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Shafaq News
07-04-2025
- Shafaq News
Zakho welcomes 41,000 visitors during Eid al-Fitr
Shafaq News/ 41,000 tourists visited Zakho district in Duhok, Kurdistan Region, during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, the Tourism Directorate in the district announced on Sunday. According to the Directorate's media head Beora Sindi, around 17,000 tourists arrived from the Region, over 22,000 visitors came from other Iraqi provinces, while about 1,150 tourists entered via the Ibrahim al-Khalil border crossing. The Directorate had prepared a plan in advance to welcome tourists including the formation of field committees that toured tourist sites to ensure safety and security, Sindi noted. Zakho attracts visitors with its rich history, cultural heritage, and natural beauty. Key attractions include the ancient Delal Bridge, scenic Zakho Corniche, bustling markets offering traditional handicrafts, and the picturesque Sharanish Waterfall. The city's welcoming atmosphere and mix of cultural, historical, and outdoor experiences make it a popular destination, especially during holidays. During the seven-day holiday, Erbil, the capital of the Region, welcomed over 76,000 tourists, while Al-Sulaymaniyah province received 50,000 tourists.
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Southern white rhinoceros Sindi dies at Louisville Zoo at age 41
A rhinoceros who spent four decades at the Louisville Zoo died Wednesday, zoo officials announced in a news release. The southern white rhinoceros, Sindi, was 41 years old, Louisville Zoo spokesperson Kyle Shepherd said. Sindi was humanely euthanized after zoo staff noticed a marked decline in her health this week. Sindi had been receiving treatment for arthritis and other age-related conditions in the years leading up to her death. Earlier this week, she started to show signs of reduced appetite, lethargy and acute respiratory symptoms. The team at the Louisville Zoo treated her in a variety of ways and took steps to ensure her comfort, but they ultimately decided that "humane euthanasia was the most compassionate choice to provide Sindi with a peaceful end," Shepherd said in the news release. Sindi has lived at the Louisville Zoo since 1985. "These tough decisions are made with a deep commitment to ensuring the best quality of life for all our animals. Our priority is their well-being, comfort and dignity from the moment they arrive until they leave us,' Louisville Zoo Director Dan Maloney said. 'We thank our community for loving Sindi as much as we did.' The southern white rhinoceros is the second largest land mammal in the world after the elephant and is the largest species of rhinoceros, zoo officials said. They live in southern Africa and weigh 4,000-6,000 pounds. The species is considered to be near threatened by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, with population threats driven by poaching to supply the illegal trade of their horns, Louisville Zoo officials said. Visitors can still see Letterman, another rhinoceros who lives at the zoo, in his public-facing habitat in the zoo's Africa Zone. Contact reporter Killian Baarlaer at kbaarlaer@ or @bkillian72 on X. This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Louisville Zoo announces death of southern white rhinoceros Sindi
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Louisville Zoo announces passing of 41-year-old rhinoceros: ‘A wonderful animal to work with'
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (FOX 56) — The Louisville Zoo announced the passing of a rhinoceros who died on Wednesday. Sindi the southern white rhino had been a fixture of the zoo since 1985, staff said. In recent years, she underwent treatments for arthritis and other conditions. On Wednesday, Sindi was put to sleep to give her a peaceful end. Beshear vetoes anti-DEI bill for public Kentucky colleges: 'House Bill 4 is about hate' 'These tough decisions are made with a deep commitment to ensuring the best quality of life for all our animals,' Louisville Zoo leaders said in a news release. Zookeepers noticed that she was an active participant during health tests. 'Sindi had been a major contributor in her own healthcare in recent years as her age progressed,' said the Zoo's Associate Veterinarian Dr. Erica Lipanovich. 'She actively participated in her training, allowing the veterinary team to draw blood and address issues routinely and with ease. She has been a wonderful animal to work with and will truly be missed.' Louisville Zoo Director David Maloney thanked the community for loving Sindi as much as the staff did. Read more of the latest Kentucky news Visitors can still observe Letterman, a fellow rhino, in the habitat the pair used to share in the zoo's Africa Zone. The Louisville Zoo is open daily year-round. Until Sept. 21, its hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. More information can be found at the zoo's website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Arab News
11-02-2025
- Business
- Arab News
