Saudi astronauts Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali Al-Qarni have arrived on the International Space Station, having made the pioneering journey aboard a Space…
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Saudi Arabia sends its first female astronaut into space
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The crew of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft, from left, Saudi Arabian astronaut Rayyanah Barnawi, commandeer Peggy Whitson, pilot John Shoffner and Saudi Arabian astronaut Ali al-Qarni.
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Two Saudi astronauts, including the first Saudi woman, blasted off from Florida on May 21 on a private mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
AFP
Saudis watch as SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon capsule blasts off, during Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2), carrying four astronauts, two of whom are Saudi nationals, to the International Space Station, from Kennedy Space Center.
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Sultan bin Salman Al Saud, the first Arab and Muslim to fly in outer space, watches the Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon capsule.
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People watch a screen in Riyadh on May 21, 2023 as a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Axiom Mission 2 astronauts prepares to lift off from pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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The booster returns after the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft launched from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on May 21, 2023 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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People watch a screen in Riyadh on May 21, 2023 as a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Axiom Mission 2 astronauts prepares to lift off from pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
AFP
People watch a screen in Riyadh on May 21, 2023 as a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Axiom Mission 2 astronauts lifts off from pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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People walk past poster with the picture of Saudi Space Commission astronauts Ali Al-Qarni (L) and Rayyanah Barnawi, of the Axiom Mission 2, at a festive government-organised viewing party in Riyadh on May 21, 2023.
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People watch a screen in Riyadh on May 21, 2023 as a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Axiom Mission 2 astronauts prepares to lift off from pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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The Arab summit in Jeddah
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a group photo with the Arab leaders during the Arab summit in Jeddah.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks at the Arab summit in Jeddah.
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Deputy Emir of Mecca Prince Badr bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz (R) walks with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (L) upon his arrival in Jeddah.
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (L) posing for a picture with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani prior to the Arab summit.
AFP
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman posing for a picture with King Abdullah II and Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan.
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Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is seen on screen as he speaks during the Arab summit.
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Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks during the Arab summit.
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receiving Sudanese Ambassador Dafallah Al-Haj Ali, the envoy of the President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
It is rare for international arrest warrants to be issued against the heads of central banks, especially when they are still in office, but the…
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