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World’s Furthest Leaning Man-Made Tower – ‘ Capital Gate ‘ Abu Dhabi (UAE) : 2011

Abu Dhabi’s Skyscraper ‘Capital Gate’ also known as the ‘Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi. The building officially opened on December 21, 2011.

Capital Gate is 160 meters (520 feet tall) , 35 stories high and with 16,000 sq. meters (170,000 sq.ft) of built area. It is also one of the tallest buildings in the Capital city.

Due to its clever engineering and architectural design, the building leans 18 degrees to the west. It is 4 times more than the Leaning Tower of Suuvhusen. Capital Gate is one of the few diagrid buildings in the world.

Guinness World Records certified as the ‘World’s Farthest Man Made Leaning Building in the World’ in 2018.

Capital Gate is designed by the Architectural firm RMJM , Scotland / United Kingdom.

The building is owned and developed by Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company (ADNEC).

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Abu Dhabi, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E.)

Nashwa Al Ruwaini – Awarded ‘Woman Icon of the Year : 2017

Nashwa Al Ruwaini – Chairwoman and CEO – Pyramedia Group. Media Personality (aka) Oprah Winfrey of the Arab World. Production House. Philanthrophy.

Pyramedia has offices in Cairo, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Riyadh, London and New York.

-Board Member and CEO – Pyramedia Media Production and Consultancy / CEO – Al Joude Investments / Al Joude Advertising & Publicity / CEO- Delma Medical Centre / Founder and Chairman – Nashwa Foundation .

Firsts:

-Youngest female personality on Arab TV – ‘ Qatar TV ‘

-First to set up ‘Middle East Film Festival’ and Emmy Award in Middle East / Involved in providing cast for the Hollywood production for ‘Pirates of the Carribbean’ / Co-Founder and Board Member – Abu Dhabi Film Festival / Member – International Academy of TV, Arts and Sciences

Production:

Winner Award Winning Production of ‘The Millions Poet and ‘Prince of Poet’
Involved in the live-action remake of Disney’s Aladdin

Awards:

One of the Winners of ‘Arabian Business Saudi Awards, Ritz Carlton Hotel-Riyadh – (2019)
Woman Icon of the Year 2017 at Middle East Leadership Award (2017)
Emirates Woman Award , Category: Innovation (2017)
Listed ‘Forbes 100 Most Powerful Arab Business Woman’
Listed in Arabian Business 100 Smartest People in the UAE
One of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Global TV – Hollywood Reporter Magazine (2014)

www.pyramedia.biz

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EGYPT

Saudi-backed LUCID MOTORS, USA, Launches First Electric Vehicle ‘AIR’: September 2020

Lucid Air (EV) was launched from its Headquarters based in Newark, California on September 10th, 2020

Lucid Air has ground breaking electric vehicle (EV) technology incorporation Lucid Motors’s proprietary Electric Drivetrain Technology.

Aimed at the luxury saloon segment dominated by German manufacturers. Branded as the world’s fastest charging EV and the most aerodynamic car in the world.

Lucid’s Atieva battery powers the Formula E vehicles that have been showcased at Saudi Arabian motorsports events.

Powering the Air is a dual-motor, all-wheel-drive setup with a combined output of up to 1,080 horsepower. The motor is fed charge through a 22 module, 5kWh battery pack with a total combined capacity of 113kWh

Lucid Motors is backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Invest Fund who hold a majority stake.

www.lucidmotors.com

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USA / SAUDI ARABIA

Emirati Physicist Dr.Ahmed Almheri Wins Coveted ‘New Horizons Physics Prize’ USA : Sepember 2020:

Dr Ahmed Almheri, Physicist was awarded the ‘New Horizons Physics Prize’ for his research on black holes in space. The award is founded by ‘The Breakthrough Foundation’ USA.

He is currently a long-term member in the ‘School of Natural Science’. Doing his post-docotral studies in Physics at ‘Institute for Advance Studies (IAS), Princeton University.

First Emirati to be accepted for the post-doctoral studies at Princeton University, University of California.

Education:

-Ph.D – Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara

– M.A. – University of California, Santa Barbara

– B.Sc/B.A – University of Toronto

Awards:

-New Horizons Physics Prize (2020)

-Lancaster Dissertation Award in Mathematics, Physics, Sciences and Engineering (2014)

-Member Martin Hairer ‘Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics’

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Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics / pix: youtube.com

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E.)

