"Earth Hour, which will be observed on Saturday evening, goes beyond reducing consumption and carbon emissions to make conservation and protecting the environment a lifestyle, to counter climate change," said Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA.

The Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation, EMPOWER, the world's largest district cooling services provider, will join in the Earth Hour 2020 global initiative with 180 countries, by switching off lights for one hour from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm on Saturday, 28 March.

Thousands of students, businessmen stranded abroad, Special flights should be arranged

The UAE cabinet chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, approved a series of decisions that benefit subscribers of the Federal Authority of Water and Electricity, and seeks to support retails, hotels and industrial sectors

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called for easing sanctions on such countries as Iran, Cuba, North Korea and Venezuela, to avoid potential weakening of their health sectors amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, her office, OHCHR, said in a press release on Tuesday