RIYADH: UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid met Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the UAE pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, state news agency WAM reported on Monday. Sheikh Mohammed welcomed Herzog, who is on his first official visit to the UAE, and the two sides discussed the future of economic, commercial and investment cooperation.
Sheikh Mohammed launches DEWA’s space programme and Hatta tourism projects
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The Space-D programme will include the launch a main satellite with the latest imaging and communication technologies
January 13, 2021
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s space programme, Space-D, that aims to build DEWA’s capabilities and train Emirati professionals to use space technologies to enhance its electricity and water networks.
A 5.4 km long cable car network and a waterfalls project will soon take shape in Hatta.
The announcement was made by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, who also revealed the details of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s (DEWA) new space programme, Space-D.
Sheikh Mohammed announced the projects during a visit to the Innovation Tent at DEWA’s head office, accompanied by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai; His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai; and His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation.