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​Saudi Arabia’s new theme park to give visitors an astonishing surprise!

Brew Admin Oct. 22, 2021

Saudi Arabia has announced it is launching a huge theme park inspired by off-shore oil rigs – complete with roller coasters, helipads, bungee jumping, skydiving, and more. Funded by the country’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), The Rig will be located in the Arabian Gulf, with the site spanning a combined total area of more than 150,000 square metres. Billing itself as the world’s […]

In Pictures: UAE receive travellers from Oman

Brew Admin Sep. 01, 2021

AL AIN: The UAE’s land ports have begun receiving travellers from Oman, after verifying the readiness of all ports and ensuring the implementation of national precautionary measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Khalifa Hamad Al Shamsi, Director of the Land Ports Department at the Public Authority for Security of Ports, Borders […]

Five new sites in Arab, European regions inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List

Brew Admin Jul. 27, 2021

VIENNA – The World Heritage Committee inscribed five cultural sites, including one transnational property, in Saudi Arabia, Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on UNESCO’s World Heritage List during its 44th session held online and chaired from Fuzhou (China). The first site is Ḥimā Cultural Area in […]

DP World and UNICEF announce global partnership to support COVID-19 vaccination

Brew Admin Jan. 28, 2021

The agreement will support the provision of COVID-19 vaccines and related supplies for low- and lower-middle-income countries DP World and UNICEF have announced a wide-ranging partnership to support the global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and related immunisation supplies in low- and lower-middle-income countries.  The new multi-million-dollar partnership is the largest established to date to support UNICEF’s […]

Moderna emerges 94.5% effective vs. COVID, second vaccine this month to reach near-complete stats

The Brew News Team Nov. 16, 2020

A second COVID-19 vaccine now also appears highly effective in preventing illness following exposure to the virus that causes the disease. The biotech company Moderna, Inc., said Monday that its experimental vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing disease, according to an analysis of its clinical trial. The news comes a week after Pfizer and BioNTech […]

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