Saudi Arabia’s 500-seat ‘Maraya Concert Hall’ in the north-west province of AlUla breaks a new global record.
The unveiling of the new shimmering new facade was at a special cermony held by the Royal Commission of AlUla, at the 2nd season of the ‘Winter at Tantora Festival’ .
External cladding facade displays 9,740 square metres of mirror designed as a cuboid. Guinness World Record title was on December 26th, 2019.
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AlUla, Saudi Arabia
Hamad Port, of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, Qatar – achieves yet another milestone as the ‘Deepest Artificial Port Basin created on Land’.
Hamad Port is the gateway to Qatar’s world trade. The Port’s basin is 4 km long, 700 m wide and 17 m deep.
Guinness World Record issued the certification on September 09th, 2019
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Doha, Qatar
Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) achieved the Guinness World Record title.
The building measures 6 metres (20 feet high), 36.57m (120 feet) long and 12.19m (40 feet) wide and was created on only one printer.
The building took 17 days to print and 3 months to build.
It it planned to be the home of the ‘Dubai Future Academy’ (DFAc), Dubai, UAE
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Ramy Youssef wins the ‘Golden Globe Award 2020’ for-‘ Best Actor in a Television series Musical / Comedy’ category.
Ramy was awarded for his stage performance in the 10-episode Hulu comedy series ‘Ramy’.
Ramy Youssef – Actor, Stand-up comedian, Writer
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USA / Arab-American / Egypt
Dr. Amney Jamal – Princeton University has been named as one of the members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
She is Princeton faculty of : Edward S. Sanfords – Professor of Politics / Director – Mamdouha S. Bobst Center for Peace and Justice
Jamal is Senior Advisor – PEW Research Center Projects . Conducts Workshops on Arab Political Development, Princeton University
Education:
Bachelors – UCLA – 1993
PhD – Political Science, University of Michigan
Books :
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USA / Arab-American / Palestine
Nawal El Moutawakel , Morocco. Olympic Gold Medallist. 400 metres hurdles, women. Summer Olympics – 1984
Positions :
Firsts :
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Morocco
‘The Saline Water Conversion Corporation’ owned by the Ministry of Water & Electricity, Saudi Arabia – holds the world record for Seawater Desalination.
Thus reinforcing the Kingdom’s position as a world leader in desalination development.
The Saline Water Conversion Corporation produces 5 million cubic meters of water a day. The confirmation certificate was issued by Guinness Book of World Records in February 2018.
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Saudi Arabia
Sofia Saidi was crowned winner from an international competition with contestants from 53 countries at a glittering ceremony in Beirut, Lebanon on June 29th, 2019
Education:
-Bachelor’s Degree: International Management
-2 Master’s Degrees : (1) Strategic Organizational an Technological Evolutionism – Pantheon-Assas University Paris II / (2) Master’s Degree : Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship
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Morocco / Paris, France
Mohamed Hadid (aka) Mohamed Anwar Hadid . Real Estate Developer. Philanthropy.
Main focus on building luxury hotels and mansions in Washington DC, Colorado, Los Angeles and specialised projects around the world.
Father of Supemodels Gigi Hadid, Bella Hadid and Anwar Hadid
Sports:
-Represented Jordan for speed skating at the Winter Olypmics (1992). Hadid is the only person to have represented Jordan at the Winter Olympics 1992.
www.mohamedhadid.com
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American / Jordan-Palestine / Arab-American
Hany El Behairy – Haute Couture Fashion Designer. Egyptian couturier.
Famed designer Hany El Behairy has become the first Egyptian to participate in the Oriental Fashion Show at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, which was held on Monday, January 20 and entitled “The Wonders of the Silk Road.“
During the show, Behairy impressed audiences with a diamond-studded wedding gown, modeled by Egyptian actress Mai Omar.
Numerous celebrities have worn designs from Behairy Haute Couture, including Yousra, Laila Elwy, Warda Al Gazaeria, Elham Shahin, Safaa Abu El Seoud, Latifa, Hanan Tork, Dalia El Behairy, Sabah, Ghada Abdel Razek, Shaimaa Saeed, and Poussu Shalaby.
Awards :
– Best Fashion Designer in Egypt (2001) / Best Fashion Designer in Cairo Cinema Festival (2009) / Best Fashion Designer in the Arab World (2005)/ Best Fashion Designer in Alexandria Cinema Festival (2014) etc.
-Award for the Best Fashion Designer of 2006 at Mediterranean Festival in Napoli along with the “Moda Week” festival in Italy
– Best Fashion Designer.” at ‘LUX Festival’ in Lebanon
– Behairy was honored by the Italian Ministry of Culture as well as the Mayor of Rome in 2006.
www.hanyelbehairycouture.com
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Egypt