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Tunisian world No 10 defeated Belinda Bencic in the one-off women’s match.
Ons Jabeur said it was a dream to compete at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship after the Tunisian world No 10 became the first Arab player to win at the pre-season tournament in Abu Dhabi.
Jabeur defeated Switzerland’s Olympic champion Belinda Bencic in a third set championship tie-break 4-6, 6-3, 10-8 in an entertaining match .
“It’s amazing to be here in Abu Dhabi; to be here in an Arab country, representing Tunisia, representing the Arab world. I’m so glad I had this opportunity, so I’m really grateful for that.”
Jabeur is accustomed to creating new milestones for Arab tennis. After becoming the first Arab female player to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final at the 2020 Australian Open, Jabeur emulated her feat at Wimbledon in July – two weeks after becoming the first Arab player to win a WTA Tour title.
The world No 10, who reached a career-high No 7 last month, is the highest-ranked Arab player, female or male, in tennis history.
source/content: thenationalnews.com
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Ons Jabeur of Tunisia at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship. Victor Besa/The National.- thenationalnews.com
On 18 December 1878, Sheikh Jassem bin Mohamed bin Thani succeeded his father as the ruler of Qatar.
With that, Qatar became a country with a vision… a country that would find unity, grow rapidly, and reach toward ever-higher heights.
National Day, also known as Founder’s Day, celebrates the rise of Sheikh Jassem as the father and founder of the State of Qatar.
It was founded in 2007 to give people an occasion to honour the history and identity of their country, and to commemorate those who have worked and continue to work to make Qatar a great nation.
The 18th of December is a special day – a day of unity for the people of Qatar.
source/content: qatarnationalday.qa
December 18th, 2021
H.H. the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani participated in Qatar’s Arda (traditional sword dance) held at Amiri Diwan Yard to celebrate Qatar National Day.
The Moroccan-German woman won a seat in the Cologne 1 region under the banner of the Social Democratic Party.
Abdi is the first Moroccan woman to successfully be elected to Germany’s legislative body. Born in Tetouan, Abdi moved to Germany to attend the Adolf Reichwein Comprehensive School in Ludenscheid.
During this time, Abdi also joined the SPD in 2008, at the age of 22.
source/content: moroccoworldnews.com
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Sanae Abdi was elected to represent the Cologne I constituency after Sunday’s elections. Photo Credit: Sanae Abdi / pix: moroccoworldnews.com
Bahrain declares its independence from the United Kingdom, after one hundred and ten years of British occupation – !6th December 1971.
16 December 2021:
HM King patronises Bahrain’s celebration of its National Days
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today patronised, in the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, the celebration held at the Al-Sakhir Palace on the occasion of the kingdom’s National Days, in commemoration of the establishment of the modern Bahraini State as an Arab and Muslim state, founded by Ahmed Al Fateh in 1783, and the anniversary of His Majesty the King’s Accession to the Throne.
HM the King bestowed the “Prince Salman bin Hamad Medal for Medical Merit” upon the honourees.
Hamad Yacoub Al Mahameed conveyed to HM King Hamad the pride of the members of Team Bahrain, who are at the front lines of the fight against the pandemic, noting that they always draw inspiration from HM the King’s strong will and determination.
He underlined the frontliners’ honour to be essential partners in the national efforts, led by HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to defeat challenges and bring about more successes to kingdom in combating COVID-19, pledging that they will make all sacrifices for the sake of the cherished homeland, under HM the King’s wise leadership.
He also extended, on behalf of all the honourees, heartfelt thanks and gratitude to HM the King for the honouring, as well as deepest congratulations on the kingdom’s glorious National Days.
