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Mohammed bin Rashid: We proudly announce the successful launch of the Hope probe. The ground control station in Dubai has received the first signal from the probe after its solar panels were successfully deployed to charge its batteries. Our 493 million km journey to the Red Planet starts here.

More than 14.5 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 604,232​ have died, according to a Reuters tally published on Monday. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

The first Arab interplanetary space blasted into sky a few minutes ago, beginning its epic journey to Mars, a landmark moment for the Arab world as UAE makes history. Hope Probe, or Al Amal in Arabic, lifted off from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Centre and in about 200 days from now, …

Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital, the first dedicated children’s hospital in the UAE, announced today that ninety of their doctors have been granted the golden visa in appreciation of their efforts in enhancing the healthcare delivery in the UAE. Announced last year, the Golden Visa, a 10-year permanent visa, is …

Mars, our closest, yet mysterious planetary neighbour, will welcome soon new unmanned visitors from planet Earth, among them is the first mission to the red planet by any West Asian, Arab or Muslim majority country: Probe Hope- the UAE’s Mars mission ‘Al-Amal’. The probe will fly around Mars in a …

Hamdan Sports Complex, one of Dubai’s top sporting landmarks, has been featured in “The Washington Post” in an article that talks about the reopening of sports and other sectors in 16 cities across the world following COVID-19 lockdown. The photograph of Hamdan Sports Complex welcoming swimmers back for training was …

Soon even your avatars will be wearing masks! Apple has previewed new Memoji and emoji designs coming in the next big software update for iOS. This includes headwear options and lockdown-themed masks. The Memoji avatar capability allows users to create animated versions of themselves from within Apple’s Messages app. Among …

Four people were killed and 11 others injured in a traffic accident between a labour transport bus and a lorry on Emirates Road yesterday evening (on Saturday). The accident happened when the lorry broke down on the third lane of Emirates Road near Al Nahda bridge, and the driver tried …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention has conducted more than 47,000 COVID-19 tests in different regions of the country and reports: • 211 new cases of coronavirus from different nationalities, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 56,922. • The full recovery of 352 patients from the symptoms the …

With just over 13 hours to go, the rocket carrying the #UAE’s #HopeProbe to Mars has arrived at the launch pad. Next, the launch vehicle will be connected to the launch pad facilities.