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Yazeed Al-Rajhi – Saudi Businessman and Rally Driver

Yazeed Al-Rajhi. Business man. International Rally Driver.

Competes in World Rally Championships, Cross Country rallies and other rally events.

Established his own racing team – Al-Rajhi Racing Team (renamed) Yazeed Racing Team.

Some of his wins:

5 time Hail Rally Winner
Silk Way Rally (2018)
Saudi Desert Rally Championship (2019)
Al Sharqiya Rally (2018, 2019) etc…

Businessman:

Chairman of the Board – Mohammed Al-Rajhi Investment Company
Yazeed Al-Rajhi and Brothers Holding company
Member, Al-Rajhi Steel
Member, Mohammed Al- Rajhi Awqaf

Other Accompolishments:

First Saudi and Arab professional driver to win the Silk Way Rally (2018). The 6,700 miles rally took place in Russia (between July 21st and July 27th).
First Saudi to be selected by Unicef as ‘Goodwill Ambassador in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf’ (2008)
First Saudi to be appointed as ‘Donate life’ Ambassador (2009)
Awarded title ‘ Gentleman’ by Rotana magazine readers (2009)
Third in position by ‘Mobily and Riyadiah’ as ‘Most Distinguished Athlete in Saudi Arabia competion
Awarded title ‘Ambassador for Fighting Drugs in Saudi Arabia’ etc..

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SAUDI ARABIA

Emel Mathlouthi Tunisian Singer Releases new Album ‘EMEL – The Tunis Diaries : 2020

Emel Mathlouthi (aka) Emel . Singer. Songwriter. Music Producer.

On October 23, Tunisian-born/New York-based experimental singer Emel released‘The Tunis Diaries’ .

A double EP that features a collection of newly recorded reworks from Emel’s catalog (‘Day’), paired with an eclectic selection of covers (‘Night’).

Equipped with only a laptop, tape recorder, and a classical guitar she crowdsourced from a local fan via Facebook, Emel created ‘The Tunis Diaries’ entirely in Tunis after she was unexpectedly quarantined in her childhood home this Spring.

www.emelmathlouthi.com

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TUNISIA / New York, U.S.A.

Egypt’s Tahya Misr Fund Breaks the Record for the ‘World’s Largest Humanitarian Aid Convoy : December 2020

Egypt’s Tahya Misr Fund sets a new record for the World’s Largest Aid Convoy with 470 trucks carrying food and other essentials on behalf of ‘The Long Live Egypt Fund’.

The Record was certified by Guinness World Records.

The convoy set off on November 20th, 2020 to poor villages in the 27 Egyptian governorates to distribute food. It had 1 million cartons of foodstuffs, 2,000 tons of poultry, 1 million blankets, over 500,000 items of clothing, 1,500 dialysis machines to serve 120,000 patients and 1,000 wheel chairs for distribution.

The cost of the ‘The Long Live Egypt Fund’ initiative had reached EGP 1 billion (USD 63.88 million) and is dedicated to serving 1 million citizens.

The previous record holder was the Netherlands with 416 trucks since 2004.

Another Record Broken:

The largest poultry donation convoy in the world

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EGYPT

Egyptian Hala El-Said Awarded ‘Arab Government Excellence Award’ : December 2020

Dr. Hala Helmy El-Said was awarded the ‘Arab Government Excellence Award’ as the Best Arab Minister.

Hala H El-Said Ph.D . Minister. Egyptian Economist. Academic. Author.

Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Egypt

Positions:

First elected Dean- Faculty of Economics and Political Science (2011)
Deputy President – Scientific Research and Exterior Relations , Cairo University (2013)
Board Member – Central Bank of Egypt
Executive Director – Egyptian Banking Institute(EBI) for 8 consequetive years
Advisor to the Governor – Central Bank of Egypt (CBE)
Member, Board of Trustees of Anti-Money Laundering Unit at Central Bank of Egypt (CBE)
Board Member – Arab African International Bank

Education :

Ph.D – Economics – Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University (1989)

Academic Papers :

Author of a wide range of internationally acclaimed research papers, studies and reports

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EGYPT

Lebanese Footwear Fashion Designer – Andreas Wazen Wins ‘Emerging Talent Award : December 2020

Andreas Wazen. Footwear Fashion Designer

Andreas Wazen wins the ‘Emerging Talent Prize’ at the ‘FNAA 2020 Digital Awards’ – Footwear News Achievement Awards held on December 08th, 2020

Footwear manufactured in Lebanon. Based with a Boutique in Beirut and retailers in other countries.

Awards;

‘Accessories Designer of the Year – by Fashion Trust Arabia (May 2020)

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Photo : Courtesy of Andrea Wazen / footwearnews.com

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LEBANON

Emirati Inventor Amer Al Jabri Wins International Honour. Silver Medal at Seoul : December 2020

Amer Al Jabri invented the award winning ‘E7 Reader’, a high-tech method to detect passport fraud. The E7 Reader scans a passport’s details and identifies fake/altered documents in less than 5 seconds.

He won a Silver Medal at the Seoul International Invention Fair 2020 held in December and had 700 participants from 45 countries.

Awards:

Ranked First in the Federal Authority for Identity & Citizenship (FAIC) Security Contest
Prince Naif Award for Arab Security
Ministry of Interion Excellence Award
Security Thought Award , USA (2018)

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E.)

Hiba Abouk : Spanish Television Actress

Hiba Aboukhris Benslimane (aka) Hiba Abouk . Television Actress. Model.

Roles in:

El Principe – TV series (29 episodes)
El corazon del oceano – TV series (6 chapters)
Con el culo al aires (es) – TV series (26 episodes)
Cheers – TV series (1 episode)
La isla de nominado – TV series
El Sindrome de Ulises

Awards:

Winner – Cosmopolitan Beauty Awards , Women’s Beauty Icon – 2014

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SPAIN / LIBYAN-TUNISIAN

Omar Fateh – Wins Seat in Minnesota State Senate (US) : November 2020

Omar Fateh, first generation american won a seat in the general election of the Minnesota State Senate for the 62nd District , on November 03rd, 2020 . He assumes offfice on January 05th, 2021.

Graduate of George Mason University.

www.omarfateh.org

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AMERICAN / SOMALI AMERICAN

Moroccan Achraf Hakimi – ‘Fastest Football Player’ in Bundesliga’s History : 2020

Achraf Hakimi Mouch (aka) Achraf Hakimi. Professional International Football Player.

The German Bundesliga football league has named the International Football player Achraf Hakimi as the fastest player in Germany with a record speed of 36.49 km/h (22.67 miles/h)

Achraf Hakimi plays as full-back for Serie A club – Inter Milan . He is on loan to Borussia Dortmund. He is also a key player in the National Football team of Morocco.

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pix; en.wikipedia.org / Hakimi with Morocco at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

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MOROCCO. SPAIN

UAE Satellite ‘Falcon Eye 2’ launched into Space to mark UAE’s 49th National Day – December 02nd, 2020

UAE’s latest satellite Falcon Eye 2 lifted off into space on a Russian Soyuz ST-A rocket from French Guiana Space Centre, South America on December 02nd, 2020 at 0533am UAE time.

It is now the 4th reconnaissance satellite launched in the UAE.

The space craft will provide high-definition images from around the world for military and civilian use.

The 1,190 kilogram satellite was built by Airbus Defence & Space and Thales Alenia Space in Toulouse, France. The UAE Space Agency oversaw its development.

This was a part of the Falcon eye programme, where two identical satellites were built for the UAE Armed Forces.

The first was Falcon Eye 1 which was lost in space last year after the Italian Vega rocket that carried it failed.

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E)