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CAFU wins ‘Gold Innovation in Sustainable Technologies’ Award – Dubai (UAE) : October 2020

CAFU was awarded ‘Gold Innovation in Sustainable Technologies’ Award at the 4th edition of ‘Gulf Sustainability and CSR Award’ ceremony held in October 2020.

CAFU – a Dubai-based start-up is the First technology-enabled on-demand fuel delivery application in the Middle East. Headed by Founder and CEO – Rashid Al Ghurair.

It ventured out its International operation into Oman by signing a joint agreement with Oman based Al Maha Petroleum which operates a network of more than 225 services across the country.

Awards:

-Most outstanding work of collecting over 2 million Ghaf Tree Seeds in the Emirate of Sharjah – Awarded by H.H. Sheikh Sultan Al Qassimi, Ruler of Sharjah.

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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Qatar Airways ‘Think Pink’ Flight’s All-Female Crew “Draws” – Ribbon in the Sky : October 2020

The Doha based Qatar Airways honoured Breast Cancer Awareness month in a special way by drawing the iconic ‘Ribbon’ in the skyy.

An all-female crew with female pilots, cabin crew, ATC controller, engineer, dispatches and passengers took off from Hamad International Airport, Doha.

They operated a 787-8 Boeing special flight over Qatar QR 9901, of over 1 hour 20 minutes with registration code A7-BCM.

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QATAR

Kamal Oudrhiri – Multiple Award Winning Physicist, Scientist at NASA

Kamal Oudrhiri . Scientist. Physicist.

Kamal Oudrhiri led a successful discovery mission by the American Space Agency (NASA) achieving a breakthrough in the field of Quantum Physics.

The mission was achieved by the participation of two astronauts Christina Koch, Jessica Meir and three Nobel prize winners.

The achievement took place at eh ‘Cold Atom Lab’ on the International Space Station (ISS) which NASA had installed in 2018.

Kamal Oudrhiri has worked on missions related to Mars exploration vehicles including ‘Curiosity’, ‘Rovers’, ‘Spirit’, ‘Opportunity’ as well as ‘Cassini’ for Saturn, ‘Grail’ for the Moon and ‘Juno’ for Jupiter.

Assignments:

-Mission Manager – Cold Laboratory / -The Group Supervisor – Planetary Radar & Radio Sciences Group at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

First Moroccan to work for NASA.

Honours:

NASA’s Exceptional Service Medal (November 2019)
NASA’s JPL Marine Awards – Three
NASA’s JPL Voyager Awards – Three
39 NASA Group Achievement Awards
NASA People Leadership Award
King Mohammed VI ‘Royal Decoration’ Award for Scientific Achievement (2012)

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U.S.A / MOROCCO

Greatest Distance on a Motocross Bike in 24 Hours (1 day) : Ali Abdo Ali : June 2017

Ail Abdo Ali . Adventurer. Long Distance Motor Cycle Rider. Entrepreneur.

Ali Abdo Ali broke the previous world record for the greatest distance on a motocross bike in 24 hours (or 1 day), by an indivdual – by reaching 613.km (381.2 miles) mark.

Certified by Guinness World Records.

First Arab to achieve a world record on a motorcycle.

2nd Record held by him:

-Largest distance travelled in Egypt by motorcycle in 7 days – January 15th, 2016 , He travelled 5,864 km on his motorcycle across Egypt in 7 days.

Founder : Around Egypt on a motorcycle

Ambassador of ‘ No Place like Egypt’

www.aliabdo.net

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EGYPT

Fadi Ghandour. Business Leader. Jordan

Fadi Ghandour. Business Leader. Entrepreneur. Philanthropist.

-Co-Founder : Aramex . The Middle East’s First courier company with operations beginning from Jordan, 1982. First Arab company to be listed on Nasdaq Stock Exchange.

-Co-Founder or Maktoob.com, later acquired by Yahoo! for USD 85 million dollars (2010).

-Executive Chairman – Wamda Ventures

-Managing Partner – MENA Venture Investments

Non-Profit:

Founder and Chairman – Ruwwad. Focus on Child Development, Youth Organising and Community Support.

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pix: commons.wikimedia.org / Rawan Khawaldeh

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JORDAN – LEBANON

Suliman S. Olayan – Business Leader. Saudi Arabia

Suliman S. Olayan (aka) Sulaiman Saleh Olayan. Business Leader. Entrepreneur. Investor. Philanthropist.

Founder of the Olayan Group

Among the group’s international partners are :

Alpha Graphics , BP Solar , Credit Suisse , Carrefour , HSBC, JP Morgan , Chase Manhattan, Coca-Cola, Bechtel , Morgan Stanley , Goldman Sachs, Kimberly-Clark, Sama Airlines , Colgate-Palmolive , CS First Boston , Toshiba, Xerox, Burger King, Kraft Foods, Baxter International , Occidental Petroleum , Cardinal Health, Scania AB, Texas Chicken , and much more.

www.olayan.com

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SAUDI ARABIA

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

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)

Dubai Police Women Officers pull a Boeing Plane. Set a new World Record : UAE, November 2018

Heaviest aircraft pulled over 100 m by a team (female).

A team of 77 female officers of Dubai police established a world record by pulling a Boeing 777-300ER weighing 168.801 tonnes (168,801 kg/372,142 lb) over 100 meters distance.

Dubai Police entered the Guinness Book of World Records thanks to the feat of 77 of its officers, exclusively females, who dragged an Emirates plane .

A feat for a great cause

The aircraft, a Boeing 777 of 74 meter-long and 240 tons, was pulled with one rope attached to its undercarriage. The exploit was part of Dubai Fitness Challenge, a wonder event that aims to encourage residents to exercise more.

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates