Yosef Al Jasmi . Couturier. Designer and Owner – Yousef Aljasmi Haute Couture and Youef AL-jasmi.
Celebrities who have adorned and graced his creations read like a Who’s Who . Some of them are Beyonce, Paris Hilton, Naomi Campbell, Maria Menounos, Khloe Kardashian, Lady Gaga, Nawal, J.Lo, Zendaya, Taylor Swift etc. etc…
www.yousefaljasmi.com
pix : Yousef Aljasmi / en.vogue.me
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Kuwait
‘ King Abdul Aziz Falconry Festival ‘ confirmed by Guinness World Records (GWR) as the ‘ World’s Largest Falcon Racing Tournament ‘
The participation of a record 723 falcons , competing for 10 day ( Jan 25 to Feb 03, 2019). The total purse value at SR 17,630,00.
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Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia ranks fourth globally in the use of 5G technology and 10th in internet speed.
Findings were presented by Deputy Minister for Technology, Industry & Digital Capacity, Ministry of Communicaion and Information, Dr. Ahmed Al-Theneyan – at the webinar ‘Digital Lanterns’ event launched by Makkah Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
The Kingdom jumped from 150th to 10th place globally in terms of internet speed.
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Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s 500-seat ‘Maraya Concert Hall’ in the north-west province of AlUla breaks a new global record.
The unveiling of the new shimmering new facade was at a special cermony held by the Royal Commission of AlUla, at the 2nd season of the ‘Winter at Tantora Festival’ .
External cladding facade displays 9,740 square metres of mirror designed as a cuboid. Guinness World Record title was on December 26th, 2019.
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AlUla, Saudi Arabia
Nawal El Moutawakel , Morocco. Olympic Gold Medallist. 400 metres hurdles, women. Summer Olympics – 1984
Positions :
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Morocco
‘The Saline Water Conversion Corporation’ owned by the Ministry of Water & Electricity, Saudi Arabia – holds the world record for Seawater Desalination.
Thus reinforcing the Kingdom’s position as a world leader in desalination development.
The Saline Water Conversion Corporation produces 5 million cubic meters of water a day. The confirmation certificate was issued by Guinness Book of World Records in February 2018.
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Saudi Arabia
Dr.Nicolas Hayek (aka) Dr. Nicolas George Hayek. Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board and CEO – The Swatch Group.
The Swatch Group was earlier ‘Societe Suisse de Microelectronique et d’Horologerie’ or SMH. Later The Swatch Group.
The watch brands of the Swatch Group being Swatch, Blancpain, Omega, Longines, Rado, Tissot, Certina, Mido, Hamilton, Pierre Balmain, Calvin Klein, Flik Flak, Breguet and Lanco.
Nicolas Hayek is credited with the engineering and re-birth of the Swiss Watch industry.
He is the inventor of the Swatch Watch Company which used only 51 parts as opposed to the nearly 100 parts needed to make a traditional wrist watch. At the time it was first and foremost a technological break through.
-Member- Advisory Board of EPFC (Ecole Polytechniqu Federale de Lausanne)
Awards:
www.swatchgroup.com
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Swiss / Lebanese-American / Swiss-Arab
Princess Tower, Marina District, Dubai, U.A.E.
Record: The second tallest residential building in the world.
Previous Record: When it was inaugrated , the Princess Tower Dubai was the World’s tallest residental building in the world. It held the record from 2012 to 2015. This record was broken by 432, Park Avenue, New York City subsequently.
When the Princess Tower was inaugurated it broke the previous record holder of yet another Dubai record of 23 Marina which stood at 392.8m (1,289 feet).
Princess Tower: Features.
-The building comprises of 763 units, 957 underground parking bays spread over 6 floors and 8 retail outlets. The building development stands at 107 stories including basement floor and 100 levels above ground.
Developer : Tameer Holdings Investments
Architect : Eng. Adnan Saffarini Office
The Princess Towers engineering were by Syed Majid Hashmi – Chief Structural Engineer and Deputy Manager – Mohammad Ali Alogaily.
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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Known as the ‘Dubai Celebration Chain’ – the World’s longest hand-made gold chain was unveiled at the Deira Gold Souk Bus station to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Dubai Shopping Festival‘s 20th Anniversary.
The 22-carat chain is 5Km long, weighs 240 Kg, took over 45 days and 100 craftsmen working 10 hours a day to produce the 4 million individual segments.
Its estimated value is Aed. 22 million . The event was organised by the Dubai Gold and Jewellery Group.
Certified by Guinness World Records.
Pre-booking: Shoppers got to pre-book sections of the chain between 8 to 26 grams.
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Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES