Gevora Hotel, Dubai, UAE is the tallest hotel in the world, as a single building. Opened its doors on February 12th, 2018.
Gevora measures 356 metres in height. It is one-metre taller than JW Mariott Marquis. Houses 528 rooms, range of health facilities, Spas and five restaurants.
Developed by Al Attar Properties, Dubai
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Latifa (aka) Latifa Bint Alaya Al Arfaoui – Tunisian pop singer and actress
Award:
Winner – World Music Award – Best selling artist in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for her album ‘Ma Etrohsh Ba’ed’ (Don’t go away).
Lives in Tunisia, UAE and Egypt
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Tunisia
Saudi Arabia ranks fourth globally in the use of 5G technology and 10th in internet speed.
Findings were presented by Deputy Minister for Technology, Industry & Digital Capacity, Ministry of Communicaion and Information, Dr. Ahmed Al-Theneyan – at the webinar ‘Digital Lanterns’ event launched by Makkah Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
The Kingdom jumped from 150th to 10th place globally in terms of internet speed.
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Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s 500-seat ‘Maraya Concert Hall’ in the north-west province of AlUla breaks a new global record.
The unveiling of the new shimmering new facade was at a special cermony held by the Royal Commission of AlUla, at the 2nd season of the ‘Winter at Tantora Festival’ .
External cladding facade displays 9,740 square metres of mirror designed as a cuboid. Guinness World Record title was on December 26th, 2019.
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AlUla, Saudi Arabia
Hamad Port, of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, Qatar – achieves yet another milestone as the ‘Deepest Artificial Port Basin created on Land’.
Hamad Port is the gateway to Qatar’s world trade. The Port’s basin is 4 km long, 700 m wide and 17 m deep.
Guinness World Record issued the certification on September 09th, 2019
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Doha, Qatar
Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) achieved the Guinness World Record title.
The building measures 6 metres (20 feet high), 36.57m (120 feet) long and 12.19m (40 feet) wide and was created on only one printer.
The building took 17 days to print and 3 months to build.
It it planned to be the home of the ‘Dubai Future Academy’ (DFAc), Dubai, UAE
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Nawal El Moutawakel , Morocco. Olympic Gold Medallist. 400 metres hurdles, women. Summer Olympics – 1984
Positions :
Firsts :
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Morocco
‘The Saline Water Conversion Corporation’ owned by the Ministry of Water & Electricity, Saudi Arabia – holds the world record for Seawater Desalination.
Thus reinforcing the Kingdom’s position as a world leader in desalination development.
The Saline Water Conversion Corporation produces 5 million cubic meters of water a day. The confirmation certificate was issued by Guinness Book of World Records in February 2018.
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Saudi Arabia
Memaar Al Morshedy . One of the Egypt’s biggest Development and Real Estate Companies .
Founder : Mohamed Morshedy / CEO: Hasan Morshedy / Head of Sales: Rami Morshedy / Chairman of the Group: Hassan Sedky
The Morshedy group has begun construction on ‘SKLINE’ with a goal and vision to be the World’s Biggest Residential Project.
Memaar Al Morshedy in currently working on 14 different projects.
SKYLINE is based in the upcoming central area of Kattameya, Cairo.The development extends over 200,000 sq meters with parks and recreation facilities. It is planned to have about 13,500 apartments of various sizes.
Architect: One of the leading global archictects Mohamed Hadid / Local Designer: Raef Rahmy / International Design – Spanish Design Studio VDP Barcelona.
Guinness World Record Attempt Granted.
Plans for WORLD’s :
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Egypt
Dr.Nicolas Hayek (aka) Dr. Nicolas George Hayek. Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board and CEO – The Swatch Group.
The Swatch Group was earlier ‘Societe Suisse de Microelectronique et d’Horologerie’ or SMH. Later The Swatch Group.
The watch brands of the Swatch Group being Swatch, Blancpain, Omega, Longines, Rado, Tissot, Certina, Mido, Hamilton, Pierre Balmain, Calvin Klein, Flik Flak, Breguet and Lanco.
Nicolas Hayek is credited with the engineering and re-birth of the Swiss Watch industry.
He is the inventor of the Swatch Watch Company which used only 51 parts as opposed to the nearly 100 parts needed to make a traditional wrist watch. At the time it was first and foremost a technological break through.
-Member- Advisory Board of EPFC (Ecole Polytechniqu Federale de Lausanne)
Awards:
www.swatchgroup.com
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Swiss / Lebanese-American / Swiss-Arab