Young men in Tajikistan wishing to avoid nightmarish military service may now do so by paying a fee to the government ... ( read original story ...)
Mysterious objects in UAE sky were Martian moons displayed to mark Hope Probe mission
Two giant 100-metre cranes and 40-metre screen made the moons visible from long distances allowing people to see what the probe sees. ( read original story ...)
UAE: Event withheld due to Covid-19 travel restrictions
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Sharjah Excellence Award (SEA), have agreed to withhold the Sharjah Gulf Excellence Award for this year due to travel restrictions. This came at a meeting today to ... ( read original story ...)
UAE Mars mission: Sheikh Mohammed’s heartfelt video message to Arab world ahead of Hope probe’s entry
Addressing the nation and the Arab world less than 24 hours before Hope Probe’s expected entry into the Martian orbit, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime ... ( read original story ...)
How the UAE has been lowering its divorce rates
Amended UAE family law measures help divorce rates decline. An almost 20 per cent drop in divorces in the northern emirates may stem from family law changes. ( read original story ...)
UAE’s Hope mission is about to reach Mars and the stakes are high
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) launched that spacecraft, dubbed Hope, in July 2020, lofting its first interplanetary mission a little more than a decade after becoming a spacefaring nation at all. Now ... ( read original story ...)
UAE’s Hope mission to Mars marks historic moment for Arab world
Hope mission to Mars will mark a significant moment in history for the Arab world and space exploration. The UAE's Hope mission is scheduled to reach the Red Planet on Tuesday, Feb. 9, making it the ... ( read original story ...)
Space race: UAE, US and Chinese missions prepare to explore Mars
Three separate missions to Mars launched by the United States, China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will all reach their destination this month after taking flight within just 11 days of each ... ( read original story ...)
Q&A: Why the UAE’s Hope Mars mission’s arrival is ‘super exciting’
The Hope mission, which launched in July 2020, is designed to spend one Martian year (687 Earth days) studying the Red Planet's mysterious atmosphere. If the Hope mission survives its 27-minute ... ( read original story ...)
Israeli rabbi visits city Azerbaijan won from Armenia, sees devastation
Born in the Azeri capital of Baku, Rabbi Zamir Isayev was raised in Israel, but moved back to the city of his birth and became director of the capital's Jewish School, whose many graduates took part ... ( read original story ...)