sudanese political actors to seize this opportunity to restore the country’s transition to civilian democracy, in line with the 2019 Constitutional Declaration.

“We look forward to this being a result–oriented process that will guide the country towards democratic elections, in line with the Sudanese people’s manifest aspirations for freedom, democracy, peace, justice and prosperity.”

Source: Emirates News Agency