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The Nutri-Mark system is not a food safety measure and does not restrict or ban any products. Ryan Lim for The National
Play01:12
Abu Dhabi urges food firms to adopt traffic light nutrition grades

Nutri-Mark to better inform shoppers about salt, fat and calorie content

UAEJanuary 30, 2026
The new competition will be part of the ninth Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival. Photo: Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival
Children to pitch business ideas at Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival

Competition aims to build new skills in youngsters in low-pressure setting

UAEJanuary 27, 2026
President Sheikh Mohamed with Jade founder Ronaldo Cohin, alongside his son Lucas, 12, and an Emirati school pupil. Victor Besa / The National
AI-powered autism detection game among Zayed Sustainability Prize winners

UAE President praises companies and schools for 'changing people's lives for the better'

UAEJanuary 13, 2026
Private tuition is a popular option for many parents. Getty Images
Private tutoring could put school pupils' mental health at risk, experts say

Pressure on teenagers to achieve good exam results is not always beneficial and comes with danger of exhaustion

UAEJanuary 13, 2026
Poor lifestyle habits are causing heart attacks and chronic conditions to become more common in younger people in the Middle East. Getty
New drug to tackle heart failure approved for use in the UAE

Emirates become second country in world to approve use of Inpefa (sotagliflozin)

UAEJanuary 12, 2026
The UAE aims to improve child safety online through monitoring, co-operation and legislation. Alamy
UAE tracks 4,000 digital platforms in move to protect children

Telecommunications Regulatory Agency monitors risks amid efforts to improve online safety

UAEJanuary 08, 2026
Previously, a person had to be around 20 years old to be considered an adult. Getty Images
UAE reforms to give young people financial control at 18

People can now seek judicial authorisation to manage their assets from the age of 15

UAEJanuary 07, 2026
Lamis Al Hashimy’s company, Palmade, manufactures more than 70,000 pieces of environmentally friendly cutlery a day. Photo: Lamis Al Hashimy
Biodegradable cutlery offers solution as UAE reaches fork in road with plastics

Emirati entrepreneur's eco-friendly alternative uses discarded date-palm leaves - and now makes more than 70,000 pieces a day

UAEJanuary 02, 2026
Dr Hussain Khansaheb, an Emirati marine engineer, joined an expedition to Antarctica this month. Photo: Dubai Holding
Play00:56
Inside the Emirates Polar Programme aiming to protect 'planet's thermostat'

UAE sees remote regions as key to some of world's most pressing challenges

UAEDecember 30, 2025
Attendees have been taking part in free fitness sessions, nutrition workshops and well-being consultations. Wam
Thousands turn out for Abu Dhabi Festival of Health

First round of events conclude at Hudayriyat Island

UAEDecember 16, 2025
Jebel Faya, part of Sharjah's Faya palaeolandscape. Deposits there reveal thousands of years of continuous human presence despite a harsh climate. Ahmed Ramzan for The National
Play02:54
Inside Sharjah's World Heritage site where humanity thrived 210,000 years ago

The National stepped back in time into a sprawling desert landscape

UAEDecember 15, 2025
Authorities have urged worshippers 'to take care to adhere to the new timings', which are to take effect from January 2. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
UAE to hold Friday prayers earlier from start of 2026

Prayers are to take place at 12.45pm instead of 1.15pm, authorities say

UAEDecember 10, 2025
The men and women, aged between 18 and 35 and drawn from 35 nationalities, will use traditional transport to travel across the desert. Photo: Emirates Foundation
Tracing cultural roots: 100 people saddle up for 1,000km camel trek

Nine-day expedition is celebration of country's heritage and culture

UAEDecember 09, 2025
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, receives the award from Bill Gates on behalf of Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak. Victor Besa / The National
Play02:22
Gates gives Sheikha Fatima lifetime achievement award

Award presented by Bill Gates and received on Sheikha Fatima's behalf by Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs

UAEDecember 08, 2025
A farmer in Zambia tends to a maize farm affected by drought. Photo: EPA
UAE to use AI to support millions of farmers in climate fight

Four key strategies rolled out under partnership with Gates Foundation

UAEDecember 08, 2025
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