Above Photo: People look at the covered bodies of victims of a Saudi-led coalition airstrike in the northern Saada province of Yemen, Jan. 22, 2022. (Hani Mohammed / AP). “This Is The Latest In A Long Line Of Unjustifiable Airstrikes Carried Out By The Saudi-Led Coalition On Places Like Schools, Hospitals, Markets, Wedding Parties, And Prisons.” – Ahmed Mahat, Head Of The Doctors Without Borders Mission In Yemen. Saada, Yemen – In a scene rife with chaos and crying, volunteers and a rescue squad pulled the bodies of 91 prisoners from the rubble of the Sa’ada City Remand Prison in southern Yemen […]
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Above Photo: Jordanians demonstrate in Amman against their country’s normalization with Israel, including a recent three-way pact with the UAE, 26 November. Sherbel DissiActiveStills. Thousands of Jordanians demonstrated in Amman on Friday against a deal that will supposedly see Jordan send electricity to Israel in exchange for desalinated seawater. This followed protests by students on campuses across the country opposing the kingdom’s formal ties and close relations with Israel, which many see as an outright betrayal of the Palestinian cause. The deal, to which the United Arab Emirates is also a party, appears to be more of a political effort to […]
Saab, a leading defense and security company in the UAE, is revealing its first UAE-developed product at IDEX 2021. Saab’s inaugural UAE-developed product is a Rugged Camera Module – Infrared, (RCAM-IR) which features an extremely rugged design for harsh and demanding environments. This is the first of many such products to be developed in the UAE and is part of Saab’s objective to support the country and regional manufacturers with advanced and reliable electronic solutions. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – RCAM-IR is available with a variety of different field of views making it optimal for both Driver Vision Enhancer […]
The U.S. Central Command announced on Monday that F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 480th Fighter Squadron, 52nd Fighter Wing moved from Germany to the United Arab Emirates. The details were given in a 16 November media release, to announce F-16 fighter jets arrived at Al Dhafra Air Base, UAE on Nov. 12, to enhance U.S. Air Forces Central’s ability to deter aggression and promote security and stability within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Deploying as an instrument of Dynamic Force Employment, the detachment of F-16s along with squadron personnel from Spangdahlem AB will rapidly integrate into theater air training, […]
On Tuesday, Secretary of State of the United States of America, Michael R. Pompeo reported that he directed the Department to formally notify Congress of our intent to authorize the UAE’s proposed purchase of fifth-generation fighter jets and combat drones. The proposed upgrade package includes up to 50 F-35 Lightning II aircraft, valued at $10.4 billion; up to 18 MQ-9B Unmanned Aerial Systems, valued at $2.97 billion; and a package of air-to-air and air-to-ground munitions, valued at $10 billion. In a statement presented by the U.S. Department of State, Pompeo said that this is in recognition of our deepening relationship and […]
The U.S. State Department recently approved the potential sale to the United Arab Emirates of more than $10.4 billion worth of F-35A fighter jets. The U.S. Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), the Pentagon’s top arms broker, said Thursday it had notified Congress of a possible sale of 50 F-35A stealth fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates for $10.4 billion. According to the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the complete package includes a wide range of other equipment aboard the aircraft, along with a Full Mission Trainer, training, logistics and support. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – It is important […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Tim Korso. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/world/202010141080769628-pompeo-calls-on-riyadh-to-normalise-ties-with-israel-as-bahrain-and-uae-did-in-september/ Israel, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates signed the Abraham Accords on 15 September after two surprise announcements by US President Donald Trump, who brokered the historic deal. The accords enabled Israel to start official cooperation in a number of spheres with the two Gulf States. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged Saudi Arabia to follow in the footsteps of Bahrain and the UAE and normalise its relations with Israel, thus becoming the third Gulf state in history to do so. “We hope Saudi Arabia will consider normalizing its relationships […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202010121080744753-israeli-cabinet-approves-peace-deal-with-uae-will-sumbit-accord-for-parliamentary-ratification/ Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan said in a tweet earlier in the day that he had had a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss strengthening bilateral ties and the prospects for peace in the region. Source link
