The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is getting involved with NASA’s Artemis moon program, by building an airlock for the lunar Gateway space station. In return, one of the Middle Eastern nation’s astronauts will get to visit the outpost in the future. The UAE’s Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) will […]
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TITUSVILLE, Fla. — The United Arab Emirates has agreed to develop an airlock module for the lunar Gateway, helping complete the design of the lunar space station while enhancing the UAE’s role in the Artemis lunar exploration effort. NASA and the UAE’s Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) announced Jan. […]
Russia has begun negotiations with Algeria, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to open Russian cultural centers abroad, likely aimed at increasing Russian influence in the Middle East and North Africa, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote in its assessment on Jan. 4. According to […]
TAMPA, Fla. — Karim Michel Sabbagh has left megaconstellation startup E-Space to lead Space42, a proposed combination of regional satellite operator Yahsat and geospatial intelligence provider Bayanat valued at around $4 billion. Sabbagh, a former CEO of SES who joined Florida-based E-Space last year to oversee strategy in Europe and […]
COP28 will have the biggest carbon footprint in the event’s history due to the large number of attendees flying in, experts have warned. Some 400,000 people are expected to travel to Dubai between November 30 and December 12 for the UN’s annual Climate Change Conference. This includes 97,000 registered as […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Middle East plays host to its second straight U.N. climate conference over the next two weeks, with countries hoping to agree on new ways to keep the planet from heating too much by the end of the century. Distractions abound, most notably war […]
In late September, Zimbabwe’s environment minister signed away control over a staggering amount of land — almost 20% of his country — to a little-known foreign company. Blue Carbon was a small, new outfit, not even a year old, but its chief was no fledgling entrepreneur: he was an Emirati […]
A multimillion-dollar deal signed between Emirati maritime giant DP World and Tanzania on Sunday looks set to further entrench the dominance of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Africa’s freight industry. Reports of the $250m (£205m) deal first emerged in July, sparking criticism by the opposition that it “violated Tanzania’s […]