Abu Dhabi, Jan. 27 -- United Arab Emirates (UAE) astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, said that he is "not obligated to fast during Ramzan" while on his upcoming six-month International Space Station (ISS) mission.

Al Neyadi will become the first Arab astronaut to spend six months in space after his scheduled launch on February 26 to the ISS via the "Falcon 9" rocket manufactured by the "SpaceX" company.

Sultan Al Neyadisaidin response to a question during a press conference, on Wednesday, at the Johnson Space Center in the American city of Houston, "In my case, I can be classified as a traveller, and the traveller has the right to interrupt his fast."

"Fasting is not obligatory if a person feels, for example, that his health is not well," he a...