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As the UAE Hope Probe is set to arrive next week, UAE leaders His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, met to discuss the nation’s success ahead of the historic event.
After the meeting on Monday, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed shared an update on the Hope Probe, as well as the UAE’s development in space and science.

“My brother Mohammed bin Rashid and I discussed our national achievements, particularly in space and science, and our pride in the nation’s youth,” he said on Twitter.

My brother Mohammed bin Rashid and I discussed our national achievements, particularly in space and science, and our pride in the nation’s youth. We learned from Sarah Al-Amiri about the progress of the Hope probe as it nears Mars. We wish you all success on this historic journey pic.twitter.com/28k11MK1tC
— محمد بن زايد (@MohamedBinZayed) February 1, 2021

He also added that Sarah Al-Amiri, Minister of State for Advanced Sciences and Science Lead of the Emirates Mars Mission, gave the UAE leaders an update on the progress of the historic mission.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Ruler of Dubai, also shared a message on Twitter, confirming the Hope Probe is set to reach Mars on February 9, 2021.
“It is a historic event that our country will celebrate, as it marks 50 years since the establishment of the UAE and its golden jubilee,” he explained.
“We are 9 days away from the arrival of UAE’s Hope probe to Mars in the first Arab interplanetary mission.

We are 9 days away from the arrival of UAE’s Hope probe to Mars in the first Arab interplanetary mission. The UAE will be the 5th nation to reach the Red Planet. The probe has a 50% success rate in entering Mars’ orbit, but we achieved 90% of our goals in building new knowledge.
— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) February 1, 2021

“The UAE will be the 5th nation to reach the Red Planet. The probe has a 50% success rate in entering Mars’ orbit, but we achieved 90% of our goals in building new knowledge.”
What is the Hope Probe?
At the beginning of 2020 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed signed the remaining outer piece for the probe which will launch into space.
The probe is being spearheaded by the UAE in order to gain a full picture on what the atmosphere of Mars is like. It is expected the Hope Probe will take an estimated 200 days to arrive on Mars. Once the probe reaches the planet in 2021, data will be collected over a two-year period, but this could be extended by another two years meaning the Hope Probe has the potential to be in space until 2025.
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Meghan Markle has once again been forced to defend herself against tabloid gossip, this time it’s surrounding her son’s birth certificate.
It was reported by UK tabloid The Sun over the weekend that the Duchess of Sussex had taken “unprecedented action” to remove her birth names from Archie’s birth certificate.

What previous read as ‘Rachel Meghan Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Sussex’ then became to be just ‘Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Sussex.
However, not letting rumours run rife, the former Suits actress issued a statement via a spokesperson hitting back at the report.

In fact, according to Meghan, the change of name on the documents was “dictated by the Palace”.
“The change of name on public documents in 2019 was dictated by The Palace, as confirmed by documents from senior Palace officials,” a spokesperson clarified. “This was not requested by Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex nor by The Duke of Sussex.”

From a spokesperson for Duchess Meghan: https://t.co/TuXZPRytC7 pic.twitter.com/ZyFvceqBDs
— Omid Scobie (@scobie) January 31, 2021

In her statement, the Sussex camp also branded the report “deceptive”.
“To see this U.K. tabloid and their carnival of so-called ‘experts’ chose to deceptively whip this into a calculated family ‘snub’ and suggest that she would oddly want to be nameless on her child’s birth certificate, or any other legal document, would be laughable were it not offensive,” the spokesperson said.
“There’s a lot going on in the world; let’s focus on that rather than creating clickbait.”
This time last year, Prince Harry and Meghan decided to formally step back from public royal life citing their intent to relocate to North America.
After spending a couple of months in Canada, the couple, along with Archie, relocated to Los Angeles.
They are now residing in Montecito, California, which is around an hour and a half drive from Los Angeles.
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Bestowed with the highest order of Arts and Letters, Tunisian actress Hend Sabry and Egyptian producer Mohamed Hefzy have been named Officer and Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by French Ambassador to Cairo, Stéphane Romatet.
The ceremony took place in Cairo last week.

The Egyptian-Tunisian actress expressed her pride on Instagram at being bestowed with the honour.
“Proud to receive the French Order of Arts and Letters from the level of Chevalier to Officer, which I had received in 2014,” she said. “Thank you to the French government and to His Excellency Ambassador Stephane Romatet.”
While being a UN goodwill ambassador the World Food Programme, she’s managed to amp the notch regarding the outreach, while also having started her acting career in 1994, proving to be one of the most successful Arab actresses.

Meanwhile, Egyptian film-producer and screenwriter, Mohamed Hefzy, who has also been credited with 30 feature films in Egypt, the Arab world, the US and the UK is one of the names at the forefront of the film industry as they’ve also been played at festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Sundance, Toronto as he has also received, France’s Order of Arts and Letters.
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Over the weekend the first trailer for the final season of Keeping Up With The Kardashians dropped and it appears the family is going out with a bang. To be honest, we wouldn’t expect anything less.
The show first aired back in 2007, meaning the reality show has had a 14-year run.

We’ve seen Kim Kardashian West walk down the aisle twice and get divorced once. We’ve seen Khloe Kardashian go through heartbreak and tumultuous relationships. And we’ve seen Kourtney Kardashian manage her relationship and eventual breakup with Scott Disick.
Most notably though, we’ve seen Kendall and Kylie Jenner grow up right before our eyes. The Jenner sisters were 11 and nine when the show first premiered and are now 25 and 23.

