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  • Saudi astronauts to research cancer, cloud seeding, microgravity in space

    Saudi Arabia’s first-ever astronauts to head to the International Space Station– including the first Arab female in space – will conduct 20 groundbreaking experiments, including research into predicting and preventing cancer and a study into how to generate artificial rain in future human settlements on the Moon and Mars.

  • Saudi astronauts to conduct cloud-seeding experiments in space

    Two Saudi astronauts who are heading to the International Space Station will carry out 11 science experiments, including a study of cloud seeding in microgravity. Ali Alqarni, Rayyanah Barnawi and their two American colleagues are scheduled to launch from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on May 12 for a 10-day mission. They are part of the Axiom-2 mission by Axiom Space, the second privately led trip to the orbiting laboratory by the Houston-based company.

  • Meet the first ever Saudi astronauts to head to the International Space Station

    In a matter of weeks, Saudi Arabia will make history when it sends its first-ever astronauts to the International Space Station – including the first Arab female in space. Ali al-Qarni and Rayyanah Barnawi - members of the inaugural Saudi national astronaut program - will part of the four-man crew Axiom-2 mission to blast off in May from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

  • UAE makes history with the launch of the longest Arab mission to space

    The Dragon spacecraft carrying the UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi and Crew-6 colleagues has blasted off to space on March 2

  • Riyadh to get 63ha of new office space in 2023 amid Saudi commercial real estate growth

    “Trends such as the widespread adoption of dynamic and flexible working, the growth of workplace technologies to support corporate real estate functions in managing these new work styles, and increased investment to bolster environmental sustainability goals identified in our ‘Future of Work’ report have accelerated quickly over the last two years.

  • Oman opens airspace, joining Saudi corridor for Israeli carriers

    In July, U.S. President Joe Biden announced that Riyadh would allow unfettered Israeli overflights. But implementation had been on hold pending the agreement of Oman, as the Saudi corridor extends over its territory for easterly routes.

  • Oman opens airspace, joining Saudi in Israeli airline corridor

    Oman's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Thursday said the Gulf Arab state's airspace will be open for all civilian carriers, a move that would enable Israeli airlines to utilise a Saudi-Oman corridor to cut flight times to Asia. Saudi Arabia, which like Oman does not have formal ties with Israel, last summer said it would open its airspace to all air carriers, but Israeli officials had said the corridor could not be implemented until Oman consented.

  • Saudi Arabia unveils a new horizon in space expedition

    Rayyanah Barnawi is the first female Saudi astronaut to head to the ISS. She is a research laboratory technician at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center with Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Biomedical Engineering. And Ali AlQarni is a Royal Saudi Air Force captain. He has logged over 2,000 flight hours and holds a Bachelor’s in Aeronautical Science from King Faisal Air Academy.

  • Saudi Arabia to send its first woman into space

    Saudi Arabia will send its first ever woman astronaut on a space mission later this year, the latest move by the kingdom to revamp its ultra-conservative image. Rayyana Barnawi will join fellow Saudi Ali Al-Qarni on a 10-day mission to the International Space Station (ISS), the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said. Barnawi and Al-Qarni will fly to the ISS aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft as part of a mission this spring by the private space company Axiom Space, SPA and Axiom said.

  • Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA) and Rackspace Technology Sign Memorandum of Understanding

    “SDAIA’s aim is to establish the Kingdom as a global center that turns the best of data and artificial intelligence into reality,” said Waleed Alghamdi, Assistant Director General for Digital Technologies at National Information Center – SDAIA. “It is therefore imperative to have a world-class technology partner who can not only serve as a trusted advisor but also provide practical support at all stages of digital transformation. We believe that Rackspace Technology, with its strong cloud heritage, deep expertise and extensive partner relationships is the right partner to support us in making Vision 2030 a reality.”