DUBAI: Bahrain will launch its first 100 percent locally-built satellite by the end of December 2023, the country’s commander of the royal guard said on Sunday.
Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al-Khalifa said a group of Bahraini youth who are qualified in the field of space science and technology will contribute to building the satellite.
Sheikh Nasser expressed appreciation for the National Space Science Agency’s (NSSA) management for their tremendous effort in placing Bahrain among the leading countries in the field of space.
He also noted that the move ‘confirms Bahraini youth’s excellence in various fields, and reflects their national spirit, determination and resolve to achieve everything that would enhance Bahrain’s status’.
Sheikh Nasser expressed his appreciation for the members of the Bahrain Space Team for their distinguished scientific contributions in the various fields of space science.
Meanwhile, Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed, NSSA Board of Directors Chairman, thanked Sheikh Nasser for his ongoing support for Bahrain’s Space Team, which has motivated them to develop the satellite, a national project that is the first-of-its-kind in the kingdom.
He indicated that the project is part of NSSA’s new strategy that begins with the launch of the first Bahraini satellite and ends in 2028.
First Bahraini-built satellite to launch by December 2023
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First Bahraini-built satellite to launch by December 2023
- Sheikh Nasser expressed his appreciation for the members of the Bahrain Space Team for their distinguished scientific contributions
Algeria inaugurates strategic railway to giant Sahara mine
- The mine is expected to produce 4 million tons per year during the initial phase, with production projected to triple to 12 million tons per year by 2030
- The project is financed by the Algerian state and partly built by a Chinese consortium
ALGEIRS: Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Sunday inaugurated a nearly 1,000-kilometer (621-mile) desert railway to transport iron ore from a giant mine, a project he called one of the biggest in the country’s history.
The line will bring iron ore from the Gara Djebilet deposit in the south to the city of Bechar located 950 kilometers north, to be taken to a steel production plant near Oran further north.
The project is financed by the Algerian state and partly built by a Chinese consortium.
During the inauguration, Tebboune described it as “one of the largest strategic projects in the history of independent Algeria.”
This project aims to increase Algeria’s iron ore extraction capacity, as the country aspires to become one of Africa’s leading steel producers.
The iron ore deposit is also seen as a key driver of Algeria’s economic diversification as it seeks to reduce its reliance on hydrocarbons, according to experts.
President Tebboune attended an inauguration ceremony in Bechar, welcoming the first passenger train from Tindouf in southern Algeria and sending toward the north a first charge of iron ore, according to footage broadcast on national television.
The mine is expected to produce 4 million tons per year during the initial phase, with production projected to triple to 12 million tons per year by 2030, according to estimates by the state-owned Feraal Group, which manages the site.
It is then expected to reach 50 million tons per year in the long term, it said.
The start of operations at the mine will allow Algeria to drastically reduce its iron ore imports and save $1.2 billion per year, according to Algerian media.
