The Skyphone's primary target market is humanitarian missions teams, including those working with the United Nations
Nasa’s Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station blasted off today at 9.34am (UAE time) on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
UAE astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi, along with Nasa astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, will spend six months in the orbiting laboratory.
Look at some of the stunning photos capturing the historic moment.
Photos: MBR Space Centre/Reuters
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The Skyphone's primary target market is humanitarian missions teams, including those working with the United Nations
At the gathering, authorities also announced the establishment of a new training centre for the humanitarian sector
The authority has strictly forbidden people from drinking the stagnant water or cooking using it
The ‘Tadhamon’ (solidarity) campaign will allow private sector entities, businesses and members of society to make contributions
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Many residents of the emirate's Al Suyoh community were relocated to hotels after a raging wadi swept across their neighbourhood during the records rains last week
‘A significant number of cars damaged during last week’s rains may not be covered for natural disasters such as flooding’
As normalcy resumes at the airport, a few volunteers would continue to be stationed at the airport for a few more days