Tag: Middle East Records

World’s Largest Oasis ‘Al Ahsa Oasis’ : Saudi Arabia : October 2020

Al Ahsa Oasis in now certified by Guinness World Records as the Planet’s largest self-contained Oasis.

Al Ahsa Oasis has also the largest date-palm oasis surrounded by sand in the world.

It has also a UNESCO designated status as a World Heritage site. Over 6,000 years old. It has many National Heritage Sites, as well as Human Settlements dating back to thousands of years.

Al Ahsa Oasis stretches across 85.4 sq.km . Irrigated by more than 280 springs of hot, warm and cold water.

Annual Al Ahsa Date Festival conducted here. Well known for its ‘Khalsah Dates‘.

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It includes over 2.5 million date palms watered by a network of over 280 artesian springs / pix: gulfbusiness.com

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SAUDI ARABIA

Basant Hemida Sprints Her Way To Win 2 Medals at ‘Athletics Kladno – Czechoslovakia’ : September 2020

Basant Hemida (aka) Basant Hemida Abdelsalam. Sprinter. Track and Field Athlete.

Basant Hemida wins Sprint Double the 100m and 200m at the Athletics Kladno in Czechoslovakia.

Other Records :

  • 2019 – African Games 2019, Rabat, Morocco – 2 medals (100m 3rd / 200m 2nd)
  • 2018 – Mediterranean Championship, Jesolo, Italy – 2 medals (100m 3rd / 200m 2nd)
  • 2016 – Mediterranean Championship, Tunis, Tunisia – 1 medal (200m -2nd)
  • 2014 – Arab Junior Championship, Cairo, Egypt – 2 medals (100m 1st / 200m 2nd)
  • 2013 – Arab Youth Championship – Cairo, Egypt – 2 medals (200m 2nd / Medley Relay 2nd)
  • 2012 – Arab Junior Championship, Amman, Jordan – 2 medals (100m 2nd / 200m 1st)

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pix : english.ahram.org.eg

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EGYPT

Amina Muaddi : Footwear Designer : Paris. Italy.

Amina Muaddi . International Footwear Designer

Her own brand : Amina Muaddi. Designed in Paris. Produced in Italy. Launched in 2018

Co-Founder : Oscar Tiye, Milan. Her first shoe brand

Amina Muaddi commissioned by Rihanna to design the footwear for her brand Fenty

Designer also for shoeline of French couturier Alexandre Vauthier

Awards :

-‘Designer of the Year’ at ‘2019 Footwear News Achievement Awards’, New York

-2018 FNAA Award for ‘Launch of the Year Award’ for her own label Amina Muaddi

Education:

-European Institute of Design, Milan

-Styling stints at L’Uomo Vogue and GO US

www.aminamuaddi.com

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pix : en.vogue.me

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JORDAN-ROMANIA

UAE ‘s First Mars Mission Interplanetary Spacecraft Makes History . First Arab Nation Reaching for the Stars : July 2020

UAE’s ‘Hope or Emirates Mars Mission’ was launched heading for Mars.

A rocket carrying a Mars Hope Explorer developed at Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre in Dubai took off. The historical event also marked the 50th anniversary of the Founding of the UAE.

It is expected to travel 493.5 million kilometres over 9 months to reach orbit around Mars in 2021. It will stay 20,000 to 40,000 Km above Mars and orbit the planet every 55 hours.

The H2A rocket carrying the Hope Explorer lifted off from Tanogashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Successfully launched by Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

  • UAE’s First Mission to Mars
  • First Arab nation reaching for the Stars
  • First Middle East nation’s Mission to the Mars

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pix: wam.ae

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Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRAES (U.A.E)