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Egypt’s Petrojet ‘Ras Badran Tank’ Enters Guinness Book of Records with Largest Oil Tank in World : July 2021

Egyptian EPC contractor Petrojet has been awarded the Guinness World Record for the largest floating roof tank for its 175,000 m³ (1.1 million bbl) crude oil storage tank in Ras Badran, Sinai, Egypt.

The double deck floating roof is 110 m in diameter and weights 1,000 tonnes. Raising the roof from assembly level to maintenance level required 240 synchronised hydraulic jacks. Petrojet built the tank for the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum.

The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum announced that one of its companies had received a Guinness World Records certificate in the field of manufacturing and constructing crude oil storage depots by adopting a new and unprecedented method in the implementation and construction of the warehouse with a double and movable floating roof system through the use of more than 240 hydraulic lifts connected to a single control system.

According to Egyptian Petroleum, this is the first and largest method of its kind with regard to the construction of storage warehouses in the world, with a warehouse capacity of 175,000 cubic meters, equivalent to more than one million barrels of crude oil, and a warehouse with a diameter of 115 meters and a weight of more than 3000 tons.

The project, which is implemented by the Egyptian petroleum sector within the national project for the establishment of crude oil storage warehouses, consists of 29 warehouses that were established in the same manner.

source/contents: egypttoday.com

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Petrojet has Guinness World Record for Ras Badran tank / pix: tankstoragemag.com

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EGYPT

Morocco’s El Amin Chentouf Smashes Own Paralympic Record to Win T12 Marathon Gold : Tokyo 2020 : September, 2021

El Amin Chentouf. Athlete. Paralympic Athlete.

Veteran El Amin Chentouf of Morocco defended his title in the T12 marathon for visually impaired athletes, smashing his own Paralympic record by over three minutes to finish in 2:21:43.

The 40-year-old retains his title after finishing more than more than four minutes ahead of silver medallist Clifford.

Further back in the field, Tunisian’s Wajdi Boukhili had been well placed to take the bronze until the 40km mark, where both he and compatriot Hatem Nasrallah slowed up to finish sixth and fourth, respectively. The bronze medal went to Tadashi Horikoshi of Japan.

Chentouf’s gold was the fourth for Morocco during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, all of which have been won in athletics. Abdeslam Hili and Ayoub Sadni won gold in the men’s 400m in the T12 and T47 classes, respectively, and Zakariae Derhem topped the podium in the men’s shot put F33 class.

source/content : thenationalnews.com

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MOROCCO

Jordan Winner of the ‘ 2021 Arab Women’s Cup’ : September 2021

Jordan claim 2021 Arab Women’s Cup after late 1-0 win over Tunisia.

Jordan beat Tunisia in the final 1-0 to win the 2021 Arab Women’s Cup in Cairo, Egypt, the second edition of the competition that was first held in Alexandria in 2006.

Maysa Jbarah, who had scored twice in the semifinal win over Egypt, once again proved the hero, scoring the winning goal in stoppage time just when it looked like the teams would not be separated.

The Arab Women’s Cup is organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) that covers the Middle East and North Africa.

The 2021 edition saw seven teams compete – Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Sudan and Tunisia.

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JORDAN

UAE’s Osama Al Shafar and Egypt’s Dr. Mohamed Azzam Elected Vice President’s of ‘Union Cycliste Internationale, UCI Belgium’ : September 24th, 2021

Osama Ahmed Abdullah Al Shafar (UAE). Dr Mohamed Wagih Azzam (Egypt).

Osama Al Shafar, President of the Asian Cycling Confederation, Member of the Executive Office of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCE), has been elected Vice-President of UCI in Leuven, Belgium.

In line with a modification to the UCI Constitution approved earlier in the day by its Congress, the UCI now counts at least one Vice-President of each gender, for a total of four Vice-Presidents-compared with three previously. The Vice-Presidents elected are: -Osama Ahmed Abdullah Al Shafar (UAE), President of the Asian Cycling Confederation.

Dr Mohamed Wagih Azzam / pix: cac-africa.com

–Dr Mohamed Wagih AZZAM (EGY), President of the Confédération Africaine de Cyclisme.

-Katerina NASH (CZE), President of the UCI Athletes’ Commission.

-Enrico DELLA CASA (ITA), President of the Union Européenne de Cyclisme (UEC).

Their term begins immediately and will finish after the 2025 UCI Congress.

Al Shafar -now the first president of the Asian Confederation to hold the position- after a successful sporting career spanning over 20 years.

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E) / EGYPT

Amal Mohammed Wins Gold at Asian Airgun Championship 2021, Kazakhstan : September 2021

Amal Mohammed. Athlete. Shooting.

Team Qatar star Amal Mohammed claimed the gold medal of women’s 10m running target event at the 2021 Asian Airgun Championship in Shymkent City, Kazakhstan on Monday, 13 September 2021.

