Self-driving taxi in Dubai..and the country hosts the Beach Soccer World Cup
The year 2023 in the UAE... "Cop 28" and "operating the third station in Barakah"... and Al Neyadi to the International Space Station
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During the year 2023, the UAE will witness the launch of major projects and the organization of international events, in continuation of the series of achievements it has achieved over the past 51 years.
During the new year, the country is preparing to host the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), operate the third station in Barakah, after connecting it to the international electrical network, and launch the Mohammed bin Zayed-Sat (MBZ-SAT) satellite. ), the holding of the World Summit of Governments, and the hosting of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (FIFA 2023).
COP28 is the country's most prominent event during the new year, and it will be held in Expo Dubai. It is expected to witness high-level participation, including more than 140 heads of state and government, 80,000 participants, and about 5,000 media professionals.
The COP28 conference is of particular importance, as it will witness the completion of the first global outcome to assess progress in implementing the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.
During the new year, the UAE will witness the operation of the third station in Barakah, after connecting it to the country's electrical network, so that the country is about to complete one of its most important strategic programs for the energy sector's infrastructure in the modern era.
Next February, Dubai will witness the organization of the new session of the World Government Summit, specifically from the 13th to the 15th of February.
The session will witness many qualitative additions, to keep pace with the most important global challenges, and continue its role as a platform for anticipating the future of governments, designing mechanisms to meet challenges, striving to improve the quality of life, and promoting scientific and technological progress in a world of rapid developments and events.
This comes as astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi is expected to spend a long six-month mission at the International Space Station during the year 2023, as he departs from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida as part of the “NASA” and “SpaceX Crew-6” missions, to spend six months aboard. The International Space Station, to conduct advanced science experiments.
The Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai is preparing to operate a self-driving cruise vehicle in the emirate by the end of 2023, after it announced its experimental launch during GITEX 2022.
During the new year, the UAE will host the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2023, in a new sporting excellence that enhances the country's position as a destination for global sports.
The tournament is scheduled to be held in the last quarter of the year, where the final date will be determined after the coordination meetings that will be held during the coming period in the presence of officials of the Football Association and FIFA.
• Operation of an autonomous cruise vehicle in Dubai by the end of the year.
• COP28 is expected to witness the participation of 140 heads of state and government.
• The new session of the World Government Summit will witness many qualitative additions.
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