Areej Al Hammadi was awarded the Guinness World Record for the most ‘hotstepper’ football control tricks (86) completed in one minute, breaking the previous world record of 56 held in the UK.
Areej Al Hammadi is a footballer and a member of the UAE National Team since 2015.
She is also the Creative Project Manager at Expo 2020 Dubai.
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
The Shamal Bridge is the largest metal buried bridge span and was achieved by the Ministry of Infrastructure Development, United Arab Emirates .
The bridge span measures 32.39 m (106.3ft) has a capacity of 2,000 vehicles per hour. The record is certified by Guinness World Records.
The project was undertaken by ViaCon Sp. zoo (Poland) as a part of the Ras Al Khaimah ring road – The Shamal Bridge
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Ras Al Khaimah, 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
Mohammed Sallam from Egypt is the only Arab candidate selected for Round III of the Dutch Mars One Project.
He hopes it will pave the path for future Arab astronauts in outer space. Sallam is one of the 100 candidates selected to have entered Round III for Mars One, down form 202,000 initial applicants.
Next year 24 finalists will be selected and trained for the 2031 mission to Mars which aims to establish the first human settlement/colony on the red planet.
-Founder -‘ Saturn V Space Club’ / Project Manager and Speaker – ‘Make Space Yours’ / Member of the Board of Advisory member – ‘Telescopia’
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Egypt
Hazza Sulaiman Al Shehhi – successfully executed the highest sword throw reaching 21.275m (69ft.9″).
It was achieved as a part of the Fujairah Crown Prince Award and Al Saif Traditional Sword competition, held at Fujairah Fort, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates on November 26th, 2010.
Hazza has a specially developed technique for throwing the sword.
The attempt was measured using videography and high precision laser measuring meter called Leica Disto D8. The event was certified by Guinness World Records.
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Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
The world’s longest chandelier by number of lights called ‘ Reflective Lights’ is installed at the Ali Bin Khalifa Al Hitmi & Co, office building on the water front in Doha on June 23rd, 2010.
-Largest Chandelier in the world
-Largest inter-active LED light sculpture
The exhibit is an organic art sculpture by day and then transformed when the light is introduced behind the glass frame.
The ‘Reflective Lights’ chandelier weighs 18,000 kg (39,683 lbs) and has 165,000 LED units. It measures 5.8m (19ft) in height at 12.5m (41 ft) in linear width and 38.5 m (126 ft 4in) in linear length. Certified by Guinness World Records.
The Chandelier is designed by Beau McClellan, Scotland.
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Qatar
Ahmed Helmy’s (Ahmed Muhamed Helmy Abdel Rahman Awwad) name was placed in the ‘Celebrity Corridor in Dubai’ , an Arab Version of the ‘Hollywood Walk of Fame’.
Ahmed Helmy – Actor. Comedian. Film Producer. TV Presenter. TV Personality. Author
Dubai Star was launched with the first 400 stars in October 2019.
The Dubai Stars is a grand tribute to renowned personalities who have positively contributed to the world through their work in various fields, such as filmmaking, art, architecture and music.
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Egypt
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 largest copper bas-relief created by Ali Moneer Alassad in Qurdaha, Lattakia, Syria, on 2 July 2009.
The bas-relief measures 122.5 sq mtr (1,318.5) sq m and is 50.10 m long and 2.44 m tall.
Alassad and his team spent 4,000 working hours to finish the copper bas-relief. The copper bas-relief is surrounded by ornamental plant Islamic framework and includes a 78 portraits represent the most important archaeological finds in Syria throughout history.
The bas-relief reflects the history of Syria since 9 thousand years BC. until the present time.
source: Guinness World Records / world-records.org /
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Syria