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105571/35/1055713586_0:70:1350:830_1199x675_80_0_0_8cee79137c52f5b1a4212e13871243d3.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202010111080736043-turkeys-military-presence-in-qatar-emergency-for-gulf-states-uae-diplomat-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Turkey’s military presence in Qatar contributes to negative polarization in the region and poses an emergency to the Gulf nations, Anwar Gargash, the UAE minister of state for foreign affairs, said. President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Doha earlier in the week to inaugurate a newly completed Turkish military base, where he said Turkish soldiers in the region contribute to regional stability. “The Turkish military presence in the Arab Gulf is an emergency … It reinforces polarization, and it does not take into account the sovereignty of states and the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/0b/1080429721_0:255:1201:930_1200x675_80_0_0_f093c46654ac37cb711b3bdedb4e09fe.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202009291080607126-uae-to-launch-lunar-rover-in-2024-to-explore-moons-undiscovered-areas-prime-minister-says/ DUBAI (Sputnik) – Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, on Tuesday said that the country would create its own-made lunar rover to study undiscovered areas of the Moon, with the mission set for 2024. “With God’s help, we have launched a new Emirati project to explore the Moon. It will be a space aircraft explorer that will land on the planet surface in 2024 in those areas that previous human mission has not been able to reach. We have named it ‘Rashid’ after the ruler, […]
26 September is commemorated as international day for the total elimination of nuclear weapons, reminding the global community that 75 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, atomic bombs still pose a threat to global stability. Over the years, the realisation of how risky nuclear energy can be has prompted some governments to shut down their reactors. Such was the case in Germany, which decided to phase out all its reactors following the Fukushima disaster of 2011; and such was the case in Italy, which has rejected any plans to resume the construction of nuclear plants on its soil. But there were also […]
…from PressTV, Tehran [ Editor’s Note: The UN as a body is failing miserably in these ongoing wars, as offensive countries put on display that the UN can shove its charter up its behind whenever it conflicts with what these countries want to do. Sure, the UN cannot field and army to go in and remove the offending government. But we are long past time where the UN current structure has shown it is hopelessly failing due to no provisions in its charter to deal with rogue members. At the head of the list is Israel, whose beginning was as a […]
…from SouthFront.org The Ansar Allah movement (also known as the Houthis) continues pounding Saudi Arabia with drones and missiles. Late on September 17, the Yemeni Air Force loyal to the Houthi government struck Abha International Airport in the Saudi province of Asir with Samad 3 combat drones, which can be used as loitering munitions. The Houthis claimed that the strike hit a military section of the airport causing material damage and casualties among Saudi forces. The military infrastructure in the Abha airport area and southern Saudi Arabia itself has regularly become a target of Houthi missile and drone strikes. Just during […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/10/1080472475_0:0:3073:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_1f734c0015fd81381ec65d0b0d4d48bf.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202009161080472511-moscow-hopes-uae-bahrains-normalisation-deals-with-israel-will-bring-stability-to-mideast/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia hopes that the United Arab Emirates’ and Bahrain’s normalisation deals with Israel will promote regional stability and will not affect the settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Wednesday. “If this results in comprehensive peace in the Middle East and the solution of all the problems, including the Palestinian problem, of course, we welcome this,” Bogdanov said. According to the diplomat, Russia has been “assured that both Bahrain and the UAE are committed to the Arab peace initiative and the solution of the Palestinian problem […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and representatives of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates officially opened normal relations Tuesday, signing diplomatic agreements during a White House ceremony that was hosted by President Trump. “The blessings of the peace we make today will be enormous,” Netanyahu said. “First, because this peace will eventually expand to include other Arab states and ultimately, it can end the Arab-Israeli conflict once and for all; second, because the great economic benefits of our partnership will be felt throughout our region … and third, because this is not only a peace between leaders – it’s a peace […]
The kingdom of Bahrain will join the United Arab Emirates in signing a peace treaty with Israel next week, US President Donald Trump has announced, becoming the second Gulf Arab nation to do so after US mediation. “Another HISTORIC breakthrough today!” Trump tweeted on Friday, making the long-rumored Bahrain deal official. He also posted the text of a joint statement with King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman al-Khalifa of Bahrain and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, confirming that a representative of the Gulf monarchy will attend the September 15 ceremony at the White House and sign a Declaration of Peace with […]
UAE, Oman And UK Tell Court US Seized Their Oil By Haik Gugarats, Argus Media. September 5, 2020 UAE, Oman And UK Tell Court US Seized Their Oil2020-09-052020-09-05https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/oil-tankergage_roads_fremantle-e1589550521384.jpg200px200px Note: When the US recently seized oil from three tankers it claimed were Iranian, Iran denied the oil tankers and oil were theirs. Now, more of the story about the US piracy is beginning to come out as the UAE, Oman and UK told a US court that they hold title to the seized vessels and the oil. – KZ Claimants emerge for US-seized Iran fuel cargoes. Shippers based in the UAE, Oman and the UK […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/104856/41/1048564103_0:84:1600:984_1200x675_80_0_0_4d736c5fe0fb5901f69367fdaa8e5660.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202009041080361985-bahrain-allows-planes-from-israel-to-cross-its-airspace-to-reach-uae–reports/ DOHA (Sputnik) – Bahrain has allowed planes, heading from Israel to the United Arab Emirates, to cross its national airspace, Bahraini media reported. On Wednesday, a similar move was announced by Saudi Arabia. The announcement was made several days after the first commercial flight from Israel arrived in the UAE via the Saudi airspace. Bahrain satisfied the UAE’s request for allowing any flights to cross its national airspace, the Bahrain News Agency reported on late Thursday, citing a source at the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications. Last month, Israel and the United Arab Emirates […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202008311080332239-uae-does-not-refuse-support-for-creation-of-independent-palestine-foreign-ministry-says/ DUBAI (Sputnik) – The United Arab Emirates is not against support for the creation of an independent Palestinian state with the capital in East Jerusalem, despite normalization of relations with Israel, UAE Foreign Minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed said. “The UAE stance is firm and settled in regard to support of the unchanging Arab stance on the creation of an independent Palestinian state with the capital in East Jerusalem”, bin Zayed said in a video address to Palestinians. The minister stressed that the UAE’s decision to normalize relations with Israel was a strategic and […]
From Middle East Monitor Palestinian-Jordanian cartoonist, Emad Hajjaj, was arrested in Jordan three days ago after publishing a caricature insulting Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed. The CEO of the Centre for Defending Freedom of Journalists (CDFJ), Nidal Mansour, said that Hajjaj was arrested in connection with a case published under the Cybercrime Law. The cartoon which was published on his Al-Araby Al-Jadeed news site depicts Bin Zayed being spat on by a dove of peace displaying the flag of Israel. t Palestinian-Jordanian cartoonist, Emad Hajjaj Hajjaj’s cartoon comes after a peace deal was announced between the UAE […]
The ruler of the United Arab Emirates issued a decree ending a decades-long boycott of Israel. On Monday, Israeli airline, El Al will make its first official flight to the UAE. Among its passenger is President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, who will help work out details of a recent deal between the two countries. Ariel Schalit/AP hide caption toggle caption Ariel Schalit/AP The ruler of the United Arab Emirates issued a decree ending a decades-long boycott of Israel. On Monday, Israeli airline, El Al will make its first official flight to the UAE. Among its passenger is President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202008291080311516-uae-orders-cancellation-of-economic-boycott-against-israel-reports-say/ Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi announced their plans to normalise their ties earlier this month, with the United Arab Emirates becoming the first Gulf state to establish relations with Israel. United Arab Emirates President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued a decree allowing financial and commercial deals with Israel to be struck, the Emirates News Agency reported on Saturday. The decree is aimed at “supporting bilateral cooperation in order to arrive at (the establishment) of bilateral relations”, the news agency said. The deal between Israel and the Emirates, brokered by the United States […]
…from SouthFront.org Israel and the United Arab Emirates are going to create a military intelligence-gathering infrastructure on Yemen’s Socotra Island, according to Arab and French sources. The 3,650km2 island, located south of the Yemeni mainland in the Indian Ocean, overlooks the Bab al-Mandab Strait. The straight is a sea route chokepoint between the Horn of Africa and the Middle East, connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea. Most exports of oil and natural gas from the Persian Gulf that transit the Suez Canal or the SUMED Pipeline pass through both the Bab el-Mandeb and the Strait […]
Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi announced their intention to normalize relations after reaching an agreement, brokered by the US, to do so, that also envisages Israel stepping away from its intention to extend its sovereignty over some parts of the West Bank. Israel and the United Arab Emirates have announced their intention to cooperate in creating intelligence-gathering bases on a Yemeni island in a strategic area that overlooks the Bab al-Mandad Strait, according to PressTV, citing JForum’s report, itself based on unnamed sources. The alleged base is set to be built on Socotra Island, the largest land mass in the Yemeni archipelago. […]
Correction: A previous version of this story misidentified the title and employer of Aram Nerguizian. He is a senior associate with the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. BEIRUT — Analysts are looking forward to potential cooperation among the defense industries of Israel and the United Arab Emirates, following the Aug. 13 announcement that the two countries are establishing full diplomatic relations in a U.S.-brokered deal. “It is monumental for both Israel and the UAE that they are now on an unprecedented path to normalization. How this might or might not affect the […]
