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The role of governance in local, regional and international efforts to tackle land degradation, drought and desertification, dominated discussions during Governance Day at COP16 in Riyadh on Friday.

The Riyadh International Philosophy Conference 2024 concluded its third and final day with a series of thought-provoking sessions exploring the theme of quality of life.

When Zambia’s 260 Brands opened its first plant-based milk factory in 2023, it marked a significant step forward in Zambia’s journey to capture more value from its own resources and create local jobs.

Saudi Arabia's UNCCD COP16 Presidency has announced the launch of the ‘Riyadh Action Agenda’, a landmark initiative to mobilize state and non-state actors to deliver lasting solutions for land degradation, desertification and drought.

Global funding for drought resilience, land restoration and the fight against land degradation received a major boost on the second day of the sixteenth Conference of the Parties of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP16), with over $12 billion now pledged to these interrelated causes since COP16 in Riyadh began.

Multi-award-winning Rapper, Snoop Dogg, is going all out to support his daughter Cori Broadus as she plans her upcoming wedding, gifting her a whopping $1million.

Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve proudly announces the reintroduction of the Persian onager to Saudi Arabia, marking the species's return to the Kingdom after more than a century of absence.

Qetaifan Projects, a subsidiary of Katara Hospitality, proudly announced that "The RIG 1938" was officially recognized by Guinness World Records for two records the first one being the tallest water slide, standing at 76.309 metres, and the second award is the first of its kind to feature 12 water slides in one tower.

The Opposition Spokesperson on Tourism and Linkages recently berated on what she believes is the lack of investment in Jamaica’s tourism towns, a situation she says the People’s National Party (PNP) will fix when it returns to power.

The U.S. partnership with Angola is bringing major investments in transportation, clean energy and other projects that will further connect the southern African nation to the global economy and increase opportunity.

For nearly 300 years, a family’s ancestral house in India's southern state of Kerala has been the stage for theyyam, an ancient folk ritual.

The Caribbean tourism industry mourns the loss of hotelier, developer, and architectural visionary Nick Troubetzkoy, who passed away this week while visiting London.

Taking its source from the Zhaqu of Tanggula Mountain Range in northwest China's Qinghai Province, the Lancang River, running through Qinghai Province, Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region and Yunnan Province, is the longest river flowing from north to south in China.

More than 134 households have been left homeless after floods wreaked havoc in Homa Bay County, in Kenya.

The second Connecting the World from the Skies Global Forum concluded successfully on November 26, 2024, bringing together a global community of 82 speakers and attendees, including 16 CEOs and 9 regulators.

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