UAE
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The UAE has outlined a vision to become just the fourth nation to land on the Moon by announcing plans to launch an Emirati-built rover by 2024, with mission planners hoping to gain a number of unique scientific insights about the natural satellite.
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The United Arab Emirates has successfully launched its first interplanetary mission. This morning, Al Amal, or the Hope Probe, took off from Japan at 6:58 am Monday 20th July (local time), and is currently headed towards Mars.
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The recently-completed Buhais Geology Park is quite unusual but takes its place well among the rugged desert landscape in Sharjah, UAE. It's inspired by fossils that are present on the site and is designed to resemble fossilized sea urchins.
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Abu Dhabi are claiming the title of the World's largest single-site solar project, having hit the go-button on the Noor Abu Dhabi project this week, with a reported capacity of 1.177 gigawatts, eclipsing Dubai's Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park – for now at least.
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The world’s biggest vertical farm is set to be built – like so many other “world’s biggest” things – in Dubai, where it will grow salads and leafy greens for Emirates Airlines passengers.
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Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT) has announced plans for a commercial Hyperloop system for the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi. All things going to plan, it will be ready just in time for Expo 2020, a festival of human ingenuity to be hosted by nearby Dubai.
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The eye-catching architectural style of the late Zaha Hadid continues to make waves across the Arab world. The new Aljada Central Hub will feature a central observation tower surrounded by buildings and canopies shaped to create a hospitable microclimate in the harsh Arabian desert.