Beirut: Shortly after the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Iran signed a China-brokered agreement in March, United States Army General Michael Kurilla…
National currencies can – and sometimes do – collapse.There are various economic and financial conditions that can kill a nation’s unit of money,…
It is unfortunate when negative events become a part of one's daily routine, gradually desensitising them to the situation.I fear that the…
European Union countries are facing unprecedented challenges at their external borders due to the arrival of record numbers of refugees from several…
Bulgarian author Georgi Gospodinov expressed his desire to “capture the profound emotions of sadness and solitude that permeated the 20th century,…
The Arab Summit concluded with the Jeddah Declaration, named after the Saudi city in which it was held. The document includes two paragraphs on Syria…
Saudi astronauts Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali Al-Qarni have arrived on the International Space Station, having made the pioneering journey aboard a Space…
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.
AFP
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.
Reuters
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.
AFP
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
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.
AFP
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.
AFP
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.
AFP
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.
As efforts to end the war in Yemen continue, several crucial issues remain unresolved, hindering the possibility of reaching a comprehensive and…
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