Not only that Kendall is a fully-fledged supermodel in the fashion industry and Kylie has made a name for herself as a mogul in the beauty space.
To say they’ve undergone a transformation would definitely be an understatement.
In the trailer, Kylie says, “We are just really blessed to be able to do this. We have a lot of memories.”
As to what’s set to happen in the final season of KUWTK, it appears Khloe wants another baby with Tristan, Kourtney and Scott appear to be getting close again and the family seems to question their decision to end the show.
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Dubai isn’t just aiding the fight against coronavirus close to home, the emirate is also intent on helping around the global.
A new alliance has been launched in order to help distribute COVID-19 vaccines around the world.

Known as the ‘Dubai Vaccines Logistics Alliance’, which has been launched under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and the Ruler of Dubai, the new initiative aims to distribute two 2billion doses vaccines around the globe in 2021.
The initiative will be carried out in partnership with Emirates SkyCargo, Dubai Airports, DP World and IHC UAE.

Under the directives of @HHShkMohd, #Dubai forms Vaccine Logistics Alliance to expedite global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines through the emirate to developing countrieshttps://t.co/vlgdSBMsZK pic.twitter.com/dK3l0RXHhC
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) January 31, 2021

In a statement, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the chairman and chief executive of Emirates Airline and Group, said, “Each alliance partner brings to the table a specific and complementary set of strengths and capabilities in vaccine distribution, allowing us to build a 360-degree solution that harnesses the combined logistical and infrastructural advantages of Dubai as a hub.
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“Together, we are able to store a large volume of vaccine doses at a time and bring in and distribute vaccines to any point around the world within 48 hours.”
The UAE’s vaccine aim
Closer to home, with the national vaccination programme well underway in the UAE, the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) announced its intentions to vaccinate the whole population.
“The UAE is among the first countries in the world that aims to provide the vaccine to all of its population, as part of its efforts to achieve the immunity generated by vaccination, which will help reduce the cases number, control the virus & reduce its spread,” the authority said in a statement last week.
With the UAE’s vaccine administration rate being the second highest globally after Israel, the aim is to reduce the number of cases in the country by making it easily available to all the residents in order to achieve herd immunity as part of its efforts with the vaccines being provided, free of cost at the more than 205 centres across the country.
The three vaccines currently available in the UAE include Chinese Sinopharm, Pfizer-BioNTech and Russia’s Sputnik vaccines.
With the intent of providing vaccines for the whole population, the UAE aims to have 50 per cent of the population vaccinated by the end of March.

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For the first time ever, expats are now able to obtain UAE citizenship.
In an announcement made by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Prime Minister and Vice President of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, outlined the decision was made to “attract talents” to the country to contribute in the continued development of the UAE.

“We adopted law amendments that allow granting the UAE citizenship to investors, specialised talents & professionals including scientists, doctors, engineers, artists, authors and their families,” Sheikh Mohammed said.

We adopted law amendments that allow granting the UAE citizenship to investors, specialized talents & professionals including scientists, doctors, engineers, artists, authors and their families. The new directives aim to attract talents that contribute to our development journey.
— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) January 30, 2021

“The new directives aim to attract talents that contribute to our development journey.
“The UAE cabinet, local Emiri courts & executive councils will nominate those eligible for the citizenship under clear criteria set for each category. The law allows receivers of the UAE passport to keep their existing citizenship.”

The UAE cabinet, local Emiri courts & executive councils will nominate those eligible for the citizenship under clear criteria set for each category. The law allows receivers of the UAE passport to keep their existing citizenship.
— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) January 30, 2021

Who is eligible to apply?
It seems at the moment those who are eligible to apply for Emirati citizenship includes investors, doctors, specialists, inventors, scientists, talents, intellectuals and artists. The families of those individuals who are in the listed categories are also permitted to apply alongside them.
There are specific stipulations in each category outlining the requirements needed. For example, if you’re a doctor or specialist you need to have at least 10 years’ experience practising and have worked for a reputable organisation.
Meanwhile, for those who are artists and intellectuals, they must be pioneering individuals in their fields and have won an international award.
Other requirements are also relevant to each individual category.
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Queen Rania of Jordan has posted a heartfelt birthday message to King Abdullah II and their son Prince Hashem on their joint birthday.
Taking to Instagram, Her Majesty posted a few pictures of King Abdullah and Prince Hashem together and captioned the post saying, “It seems impossible to love you two more, but every day proves me wrong… twice! Happy birthday Your Majesty and my Prince Hashem.”

Queen Rania also did a second dedicated post to her husband of 27 years.
“I hope that each year brings you the same peace you radiate to the world,” she said. “Happy birthday, Your Majesty.”

Crown Prince Hussien of Jordan, King Abdullah and Queen Rania’s eldest son, also posted a sweet photo of himself hugging his father alongside a heartwarming message to mark the Jordanian monarch’s 59th birthday.
“I am blessed and grateful to have a father and a leader who has dedicated his life in service of his country and people, and who has spared no effort to safeguard this nation,” he said. “Happy birthday, Your Majesty.”

Abdullah II was born on January 30, 1962. After his father, King Hussein I, passed away Abdullah II became King of Jordan, on February 7, 1999. He has now been the constitutional monarch of the country for nearly 22 years.
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