Category: Business & Economy

Trump Grants Bahrain’s King Hamad Top Honor on last Day in Office

Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa was awarded a rare medal by US President Donald Trump in recognition of his “remarkable efforts” to consolidate relations and the close partnership between the two countries, Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported on Tuesday.

Trump decorated the monarch with the Legion of Merit, Degree Chief Commander, “a rarely-awarded, prestigious decoration that can only be bestowed by the president, typically to chiefs of state or heads of government of other countries,” the White House said.


The king was also recognized for his “prominent role in pushing bilateral cooperation to broader and more comprehensive horizons, which promoted the common interests of the two countries and its peoples,” BNA said.

source: arabnews.com

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pix: arabnews.com / Creator: Mandel Ngan | Credit: AFP/Getty Images

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BAHRAIN

dnata Inaugurates state-of-the-art Cargo Complex at Manchester Airport

dnata has announced the opening of a new, state-of-the art cargo complex, dnata City North, at Manchester Airport (MAN). Representing an investment of over GBP 30 million, the 150,000 sq ft² facility allows the company to significantly expand and consolidate its Manchester operations.

Alex Doisneau, Managing Director of dnata UK, said, “We are thrilled to announce the opening of another world-class cargo facility in a strategic location in the UK.

Our new, purpose-built facility in Manchester complements our existing multiple UK operations including the dnata City complex at London Heathrow, enabling customers to enhance their operations in the region.

souce: wam.ae

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

Lebanese Film Director Jessy Moussallem

Jessy Moussallem. Women Filmmaker. Story Teller.

Written and directed “Roman’ a music video for the band Mashrou’ Leila. Followed up with a couple more directorial assignments.

Awards / Honours:

  • Won – Gold Screen for Changing The World Frame By Frame at Young Directors’ Award (2015)
  • Won – Next Director at D&AD

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LEBANON

UAE to Host Permanent HQ of the Arab Parliament for Child : January 2021

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) and the Arab Parliament for the Child today signed an agreement to host the permanent headquarters of the Arab Parliament for the Child in the Emirate of Sharjah.

The agreement was signed by Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al Jarman, Assistant Minister for Human Rights and International Law at MoFAIC, and Ayman Othman Al-Barut, Secretary-General of the Arab Parliament for the Child, at the Ministry’s headquarters, in the presence of Sheikh Fahim bin Sultan Bin Khalid Al Qasimi, Member of the Executive Council and Chairman of Sharjah’s Department of Government Relations.

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E)

Radwa Rostom – Founder and CEO of ‘Hand Over’, a Non-Profit Sustainable Green Enterprise , Egypt

Radwa Rostom. Engineer. Social Entrepreneur. Changemaker.

Founder and CEO of ‘Hand Over’.

A non-profit dedicated to develop models to reduce the cost of construction by 50 percent or more. Ensuring construction models to bringing sustainable buildings to Egypt’s masses.

Education:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Civil) – Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Awards/ Honours:

  • An Ashoka Fellow
  • Ranked by Arabian Business Magazine as No.30 of the 100 most powerful Arabs Under 40 2015)
  • Awarded a grant from the World Bank for the ‘Women for Resilient Cities’ competition (2015)
  • Winner ‘Tamayouz Excellence Award’ for Women in Architecture (2021)

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Echoing Green Finalist Portrait / pix: fellows.echoinggreen.org

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EGYPT

ADFD-funded Solar Project Lights Up and Powers Berbera City in Somaliland

Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) funded solar energy project at Berbera City in Somaliland has been connected to the local electricity grid. It will meet the increasing demand of the entire city of approximately 50,000 people.

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed on the sidelines of the event, which was witnessed by ADFD that had transferred the plant’s ownership to the Ministry of Energy and Minerals on behalf of the Government of Somaliland and appointed a consulting company, Coretec, to provide necessary support to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources in developing an overall operational structure for the project.

The deal agreed in principle on a public-private partnership (PPP) to operate and maintain the solar plant, the first of its kind in the country. “This could well serve as a reference model for the rest of the country,” said Jama Mohamoud Egal, Minister of Energy and Minerals, Republic of Somaliland.

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

Nayla Tueini Wins Media Personality of the Year At The 19th Arab Journalism Awards : December 2020

Nayla Tueini , the CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Lebanon’s Daily – Annahar was chosen as Media Personality of the Year at the 2020 Arab Media Forum, held virtually from Dubai, for her strong and steady leadership of Annahar.

December 23rd, 2020.

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Nayla Tueni holds a blank edition of her newspaper during a news conference in Beirut. (Reuters) / pix: arabnews.com

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LEBANON

Saudi Scientist Hani Al-Hadrami -Develops low-cost Rapid Test to Detect Covid-19 at SR.10 : December 2020

Dr. Hani Al-Hadrami, Assistant Professor at King Abdulaziz University and Consultant in Molecular Diagnostics developed a very low cost rapid test which takes less than 15 minutes to detect the coronavirus.

The tests were carried out at the King Fahd Center for Medical Research, based in King Abdulaziz University.

The research was funded by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology.

A patent has been registered to obtain the rights. The research papers have been submitted for publication in Talanta Scientific Journal.

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MAKKAH, SAUDI ARABIA

Aviation Business Awards 2020 – December 15th, 2020

13 Winners of the 14th Aviation Business Awards 2020 were presented at the gala at JW Mariott Marquis, Dubai.

  • Lifetime Achievement Award – Presented to : Sir Tim Clark, President of Emirates
  • Pride of Aviation Award : Etihad Engineering
  • Airline of the Year : Emirates
  • Airport of the Year : Dubai International Airport
  • Low-cost Airline of the Year : Air Arabia
  • Environmental Initiative of the Year : Etihad Airways
  • Training Provider of the Year : Etihad Aviation Training
  • Fixed Base Operator of the Year : Jetex
  • Business Aircraft Operator of the Year : Empire Aviation Group
  • MRO Service Provider of the Year : Sanad Aerotech
  • Ground Support Service of the Year : Dnata
  • Technological Innovation of the Year : Honeywell
  • Engineering Achievement of the Year : Strata Manufacturing

source: aviationbusinessme.com

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Sir Tim Clark, president of Emirates, has received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Aviation Business Awards 2020. Image: ITP Media Group

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Dr. Elias Zerhouni – Scientist, Radiologist, Inventor and Entrepreneur

Dr. Elias Zerhouni (aka) Elias Adam Zerhouni. Scientist. Inventor. Entrepreneur. Researcher. Radiologist and bio-medical engineer.

Position/s:

  • President – Global Research and Development at pharmaceutical company – Sanofi (2011 – 2018)
  • Senior Fellow – Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (2009 – 2010)
  • President Obama appointed Dr. Zerhouni as ‘Presidential Science Envoy’ – (2009)
  • First immigrant to head the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in (2002 – 2008)
  • Executive Vice-Dean – Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine (1995-2002)

Awards:

  • Gold Medal for American Roentgen Ray Society
  • Gold Medal – Radiological Society of North America
  • 2 awards – Paul Lauterbur Awards for MRI Research
  • Woodrow Wilson Award for services to the Johns Hopkins University
  • Ben Franklin Medal
  • etc….

Honours:

  • Elected to National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine (2000)
  • Elected to National Academy of Engineering (2013)
  • Legion d’honneur for French National Order by President Nicolas Sarkozy (2008)
  • etc….

Entrepreneur : Co-Founder of

  • Computerized Imaging Reference Systems (CIRS) – (1982)
  • Advanced Medical Imaging (1989)
  • Biopsys Corporation
  • American Radiology Services (1996)
  • Surgivision Inc.

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AMERICAN / ALGERIAN-AMERICAN