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The Expo 2020 Volunteers programme is looking to engage 50,000 volunteers and is taking its portable recruitment stand across the length and breadth of the UAE, ensuring people from all areas of the country have the chance to become volunteers at Expo 2020 Dubai.

As summer has started in the UAE and the heat levels have increased, the Ministry of Human Resources & Emiratisation has announced an official midday break for all outdoor workers, beginning June 15.

Masjid al-Haram – Mecca

It’s the month of giving, and the Ramadan Sharing Fridges project, which allows anyone to donate food and water for the workers in Dubai, is back. The brilliant initiative started four years ago with one fridge and has now grown to over 200 fridges placed across various locations in Dubai.

Earth Day is a global event celebrated in over 192 countries worldwide on April 22, but action and consumer changes can happen any day of the year. Below is a list of alternative products and suggestions for reducing waste:

Some say religion is the opium of people. Others spend every second of their day living by their beliefs. Whatever it is, there is one absolute fact – we are all human.

As we enter the UAE’s Year of Tolerance, we are presented with an opportunity to reflect on how we cultivate a tolerant society – of which philanthropy plays an important role.

As a Dubai resident, I know the full Dubai experience – the good (staycations), the bad (Thursday evening traffic) and the ugly (summer). But when three-word horror stories came about, our team couldn’t help but LOL.

Sweeping sandy dunes and a sky teeming with twinkling stars makes camping a must-do UAE experience. Now, thanks to a new pop-up staycation spot, your four-legged friend can join you and experience the magical desert too.

A leading entrepreneur in the UAE, Anas Bukhash is the founder of Bukhash Brothers, the UAE’s first specialist influencer marketing and talent management consultancy.

Volunteering can be a fun way to reconnect with your family throughout the year. Here are some tips for successful family projects.

What started in 2016 as a Facebook group aimed at raising awareness and getting people to stock fridges throughout Dubai has now turned into a campaign with over 27,000 members, all on a mission to serve the less fortunate community workers and labourers with free food and drinks during the Holy month.

Imagine a restaurant where there are no prices on the menu and the check reads $0.00 with the footnote: “Your meal was a gift from someone who came before you. To keep the chain of gifts alive, we invite you to pay it forward for those who dine after you.”

With doors to the AED 45 million Al Thuraya Astronomy Centre at Mushrif Park due to open any day now, UAE residents will soon enjoy the various astrological phenomena of the cosmos outside the solar system with stunning clarity.

Some exceptional UAE students have developed initiatives to support their local communities. From a drone maker with a social conscience to a recycling activist, these students have been inspired by the ethos and vision enshrined in The Year of Giving.

Dubai is a culturally diverse city alive with intellectually stimulating conversations about art and literature, so it’s only natural to expect communities to open up and build those conversations into something more.

Launched by Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Wanna Read? aims to promote literacy amongst young patients, encourage parental engagement and inspire greater community service, by making a stay at the children’s hospital an enriching experience.

A YouGov poll conducted for Philips Avent has shown that 69% of UAE based working mothers believe there are a lack of facilities to breastfeed their babies in the workplace; whilst 49% lack support from employers to facilitate the recommended form of baby feeding.

There’s a new attraction in town, and it has views of the Arabian Gulf, Dubai’s gorgeous skyline and the Dubai Marina.

Look out UAE, there’s a new wave of young innovators coming through. At just 14 years old, Rishabh Java from GEMS Millennium School in Sharjah has designed his very first mind-controlled bionic arm.

Google Maps reinvented travel and enables its one billion daily users to instantly visit major streets and landmarks across the globe.

Hand gestures – particularly derogatory ones – are not tolerated in the UAE, but now there’s one that will be welcomed.