NASA has announced a new launch date for UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi's International Space Station mission after Monday's blast-off was "scrubbed" due to "grounding issues".
In a blog post, NASA said the "next available launch attempt is at 12:34 am EST (9:34 am) on Thursday, March 2". It will be "pending resolution of the technical issue preventing Monday’s launch", they added.
NASA and SpaceX said they "will forgo a launch opportunity on Tuesday, February 28, due to unfavourable weather forecast conditions".
President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held a phone call on Friday with Argentina's President Javier Milei, during which they discussed bilateral relations.
The UAE participated in the 10th UN Global Forum on Gender Statistics, hosted by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) and organised by the UN Statistics Division (UNSD) in Georgia from October 1-3, under the theme “Driving Change with Gender Statistics: A Path to Equality''.
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with Yemen’s Prime Minister Salem Saleh bin Braik, to discuss strengthening bilateral ties and advancing cooperation between the two nations.