Tag: UAE

The United Arab Emirates has selected the first Arab woman to train as an astronaut, as the Gulf country rapidly expands into the space sector to diversify its economy.

The United Arab Emirates’ first mission to Mars reached the red planet and entered orbit on Tuesday after a seven-month, 494 million-km (307 million-mile) journey, allowing it to start sending data about the Martian atmosphere and climate.

Pakistan says it has been assured by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that the abrupt visa ban imposed last month is “temporary in nature” and were imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

September 24 (AFP) - Skipper Rohit Sharma Wednesday struck a brisk 80 to help holders Mumbai Indians win their first match in the United Arab Emirates in seven attempts during two IPL editions. Mumbai lost five matches in the 2014 season -- the first half of which was played in the UAE due to elections in India -- and went ...

September 20 (Sportstar) - Ambati Rayuduand Faf du Plessis slammed brilliant half-centuries as Chennai Super Kings(CSK) beat Mumbai Indians(MI) by five wickets in the opening game of IPL 2020 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Chasing 163 runs to win, Rayudu (71, 48b) and Faf du Plessis (58 not out, 44b) forged a match-winning 115-run stand for the third wicket ...

September 16 (SkyNews) - The foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain have signed historic diplomatic normalisation deals with Israel at a ceremony at the White House. In an event overseen by President Donald Trump, the Emirati foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Bahrain's foreign minister Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayan signed the accords ...

Washington, August 13 (Reuters) - Israel and the United Arab Emirates reached a historic deal on Thursday that will lead to a full normalization of diplomatic relations between the two Middle Eastern nations in an agreement that U.S. President Donald Trump helped broker. Under the agreement, Israel has agreed to suspend applying sovereignty to areas of the West Bank that ...

Dubai, March 30 (Reuters) - Organizers estimated last year that 11 million overseas visitors would attend the event, billed as a showpiece of culture, business and technology with pavilions from 192 countries plus concerts and other events. The Expo 2020 steering committee, comprising of officials from the United Arab Emirates and foreign countries participating in the event, are expected to ...

Dubai, March 23 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will impose a nationwide curfew starting on Monday after reporting a jump of almost a quarter in coronavirus cases, while the United Arab Emirates will suspend all passenger flights as of Wednesday, state media reported. Saudi’s King Salman ordered a curfew from 7pm to 6am for 21 days to slow the spread of ...

March 11 (Gulf News) - The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday announced five new COVID-19 recoveries, taking the total number of recovered cases to 17. Earlier on Tuesday, the ministry had announced 15 new cases of coronavirus, taking to 74 the total number of infections in the country. The new cases ...