Abu Dhabi created a world first record in species conservation , with the birth of the endangered species Arabian Bustard (Ardeotis Arabs) via IVF – artificial insemination.
It was done at the National Avian Research Centre (NARC), Abu Dhabi.
The International Fund for Houbara Conservation(IFHC) Arabian Bustard Breeding Programme, the first of its kind project globally, has successfully bred 42 chicks in captivity.
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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Highway 10 is the longest dead straight road on earth, covering 140 miles (240Km) in one stretch according to Guinness.
It links Haradh (Highway 75) to Al Batha and is a total desert land.
Bonus Record:
Highway 85 – Saudi Arabia . Not a straight road. From Jubail on the coast to Turaif on the border of Jordan. The Highway is 693 miles long and takes about 9 hours to drive in one go.
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Saudi Arabia
13,377 camels participated in the largest camel racing tournament in the world. Certificate issued by Guinness World Records.
The event was organised by the Saudi Camel Racing Federation and was held on September 13th, 2019 at Taif, Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi Arabia
Researchers working in the black desert of north-eastern Jordan found the charred remains of a flat bread baked by hunter-gatherers 14,400 years ago.
The bread was found in a stone fireplace. The oldest direct evidence of bread yet found, predating the advent of agriculture by at least 4,000 years ago.
The excavation was led by Tobias Richter, Archaeologist and researchers were led by Amaia Arranz Otaegui of the University of Copenhagen, Denmark in 2018. Findings were published in the Journal ‘Proceedings of the National Academy of Science’.
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Jordan
The Shieikh Jaber Causeway is the 4th longest bridge in the world.
Named after Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah who ruled during the Gulf war.
About 80 percent of the sea-bridge is over water and connects Kuwait City to Subiya where a USD 100 billion dollar mega-city is being built.
The drive around the bay usually takes over an hour, but with bridge’s construction completed, it shortens to less than 20 minutes.
The USD 2.6 billion causeway was designed by Paris based engineering and consulting group ‘Systra’. Lead by a consortium of South Korea’s ‘Hyundai Engineering & Construciton Co.’ and Kuwait’s ‘Combined Group Contracting Company’.
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Kuwait
Dr Nizar Ibrahim – Vertebrate Paleontologist, Comparitive Anatomist and Evolutionary Morphologist
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German / Moroccan-German
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran – received 225 patents in 2019.
Achieving the 4th position on the Global list 100 Universities for the number of patents granted in the U.S. last year.
This announcement was presented in the annual classification report released by US National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association.
The Fourth ranking was preceded by the University of California (631), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (355) and the University of Texas (236).
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Saudi Arabia
Sudan has more pyramids that Egypt. But steeper and smaller than those of ancient Egypt.
Nubian pyramids differ from Egyptian. They are built of stepped courses of horizontally positioned stone blocks and range from approximately 6 to 30 meters (20-98 ft) in height and result in tall narrow structures.
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Sudan
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
‘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