Oldest Human Settlement in Arabian Peninsula – Shuweihtia Village, Saudi Arabia

Archaeological teams discovered 16 settlements, which contained around 2,000 stone tools, such as knives, hammers, arrowheads along with other polyhedral and spherical tools

Recent excavations have revealed that Shuweihtia Village in Jouf is the oldest human settlement in the Arabian Peninsula, dating back 1.3 million years.


Located 45 kilometers north of Sakaka city, the administrative capital of Jouf, Shuweihtia extends to Wadi Wasseh in the north of the village.


The village goes back to the Paleolithic era in the Old Stone Age.

source/content: arabnews.com

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SAUDI ARABIA

UNICEF Morocco Appoints Achraf Hakimi ‘Champion for Children’ – May 2021

The UNICEF office in Morocco announced the appointment of Moroccan international football star Achraf Hakimi as children’s rights champion.

Hakimi, 22, is triumphing not only in his humanitarian works but also in his football career.

The football player is a key element in both his international club Inter Milan and Morocco’s national team.

UNICEF launched the initiative to appoint public figures from all fields, including arts, academics, and sports among others to engage in its efforts to help raise awareness of children’s rights.

Champions for Children are prominent individuals from arts, music, academics, ICT, sports, community-based organizations, or other fields who help to raise awareness of children’s rights.

The initiative is in line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which is the “most widely ratified human rights treaty in history,” UNICEF said.

source/content: moroccoworldnews.com

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pix: Moroccan football player Achraf Hakimi. Photo: UNICEF

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MOROCCO

World’s Largest Composite Production Superyacht ‘Majesty 175’ Launched at World Premiere, Dubai Harbour , UAE : May 2021

H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, today unveiled the Majesty 175, the world’s largest composite production superyacht, at its world premiere at Dubai Harbour.

Pushing the boundaries in superyacht production through its lightweight material that enables effortless cruising in low-draft waters, the Majesty 175, fully manufactured in the UAE, is the flagship superyacht by Gulf Craft, one of the world’s premier shipbuilders

Manufactured at Gulf Craft’s integrated in-house production facility in the UAE, the Majesty 175 successfully completed a series of sea trials before its global premiere. The yacht will soon venture on voyages across the world, taking the UAE flag to global yacht events, marinas and exotic destinations, placing the country prominently on the world yachting map.

Built to the specifications outlined by the UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) for yachts over 500 gross tonnage (GT), the 55-metre long superyacht with a beam of 9.6 metres has a gross tonnage of 780. It has the ability to effortlessly cruise low-draft areas, drawing just 2.05 metres of water, as it was built using advanced composite materials such as carbon fibre and vinyl ester. This enables close beach access, a key consideration for many marine lifestyle enthusiasts.

content/source: wam.ae

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

Majeda Khoury : Chef & Founder – Syrian Sunflower

Majeda Khoury. Chef. Syrian Human rights and Feminist activist.

Syrian migrant, one of her early decisions in London was to join a refugee cooking group run by social enterprise Migrateful. It brings together Londoners and refugees to learn recipes and share a meal.

She gives one or two classes a week, teaching simple but beautiful meals that can be reproduced at home

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UNITED KINGDOM / SYRIAN-BRITISH

Joe Neguse – First Eritrean-American Elected to US Congress : January 2021

Joseph D Neguse (aka) Joe Neguse . American Politician. Leader. U.S. Representative for Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District since 2019.

Neguse is an attorney, co-founder of a voter registration group and a former regent of the University of Colorado.

Firsts:

  • First Eritrean-American elected to U.S. Congress
  • Colorado’s First Black member of Congress
  • First African-American to represent Colorado in Congress

Education:

  • Bachelors Degree – Political Science and Economics, University of Colorada (2005)
  • Juris Doctor – University of Colorado Law School (2009)

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AMERICAN / ERITREAN-AMERICAN

Dr. Ali Chamseddine, Physicist

Ali Hani Chamseddine Ph.D. Physicist known for his contributions to particle physics, general relativity and mathematical physics.

Known for minimal supergravity grand unification – mSUGRA and Non commutative geometry.

Awards:

  • G. Bude Medal, College de France, 2007
  • TWAS Physics Prize, 2009
  • Alexander Von Humboldt Research Prize, 2001

Work:

  • Professor of Mathematical Physics, American University of Beirut, Lebanon-
  • Professor, The Institut des hautes etudes Scientifiques, France

Education:

  • BSc – Graduate in Physics, Lebanese University, 1975
  • Diploma in Physics, Imperial College, London
  • Ph.D – Theoretical Physics, Imperial College, London , 1976

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LEBANON

Saudi Girl Ritaj Al-Hazmi, 12, World’s Youngest Novel Series Author by Guinness : May 2021

A young girl from Saudi Arabia has broken the Guinness World Record to become the globe’s youngest writer of a novel series.

Ritaj Alhazmi, 12, has published a series of three English-language novels, two of which came out before her last birthday.

She has been awarded for her Treasure of the Lost Sea series, which includes the novels Treasure of the Lost SeaPortal of the Hidden World and Beyond the Future World.

In the third book, she explored the genre of science-fiction. “I introduce new creatures and robots. I also include travelling through worlds,’ she explains.

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Ritaj Alhazmi has become the world’s youngest book series author after she published three books before her teen years. Courtesy Ritaj Alhazmi / pix: thenationalnews.com

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SAUDI ARABIA

Dr. Hiba Mohamed, Award Winning Molecular Biologist

Hiba Mohamed Ph.D (aka) Hiba Salah-Eldin Mohamed

Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum

Awards/Honours:

  • 2007 – Awarded Royal Society Pfizer Award
  • 2004 – Awarded Wellcome Trust Research Development Award
  • 2010 – Appointed Fellow of the Global Young Academy

Education:

  • BS (Hons) – Zoology, University of Khartoum (1993)
  • MS – University of Khartoum (1998)
  • Ph.D – University of Cambridge (UK), Institute of Medical Research (1998 – 2002)

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SUDAN

Dr Hajar Mousannif Winner of ‘Artificial Intelligence Award’

Hajar Mousannif Ph.D , Award winning Scientist. Educationist. Researcher

WomenTech Global Awards 2020 (Silicon Valley, California) awarded Artificial Intelligence (AI) researcher Hajar Mousannif as the golden winner of the WomenTech Global AI Inclusion Award.

A researcher and lecturer in AI, professor of machine learning and big data analysis at Cadi Ayyad University in Marrakech, the Moroccan expert conducted her latest research on wireless sensor networks and vehicle networks.

Other Awards/ Honours:

  • 2019 – First Prize in ‘Sustainability’ in Solar Decathalon Africa
  • Entrepreneurial Education Award at 13th National Business Day for Morocco’s Center for Young Leaders (CJD)
  • 2014 – Winner L’Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science International Award
  • 2012 – Winner ‘Literati Network Award for Excellence
  • etc…

www.mousannifhajar.com

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MOROCCO

Shabab Al Ahli Crowned Champions of President’s Cup, UAE : May 16th, 2021

Shabab Al Ahli clinched the President’s Cup for the 10th time on Sunday after beating Al Nasr 2-1 in a dramatic finale in Al Ain.

Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the UAE Football Association, handed the cup to the winners

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E.)