Geo-technology trends to watch in MENA in the 2020s
February 17, 2021 Share
Ongoing conflicts in Syria, Libya, and Yemen are expected to continue to destabilize the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in 2021. However, technology will likely add another layer of complexity to these conflicts and reshape the region throughout the 2020s. When the Arab Spring began a decade ago, the biggest challenge facing long-standing Arab autocrats was grappling with the power of social media and the rise of online political opposition by tech-savvy millennial activists. In the 2020s, however, regional governments are now facing a new set of emerging technologies that will shape not only domestic politics but also regional geopolitical dynamics. These advancing technologies include: drone, cyber, and space technologies.
UAE Mars mission: First image of red planet received
The picture captured Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the solar system, the UAE s national space agency announced in a statement.
Hope is expected to spend two years in Mars orbit, capturing images and studying the planet s atmosphere
The United Arab Emirates Amal, or Hope, mission sent back its first image of the red planet, the national space agency announced Sunday, days after the spacecraft successfully entered Mars orbit.
The image of the largest volcano in the solar system was taken from an altitude of 24,700 kilometers (15,300 miles) above the Martian surface on Wednesday, a day after the probe entered the planet s orbit, the agency reported in a statement.
Momentous Occasion Filed on February 9, 2021
Prominent dignitaries and entrepreneurs congratulate the United Arab Emirates on Hope Probe s journey to Mars
Reem Al Hashimy
Director General Expo 2020 Dubai
The Emirates Mars Mission is a true testament of our nation s ambitious and tenacious spirit and a moment of significant pride not only for the UAE, but for our entire region as the first interplanetary mission from the Arab World.
Mohammad Abu Zafar
Ambassador of Bangladesh to the UAE
Let me join Bangladeshi expats in the UAE in congratulating the UAE leadership and the brotherly people of the UAE on the occasion of the Mars Prove Mission s successfully entering the Mars orbit. The Mars Mission is a watershed event in the history of the UAE as well as an important scientific and technological achievement of the UAE during the golden jubilee celebration of its establishment. Bangladesh, being a Muslim country, feels proud of the UAE for the steller success in its
Dubai: UAE’s Mars Mission, the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by an Arab nation, today announced it will enter Mars orbit at 7.42pm (UAE time) on February 9, Tuesday.
After successfully completing its seven-month cruise to Mars, the UAE’s Mars Mission Hope Probe is just days away from the most critical part of its historic voyage to the Red Planet the critical manoeuvre that will define the success or failure of the mission to place its orbiter, the Hope Probe, into Mars orbit.
The Mars Orbital Insertion (MOI) manoeuvre involves reversing the spacecraft and firing the Hope probe’s six Delta-V thrusters in a 27-minute deceleration ‘burn’ to rapidly slow the speed of the spacecraft from 121,000km/hr to 18,000km/hr, and will see the Operations Team confirming whether the Probe has achieved a stable capture orbit around Mars.