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was left with little support after he attempted to extend UN sanctions against Iran, despite the US having withdrawn from the Iran nuclear deal. Despite this loss, Pompeo has been on a campaign in Bahrain and other parts of the Middle East, pushing an anti-Iran narrative. Miko Peled, the author of “The General’s Son: The Journey of an Israeli in Palestine,” and of “Injustice: The Story of the Holy Land Foundation Five,” asserted to Loud & Clear hosts Brian Becker and John Kiriakou that Iran is only brought up by Washington when Israeli Prime Minister […]
The Israeli firm NSO Group, whose Pegasus spyware, once installed, can read text messages and other data on a phone, and access the microphone and camera, is in a legal battle with Facebook, which claims its software compromised hundreds of phones – including those of journalists and human rights activists – via WhatsApp. The Israeli government reportedly mediated the sale of spyware produced by Israel-based NSO Group Technologies to the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf nations, reports Haaretz.The Israel-based technology firm whose spyware, called Pegasus, facilitates remote surveillance of smartphones, is believed to have sold hundreds of millions of dollars-worth of […]
UAE Assistant Minister of Cultural and Public Diplomacy Omar Saif Ghobash has said that the Emirates prioritised their own interests and sovereign rights when they concluded the deal with Israel. He also pointed out that the UAE-Israel agreement was made during an era of digitalisation and globalisation, which makes this context different from the circumstances when Israel made peace with Jordan and Egypt. Sputnik: The minister of state for foreign affairs, Mr Anwar Gargash, has said that the peace treaty between the UAE and Israel represents a strategic turning point for the Arabs. What is the strategy in the long run […]
President Trump said at a news conference on Wednesday that the United Arab Emirates is seeking to buy an unknown number of F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighter jets. According to Trump, the UAE was interested in buying advanced F-35 Lightning II fighter jets made by Lockheed Martin Corp. “They’d like to buy F-35’s, we’ll see what happens, it’s under review,” said Trump. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The announcement comes just days after the agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates to normalize diplomatic ties and forge a broad new relationship. U.S. defense journalist and commentator Steve Trimble […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107604/46/1076044610_0:103:2047:1254_1200x675_80_0_0_06cd144e47cb64bfa0be32def20f7a82.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/business/202008201080224484-trump-says-uae-bid-to-buy-f-35-fighter-jets-from-us-under-review/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE), which has agreed to a peace deal with Israel, would like to buy the Lockheed McDonnell-Douglas F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter and the United States is already reviewing the possibility of selling it to them, President Donald Trump told a White House press conference. “They’d [UAE] like to buy F-35s, we’ll see what happens, it’s under review,” Trump told the press conference on Wednesday. Trump also expressed optimism that Saudi Arabia and even Iran would eventually join the UAE-Israel deal, bringing peace to the Middle […]
Last week, Israel and the United Arab Emirates struck a historic deal that established diplomatic relations between the two states. But for some, the agreement is just a sign of a coming doomsday. The Israel-UAE peace deal may be linked to Biblical prophecies that describe events leading to the end of the world, observers from the Bible Prophecy – Signposts of the Times blog claimed. As the United Arab Emirates became the first ever country in the Persian Gulf to normalise ties with Tel Aviv, conspiracy theorists rushed to link this development to what is known as the Gog-Magog alliance, the […]
by Vladimir Odintsov, …with New Eastern Outlook, Moscow,…and the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a research institution for the study of the countries and cultures of Asia and North Africa. [ Editor’s Note: Oh my, Crown Prince Al Nahyan may have learned the hard way, about making deals with unsavory characters like Trump and Bibi. The latter has already bailed out on a the key part of ‘the peace deal’, suspending the annexation of the West Bank. “There is no change to my plan to extend sovereignty, our sovereignty in Judea and Samaria, in full coordination with the United States,” […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel on Thursday agreed to sign a treaty to begin the process of normalising relations, in a deal said to have been brokered by US President Donald Trump. The Israeli Prime Minister claims that the new relationship between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv will lead to an agreement with the Palestinians. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said that a normalising of relations with the United Arab Emirates shows that Arab countries will not be “held hostage by the Palestinians”. In an interview with Fox News’ Eric Shawn, Netanyahu enthusiastically celebrated the promise of the […]
The United Arab Emirates and Israel agreed to normalize relations Thursday following negotiations mediated by the US, with a formal ceremony expected to take place at the White House at a later date. The UAE is just the third Arab state, and the first in the Arabian Peninsula, to recognize the state of Israel since that country’s founding in 1948. Former Obama-era US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro believes Tel Aviv transferred mystery technologies to Abu Dhabi to improve relations after the electrocution and suffocation-based assassination of Mahmoud Mabhouh, founder of Hamas’s military wing, in a hotel room in Dubai in […]
