HOUSTON / WAM Emirati astronauts, Hazzaa Al Mansoori and Sultan Al Neyadi began a training programme at NASA’s Lyndon B. Johnson Space Centre, JSC, as part of the preparations for the first Emirati astronaut to travel to the International Space Station (ISS), in approximately 10 weeks from now, aboard the Russian Soyuz-MS 15. The two-week programme includes training on various ...

ABU DHABI / WAM In 2018, the UAE occupied the first and second positions internationally in 47competitiveness indexes covering around 13 development sectors, reflecting its efforts to achieve comprehensive development and the UAE 2021 Vision. The UAE’s accomplishments were documented by several leading international organisations. In the labour sector, the UAE occupied the first position in the “Ease of Employment ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi General Services Company, Musanada, has handed over two internal roads and infrastructure projects at Al Rahba City in Abu Dhabi at a total cost of AED453 million over approximately three million square metres. According to Musanada, execution of these projects, in collaboration with Abu Dhabi City Municipality, formed part of its efforts to realise ...