‘Remarkable Season by any Description’: Manchester City Chairman, Emirati Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak

Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak – Chairman, Manchester City F.C

  • Manchester City – Winners of the Premier League title, 3rd time
  • Winners of the 4th successive Carabao Cup-

Al Mubarak expressed his delight at a season that saw the Citizens win the Premier League title for the third time in four years, finishing 12 points ahead of their nearest rivals, as well as a fourth-successive Carabao Cup.

Manchester City had one of their best seasons in their history, where the club won 2 trophies – The Premier League and the Carabao Cup.

To add to that feat, Pep Guardiola’s side reached the Champions League final, a first in the history of the club in 114 years.

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MANCHESTER CITY, U.K. / ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E)

Hollywood Movie ‘ The Mauritanian’ -True Story of Mohamedou Ould Slahi : April 2021

The Mauritanian is a 2021 legal drama film based on the true story of Mohamedou Ould Slahi, a Mauritanian man who was held for fourteen years (from 2002 to 2016) without charge in the Guantanamo Bay detentian camp, a United States military prison.

Awards / Nominations :

 – 78th Golden Globe Awards the film received two nominations; Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (for Rahim), with Foster winning Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture.

At the 74th British Academy Film Awards the film received five nominations, including Best Film, Outstanding British Film , and Best Actor for Rahim.

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Theatrical release poster / pix: en.widipedia.org

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MAURITANIA / HOLLYWOOD MOVIE

Morocco Wins Gold : 28th Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad : May 24th, 2021

For the second year in a row Morocco wins at the Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad held in Tunisia.

28th Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad (PAMO) hosted virtually in Tunisia on May 23-24. 

The PAMO the annual competition consists of two 4.5 hour rounds and participants must answer three questions per round. The event challenged students to answer advanced calculus and trigonometry questions.

Students from 14 countries including Angola, Botswana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Republic of the Congo, and Zimbabwe competed in the event.

Over 60 high school students representing their home countries attended the virtual event with Morocco’s El Ibbaoui Mohamed and Achak Abderrahmane coaching the team to victory.

The organization crowned Beni Mellal’s Aya Akargout the “Queen of African Mathematics 2021” after her gold medal win alongside Marrakech’s Youssef Bouhtouch. 

In addition, Morocco’s Mohammed Ayoub, Adam Kharraz, Hiba Benabou, and Asmae Hibat Allah won silver medals. 

All of the students are members of Morocco’s national mathematics team operating under the Ministry of Education.

source/content : www.moroccoworldnews.com

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Morocco’s winning team at the 28th Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad Photo credit: Tradition Marocaine Facebook

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MOROCCO

First Arab-American Female Driver in NASCAR series – Toni Breidinger Makes History.

Toni Breidinger. Professional stock car racing driver.

She is the all-time winningest female in United States Auto Club (USAC) history with 19 wins. Already made the record books for being a 19-time United States Auto Club (USAC) race champion.

Toni Breidinger will become the first female Arab-American driver to compete in a NASCAR national series.

www.tonibreidinger.com / www.breidingermotorsports.com

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AMERICAN / LEBANESE-AMERICAN

Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah : Leading International ReConstructive Surgeon, London

Professor Ghassan Abu-Sittah, MBchB, FRCS (Plast)

Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sitra is a multi-award-winning Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, with a worldwide reputation as one of the world’s leading specialists in Craniofacial surgery (facial deformities), aesthetic surgery, cleft lip and palate surgery and trauma related injuries.

He completed his medical education at the University of Glasgow and went on to do his postgraduate residency training in London.

After completing his Specialist Registrar training in London he was awarded a Fellowship in Paediatric Craniofacial Surgery and a Fellowship in Cleft Surgery at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Kids and a further fellowship in Trauma Reconstruction at the Royal London Hospital. 

In 2010 he was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (Plastic Surgery).  

In 2011 he took on the role of Associate Professor and Head of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Aesthetic Surgery at the Middle East’s leading medical facility, the prestigious American University of Beirut Medical Center. In 2015 he became a founding director of the Conflict Medicine Program –The Global Health Institute at the American University of Beirut.

Publications:

Several and Profusely, on all aspects of facial surgery and the treatment of conflict related injuries.

www.drghassanabusittah.com

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pix: American University of Beirut

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BRITISH / BRITISH-PALESTINAN

Oman’s Dr. Amal Bint Saif Wins Sasakawa Health Prize 2021 : May 2021

Dr. Amal bint Saif al-Maani, Director of Department of Infection Prevention, Ministry of Health.

Dr. Amal Bint Saif received the prestigious Sasakawa Health Prize 2021, awarded by the World Health Organization for boosting awareness of antimicrobial resistance and the importance of Hand Hygiene.

Ministry of Health said: “The Executive Council of the World Health Organisation announced the winning of Dr. Amal Bint Saif, a consultant in infectious diseases for children and infection control and director of the Department of Infection Prevention and Control of the General Directorate for Disease Control and Control at the Ministry of Health.

“To help combat antimicrobial resistance, Dr Al Maani engaged in the national project “Be Role Model for Hand Hygiene” as part of her advocacy work for HandHygiene in the community and health care settings in Oman,” WHO added

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OMAN

Younes Bendjima , French-Algerian model

Younes Bendjima. ex-boxer. Model.

Walked the runaway for Givenchy. As well as at the Milan Fashion Week (Feb 2016), etc…

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FRENCH / ALGERIAN-FRENCH

Egypt’s Dr.Hala Zayed Elected as Chair of Arab Health Ministers Council : May 2021

Egypt’s Minister of Health Dr. Hala Zayed was elected as the Chair of the Executive Office of the Health Ministers Council at the Arab League for the second time in a row.

Hala Zayed is the second female minister in the history of the Health Ministry since its establishment in 1937.

She has a PhD and Master’s in Business Administration from the Arab Academy of Science and Technology. She also obtained a diploma in Hospitals Administration from the AUC. She has a Master’s degree in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She received her medical degree MBBS from The University of Zagazig.

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Minister of Health Hala Zayed – FILE / pix: egypttoday.com

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EGYPT

Saba Anglana – Actress and Singer

Saba Anglana . Italian TV actress. International Singer.

Saba is an actress on Italian television. In a popular local TV series entitled La Squadra, she played a policewoman of dual Somali-Italian heritage.

Saba released her first studio album entitled Jidka: The Line, (2007) in which she mixes the traditional sounds of her native Somalia with contemporary Italian.

www.sabaanglana.com

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ITALIAN / SOMALI-ITALIAN

Zeena Zaki – Haute couture Fashion Designer

Zeena Zaki. Haute couture Fashion Designer. Entrepreneur. Own label ‘Julea Domani’.

Launched her first fashion atelier in Dubai, UAE in 2003. Zaki launched her first collection at the Dubai World Trade Center in 2006.

Zeena Zaki’s fashion house operates under the label “Julea Domani”

Born in Copenhagen, Denmark to Iraqi parents. Currently Dubai, UAE based.

Awards:

  • 2009 Best Female Designer for Pret a Porter Award at Dubai Fashion Week

www.zeenazaki.com

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DANISH / IRAQI-DANISH