Yemen has been locked into a civil war in 2014 since the Iran-backed Shia Houthi militia
July 29, 2021Chital, I think, are the most adaptable of our animals. Other deer, even other herbivores like blackbuck, chowsingha and gaur, are not able to change their habits to suit new and less congenial circumstances, but the fast-breeding chital is. For this reason, one needs to think twice, and twice again, before introducing this loveliest of …
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February 11, 2018Dubai has announced that it will participate in the Global Conservation Coalition on December 31, which will host a New Year’s Eve celebration in the US to launch its worldwide ocean protection initiative. The coalition is comprised of several non-profit conservation and international organisations such as the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), …
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December 26, 2017The UAE’s flag carrier Etihad Airways has launched a ‘fly now and pay later’ scheme which provides people an option of paying the ticket fare in monthly instalments, the airline said. The Abu Dhabi-based airline said the initiative is designed to allow families to book flights with convenience as payment plans have been tailored to …
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September 23, 2017Nepal and China on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on bilateral cooperation under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, a media report said. Nepal Foreign Secretary Shanker Das Bairagi and Chinese Ambassador Yu Hong signed the MoU here at a ceremony, Xinhua news agency reported. Bairagi said the agreement is an …
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May 12, 2017