‘The Voice of the Arabs’ radio station was launched in the Egyptian Capital, Cairo on July 04th, 1953
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HISTORY RECORD :‘The Voice of the Arabs’ Radio Station Launched : Cairo, July 04th, 1953
Tag: Arab Records
Saudi Girl Ritaj Al-Hazmi, 12, World’s Youngest Novel Series Author by Guinness : May 2021
A young girl from Saudi Arabia has broken the Guinness World Record to become the globe’s youngest writer of a novel series.
Ritaj Alhazmi, 12, has published a series of three English-language novels, two of which came out before her last birthday.
She has been awarded for her Treasure of the Lost Sea series, which includes the novels Treasure of the Lost Sea, Portal of the Hidden World and Beyond the Future World.
In the third book, she explored the genre of science-fiction. “I introduce new creatures and robots. I also include travelling through worlds,’ she explains.
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SAUDI ARABIA
Dubai – Another Guinness World Records in Energy Sector : March 2021
Dubai project recognized as largest single-site natural gas power facility in the world.
Dubai has chalked up another Guinness World Records entry — and this time it’s for a gas project.
The Jebel Ali complex of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has been recognized as the largest single-site natural gas power generation facility in the world, state news agency WAM reported.
The complex has an electricity generation capacity of 9,547 megawatts.
source/content: arabnews.com
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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E.)
Sarah Malallah: Youngest Kuwaiti to Win International Piano Competitions
Sarah Maitham Malallah , youngest Kuwaiti pianist to win major competitions outside Kuwait.
The six-year-old girl won four competitions from Sept 2020 till Feb 2021.
Awards:
- 1st place : Karabakh International Culture and Art contest, Azerbaijan (2020)
- 1st place : 2nd International Music Festival ‘Astana Stars’, Kazakhstan (2020)
- 1st place : Star Bridge International Contest (in the under 6 category), Germany (Feb 2021)
- 2nd place : Russian III International Competition ‘Ca Ave Musica’, Turkey
- etc…
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KUWAIT
Huda Alkhamis-Kanoo, Founder – Abu Dhabi Festival
Huda I Alhamis-Kanoo, Patron of the Arts
- Founder – Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation (ADMAF) – 1996
- Founder & Artistic Director : Abu Dhabi Festival (2004)
www.admaf.org / www.abudhabifestival.ae
Awards:
- The Abu Dhabi Award and Abu Dhabi Medal (conferred by H.H. General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi)
- The UN-affiliated Women Together Award
- The Aspen Institute Emerging Voice Award for Cultural Stewardship
- The Puccini Festival Foundation Award,
- The Middle East Institute’s Visionary Award,
- etc…
Orders Conferred:
- The Commander of the Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic (Orden de Isabel la Católica), conferred upon her by HM Juan Carlos, former King of Spain, by order of HM Philip IV, King of Spain
- The Medal of Civil Merit of Spain
- The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesverdienstkreuz)
- Commendatore dell’Ordine della Stella della Solidarietà of Italy
- Chevalier de l’Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur of France
- Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of France
- The Belgian Officer of the Order of the Crown, bestowed upon her by HM Albert II, King of Belgium
- The Gloria Artis Medal of Poland
- Order of the British Empire (OBE), bestowed upon her by HM Queen Elizabeth the Second
- etc…
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ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E)
Saudi Arabia Opens Military Recruitment to Women : February 2021
Women can now join Saudi Arabia’s armed forces, following a ruling by the Saudi Ministry of Defense that opened the way for both genders to sign up through a unified admission portal starting Sunday.
Military ranks from soldier to sergeant will be available in the Saudi Arabian Army, Royal Saudi Air Defense, Royal Saudi Navy, Royal Saudi Strategic Missile Force, and Armed Forces Medical Services.
Saudi female applicants must be between the age of 21 and 40 years old, have a height of 155 cm or taller, and cannot be a government employee.
Female submissions must also hold an independent national identity card and have at least a high school education. Applicants married to non-Saudi citizens will not be accepted.
source: arabnews.com
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SAUDI ARABIA
Egypt – 1st in Arab World & 3rd in Africa in size of Population : Study 2021
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) released a study Wednesday indicating that Egypt ranks first among Arab countries in population size, and third on the African continent.
The study is based on a global ranking indicating that the North African Arab state ranks 14th globally in that regard for it has a population of over 100 million.
source: egypttoday.com
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EGYPT
Essam Heggy – Space and Planetary Scientist at NASA
Dr Essam Heggy . Space and Planetary Scientist.
His main science interests in space and planetary geophysics covers Mars, the Moon, icy satellites and Near Earth Objects.
A member of the several NASA and ESA missions science teams including the MARSIS instrument aboard the Mars Express orbiter (2003-present), the Mini-SAR experiment aboard Chandrayaan-1, the Mini-RF experiment on board the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (2008-present), the CONSERT radar experiment on board the Rosetta mission (2004-2015) and the RIME experiment Onboard JUICE mission for Jupiter Icy Satellites .
Heggy is the Principal Investigator of the NASA Earth Venture Mission Concept OASIS that aims to characterize groundwater in Hyper-Arid Environments .
Heggy served as a panel member for several NASA programs including the Planetary Instrument Definition and Development program, Planetary Geology and Geophysics program, Mars Data Analysis program, Astrobiology program and the Educational and Public Outreach program.
He also edited a special JGR-planets volume on terrestrial and planetary radars. He is on the editing board of Geosciences and National Geography and co-chaired several sessions in American Geophysical Union and other international meetings on planetary radars.
Education:
- Ph.D – Astronomy and Planetary Science – Paris-Sorbonne University, Paris (2002)
Award/ Honours :
- JPL/NASA Mariner Award
- Served as Egyptian President Advisor for Scientific Affairs (2013-2014)
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U.S.A / FRANCE / EGYPT / EGYPTIAN AMERICAN / ARAB AMERICAN
Leila Ben Youssef – Record Holding Athlete – Pole Vault
Leila Ben Youssef (aka) Leila Maryam Ben Youssef. Track Athlete. Pole Vault.
Currently: Dr. Leila M. Ben-Youssef, MD – Emergency Medicine
Awards / Honours:
- Gold Medal – All African Games, Algiers, Algeria (2007)
- Gold Medal – Pan African Games, Egypt (2007)
- Gold Medal – African Championship, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2008)
- Represented Tunisian National Track & Field Team, Summer Olympics Beijing
Education :
- Masters Degree – Medical Anthropology, Stanford University
Grand daughter of Tunisian Politician Salah Ben Youssef
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AMERICAN / TUNISIAN / AMERICAN-TUNISIAN
Mona Khazindar: First Female (and First Saudi) Director of the Arab World Institute, Paris
Arts Curator and Historian.
- Director-General of Institut de Monde Arabe (IMA) aka Arab World Institute based in Paris
- Co-curated First Saudi Pavilion at the 54th Venice Art Bienniale (2011)
Books Published :
- ‘View from the Inside : Contemporary Arab Photography, Videos and Mixed Media Art’ (2014)
- ‘Visions from Abroad: Historical and Contemporary Representation of Saudi Arabia’
Honours:
- ‘Woman of the Year’ by Forum of Arab Women
Education:
- Masters : Modern History, Sorbonne
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SAUDI ARABIA