"I hope to one day be the astronaut who will plant the UAE flag on the moon," said Noora AlMatrooshi, the first Emirati female astronaut, during her talk with students at the American Academy for ...

Contributions of women in fostering lasting progress to uplift society lauded President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice ...

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed has sent a message of congratulations to President Michael D. Higgins of Ireland on the occasion of his country's National Day. Similar messages were sent to Higgins ...

Dubai's Burj Khalifa lit up with the Indian flag to commemorate Team India's victory at Champions Trophy 2025. The world's tallest building also displayed a picture of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma ...

ABU DHABI, 9th March, 2025 (WAM) -- Mina Al Mazrouei, a Special Olympics UAE athlete, raised the Special Olympics flag during the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics World Winter Games ...

Nurturing the development of children is a priority, says Sheikh Mohamed UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan WAM Abu Dhabi: On Emirati Children’s Day, President His ...

Few doubted that the world champion would dominate on Jebel Hafeet, and with a 7.6km solo victory to take overall victory, he did Heading into the 2025 UAE Tour, it was almost unthinkable to ...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has introduced a new 90-day visa that eliminates the need for a local sponsor, making travel simpler for tourists, business visitors, and families. This multiple ...

Some forward-looking lawmakers set up a contest to design a new flag and put it to a vote. In a landslide, a winner was chosen. Of nearly 385,000 votes cast, the existing bunting received 43% ...

The UAE Space Agency conducted a preliminary design review for the mission in February 2024 and completed the lander mission concept review in July 2024. The lander will be aboard the MBR Explorer and ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal emblems with quirky or quaint nicknames: Old Glory, Union Jack, Maple Leaf — or SOB. That would ...

That would be (state) “Seal on a Bedsheet,” the derisive moniker with which some have burdened the Illinois state flag, a gleaming white banner emblazoned with the state's bald eagle-themed ...