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The UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi has successfully completed first half of his six-month space journey and termed his experience incredible. In a tweet, the Arab world's first astronaut said he enjoyed every moment of his learning opportunity during the historic space journey. "It's been an incredible 3 months on the ISS, full of experiments and experiences - but every moment a learning opportunity," Al Neyadi tweeted on Friday. Al Neyadi, 42, has crossed the half way of his mission, which began on March 3 and is scheduled to return to the Earth by the end of August. This is first space mission of Al Neyadi, who is now an experienced astronaut playing a crucial role in helping Nasa maintain the ISS. https://twitter.com/Astro_Alneyadi/status/1667109226815148032?t=UDe76A0Dqk4N90ubjZ8nyA&s=08 In his first three months of the space mission, Al Neyadi has become the first Arab to perform a spacewalk, carried out crucial science investigations fo...

SriLankan Airlines will continue to play its vital role in stabilising the national economy by attracting international tourists through its growing operational network, its top official says. [caption id="attachment_61653" align="alignleft" width="300"] Richard Nuttall, Chief Executive Officer of SriLankan Airlines[/caption] Richard Nuttall, Chief Executive Officer of SriLankan Airlines, said the government would find the right partner for the carrier through privatisation, but it will take some time as the global aviation sector has been recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic. Back into black "I am happy that SriLankan Airlines essentially broke even in the last financial year ending March 2023. This was achieved in what has been a difficult year for the Sri Lankan economy," Nuttall told DubaiNews.tv on the sidelines of the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai. The airline's revenues reached $1 billion and posted an operatin...