News

SpaceWatch Middle East is proud to announce the launch of its App for Android and iOS smart phones and tablets. The App is available for free from Google Play and iTunes. Readers of SpaceWatch Middle East can now download all the news, opinion, and commentary on Middle Eastern space activities …

NorthTelecom is poised to welcome Malaysian based telecommunication company ScopeTel as part of the NorthTelecom Group. The agreement with ScopeTel further strengthens NorthTelecom’s position in the Asia Pacific (APAC) market. The combination of ScopeTel’s many years of experience in the oil & gas and maritime telecommunications sector, and NorthTelecom’s world …

China has agreed to contribute U.S.$64 million to the Egyptian earth observation satellite programme, EgyptSat, as part of a new cooperation agreement between the two counties signed on March 21, 2017. The funding will be contingent on a feasibility study on the EgyptSat programme, but is thought to be a …

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced on March 20, 2017, that Yahsat has selected Kratos to support its expanding satellite fleet with command and control (C2), signal monitoring, and data analysis solutions. Kratos’ EPOCH® Integrated Product Suite (IPS) will provide C2 for Yahsat’s …

Since 2008, the Arab States Broadcasting Union’s (ASBU) Multimedia Exchange Network over Satellite (MENOS) has allowed broadcasters in the region to exchange multimedia content, including video and audio material, over satellite across several sites scattered across a large geographical area. The platform has continued to gain momentum, with an increasing …

An industry like the space industry needs interaction between its players and the individuals that work within it. SpaceBoard is a new online platform dedicated purely to the needs of space ‘people’ and organisations, enabling them to interact, to discuss and to collaborate – vital aspects in encouraging the growth …

The case for the creation of a Kuwaiti space agency is growing with prominent Kuwaiti scientists advocating that the Gulf kingdom consider the merits of establishing a formal entity to deal with space issues. Quoted in the English-language newspaper Kuwait Times, scientist Dr. Hala Al-Jassar, an Assistant Professor in the …

Following immediately on the heels of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is leading a delegation to China, arriving on March 19, 2017, in order to discuss and enhance strategic and economic ties between the two countries. Among the various topics to be discussed between Israel and …

As part of his six week-long tour of Asian countries, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia has presided over a major space agreement between his Kingdom and Asia’s leading space power, China. This prominent agreement is a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the King Abdulaziz City of Science …

PTScientists teams up with Vodafone Germany to bring mobile data roaming to the surface of the Moon – and the cost needn’t be astronomical! No need to worry about letting people know that you’ve arrived safely on the Moon – you’ll be able to check in on Facebook and send …