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SpaceX launch of private Ax-2 astronauts just put the 600th person in orbit

The 600th person to enter Earth orbit, Rayyanah Barnawi of Saudi Arabia, is now on her way to the International Space Station on Axiom-2, the second commercial mission to fly there.

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Saudi astronauts, including nation's 1st woman, catch a SpaceX flight to space station

Saudi Arabia's first astronauts in decades rocketed toward the International Space Station on a chartered multimillion-dollar flight. The crew will spend just over a week there before returning home.

WEKU

Saudi astronauts, including nation's 1st woman, catch private flight to space station

Saudi Arabia’s first astronauts in decades rocketed toward the International Space Station on a chartered multimillion-dollar flight on May 21.

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UK arms sales reach record £8.5bn as global tensions escalate

More than half of weapons exports were for repressive regimes such as Qatar and Saudi Arabia, as sales doubled last year

The Guardian - UK

How important is Captagon in al-Assad’s return to the Arab fold?

The billions of dollars Syria’s al-Assad is believed to be making from Captagon have given him a financial lifeline.

Al Jazeera

The best tech images so far from Formula 1 2023

But while we may have to wait a few more days to see some of those new parts in the flesh, the break does at least give us an opportunity to reflect on some of the interesting developments spotted so far this season.

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Bahrain to restore full diplomatic relations with Lebanon

The Gulf nation has ended a year-and-a-half-long impasse as it looks to strengthen ‘fraternal relations’ with Lebanon.

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SpaceX rocket 'go' to launch four private astronauts on Ax-2, a mission filled with 1sts, today

Axiom Space is ready to launch its second-ever private mission to the International Space Station.

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Warring factions in Sudan agree to temporary ceasefire, U.S. and Saudi mediators say

The Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces signed off on a seven-day ceasefire that is due to take effect Monday evening, the U.S. and Saudi Arabia said in a joint statement.

WEKU

Sudan’s army, Rapid Support Forces sign 7-day ceasefire

Truce will come into effect 48 hours after signing of agreement and is to be enforced by the US and Saudi Arabia.

Al Jazeera

Sudan’s warring sides agree to cease-fire in US-Saudi diplomacy

Saudi Arabia and the U.S. said Sudan’s warring sides agreed on a seven-day cease-fire starting Monday to allow the distribution of humanitarian aid and restoration of essential services.

Tribune News Service

Hajj-goers get health support team

The Public Health Ministry will send 42 medical personnel to accompany Thai Muslims joining the Hajj in Saudi Arabia this year.

Bangkok Post

Cristiano Ronaldo offered return to Europe in businessman's sensational transfer plan

Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo left Manchester United for Al-Nassr midway through the 2022-23 season, but has already been linked with a move away from Saudi Arabia

Daily Mirror

Excitement builds for Ax-2 SpaceX launch that will send 1st Saudi woman to space

The Ax-2 mission is set to lift off on Sunday (May 21) atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, sending the first private mission commanded by a woman, and the first female Saudi astronaut, to space.

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Al Jazeera

‘Conundrum’: How the US is dealing with Assad normalisation

As the Arab world normalises relations with Syria, US pushes for concessions from the Assad government, analysts say.

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 450 of the invasion

Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses Arab League leaders in Saudi Arabia; US to back international effort to train Ukrainian fighter pilots

Reuters

Syrians in exile say Arab normalisation with Assad audacious but not surprising

As Syrian President Bashar al-Assad addressed Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia on Friday, a group of Syrian refugees was in Germany learning to use international law to prosecute war criminals – which they hoped to apply to him someday.

Tribune News Service

Saudis host Zelenskyy, Assad in new show of diplomatic force

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attended an Arab summit in Saudi Arabia and addressed leaders including Syria’s President Bashar Al Assad, a pariah in the West and staunch ally of Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

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Evening Standard

Zelensky accuses some Arab leaders of ‘turning blind eye’ to Russia invasion of Ukraine

Ukrainian President criticises some Arab nations for failing to condemn Russia

Evening Standard

What is the Arab League? Volodymyr Zelensky and Bashar al-Assad attend Saudi Arabia summit

The meeting of the group of Middle East-based nations allows the return of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad

Space

Saudi Arabia's 1st female astronaut hopes kids follow in her footsteps

Rayyanah Barnawi, who will become the first Saudi woman in space when the private Ax-2 mission launches on Sunday (May 21), hopes she's blazing a trail for others to follow.

Bangkok Post

Beaming Assad welcomed back to Arab League

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia: Every handshake would count, and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had plenty of them at Friday’s Arab League summit — along with hugs and kisses — from his onetime foes in the region.

Radio France Internationale

Ukraine's Zelensky takes campaign against Russia to Arab summit, G7

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed a summit of Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia on Friday before what a senior official said would be a trip to Japan for a meeting with the leaders of the world’s most powerful democracies.

France 24

Syria's Assad 'creates a problem but presents himself as a solution,' analyst says

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been shunned internationally for over a decade, due to the brutal repression of anti-government protesters and the use of chemical weapons by his regime during the country's civil war. Despite numerous reported atrocities, the leader has clung onto power with the sole support of two…

Tribune News Service

Saudis welcome Assad in diplomatic win for Syria’s leader

Syrian President Bashar Al Assad touched down in Saudi Arabia to attend an Arab League summit for the first time in 13 years, marking a victory for a leader sanctioned by the U.S. for war atrocities.

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