https://spacewatch.global/tag/middle-east/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Mon, 18 Jul 2022 08:00:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/middle-east/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2022/07/space-cafe-israel-by-meidad-pariente-tal-inbar-from-start-up-nation-to-space-up-nation/ Mon, 18 Jul 2022 08:00:58 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=42180&preview=true&preview_id=42180 In the first episode of Space Café Israel, Meidad Pariente is in conversation with Tal Inbar, a walking encyclopaedia of knowledge, a member of the History Committee of the International Academy of Astronautics; Board member of D-Mars, Israel's Mars simulations centre. He is also a national mentor for "Horizon", the Israel Space Agency community of space educators. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/uaes-yahsat-government-solutions-looks-to-expand-into-military-market/ Fri, 17 Apr 2020 05:00:10 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21653 Yahsat Government Solutions (YGS), one of the leading providers of secure satellite communications for militaries and governments in the Middle East, is looking to use its L-band satellite communications service to expand its offering to government and military clients.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/eutelsat-7c-enters-commercial-service-for-middle-east-and-european-coverage/ Tue, 04 Feb 2020 06:00:37 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18996 Eutelsat Communications’ EUTELSAT 7C satellite has entered full commercial service and is ready to support broadcast customers across Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Turkey.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/iran-preparing-to-launch-zafar-earth-observation-satellites/ Thu, 30 Jan 2020 06:00:24 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18969 Iran is believed to be preparing to launch two satellites from its Imam Khomeini Satellite Launch Centre over the coming days, according to numerous reports in Iranian and international news media.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/israels-gilat-believed-to-be-in-acquisition-talks-with-unnamed-large-multinational-company/ Wed, 29 Jan 2020 06:00:12 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18916 Israel's leading satellite network manufacturer and provider Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and Nasdaq, is believed to be in advanced discussions with a large, yet unnamed, multinational company that is interested in acquiring the Israeli firm, according to a report on Israeli tech news website CalcaList.com.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/uaes-mohammed-bin-rashid-innovation-fund-adds-11-new-startups-to-accelerator-programme/ Mon, 27 Jan 2020 06:00:48 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18852 The Mohammed bin Rashid Innovation Fund (MBRIF), an initiative launched by the UAE Ministry of Finance to support innovation in the UAE, has announced the addition of 11 new members to the Fund's accelerator programme.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/russia-kazakhstan-and-uae-to-proceed-with-modernization-of-gagarins-start-launch-facility-at-baikonur/ Thu, 23 Jan 2020 06:00:24 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18744 Russia, Kazakhstan, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are set to proceed with a trilateral agreement to modernise the 'Gagarin's Start' launch complex at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, according to a 16 January 2020 report in Azerbaijan's Trend News Agency citing Russian and Kazakh sources.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/uaes-mbrsc-extends-deadline-for-second-astronaut-search-to-31-march-2020/ Wed, 22 Jan 2020 06:00:55 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18711 Given the very large turnout for registration to the second batch seeking to join the UAE Astronaut Programme, the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has extended the deadline for application submissions until 31 March 2020, aimed at providing Emiratis aspiring to engage in scientific exploration and manned space missions the opportunity to enrol in the programme.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/uae-space-agency-and-saudi-space-commission-activate-cooperative-mou/ Fri, 17 Jan 2020 06:00:47 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18636 The UAE Space Agency and the Saudi Space Commission met on the sidelines of the Saudi-Emirati Coordination Council in Riyadh, the capital city of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on 10 January 2020, where both parties officially activated their Memorandum of Understanding that was initially signed last year.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/abu-dhabis-group-42-acquires-bayanat-geospatial-data-firm/ Wed, 15 Jan 2020 06:00:21 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18599 Group 42, an Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence and cloud computing company, announced today that it has acquired Bayanat for Mapping and Surveying Services LLC, an end-to-end and customised geospatial data products and services provider.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/uaes-thuraya-showcases-energycomms-at-iptc-2020-in-saudi-arabia/ Tue, 14 Jan 2020 06:00:56 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18585 Thuraya, the mobile satellite services subsidiary of the UAE-based Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), announced on 13 January 2020 that it is participating in the 12th International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC) in Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/uae-space-agency-and-krypto-labs-launch-uae-newspace-innovation-programme/ Mon, 13 Jan 2020 06:00:08 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18557 The UAE Space Agency announced its collaboration with the Abu Dhabi-based global innovation hub, Krypto Labs, to launch the UAE NewSpace Innovation Programme, which aims to maximise the growth of space technology start-ups with New Space, the rising private spaceflight industry.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/uae-leaders-autograph-mars-hope-probe-prior-to-july-2020-launch/ Thu, 09 Jan 2020 06:00:31 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18478 Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, said that that UAE, under the leadership of President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has become the center to reignite the Arab civilization, and an inspirational story for future generations, and a message of hope for the region and the world for a better future.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/saudi-arabia-in-space-cooperation-talks-with-kazakhstan-and-south-korea/ Wed, 08 Jan 2020 06:00:56 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18377 The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is understood to be in separate talks with Kazakhstan regarding space cooperation, and South Korea regarding economic cooperation in satellite manufacturing and applications, according to Saudi and regional press reports.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/uaes-sharjah-hosts-emirati-japanese-workshop-on-space-exploration/ Wed, 08 Jan 2020 06:00:28 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18324 The Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences and Technology at Sharjah University hosted a joint Emirati-Japanese workshop on planetary exploration, in cooperation with the UAE Space Agency, the Chiba Institute of Technology and CITJAMSS.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/israels-spacecom-appoints-itzhak-shnaiberg-as-interim-ceo/ Tue, 07 Jan 2020 06:00:20 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18432 Following the retirement of David Pollack on 1 January 2020, Israel’s Spacecom has announced the appointment of Itzhak Shnaiberg as the company’s interim chief executive officer.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/iai-wins-bid-to-build-dror-1-communications-satellite-for-israeli-government/ Tue, 07 Jan 2020 06:00:12 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18440 Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will develop and build Israel’s national communication satellite, the "Dror 1." ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/egypt-opens-astronaut-selection-competition-in-middle-east-human-spaceflight-rush/ Mon, 06 Jan 2020 06:00:47 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18364 The head of the Egyptian Space Agency, Mohammed el-Qousy, announced on 25 December 2019 that the agency will launch a nationwide, six-year long competition to select Egypt's first astronaut.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/uaes-mbrsc-showcases-research-at-2019-american-geophysical-union-meet/ Mon, 06 Jan 2020 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18315 A team of engineers from the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), along with university students who are part of a space science research programme affiliated with the centre, participated in the meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2019.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/12/uaes-thuraya-and-rockville-technologies-partner-to-provide-satellite-m2m-iot-solutions-in-pakistan/ Tue, 31 Dec 2019 06:00:31 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18259 Thuraya Telecommunications Company - a subsidiary of the Al Yah Satellite Communications Company, Yahsat, has announced it has signed a Service Partner agreement with Rockville Technologies, one of the leading system integrators and Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) solution providers in Pakistan.]]>