Saudi Arabia developing unified ESG guidelines to raise reporting standards, official says
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is developing unified national environmental, social, and governance guidelines that aim to bring reporting up to international standards, an official said. 'By developing a robust ESG ecosystem, we can address current challenges while preparing for a more sustainable future,' Yara Sindi, general manager of monitoring, reporting, and policies for sustainability, and director of corporate sustainability at the Ministry of Economy and Planning said during a conference in Riyadh. 'With 30 percent of our top companies already reporting on sustainability and growing awareness globally, we have an incredible opportunity to capitalize on this momentum,' Sindi said. Despite this progress, Sindi noted that the quality of these reports remains a challenge. Many are not aligned with international standards, resulting in weak ratings and limited investor engagement, she said. While there are multiple existing national guidelines that have been developed by different jurisdictions, Sindi pointed out that there is still no unified approach. She emphasized the need for Saudi companies to improve the accuracy and transparency of their sustainability reports. 'It's essential to equip our corporates with the tools and frameworks they need to produce high-quality reports,' she said. Sindi added that this will allow them to better translate their efforts into measurable outcomes that investors can trust. To tackle these challenges, Saudi Arabia is developing its own national sustainability reporting standards. 'These guidelines, informed by international best practices, aim to provide a unified approach that simplifies reporting for companies while ensuring alignment with global expectations,' she added. Sindi made the comments during a panel discussion titled 'The Evolving Landscape of ESG: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities' at the fifth World Environmental Social and Governance Summit in Riyadh this week. She said that investors' awareness of national ESG initiatives is not where it should be, due to the disconnect between companies and investors regarding sustainability efforts. 'We are working to bridge this gap by fostering conversations and knowledge-sharing between corporates and investors.' Abdulaziz Al-Ghamdi, director of sustainability at Ardara, also participated in the discussion, emphasizing a critical aspect of proper ESG implementation. 'A lot is going on — the landscape on the policy and the implementation of the strategy — and there's lots of effort and work to be thanked for.' Al-Ghamdi added that where most companies fail to address proper ESG implementation strategy, and the way that it can aid decision-making, is in identifying, primarily, many different materiality topics and the sustainability mandate. 'That being said, ESG is a metric for those who have not been involved in it — to calculate, to measure, to track, and to assess the performance of a company towards this broader stakeholder engagement,' he explained. Al-Ghamdi said that there is a lot of work that has been completed to do that, but there are significant challenges in implementing these kinds of ESG strategies. Neil Atkinson, senior vice president and head of ESG and sustainability at Riyadh Bank, added further insights into how ESG opens new opportunities for Saudi Arabia's rapidly transforming sectors such as construction, energy, and real estate. 'I'd say, with the mass transformation we have here in Saudi Arabia for all sectors, how ESG in collaboration with this transformation can provide new opportunities for us here in the Kingdom,' Atkinson said. He identified four key trends shaping the ESG landscape from a banking perspective. 'The first one is the increasing growth of green, social, sustainability, and sustainability-linked instruments,' Atkinson said. He noted that in the US, self-identified assets under management in ESG reached $6.5 trillion in 2024, reflecting a significant year-on-year rise. Atkinson pointed to the scaling of clean energy technologies, particularly solar, hydrogen, and wind, as a second major trend. The third trend Atkinson highlighted was the increasing demand from investors for measurable ESG metrics. 'There are innumerable macro studies that demonstrate the strong positive correlation between sustainability performance and financial performance,' he said. This drives investor interest in companies' ESG integration into corporate planning and strategy. Atkinson linked this trend to regulatory developments. He added: 'Sustainability performance equals financial performance, which equals financial stability. And that's a trend we see continuing.' Atkinson said that there are 3,000 Saudi companies impacted by the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive requirements. 'This will influence how businesses set up their exports and how we in the financial sector help companies transition to meet these requirements.'
