Dubai: The UAE will host the 57th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO), the world’s leading scientific competition in the field of chemistry. Bringing together over 360 students from more than 90 countries in Dubai from 6 to 14 July 2025, this edition marks the largest participation in the Olympiad’s history since its launch in 1968, underscoring the UAE’s growing position in global science education. According to Emirates News Agency, Sarah Al Amiri, Minister of Education, noted that hosting this prestigious global event reflects the UAE’s vision to become a hub for education, science, innovation, and academic excellence, and reiterates the country’s

Abu dhabi: Under the directives of H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak ‘The Mother of the Nation’, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF), the official theme for Emirati Women’s Day 2025 has been approved as ‘Hand in Hand, We Celebrate 50 Years’. According to Emirates News Agency, this year’s occasion, marked annually on 28th August, coincides with the 50th anniversary of the founding of the General Women’s Union in 1975. The theme reflects a national celebration of community partnership and the continuous

Sharjah: The “Second Heritage Conference,” organised by the Sharjah Institute for Heritage under the theme “Popular Heritage Through the Eyes of Others,” took place at the Arab Heritage Centre in the university city of Sharjah. The conference issued several scientific and cultural recommendations to enhance studies on travel literature and representations of the “other” in popular heritage. According to Emirates News Agency, participants urged a reevaluation of the writings of travellers and Orientalists using contemporary scientific criticism methodologies. They advocated for analytical comparisons between groups of travellers from various geographical regions and similar time periods to derive a more realistic