The UAE is continuing its pioneering achievements in the space sector, as it will soon launch the MeznSat satellite on a Russian Soyuz rocket. MeznSat can be added to the list of satellites owned and operated by the UAE. In this report, the Emirates News Agency, WAM, will highlight the national decade-long efforts to develop
With the COVID-19 pandemic causing unprecedented disruptions across all industries, acclaimed Emirati artist and designer Ashwaq Abdulla inaugurated today the first of its kind digital art exhibition ‘Al Mabrouka’ across the region. The virtual exhibition showcases paintings resembling the historic lives and culture of Emirati women. ‘Al Mabrouka’, a name given to the elderly women
The UAE government held an exceptional media briefing to clarify the reasons and provide scientific explanations for the increase in the number of new cases of the Coronavirus,COVID-19, during the past period and urged all members of society to adhere to preventive measures such as social distancing, wearing a mask and monitoring symptoms. During the
Russian flagship air carrier Aeroflot will on Friday resume its flights to the UAE, interrupted this spring amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to Russian news agency TASS . The flights will be carried out twice a week – on Friday and Saturday. The first flight is scheduled to take off at 2:30 Moscow time
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has congratulated Emirati physicist Dr. Ahmed Almheiri for winning the 2021 New Horizons in Physics Prize for his research on black holes in the space. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid tweeted from his Twitter account, “We congratulate one
55-year-old UAE resident and Lebanese Canadian architect BassemItaniclaimed AED 111,111 from an Emirates Loto draw on 11 July 2020, and only one month later, learned of his relatives’ misfortune when they were caught up in the blast that shook Beirut. “I didn’t think twice about helping my family in Lebanon when disaster struck last month.
Standard Chartered Bank and Amazon.ae announced today the launch of new instalments payment plans. The new service allows Standard Chartered credit card holders shopping on Amazon.ae to seamlessly convert their purchases into monthly instalments for a period up to 12 months. Payfort, an Amazon company, is enabling the service through using its online payment gateway.