The honouree list included:
– His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Prime Minister – Deputy Prime Minister, His Highness Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa A Khalifa – National Guard Commander, General His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa – HM the King’s Personal Representative, His Highness Shaikh Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa – National Security Advisor and Royal Guard Commander, His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa – Commander of the Royal Guard’s Special Force, His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa – His Highness Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa – His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa – Royal Court Minister, Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Salman Al Khalifa – Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force, Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa – Deputy Prime Minister, Jawad Salem Al Arrayed – Deputy Prime Minister, Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa – Cabinet Affairs Minister, Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al-Mutawa – President of the Supreme Council for Health, Lieutenant-General Dr. Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdulla Al Khalifa – Interior Minister, General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa – Follow-up Minister at the Royal Court, Shaikh Ahmed bin Atiyatillah Al Khalifa – Minister of Finance and National Economy, Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa – Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Zayed bin Rashid Al-Zayani – Health Minister, Faeqa bint Said Al-Saleh – King Hamad University Hospital Commander, Major-General Dr. Shaikh Salman bin Atiyatullah Al Khalifa – Retired Major-General, Dr. Tariq Hameed Abdulhameed Shafee, – Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Waleed Khalifa Al Manea – CEO of the National Health Regulatory Authority, Dr Mariam Athbi Al-Jalahma. – Director-General of the Office of the Prime Minister, Hamad Faisal Al-Maliki – CEO of the Information and eGovernment Authority, Mohammed bin Ali Al Qaed – Director of Military Security at the Bahrain Defense Force, Major-General Dr. Riyadh Nasser Al-Areej – Executive Director of the Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Cardiac Specialist Centre, Major-General Dr. Fuad Abdulqader Mohamed Saeed – Assistant Director of Officers and Personnel Affairs at the BDF, Brigadier General Hassan Ali Al-Mehanna – Brigadier-General Dr. Hassan Mohamed Noor, Head of the Royal Medical Team – Chief Physician, Chief of the Orthopedic Department at the Military Hospital, Colonel Dr. Shaikh Fahd bin Khalifa Al Khalifa – Colonel Dr. Mohammad Khalifa Al-Dossary – Colonel Hamad Mohammed Al-Khayyat – Lieutenant-Colonel Fawaz Nasser Al-Jairan, – Infectious Diseases Consultant and Microbiologist at the Military Hospital, Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Manaf Mohammed Al-Qahtani – Undersecretary for Research and Projects at the Prime Minister’s Office and Head of the Operation Room to Combat COVOD-19, Hamad Yacoub Al Mahameed – CEO of Government Hospitals, Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Al-Ansari – Chief Executive Officer of Primary Health Care, Dr. Jaleela Al-Sayed Jawad – Assistant Undersecretary for Public Health at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Maryam Ibrahim Al-Hajri – Director of the Public Health Directorate at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Najat Abu Al-Fateh – Member of the WHO COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control Guidance Development Group, Dr. Jameela Mohammed Al-Salman – Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Health, Ibrahim Ali Al-Nawakhda – Chief of Medical Services at Salmaniya Medical Complex Dr. Nabeel Ahmed Al Asheeri – Member and Coordinator of the Supreme Council of Health, Dr. Mohammad Ali Al-Shaaban – Representative of King Hamad University Hospital, Dr. Omar Ibrahim Al-Shareef – Dr. Adel Salman Al-Sayyad- Health Ministry – Aysha Al-Balushi (Procurement and Efficient Use of Antibodies) – Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim Amin (Cardiac Centre) – Sarra Ahmed Buhejji- Office of the Prime Minister – Mansoor Ali Mansoor – Health Ministry – Mohammed Ahmed Muqbel- Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism
Deha Dhalac. Community Activist. Community Leader.
South Portland’s other city councilors, who are all White, elected her in a unanimous vote. The 4th largest city in Maine, is the whitest state in the country and South Portland is 90% White.
In 2018, she ran against a local business owner and won, making history as the first African American and first Muslim elected to the council.
In 2020, she ran unopposed for a second term. The city council selects from among its members who will be mayor, and in November, her colleagues unanimously supported her nomination.
