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UAE wins two gold medals in Arab Women's Sailing Championship in Bahrain
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
UAE national women's sailing team won four medals at the conclusion of the first Arab Women's Sailing Championship, which wrapped up yesterday (Saturday) in Manama, with participation from eight teams.
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UAE becomes first Arab board member of International Electrotechnical Comm
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The UAE has been elected to serve on the Board of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) for 2025-2027, becoming the first Arab country to be voted into the Board.
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Italian media hail inauguration of Sharjah's first Arabic Cultural Institu
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The inauguration of the first Arabic Cultural Institute in Milan, Italy, by H.H. Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, has garnered widespread acclaim from both Italian and Arab communities, particularly within media and academic circle
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UAE to host inaugural Arab Arm Wrestling Championship
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Emirates Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation has announced that it will be hosting the First Arab Arm Wrestling Championship. The competition will feature 10 weight categories for both men and youth, with 150 athletes from 12 countries participating.
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Sharjah to promote aesthetics of Emirati culture in Greece at Thessaloniki
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Celebrating a new milestone in its cultural journey of fostering meaningful intercultural connections, Sharjah will assume the role of the first Arab Guest of Honour at the 20th Thessaloniki International Book Fair (TIBF), scheduled from 16th to May 19.
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Prof Mona Maron appointed first Arab rector of an Israeli university
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
A world-renowned researcher in the field of neuroscience and post-trauma, Maron will replace Prof. Gur Alroey, who in October will become the university president.
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Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival hosts first Arab mountaineer to Everest,
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
In November 2021, Fahad Badar, an Arab mountaineer from Qatar, underwent surgery, having four fingers on his left hand amputated due to frostbite at 8,051 metres on Broadpeak.
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Sultan AlNyadi praises role of media in supporting country's development a
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Emirati astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi, the first Arab to serve on the International Space Station (ISS) for a 6-month mission, has appreciated the role of the media in supporting the country's development efforts in various fields.
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Sultan AlNeyadi sets historic milestone as he completes longest space miss
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
AlNeyadi became the first Arab astronaut to complete a spacewalk mission outside the ISS, as part of the 69th mission last April, which lasted about 7 hours, to carry out several basic tasks such as maintenance, in addition to completing the preparatory series for installing a number of sola
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UAE first Arab country to be granted observer status at Asia/Pacific Group
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A delegation from the UAE is participating with observer status in the plenary of the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG), a Financial Action Task Force-Style regional body (FSRB), taking place this week in Vancouver, Canada. The UAE is the first Arab country to be granted observer
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Ons Jabuer will look to win Wimbledon this year
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Tunisian tennis Ons Jabuer will be looking to make amends in the Wimbledon championship 2023 as she lost the final last year to Elena Rybakina. The world No 6 became one of the stories of the All England Club last year with her ingenious drop-shots and crowd-pleasing invention as she became
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Sultan AlNeyadi makes history as first Arab astronaut to complete spacewal
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) achieved a new milestone on Friday when astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi ventured out of the International Space Station (ISS) and completed his spacewalk.
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