More than 150 shooters from Qatar, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Malaysia, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Russia, India, Iran, and Turkmenistan are competing in this tournament for top honors.

The Qatari squad includes Ashya Al Suwaidi, Shahd Al Darwish and Amal Mohamed.

source/content : iloveqatar.net

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QATAR

Ali Mabkhout Surpasses Messi’s Record, as Syria secures point against UAE in World Cup Qualifiers : September 2021

Syria and the UAE played out a 1-1 draw on Match day Two of the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar Group A on Tuesday at the King Abdullah II Stadium here.

Ali Mabkhout opened the Whites’ account at the 12th minute, scoring his 77th international goal, surpassing Argentine legend Lionel Messi and matching Brazil’s Pele’s record as the seventh highest international scorer of all time.

Syria’s Al Baher secured the equaliser at the 64th minute while Mabkhout could have doubled his tally with just 10 minutes to go, but the UAE’s record goal scorer could not direct his header towards the goalmouth.

The result hands the UAE their second point in as many games, while Syria get off the mark. October will see the Whites face Iraq and Iran in the 3rd and 4th round respectively.

source/content: wam.ae

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منتخبنا الوطني يتعادل مع نظيره السوري في تصفيات المونديال — pix: wam.ae

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ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E)

Sharjah Fencing Club Crowned Champion of Arab Fencing Clubs Championships (AFCC) : September 2021

The Sharjah Fencing Club (SFC) was crowned champion of the Arab Fencing Clubs Championship (AFCC).

The Clubs’s winners won 17 medals, including 5 Gold, 4 Silver and 8 Bronze in two categories, which included the General Category and the Young Category for Men an Women under the age of 20.

211 male and female players representing 12 clubs from 6 Arab countries participated in the AFCC Championship.

The club’s fencing players took first place in the foil and épée weapons, as well as second place in the sabre weapon, in the men’s category. In the foil and sabre weapons, the young division took first place, as well as third place in the épée.

The Championship was hosted by the Al Thiqa Club for the Disabled in Sharjah.

source/contents: sharjah24.ae/en

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SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E)

Tokyo Paralympics: UAE’s Sultan Alaryani Wins Gold : September 2021

Abdulla Sultan Alaryani . Rifle Shooting. Athlete.

UAE’s Abdullah Sultan Alaryani won the country’s first gold medal in the men’s 50m rifle at the Tokyo Paralympic Games.

It is the two-time world champion’s second Paralympic title; he won the gold in London in 2012 and a silver at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. For Alaryani, it is his fifth games medal.

Sultan Alaryani’s gold came after Mohamed Al Hammadi won a bronze in the men’s 100m T34 at the Tokyo Games.

source/content: khaleejtimes.com

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E.)

UAE Pavilion Wins Prestigious Golden Lion Award at Venice Architecture Biennale: August 2021

Wetland, the UAE’s innovative pavilion at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale, has been awarded the prestigious Golden Lion for Best National Participation.

More than 60 nations developed national pavilions, including the UAE’s Wetland exhibition, which was curated by Wael Al Awar and Kenichi Teramoto.

Wetland examines the potential for creating sustainable building materials from the UAE’s salt flats or sabkhas and features an environmentally friendly cement produced with recycled desalinated water.

source/content: thenationalnews.com

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Roberto Cicutto, president of the Venice Biennale, applauds as Italy’s culture minister Dario Franceschini, left, awards the Golden Lion for the Best National Participation to Wael Al Awar, right, curator of the Wetland project presented by the United Arab Emirates at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition. EPA / Andrea Merola / pix: thenationalnews.com

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E.)

Qatar Swimming Team Wins Age Groups Title at 28th GCC Aquatics Championships : August 21st, 2021

Qatar’s national swimming team claimed the title of age groups competitions at the 28th GCC Aquatics Championships on Friday, 20 August 2021. The competitions will conclude at the Hamad Aquatic Centre on Sunday, 22 August 2021.

Team Qatar swimmers claimed 24 medals on the second day including 12 gold medals, 10 silver medals, and two bronze medals taking their tally of medals to 52 including 30 gold medals, 15 silver medals, and 7 bronze medals.

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait finished second and third respectively. Bahrain UAE and Oman were the other teams in the competition.

Qatari swimmers also emerged on top in all three age categories. While Ziad Morsi (three gold two silver) was the best in the 11-12 years category, Abdullah Al Ghemri (13-14 years) was unstoppable in all six races he took part in.

Omar Ashraf, who set a Gulf record on the opening day, took home five gold and a silver in the 15-17 years group.

The Qatar Swimming Association president Khaleel Al Jabir was thrilled with the overwhelming display of strength.

“This is the first time in the competition’s 28 editions that a country is winning 30 gold medals. We left everyone far behind, and it shows the strength of our programme. I congratulate the boys on a job well done, and we’ll strive to make them more competitive at higher levels,” said Al Jabir.

source/content: iloveqatar.net /
source and cover image credit: Qatar Olympic Committee

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QATAR