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bt100 Awards 2021, Egypt : March 30th, 2021

Celebrating Business and Economic triumphs : BT100 Awards “A Year of Inspiration” held on March 30th, 2021

BT100 Awards were given away honoring the effectiveness and triumphs of Egypt’s major economic entities and business organizations that have succeeded in achieving positive outcomes and growth despite the on-going pandemic.

It also honors the efforts of companies and individuals that have influenced the business community and economy, highlighting their achievements and efforts.

List of Awardees:

(Late) Eng. Mohamed Farid Khamis – Chairman, Oriental Weavers
(Late) Hussein Sabour – Civil Engineer and Architect – Founder of several Real Estate and Development companies

Ministers:

Dr Khaled El-Enany – Minister for Tourism and Antiquities
Dr Ali El-Moselhy – Minister of Supply and Internal Trade
Dr Khaled Abdel Ghaffar – Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research
Dr Mohamed Maeet – Minister of Finance
Dr Rania El-Mashat – Minister of International Co-Operation
Nevine Gamea – Minister of Trade and Industry
Dr Nevine Kabbage – Minister of Social Solidarity

Dr Maya Morsy – President – National Council for Women
Yehya Zaki – Chairman – Suez Canal Economic Zone
Ayman Soliman – Chief Executive Officer – Sovereign Fund of Egypt (SWE)
Mohamed Abdel Wahab – Executive Director – General Authority of Investment and Free Zones (GAFI)
Mohamed Omran – Head – Financial Regulatory Authority

Business & Economic Institutions:

ACG-ITF
Beltone Holdings
Benya Group
Cairo Festival City Mall
Castle Development
City Edge Developments
e-Finance Company
Housing and Development Bank
Hyde Park
Inertia
Marselia Group
Mountain View
ORA Development
Orientals for Urban Development (OUD)
Sky Ad Developments
Talaat Mostafa Group
Tatweer Misr

Mobile Operators :

Etisalat Misr
Orange Egypt
Telecom Egypt
Vodafone Egypt

Other Business & Economic Institutions:

CashCall
DHL Express Egypt
Eastern Company
Egyptian Refining Company
El-Sallab Group
GLC Paints
Mansour Automotive Group
Mojoe Food Industries
MRSOOL
Nestle Egypt
Pepsico Egypt
Pharco Parmaceuticals
Philip Morris Egypt
Shell Egypt
Siemens Energy Egypt
SISCO Egypt
Souq.com
etc…

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EGYPT

Saudi-Chinese Publishing Project – 2nd Phase Launched : March 2021

The first phase was launched at the 2019 Beijing International Book Fair, which saw the translation of Saudi classical works into Chinese, such as ‘The Price of Sacrifice’, ‘A Hole in a Night Robe’, among others.

Eight books were on display at the ceremony of the second phase, including an Arabic to Chinese transation of ’10 scenarios for the Development of the Relationship between Saudi Arabia and China’ and Chinese to Arabic translations, such as ‘The Rule of Law in China’.

Four of them were translated and printed in Riyadh from Chinese into Arabic, while the other four were translated and printed in Beijing from Arabic into Chinese, and published in association with Shanghai University of International Studies.

source/content: arabnews.com

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SAUDI ARABIA

Saad Abid Wins ‘ 2021 Social Innovation and Change Award, U.S.A’ : March 2021

Saad Abid – content creator, ecologist. Founder and President – the Bahri Association.

Saad Abid from Morocco has been awarded the 2021 Global Ties US International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) Decade of Social Innovation and Change Award.

The award recognizes Abid’s accomplishments over the past decade, including organizing beach cleanups, educating his 400,000 social media followers about environmental degradation, and encouraging youth engagement.

Abid is best-known for launching the digital campaign Maymkench2026 to promote Morocco’s bid to organize the FIFA World Cup 2026 .

source/content : moroccoworldnews.com

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MOROCCO

Tawhida Ben Cheikh: Tunisia’s First Female Physician

Tawhida Ben Cheikh. Medical Doctor. Gynaecologist. Feminist. Editor

Google dedicates doodle to Tunisia’s first female physician

First/s:

First Female Tunisian to graduate from Secondary School in 1928
First Female Tunisian Physician. Graduated from Paris.
Founder and First editor of ‘Leila’. Tunisia’s first French language women’s magazine
World’s First-ever banknote to feature a female doctor ’10 Dinar note in 2020 – Dr Tawhida Ben Cheikh

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Tawhida Ben Cheikh was a pioneer in women’s medicine, in particular contraception and abortion access. Image Credit: Google doodle

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TUNISIA

Winners of ‘ 2021 El Hassan Bin Talal Award for Scientific Excellence ‘ , Jordan : March 2021

The first award was divided between the Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), for the establishment of a pharmaceutical research centre, and the University of Petra, for establishing a laboratory animal research unit, according to a statement from the Higher Council for Science and Technology.

The second award was divided between Al Hussein Bin Talal University, for the establishment of a labs platform, and JUST for the establishment of simulation labs at the Faculty of Nursing.

The third award was divided between Jadara University, for the development of an intelligent medical system for cervical cancer recognition and classification, and Zarqa University, for the development of three-dimensional stiffness roofing plates.

The announcement of this year’s winners marks the award’s 26th anniversary and is made on the occasion of HRH Prince Hassan’s 74th birthday.

source/content : jordantimes.com

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JORDAN

Dubai – Another Guinness World Records in Energy Sector : March 2021

Dubai project recognized as largest single-site natural gas power facility in the world.

Dubai has chalked up another Guinness World Records entry — and this time it’s for a gas project.

The Jebel Ali complex of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has been recognized as the largest single-site natural gas power generation facility in the world, state news agency WAM reported.

The complex has an electricity generation capacity of 9,547 megawatts.

source/content: arabnews.com

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The Jebel Ali complex of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has an electricity generation capacity of 9,547 megawatts. (File/AFP) / pix: arabnews.com

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

Mohammad Suleiman and Gamal Bakhit Honored in Egypt’s Opera House : March 25, 2021

Egypt’s Cultural Icons Musician and Composer Mohammad Suleiman and Poet Gamal Bakhit honoured as Icons of Egypt.

The ceremony was at the Opera House.

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EGYPT

Emirati Omar Al-Fadhli Wins jiu-jitsu Gold Moscow : March 2021

Emirati jiu-jitsu champion Omar Al-Fadhli has won the gold medal in the 62kg purple belt category at the third round of the sixth edition of the Abu Dhabi Jiu-Jitsu Grand Slam in Moscow.

The tournament, staged in the Russian capital, witnessed the participation of 222 competitors from 15 countries holding purple, brown, and black belts in the Japanese martial art.

Emirati champion was only Arab participant in third round of sixth edition of Abu Dhabi Jiu-Jitsu Grand Slam tour

source: arabnews.com

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Omar Al Fadhli won the gold medal in the 62-kg purple belt category in Moscow. (WAM)

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E)

UAE Turns ‘Largest Major Investor’ with $10bn Pledge for Indonesia Wealth Fund: 2021

Indonesia welcomed the UAE’s commitment to invest $10 billion in its recently launched sovereign wealth fund, which a senior official said made the emirates the “largest major investor” in the initiative.

“With this investment, so far the UAE has become the largest major investor in the Indonesia Investment Authority (INA),” Husin Bagis, Indonesia’s ambassador to the UAE, told Arab News.

The UAE helped Indonesia establish the INA through its Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (AIDA) in February this year, with the AIDA serving as one of its advisers.

source/content: arabnews.com

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The UAE helped Indonesia establish the INA through its Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (AIDA) in February this year, with the AIDA serving as one of its advisers. (Shuttertstock/File Photo) / arabnews.com

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ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E.)

Saudi Water Desalination Corporation Sets Yet Another Guinness World Record : March 2021

Saudi Arabia’s Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) has set a Guinness World Record for the lowest energy-consuming desalination plant in the world.

The new plant operates at 2.27 kilowatt per hour per cubic meter of desalinated water.

2019:

SWCC won the Guinness World Record in 2019 for the biggest desalinated water plant with a production of 5.6 million cubic meters of water a day.

2018:

It also broke its 2018 world record of five million cubic meters of water a day.

source: arabnews.com

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Saline Water Conversion Corporation entered the Guinness Book of Records for the lowest energy-consuming desalination plant. (Twitter/@swcc_ksa) / pix: arabnews.com

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SAUDI ARABIA