UAE to issue new commemorative coin in honour of Hazzaa.

• Position: Hazzaa AlMansoori

The Central Bank of the UAE will issue a commemorative currency in celebration of Major Hazzaa AlMansoori, the first UAE national to travel to space. The Central Bank said the UAE's Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may his soul rest in peace, played a pivotal role in the success of Hazzaa and the UAE. "For back in the 1980s, fuelled by a strong desire to have the UAE be a key player in space missions, he sat with Nasa astronauts and shared with them his vision. His successor, UAE President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, spared no costs in building on his father's goals and driving UAE's progress.

This initiative from the Central Bank aims to...