Education / Community Work highlights:
Master’s Degree in Development Policy and Practice, University of New Hampshire
Master’s Degree in Social Work, University of New England
Past Program Manager for The Center for Grieving Children
Former South Portland Schools Community Builder for the Opportunity Alliance
Somali Community Center of Maine
Board president of the Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition
Board member of the Maine Women’s Fund
Family Engagement and Cultural Responsiveness Specialist with the Maine Department of Education
South Portland City Council, District 5 Representative
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pix: Twitter / @NewAmericanLd , New American Leaders
Tunisian weightlifter Ghofrane Belkhir (59 kg) won Thursday two gold medals in both the categories – snatch and total weight (203 kg) at the World Weightlifting Championships (December 7-17) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Belkhir is Tunisia’s only representative at this event.
On May 25; 2021 – she had already won three gold medals; weighing 59 kg during the IWF World Junior Championships competitions.
Prominent pathologist Doctor Sherif Zaki, founder and chief of the Infectious Disease Pathology Branch in the Coordinating Centre for Infectious Diseases in Atlanta, Georgia, passed away on 21 November, 2021.
Dr. Zaki was renowned for cracking medical mysteries by finding signatures of pathogens in diseased cells.
Through the application of classic and new technologies, Dr. Zaki and his team have made significant contributions to advancing the understanding of the pathogenesis and epidemiology of emerging infectious diseases.
Moreover, for his leadership, scientific contributions and commitment to Centre for Disease Control’s (CDC) public health mission, Dr. Zaki has been widely recognised and awarded, including receiving the US Health and Human Services Secretary’s Awards for Distinguished Service – the department’s highest honour – nine times.
Dr. Zaki and his staff were the first to identify the Hanta virus, later called the Sin Nombre virus, that caused the deaths of several people in the Navajo nation in the Southwest in 1993.
He also helped discover the Zika virus in the brain tissue of babies stricken with the mosquito-borne virus in Brazil, proving that it could be transmitted during pregnancy.
Dr. Zaki also helped identify the mechanisms that made Ebola and SARS so contagious and lethal.
Sherif Ramzy Zaki was born 24 November 1955, in Alexandria, Egypt.
He spent the first six years of his life in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where his father was attending graduate school.
Dr. Zaki received his medical degree from Alexandria University in 1978, before earning a master’s degree at his alma mater in pathology.
He earned a doctorate in experimental pathology from Emory University in Atlanta in 1989.
Dr. Zaki’s data on Scopus database showed that Zaki had published in the neighborhood of 400 scientific papers and had an advanced “H score” of 102 thus placing his impact on the field way above the 35-70 range for Noble Prize hopefuls.
Dr. Mohammed Bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, Secretary General of the Muslim World League (MWL) and Chairman of the Muslim Scholars Association, has received the Norwegian Bridge Builder Award at a ceremony in Oslo.
He was one of three recipients of the award in 2021, which is given to people who have helped to build bridges between individuals, nations and societies.
The other two were Rev. Prof. Dr. Ioan Sauca, acting general secretary of the World Council of Churches, and Michael Melchior, Chief Rabbi and leader of the Religious Peace Initiative in Israel.
source/content: arabnews.com
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Dr. Mohammed Bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, Secretary General of the Muslim World League (MWL) and Chairman of the Muslim Scholars Association, has received the Norwegian Bridge Builder Award. (Supplied) / pix: arabnews.com
Egypt assumed the rotating presidency of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) at its 21st summit.
In his speech, El-Sisi said Egypt will work with COMESA member states to achieve their aspirations and encourage trade, including by seeking to complete a project linking the Mediterranean Sea and Lake Victoria.
During a meeting with COMESA Secretary-General Chileshe Kapwepwe, El-Sisi said Egypt’s presidency of the bloc will strive toward economic and regional integration.
About COMESA
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a free trade area with 21 member states stretching from Tunisia to Eswatini.
source/content: arabnews.com
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Egypt takes over Tuesday the chair of the COMESA – TV Screenshot / pix: egypttoday.com
