12.00 PM Friday, 26 April 2024
  • City Fajr Shuruq Duhr Asr Magrib Isha
  • Dubai 04:25 05:43 12:19 15:46 18:50 20:09
26 April 2024

Emirati student raises UAE flag at South Pole

Maryam Salem Al Hamadi at the South Pole. (Wam)

Published
By Wam

Emirati adventurer Maryam Salem Al Hamadi has wrapped up a 21-day challenging expedition to the South Pole by raising aloft the UAE flag in the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth.

Al Hamadi, a student of the Higher Colleges of Technology in the Western Region, said her risk-fraught adventure ''From Liwa Desert to the Icy South Pole'' aimed to hoist the UAE flag there as ambassador to her country in that part of the world.

She added that she took off from Dubai International Airport on  March 7  to Argentina to join 88 male and female adventurers from 27 countries.

 Al Hamadi has paid rich tributes to the wise leadership for supporting and encouraging the youth. ''We are proud of our leadership and our homeland among the nations. This adventure serves as an achievement for every Emirati and Arab girl,'' she said.










Wam