(MENAFN - The Peninsula)
Doha: The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) represented by the General Cleanliness Department has intensified awareness campaigns to support State s efforts to host FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in a healthy and environmental-friendly manner. The Ministry has focused especially on awareness drive to influence the behaviour of people towards maintaining hygiene by shouldering their social responsibility, said Director of General Cleanliness Department at MME, Muqbil Madhour Al Shammari while speaking in a Qatar Radio programme.
He said that the strict monitoring empowered by the public hygiene law is also in place to punish the violators. Preparations are underway to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup in a safe and healthy environment, said Al Shammari.
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) After seven days of being engulfed under a thick blanket of fog, UAE residents were greeted with overcast skies on Saturday, signalling the start of UAE s most favourite rainy season.
The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) reported rains over Ruwais, Umm Al Ashtan, Jebel Dhanna, Baniyas, Zirku Island and Arzanah Island. The NCM has forecast rains for the weekend. It used cloud seeding hashtag as it alerted residents about the rains on social media.
In its five-day forecast, the NCM has predicted rains in some areas, with an increase in temperature.
With an average rainfall of 100mm per year, the UAE is ranked among the water-stressed countries. Its ambitious rain enhancement programme aims to increase the annual precipitation levels to boost groundwater resources.
(MENAFN - DailyFX) USD/MXN Forecast: Neutral Advertisement
The Mexican Peso hasn t fared too well this past week and is down 2.7% this week against four major currencies (USD , GBP , EUR , and JPY ).
USD/MXN has been able to consolidate a push above the 20 Pesos mark, gaining traction as the pair managed to break above the 76.4% Fibonacci at 20.18. The main objective for bulls is likely to be a push above the yearly high at 20.60, before attempting to reclaim the 21 Pesos mark.USD/MXN Daily chart
Some of the weakness attributed to the Mexican currency this week has to do with the power outages seen in Texas. Mexico is a big importer of natural gas from the United States and a reduction of roughly 75% in Texas pipelines has left the Latin American country concerned about its economic outlook as power shortages could make the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic much more fragile.
(MENAFN - Daily Outlook Afghanistan) UNITED NATIONS- Britain circulated a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council on Friday demanding that all warring parties immediately institute a sustained humanitarian pause to enable people in conflict areas to be vaccinated for COVID-19. The proposed resolution reiterates the council s demand last July 1 for a general and immediate cessation of hostilities in major conflicts from Syria and Yemen to Central African Republic, Mali and Sudan and Somalia. The appeal was first made by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on March 23, 2020, to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. The draft emphasizes the need for solidarity, equity, and efficacy and invites donation of vaccine doses from developed economies to low- and middle-income countries and other countries in need, including through the COVAX Facility, an ambitious World Health Organization project to buy and deliver coronavirus vaccines for the world s poorest people.