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Fifty-one percent of Yemenis access electricity either fully or mostly using solar panels, according to the findings of a study conducted by PERCENT in January 2017 on a national sample of 1,000 respondents in all Yemeni governorates. The reliance on solar panels as a source of energy has significantly increased …

Conclusion of the 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Klaus Kleinfeld appointed Honorary Senator of the Foundation The 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting drew to a close today on Mainau Island with a panel discussion on ‘Ethics in Science’. The President of the Council, Countess Bettina Bernadotte af Wisborg, bade farewell …

Lindau-Germany Abdulrahman Abotaleb Inauguration of the 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting with an Appeal for Climate Protection 28 Nobel Laureates and 420 Young Scientists Participating The 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting was today inaugurated in Lindau on the banks of Lake Constance in Germany. The guests, who hail from approximately …

Aspiring scientists and young professionals from around the world compete at more than 65 international preliminary events to qualify for the Falling Walls Lab Finale in Berlin In its seventh edition, the Falling Walls Lab is looking to crown the next Falling Walls Young Innovator of the Year. Talented emerging …

Internet Governance Early stages of negotiation and determine Internet future management Omar AL-Hayani Scandals of National Security Agency surveillance on Internet Network represented a changeable stage that had provoked widespread criticism towards the United States’ action from several countries and relevant partners, including the United Nations which called on global …

Sana’a, Yemen Water resources in Sana’a will dry out by 2025 [SANA’A, YEMEN] Water shortages in Yemen will squeeze agriculture to such an extent that 750,000 jobs could disappear and incomes could drop by a quarter within a decade, according to a report.   Poor water management and the enormous …

 *Omar AL-Hayani Yemeni researcher at the University of Toronto, Canada, Faez Ba-Tis has submitted seven patents applications in the fields of micro-electrostatic actuators, high speed auto-focus and image stabilization miniature cameras, highly sensitive MEMS accelerometers, micro force sensors as well as three-dimensional touch pads or so-called “3DTouch” screen. These inventions …

Researchers discover a protein that protects against fatty liver, the most common hepatic disease in Western countries It is a disease of the liver caused by excessive fat deposits in liver cells. It is now the most prevalent chronic liver disease in industrialised countries and is a major public health …

DONATION CAMPAIGN TO BRING GLOBAL SCIENCE WRITERS TO SAN FRANCISCO FOR 2017 CONFERENCE Travel Fellowships Honor Journalist David Perlman, 97 United States science writers have started a special individual donation campaign to bring their international colleagues to San Francisco in October 2017 for the 10th World Conference of Science Journalists, …

By Abdulrahman Abotaleb “I have lost a lot of my business and customers as a result of prohibiting [the mobile application] Telegram by the authority in Yemen,” Ali Ibrahim said. Ali is a businessman working in the mobile and electronic accessories business. He depends on the Internet as the main …