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Diplomats asked to prioritise attracting investment to oil-dependent nation

An Emirati astronaut has made history as the first Arab to reach the International Space Station (ISS), after blasting off from Kazakhstan. The Russian spacecraft carrying Hazzaa al-Mansoori of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who was accompanied by Russia’s Oleg Skripochka and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir, docked on Wednesday after a six-hour trip.

The pope and the grand imam of al-Azhar have signed a historic declaration of fraternity, calling for peace between nations, religions and races, in front of a global audience of religious leaders from Christianity, Islam, Judaism and other faiths.