Abderrazak Hamdallah -Top Scorer of Saudi Professional League (SPL) 2019-20

Abderrazak Hamdallah won the ‘Top Scorer of the SPL League’ for 2019-20, making it to the Top for the second consecutive year.

The second position went to Al-Hilal striker Bafetimi Gomis (27 goals) and the third position went to Al-Ahli player Omar Al-Somah (19 goals).

Other Titles:

-2nd Top Scorer title – Moroccan Football League (2011) /-Top Scorer Title – Moroccan Football League (2012). Despite playing for half a season /-Best Player Title – Norway (2013-2014) / – Top Scorer Title – Qatar League playing for Qatar Club, El-Jaish (2016)

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MOROCCO

Two UAE Private Schools Make it to the ‘Top 100 in the World Rankings’ – September 2020

The two private schools that have been named to the world rankings of ‘Top 100 Private Schools ‘are: Cranleigh Abu Dhabi and Dubai College.

In yet another classification for the ‘Top 5 Private Schools in the Middle East Region’ , 3 more that are named in addition to the above two: Brummana High School (Lebanon), Doha College (Qatar) and King’s Academy (Jordan).

The rankings are based on a new league table ‘ Spear’s School Index 2020’.

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Cranleigh Abu Dhabi has been selected as one the world’s top 100 private schools. Courtesy: Cranleigh Abu Dhabi / pix: thenational.ae

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES / LEBANON / QATAR / JORDAN

Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber : Director General – ADNOC & Chairman – MASDAR : Abu Dhabi (U.A.E)

Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber .

-Minister of State, UAE

– Director General and Group CEO – ADNOC / Chairman – MASDAR / Chairman – UAE National Media Council / Chairman of the Board – Abu Dhabi Ports / Chairman of the Board – Abu Dhabi Media Investment Corporation (ADMIC) / Chairman – Sky News Arabia ….

On the Board of several Organisations etc..

International:

UN’s Advisory Group on Energy and Climate Change (AGECC) – 2009
UAE’s Special Envoy for Energy and Climate Change – 2010

Honours:

Named one of UN’s ‘Champions of the Earth’ – Category: Entrepreneurial Vision (2012)
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) – 2013
Medal of National Order of Merit – Mauritania – 2013

Education:

Ph.D – Business and Economics, Coventry University, UK
M.BA -California State University, Los Angeles
BS – Chemical Engineering, University of Southern California

Others:

Advocate of Alternative Energy Sustainable Development

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Abu Dhabi, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E)

Mohamed Mansour : Chairman – Mansour Group – Egypt

Mohamed Mansour – Business Man.

Chairman Mansour Group (The Mansour Group controls 9 of Egypt’s top Fortune 500 companies)

Business Highlights:

Distributors for General Motors : Egypt, Iraq and Libya
Distributors of Caterpillar : Egypt, Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda
McDonald’s Franchises in Egypt
Distributors for IBM, Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, Compac
Distributors for : Marlboro, Merit, LM
METRO – largest supermarket chain in Egypt. Established their own brand.
Investment subsidiary : Man Capital, London

-Other Highlights

-Served as Egypt’s Minister of Transport (2006-2009)

Education:

-Engineering Degree, North Carolina University (1968)

-MBA : Auburn University (1971) and taught there until 1973

Board & Advisory :

-Board Member – Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, George Town University / Board Member – George Washington School of Business Advisory Board / Member – International Advisory Board of Coca Cola / Member – The Egyptian Stock Exchange / Member – The Social Fund for Development / Trustee of the American University of Cairo / Chairman – Egypt-US Business Council etc..

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pix: Matthew Joseph – commons.wikimedia.org

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EGYPT

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

Historic First Flight from Israel to UAE, lands in Abu Dhabi : August 2020

A U.S-Israeli official delegation led by Jared Kushner, Senior Adviser to US President Donald Trump, arrived at the Presidential Airport in Abu Dhabi on August 31st, 2020.

The first Israeli commercial plane on which the word ‘peace’ was printed in Arabic, English and Hebrew above its cockpit window landed in UAE.

The flight was numbered after UAE’s International dialing code and the return flight set to leave Abu Dhabi is El Al 972 which is Israel’s dialing code.

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Abu Dhabi, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES