United Arab Emirates Current Affairs, GK & News
Rashid Rover
Rashid Rover was launched on December 11 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. What is Rashid Rover? Rashid Rover, the Arab world’s first lunar rover, is named after late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, former Ruler of Dubai. This rover will undertake a 3,85,000-kilometre-long journey to reach the lunar surface, making the United Arab ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: HAKUTO-R lander • Lunar Mission • Lunar Rover • Lunar rovers • Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre • Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) • Rashid Rover • United Arab Emirates • United Arab Emirates (UAE) • United Arab Emirates Space Agency
Global Media Congress
The first Global Media Congress was held in Abu Dhabi. About the World Media Congress The Global Media Congress (GMC) was organized by the ADNEC Group in collaboration with the Emirates News Agency (WAM). The GMC’s theme is “Shaping the Future of the Media Industry”. It is a conference-cum-exhibition Congress that sought to provide a ..
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: Events Current Affairs
Topics: Digital media • Global Media Congress • Media Industry • United Arab Emirates
UAE to launch its first lunar rover in November
The UAE is expected to launch the Rashid rover in November this year aboard a Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket. Key facts The United Arab Emirates will launch its first lunar rover named Rashid from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida in November 2022. The rover would reach the Lunar surface aboard the Hakuto-R lander of Japan’s ..
Month: current affairs - september, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Lunar Rover • Lunar rovers • Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre • United Arab Emirates • United Arab Emirates (UAE)
First Commercial Flight from Yemen to Egypt
The first commercial flight from Sanaa Airport, Yemen to Cairo, Egypt has been welcomed by the United Nations. The first commercial flight between both took off on 1st June 2022. This was the seventh flight that was operated under the terms that were brokered by the United Nations for two months of nationwide truce. How ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Amman • Cairo • Egypt • Sanaa • Saudi Arabia • United Arab Emirates • Yemen • Yemen civil war
Dubai Virtual Assets Regulation Law
Dubai has introduced crypto asset regulation, joining the ranks of Singapore, the United States, the United Kingdom, El Salvador, and other countries that have enacted cryptocurrency laws. The Virtual Asset Regulation Law has been passed by Dubai to regulate this new-age industry, which has been rapidly expanding. Overview: An independent regulator has also been formed ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: crypto asset • Cryptocurrency • cryptocurrency laws • Dubai • Dubai International Financial Centre • El Salvador • Singapore • the United Kingdom • United Arab Emirates • Virtual Assets Regulation Law • Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority
India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement – Update (February, 2022)
India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a trade agreement that will decrease import duties on the majority of Indian exports to the UAE. The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) is the Narendra Modi government’s first significant trade agreement since coming to power in 2014. Overview: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and UAE ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022 • Government Schemes Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri • Comprehensive economic partnership agreement • Narendra Modi • Piyush Goyal • United Arab Emirates