Oman signs agreement with Airbus for its first communications satellite

CAIRO, Nov 23 (Reuters) – Oman signed an agreement with Airbus on Sunday to design, manufacture and launch the sultanate’s first communications satellite, Oman’s state news agency reported.

The new satellite would help boost Oman’s communications system and build capacities in areas of space and future technologies, the state news agency said.

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Reporting by Menna Alaa El-Din; Editing by Saad Sayeed

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