Emirati Omeir Saeed breaks two Guinness World Records : Abu Dhabi, UAE – November 2020

Omeir Saeed – wakeboarder from Abu Dhabi broke 2 Guinness World Records (GWR) previously set by Jerome Macquart 2004 and 2005 respectively.

Omeir Saeed’s new GWR records are in the category

  • For fastest wakeboard ramp jump
  • For most wakeboard rail airs in 30 seconds

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source: https://www.surfertoday.com / https://www.youtube.com

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Abu Dhabi, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Female Emirati Adventurer-Traveller Breaks World Record. ‘Around the World in 3 Days ‘ – Dr. Khawla Al Romaithi: 2020

Dr Khawla Al Romaithi travelled the world solo, across the 7 continents and broke the world record for ‘fastest time to travel all seven continents’ .

The whole trip took 3 days, 14 hours, 46 minutes and 48 seconds. Her epic travel journey ended in Sydney, Australia on February 13th, 2020.

The record was announced on the occasion of Guinness World Records Day. The journey was in sync with this years’ theme ‘Discover Your World’.

Dr. Khawla Al Romaithi’s record broke the previous record achieved by Kacey Stewart and Julie Berry (both of USA) on December 2017.

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pix: guinnessworldrecords.com

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

G20 Saudi Arabia 2020 Riyadh Summit . First for an Arab Nation. : November 21-22

Saudi Arabia hosts the G20 Summit in 2020. First for an Arab Nation.

Leader’ Summit

In 2020, the G20 Leaders’ Summit will be held virtually, proudly hosted by the Saudi G20 Presidency. The virtual meeting will take place over two days on November 21-22, 2020.

The Group of Twenty, or the G20, is the premier forum for international economic cooperation. The G20 brings together the leaders of both developed and developing countries from every continent. ​

Presidency Agenda

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Each G20 Presidency develops a theme for the year which is central to international discussions. The 2020 G20 Presidency will focus discussions, forums, working groups and Ministerial Meetings under the theme of:
Realizing Opportunities of the 21st Century for All 

www.g20.org

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SAUDI ARABIA

First Somali-American Safiya Khalid elected to Maine City Council, USA : January 2020

Safiya Said Khalid (aka) Safiya Khalid . Politician.

Member of Lewiston, Maine City Council (January 06th, 2020) .

  • First Somali-American elected to the Lewiston City Council, Maine
  • Youngest ever at age 23, elected to the City Council of Lewiston (Ward 1), Maine

Work:

Gateway Community Services of Maine, Community Coordinator
Maine Democratic Party, Grassroots Organizer
Maine State House, Clerk
Maine Department of Labor, Intern

Education:

B.A. – Psychology, University of Southern Maine

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pix: twitter

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AMERICAN / SOMALI-AMERICAN

World’s 3rd Largest Mosque & World’s Tallest Minaret : Algeria – October 2020

Grand Mosque Algeria (aka) Djamma El Djzair (aka) Great Mosque of Algiers, with a hall capacity to serve a maximum of 120,000 worshippers.

  • 3rd Largest Mosque in the World after the holy mosques of Makkah (Mecca) and Madinah (Medina)
  • Largest Mosque in Africa
  • World’s Tallest Minaret at 267 metres . The minaret is fitted with elevators and viewing platforms which has 37 floors, overlooking the Capital and Bay of Algiers.
  • Designed by German Architects KSP Juergen Engel Architektes. Engineers Krebs und Kiefer International. Contractor : China State Construction Engineering Corporation.

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pix: see.news

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ALGERIA

CongressWoman Iman Jodeh – First Arab Woman to Win A Seat in Colorado State Legislature (US) – November 2020

Iman Mohamad Jodeh (aka) Iman Jodeh wins state house seat in Colorado by beating her Republican rival Robert Andrew.

-First Arab Muslim woman to win a seat in the Colorado State House Legislature representing the 41st District.

Activity, other:

  • Founder – Non-Profit : ‘Meet the Middle East’
  • Co-ordinator/ Community Activist : ‘Interfaith Alliance of Colorado’

Education:

  • Master’s – Public Policy, University of Colorado, Denver
  • B.A – Political Science

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Aurora neighborhood park on Oct. 22, 2020. (Eli Imadali, Special to The Colorado Sun) coloradosun.com

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AMERICAN – PALESTINIAN – ARAB AMERICAN

Oldest Professional Basketball Star Player – Moshsen Khalaf

Abdulmohsen Khalaf Al-Muwallad (aka) Mohsen Al-Muwallad (aka) Mohsen Khalaf was officially recognised by Guinness World Records as the ‘ oldest professional basketball player’.

Mohsen Khalaf was selected to play for the Saudi National Team in 1986 at the age of 20 and retired from the international games in 2005.

He played his first game for Ohod Club, Madinah in 1979. Played his final pro game on May 22nd, 2015 at 51 years, 335 days after spending 36 years with the Madinah based team.

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pix: arabnews.com

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SAUDI ARABIA

Najat Benchiba Savenius Named ‘UK Businesswoman of the Year’ : 2020

Dr. Najat Benchiba-Savenius was named by the British monthly magazine Women in Finance as the ‘Businesswoman for the year 2020’ in the SME category.

Najat Benchiba-Savenius – Founder of Consulting company – Gazelle Advisory Group.

Education:

Graduate – University of Oxford / Masters : Social Science in Applied Linguisitics / PhD – University of Oriental and African Studies, London

Others:

Member – Think Tank team ‘Oxford Strategic Consulting’

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pic: maroc-diplomatique.net

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UNITED KINGDOM / MOROCCO

World Record Created for the ‘ Biggest Virtual Rock Concert in History’ by ‘Global Village’ – Dubai : 31st October, 2020

Global Village in Dubai, has created a world record for ‘ Most Videos in a Music Medley during ‘Global Gig’ the biggest rock concert in history.

Rockin’1000, said to be the ‘largest rock band on earth’ brought to-gether thousands of musicians from over 80 countries in the region and around the world.

Certified by Guinness World Records.

This World Record breaking event was in partnership with Arabian Radio Network (ARN), Emirates and the Jumeirah Beach Hotel.

Global Village is celebrating its Silver Jubilee this year. It has set out on a 25 World Records Bids Journey this year.

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Dubai Global Village broke a new Guinness World Records title for the “most videos in a music medley video” during Friday night’s ‘Global Gig. Image Credit: / gulfnews.com

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DUBAI , UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

World’s First Airbus A330-800 Delivered to Kuwait Airways on October 29th, 2020

Kuwait Airways, the national airline of Kuwait took delivery of the world’s first Airbus A330-800 aircraft on October 29th, 2020.

The two aircraft the airline received are the first of eight scheduled to join the Kuwait Airways fleet, which will position it as the world’s largest operator of the type.

The Kuwait Airways aircraft A330-800 will acommodate 235 passenger, featuring 32 fully flat beds in Business Class and 203 spacious seats in Economy with a large capacity cargo hold.

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Kuwait Airways A330-800 lifting off on its delivery flight. (Photo: Airbus) / airlinegeeks.com

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KUWAIT