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Turkey, UAE continue to mend ties with space agreement

Turkish-Emirati economic ties have gradually strengthened this year, reducing tensions between the two regional powers.

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The Kuwait Towers are illuminated in red in Kuwait City to celebrate the UAE's "Hope" probe mission to Mars, on Feb. 9, 2021. — YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images

Turkey and the United Arab Emirates plan to work together on space.

The two countries will sign a memorandum of understanding tomorrow to share expertise on space research and technology. They will also carry out joint studies on suborbital flights, launches, rockets and satellite systems, Turkey’s official Anadolu Agency reported today. 

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