7 UAE-founded makeup brands    

Home to a thriving economy and a famously glamorous social scene, the UAE is the perfect place to launch a makeup brand.   Indeed, numerous new cosmetics labels have launched in the UAE over the past few years, spanning everything from global beauty empires to boutique vegan collections.  Offering premium quality products that are ethical, kind on your skin and ideally suited to the Middle East’s sun-kissed climate, here are some of the best homegrown beauty

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Why green sports needs more sustainability champions

With its vast global audience of engaged fans, sport has a power to influence that is far beyond that of politicians and governments. Football alone has an estimated 3.5 billion fans worldwide, most of whom interact regularly with their favourite clubs and players, while a recent research paper in The Journal of Social Media in Society highlighted that “the influence of professional athletes on societal behaviour has become undeniable”. It is somewhat surprising then that

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Mental health and climate change: Understanding youth eco-anxiety

We are still unraveling the effect of climate change on the mental health of individuals, particularly in the form of eco-anxiety felt by young people wondering if they will be able to to repair the extensive damage caused by their planetary predecessors. At COP28, the UN hosted the event’s inaugural Health Day and made a public declaration that sounded the alarm about the health implications of climate change. It promised “a comprehensive response to address

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How to do Cop28 (even if you aren’t invited)

Many of the world’s most powerful decision makers are set to meet in the UAE for COP28, the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The goal of the annual gathering, which starts Thursday, November 30 and runs until December 12, is to address the issue of climate change by generating solutions and re-affirming commitments to reducing carbon emission targets in line with the 2016 Paris Agreement.   In

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Meet the Dubai resident cycling from Cape Town to Norway

There are plenty of great places to cycle around Dubai, from DxBike near Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City to the desert tracks at Al Qudra and Nad Al Sheba. The more adventurous may even take on the challenge of climbing Jebel Jais on two wheels. Then there is Paula Ralph. In January, the 47-year-old will travel to Cape Town in South Africa to begin a grueling 20,000km ride that will take her through 19

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