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  • UAE announces its next space mission: Venus and an asteroid landing

    The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday announced plans to explore the planet Venus before the end of the coming decade and land on an asteroid, outlining its new ambitions months after its first mission to Mars. The spacecraft for the mission would take seven years to build, with the launch date planned for 2028. It would orbit Venus and then Earth, using gravity assist maneuvers to reach an asteroid belt object in 2030. The vehicle would then observe seven main belt asteroids, before landing on an asteroid 560 million kilometers (347 million miles) from Earth in 2033.

  • Saudi Arabia imposes new double vaccination rule for travel and public spaces

    People wanting to board a plane or other modes of public transport in Saudi Arabia will have to have received two doses of an approved COVID-19 vaccine, the interior ministry said on Friday. The rule will come into effect on October 10 and also extends to participating in any cultural, scientific, social or recreational events.

  • Saudi approves licence for National Bank of Egypt branch, SPA reports

    Saudi Arabia's cabinet approved on Tuesday the licence for the National Bank of Egypt to open a branch in the kingdom, Saudi state news agency SPA reported.

  • Energy Vault, backed by Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, to go public via SPAC

    Energy Vault, a renewable energy specialist, has agreed to go public on the NYSE through a SPAC called Novus Capital Corp. II. The deal will give the combined entity an equity value of about $1.6 billion. Energy Vault expects to receive $388 million from the transaction, including a $100 million PIPE from SoftBank, Palantir and other investors. The company stores energy from wind and solar operations; it has received venture capital funding from backers such as SoftBank and Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures.

  • World Defense Show in Riyadh: 85% of Space Allocated

    The World Defense Show, the global defense and security event to be held in Riyadh, has already allocated 85 percent of its space amid a broad international, global, regional, and local participation of defense and security companies. Sponsored by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, the event is organized by the General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) and will include leading global defense companies such as Embraer, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, NORINCO, and Rolls Royce.

  • Saudi king refers public security director to investigation with corruption charges – SPA

    Saudi Arabia's King Salman issued a royal decree to terminate the public security director Khalid al-Harbi and refer him to investigation with corruption charges, the state news agency (SPA) reported on Tuesday.

  • Saudi Arabia Forges Partnerships to Establish Local Aerospace Industry

    Saudi regulatory authorities announced their approval of joint ventures in the aviation structure manufacturing sector, which will seek to establish the first local industry for aviation structures in the Kingdom. The General Authority for Competition announced its approval of two joint projects for the manufacture of aviation metal structures and metal castings products in Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number of joint projects approved by the Authority to 10 since the beginning of 2021.

  • SheWorks: The First Co-Working Space For Women in Saudi Arabia

    According to AboutHer.com,  SheWorks provides desks, office spaces, and conference rooms, offering start-up business consultation and governmental services to its clients, with workshops and classes to help “empower and educate female entrepreneurs.” The space also includes a meeting room that allows men to attend.

  • Electoral Law Sparks Debate Over Qatari Citizenship and Political Rights

    On July 30 the Qatari authorities took an important step in fulfilling their long-promised move toward greater participatory politics. Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani issued a new electoral law to guide elections for the country’s Shura Council with the first polls planned for October. Rather than earning praise for these democratic gains, however, the leadership was immediately faced with protests. As Qataris learned that most naturalized citizens would be excluded from the polls, some mobilized in a rare public expression of dissent, taking to social media and organizing a sit-in that lasted for days.

  • Saudi Space Commission launches training camp

    The camp links school maths and physics curricula to space sciences. It provides participants with an applied learning experience for three hours every day for a total of 30 hours.