On Thursday, US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) had reached a “historic peace agreement” on establishing full diplomatic ties. Under the deal, expected by the US president to be signed in three weeks, Tel Aviv has agreed to postpone its plans on sovereignty extension over the West Bank. The Emirates company, APEX National Investment, announced the signing of a strategic commercial agreement with Israel-based TeraGroup on Saturday, dedicated to the development of research on the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to the official Emirates News Agency (WAM). The agreement was signed during a press conference […]
The leadership of the United Arab Emirates have made a “huge mistake” by sealing a deal with Israel, the president of Iran has said. He believes they win nothing from it and are only helping Donald Trump on his campaign trail. President Hassan Rouhani blasted the agreement between the UAE and Israel, which establishes direct diplomatic ties between them and promises a slate of bilateral agreements in near future. It was “a huge mistake, a treacherous act,” the Iranian leader said in a televised address on Saturday. “They betrayed their own country, Muslims, and Arabs. They think they can provide security […]
PARIS – The first five of 36 Rafale fighter aircraft bought by India from France’s Dassault Aviation are being flown from the manufacturing plant by Indian Air Force pilots to India between July 27-29. The three single-seater and two twin-seater aircraft are slated to make the trip in two stages, with air-to-air refueling during the first leg provided by a French Air Force A330 Phenix MRTT tanker. Also accompanying the Rafales is a second MRTT carrying 70 respirators, 100,000 test kits and 10 military health professionals to help India with its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. The pilots took off from […]
Emirati men clap as they watch the launch of the “Amal” or “Hope” space probe at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Monday. The probe, the country’s first interplanetary spacecraft, was launched from Japan. Jon Gambrell/AP hide caption toggle caption Jon Gambrell/AP Emirati men clap as they watch the launch of the “Amal” or “Hope” space probe at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Monday. The probe, the country’s first interplanetary spacecraft, was launched from Japan. Jon Gambrell/AP It seems everyone is interested in Mars these days. For decades, […]
The UAE has successfully launched a rocket carrying a Mars orbiter from a site in Japan. The probe, which will monitor the atmosphere on the Red Planet, is the Arab world’s first interplanetary exploration mission. The Emirati Hope (Amal) orbiter separated from the Mitsubishi H-IIA rocket and is heading for Mars, which it is scheduled to reach in February. The mission is going according to plan, officials said, as the ground team in Dubai has established communications with the probe and received its first signal transmitted to Earth. The spacecraft is designed to monitor Mars from above the planet using an […]
After six years of preparation, the United Arab Emirates is set to launch its first spacecraft to Mars, and what it describes as the red planet’s first weather satellite. The spacecraft, named Hope, is now officially complete and ready to blast off to Mars on July 14, the Emirati engineers announced. The UAE is determined to pull off its Emirates Mars Mission by 2021, in time for the 50th anniversary of the founding of its multi-country union. If the launch goes ahead, it will take seven months of traveling through space before the spacecraft reaches Mars, in February 2021. Also on rt.com […]
Egypt’s President warns of direct military intervention in Libya if Turkey continue to advance …by Jim W. Dean, VT Editor …with PressTV, Tehran [ Editor’s Note: Poor Libya is now the poster child for how easy it is to fragment a tribal country with natural resources by pitting tribes against each other who then require foreign sponsorship for military support. The UN shows once again how useless it is, due to the one veto that can stop any joint sanctions against a trouble making outside country trying to exploit the situation, when it has the support of one of the Security […]
United Arab Emirates-based retail and business bank, RAKBank, is expanding its remittance routes using Ripple’s blockchain technology. Ripple, which provides distributed ledger payments products for financial institutions, was selected to help the UAE’s 9th largest bank provide quick cross-border payments in a new Bangladeshi corridor. A partnership, announced Sunday, between Bangladesh-based Bank Asia and RAKBank will allow users to transfer money between accounts at the two institutions within 24 hours, RAKBank said. RippleNet’s blockchain technology has been integrated with the bank’s own RAKMoneyTransfer service for the initiative. RippleNet is a global payments network with now over 300 members that seeks to […]
The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of up to 4,569 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicles (MRAP) and related equipment to the United Arab Emirates at an estimated cost of $556 million, pending approval from Congress, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said on Thursday. The proposed deals include the sale of Excess Defense Articles (EDA) of up to 4,569 MRAP vehicles consisting of a mix of MaxxPro Long Wheel Base (LWB), MaxxPro Recovery Vehicle (MRV), MaxxPro LWB chassis, MaxxPro Dash, MaxxPro Bases Capsule, MaxxPro MEAP Capsules, MaxxPro Plus, Caiman Multi-Terrain Vehicles without armor, Caiman Base, Caiman Plus, Caiman Capsule, […]