Guinness

Tel Aviv toy towers over world record

Tel Aviv - Muslimchronicle

Municipality workers and volunteers in Israel's coastal city of Tel Aviv have built a 36-metre (118-foot) tower of Lego bricks designed to set a new world record. It was constructed from more than half a million of the brightly coloured plastic bricks donated by the city's residents. The project was launched just over a year ago by teachers of eight-year-old Omer Sayag whoRead more

This Bugatti certified as the fastest police car in history

Dubai - Arab Today

Dubai police recently obtained a Guinness Book of Records certificate for having the world’s fastest police car, the Bugatti Veyron, one of 14 high-speed cars police patrols in the city. The Dubai luxury car fleet also includes the Aston Martin 77, the Bentley Continental GT, the Porsche Panamera and the BMW i8. The Bugatti Veyron however is the star orRead more

Women come together, crochet for a cause

DUBAI - Arab Today

There’s something about crochet that brings people together. But as this group of 50 Indian women in Dubai shows, the craft can take them to another level. As the motley group of housewives, students and working women prepares to showcase their individual crochet pieces at the Mankhool Community Park on March 18, it will be no patchwork. Part of aRead more

Dubai Police enters Guinness Book of World Records with fastest patrol

Dubai - Arab Today

Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Commander in Chief of Dubai Police, received the Guinness certificate from the Guinness Book of World Records for the fastest police patrol in the world, using the Bugatti Veyron sports car. The ceremonies, on the sidelines of the 11th International Summit for the Best Police Applications, were attended by Major General Abdul Qoddous AbdulraziqRead more

Dubai expats set 2 new Guinness records

DUBAI - Arab Today

Two new quirky Guinness World Records were set during a fun-filled event at the Etisalat Beach Canteen in Dubai last week. First, the Egyptian duo of Moatasem Elhamamy and Hani Khalil etched their names in the records books when they passed a beach ball between them 22 times with one of them being blindfolded. The second record was achieved byRead more

After Two Weeks, Bin Thaneya Finishes Trek Across All Seven Emirates

Fujairah - Arab Today

After a punishing two weeks and around 850 kilometres later, Jalal Bin Thaneya has finished his trek across all seven emirates on foot. At 8:28pm on Monday evening, the visibly exhausted 30-year-old Emirati reached the end point of his journey Fujairah corniche. “I am tired now. It’s overwhelming, a little bit,” Thaneya told Gulf News just minutes after completing theRead more

Gaza 'Spiderboy' seeks to storm Guinness world records

Gaza City - Arab Today

Mohammed al-Sheikh is only 12 and feels trapped in Gaza but he dreams of a Guinness world record for a series of stunning backflips and his almost unbelievable body contortions. Mohammed, just 1.37 metres (four foot, six inches) tall and weighing 29 kilograms (64 pounds), can bend his body in seemingly impossible ways, throwing his feet over his shoulders withRead more