An Emirati pilot who was selected for NASA’s simulated Mars journey is set to begin his mission in Houston, Texas. Shareef Al Romaithi and crew members will live and work in isolation inside a special habitat for 45 days for the project that will simulate a journey to the red planet.
Members of the royal family and a crowd of mourners performed the funeral prayer for Sheikh Hazza bin Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed First Mosque in Abu Dhabi.
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan at Qasr Al Shati in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.
Authorities in the UAE have reviewed efforts to repair federal roads that were damaged during the unprecedented rains and floods that hit the country last month.