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Tunisian freediver Walid Boudhiaf set a new world record in the variable weight modality of the International Association for the Development of Apnea.
On January 17, 2021, the Tunisian freediver Walid Boudhiaf acheived a new world record in the variable weight modality of the International Association for the Development of Apnea (AIDA), in the waters of Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt.
Walid made a dive of -150 meters in variable weight Apnea, in which the freediver dives with the help of a sled and ascends with his own effort with the impulse of his arms or by flapping flapping, surpassing the previous mark of -146m that had the Greek Stavros Kastrinakis since November 2015.
The official information of the announcement of the world record is published in the official website of AIDA International WR Attempt Sharm FIMWR Attempt Sharm VWT.
A Jordanian teenager read his way to half-a-million dirhams as he was declared the winner of Arab Reading Challenge 2021. Abdullah Abu Khalaf, 17, outperformed 21 million participants from 52 countries.
Egypt’s Al Ghoraib School for Basic Education won the Dh1 million ‘Best School’ award. Out of 96,000 others, the school was deemed the best in making reading an integral part of students’ lifestyle.
Moza Al Ghanna from the UAE bagged the Dh300,000 ‘Outstanding Supervisor’ award for keeping her wards’ reading levels high, especially amid the Covid-19 pandemic. She was selected from 120,000 participating supervisors in this year’s challenge.
A hero with special needs
In the category of Arab students living in foreign countries, Alexander Voros from Italy was declared the champion.
Voros, a teenager with special needs, took home a prize of Dh100,000. He inspired millions with his persistence and determination to learn the Arabic language, which is not his mother tongue.
The ceremony, hosted by George Kordahi, the recently announced Lebanese Minister of Information, was broadcast on MBC Channel and the Arab Reading Challenge website
The main challenge winners
Abu Khalaf received the news of his win through a surprise visit from Ahmed Ali Al Balushi, the UAE Ambassador to Jordan.
The winner outperformed the other four finalists, with Sarah Al Daeef from Morocco named second; Diaa Al Qaisum from Saudi Arabia, third; Yousra Mohammed Al Imam from Sudan, fourth; and Abdul Rahman Mansour Ahmed Mohammed from Egypt, fifth.
Best school
Other than Egypt’s Al Ghoraib School for Basic Education, Al Hassad Al Tarbawi School in Jordan came second; and Alanjal Private School from Saudi Arabia was third.
Outstanding supervisors
Emirati Moza Al Ghanna was declared the best, while Asma Saqr from Tunisia came in second, and Khaled Al Bukiri from Morocco received the third prize.
Special tribute
The closing ceremony featured an emotional video as a tribute to Al Taher bin Ahmed, the Arab Reading Challenge’s coordinator in Mauritania, who recently passed away after a long struggle with illness.
The 21 million participants from 14 Arab countries and 38 others with Arab diaspora represent a 55.5 per cent growth from the previous year’s 13.5 million from 49 countries
In all, cash prizes worth Dh11 million were given away during the live TV ceremony that saw His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, deliver an inspirational speech.
Britain’s Galal Yafai, born of Yemeni parents, defeated Carlo Paalam to win the flyweight Olympic title , denying the Philippines a first boxing gold medal in the country’s history.
The 28-year-old Yafai, a former factory worker, won on split points in an enthralling contest to earn Britain’s first boxing gold in Tokyo.
The team competed in five-a-side football, emerging with the bronze after defeating China 4-0 in a brilliant performance in the third-place playoffs. The squad consisted of five players, all visually impaired, playing a modified version of football.
Overall, Morocco performed exceptionally well during the 2020 Paralympic Games that wrapped up . Moroccan athletes took home medals in shotput, track, discus, football, and various other athletic disciplines.
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The team competed in five-a-side football, emerging with the bronze after defeating China 4-0 in a brilliant performance. Photo Credit: International Blind Sports Federation
Nassima Saifi of Algeria won a silver medal in the Women’s Discus Throw at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on Saturday morning.
The 32-year-old’s medal is her country’s fourth at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
Algeria now has four medals (one gold, one silver and two bronze) at the games, putting it 19th in the medal table.
source/content: arabnews.com
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Nassima Saifi of Algeria managed a best of 30.81 meters to finish second behind Mokhigul Khamdamova of Uzbekistan. (Twitter: @LeFennecFC) / pix: arabnews.com
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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Office Cherifien des Phosphates (OCP) Mostafa Terrab received the Insignia of Officer of the Legion of Honor of France in Rabat.
Terrab has been OCP’s chairman and CEO since 2006 and president of the International Fertilizer Association (IFA) since June 2019.
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French Ambassador to Morocco, Helene Le Gal conferring the distinction / pix: moroccoworldnews.com
Egypt re-elected as vice chair of UN Habitat Executive Board.
Executive Board of the UN Habitat held its first meeting during which Egypt was re-elected as vice chair of the Executive Board of the UN Habitat for the African Group over the period from 2021-2022.
Egypt’s Permanent Delegation to UN Habitat Ambassador Khaled el Abyad voiced happiness over the re-election of Egypt, expressing his appreciation for the sisterly African states over their confidence in Egypt and its ability to enhance the African interests and defend them.
source/content: egypttoday.com
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Sarah Al-Suhaimi has been appointed to the board of directors at Saudia airline as a representative of the private sector, following approval from the Kingdom’s Council of Ministers.
Al-Suhaimi is also the chairwoman for the board of directors at the Saudi Arabian Stock Exchange (Tadawul), the largest stock market in the Middle East. In 2017, she became the first Saudi woman to hold that position.
Three years before Tadawul, Al-Suhaimi was the CEO and a board director at the National Commercial Bank, also known as Al-Ahli Bank.
Al-Suhaimi served as the vice chairperson of the advisory committee to the board of the Capital Market Authority between 2013 and 2015.
She worked as the chief investment officer at Jadwa Investment, where she led the asset management and wealth management business lines and was also a member of its management committee between 2007 and 2014.
Al-Suhaimi started her career within asset management at Samba Capital. She is a trustee of the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation and a We-Fi Leadership Champion.
Energy Intelligence announced that Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Managing Director & Group CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), has been named as Energy Intelligence’s Energy Executive of the Year for 2021.
The award recognises Dr. Al Jaber’s role in mapping a path of modernisation for national oil companies. Dr. Al Jaber was elected by the leaders of the world’s top energy companies and is the 25th winner of this distinguished honor. The award will be presented to Dr. Al Jaber at the Energy Intelligence Forum 2021 conference held October 4-7.
“Dr. Al Jaber has distinguished himself as an innovator at a time of great change,” said Raja Sidawi, Chairman and Chief Executive of Energy Intelligence. “He has reimagined ADNOC’s operations, its strategy and its culture.”
