Wafa Zaiane. BBC News Anchor. Reporter. Broadcaster
Hosts her own TV show Ana Shahid (Eye Witness)
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BRITISH / TUNISIAN–BRITISH
Egyptian painter Riham El-Adl has won an award at Italy’s Il Biennale Internazionale D’Arte Contemporanea Della Versilia, a prestigious arts competition in Florence.
The artist will have her paintings – “Sun Shining Day” and “Promised Land” – exhibited for a year at an art gallery in Florence under the management of Art Expertise, the organisation behind the contest.
source/content: arabnews.com
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EGYPT
The African Banker, a quarterly magazine that covers Africa-related financial news, has named Moroccan Minister of Economy and Finance Mohamed Benchaaboun as Africa’s “Finance Minister of the Year.
The winners of the 2021 edition of the African Banker Trophies were celebrated on June 23, 2021, during the prestigious awards ceremony, organized on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank.
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MOROCCO
Fady Elsayed (aka) Fady El Sayed. British Actor.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Casualty | Zak Woodma | Guest role (1 episode) |
| 2014 | Silent Witness | Nuri Kavur | Recurring cast (2 episodes) |
| 2014 | Penny Dreadful | Lead Familiar | Guest role (1 episode) |
| 2014 | Law & Order : UK | Jamal | Guest role (1 episode) |
| 2015 | River | Aten Olama | Guest role (1 episode) |
| 2015 | Citizen Khan | Tutor | Guest role (1 episode) |
| 2016 | The Aliens | Henri | Guest role (1 episode) |
| 2016 | Class | Ram Singh | Main role (8 episodes) |
| 2020 | Baghdad Central | Ibrahim Jabani | Recurring Cast (4 episodes) |
| 2020 | Little Birds | Aziz | 3 episodes |
Film
Year Title Role Notes
2012 My Brother the Devil Mo
2012 Twenty8k Ray
2013 Sixteen Josh
2013 Ending Ibby Short film
2015 Shakespeare on Love The Speaker Short film
2016 Brotherhood Wino
2017 Boys Don’t Cry Karim Short film
2018 Little Monster Ryan Short film
2018 A Private War Mourad
2019 Ser du månen,Daniel George (Beatles)
2019 London Arabia Sayid Short film
2020 Faith TBA
Glia Satish Jarel
LondonBoys Ash
source: wikipedia.com
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BRITISH / EGYPTIAN BRITISH
“Beacon,” by Polish artist Carolina Halatek, broke the record for the largest LED (light-emitting diode) structure. The sculpture, which was on show at the King Abdul Aziz Historical Center between March 18 and April 3, consisted of 272,160 LEDs.
“Star in Motion,” by Belgian artist Koert Vermeulen, was suspended at a height of 256 meters on the Kingdom Center tower and radiated 1.2 million lumens of light. It set the world record for the brightest suspended ornament.
Noor Riyadh is an initiative of the Riyadh Art Project, which hopes to establish more than 1,000 public artworks throughout the city.
source/content : arabnews.com
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SAUDI ARABIA
‘Our goal is to leverage Dubai as the first economy capital in the world’: Mohammed bin Rashid tells Board of Directors of Dubai Chambers
‘Economy has priority in the next stage, and we must mobilise all our creative minds and our exceptional efforts to catapult Dubai’s economy to new heights,” said His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, during a meeting on Tuesday with the Board of Directors of Dubai Chambers after the major restructuring where His Highness formed three entities – Dubai Chamber of Commerce, Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy and Dubai Chamber of International Trade.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed recently approved the new Board of Directors of Dubai Chambers as part of efforts to enhance their contributions to Dubai’s economy, raise the level of support provided to emerging business sectors and accelerate Dubai’s innovation journey. The move is also part of efforts to catalyse Dubai’s economic transformation and further reinforce the city’s rise as a global business hub.
”Establishing a solid and prosperous economy is at the center of our priorities,” His Highness added.
source/content: wam.ae
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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E)
Nadia Power . Athlete. Middle Distance Runner. Track Athlete.
Official Brand Ambassador for Toyota Ireland
Represented Ireland in the Youth and Under-20 levels and now higher on for track events.
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IRISH / SUDAN
Samir Zain-Sassi. Hollywood Actor.
The 8-year old young actor from Connecticut works out of New York City and Los Angeles and has been playing different roles in the entertainment industry for three years.
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AMERICAN (U.S.A) / MOROCCAN
DP World and the Government of Somaliland on Thursday June 24th, inaugurated the new container terminal at Berbera Port, as part of its development into a major regional trade hub to serve the Horn of Africa.
The new terminal was officially opened by Muse Bihi Abdi, President of Somaliland, and Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO of DP World, at a special event attended by over 200 guests, including a Government delegation from Ethiopia, led by Ahmed Shide, Ethiopia’s Minister of Finance, and Dagmawit Moges, Ethiopia’s Minister of Transport.
The event also included a symbolic ground-breaking for the new Berbera Economic Zone, the first phase of which is under construction.
The new container terminal with a deep draft of 17 metres, a quay of 400 metres and three ship to shore (STS) gantry cranes, can handle the largest container vessels in operation today, and increases the port’s container capacity from current 150,000 Twenty Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) to 500,000 TEUs annually.
The terminal also includes a modern container yard with eight rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs).
A new port One Stop Service Centre is also currently being built and will be ready in quarter three this year.
source/content: wam.ae
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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E) / SOMALILAND
Ons Jabeur makes history. Professional Tennis Player.
Ons Jabeur, the Tunisian 26-year-old became the first Arab woman to win a WTA title defeating Daria Kasatkina 7-5, 6-4 to win the 2021 Viking Classic Birmingham.
Jabeur has crossed Selima Sfar’s career high of No.75 to become the highest-ranked Arab Woman ever.
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TUNISIA