Upcoming Events in the Arab World

First Expo 2020 Establishment Card Issued to Belgium

From 20 October 2020 until 10 April 2021

The Deputy Commissioner General for Belgium Aldwin Dekkers received the first establishment card for the Expo 2020 in Dubai. The card was issued at a ceremony involving the UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation and Director General of the Bureau Expo Dubai 2020 Reem Al Hashimy and Director General of the GDRFA Dubai Major General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri.

The World Exposition 2020 will be held in Dubai from 20 October 2020 until 10 April 2021. Some 200 countries and international organizations will present their ideas and solutions relating to the theme “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future”.

For the construction of its national pavilion, Belgium has chosen BESIX and will offer an exhibition focused on green innovations in mobility. Luxembourg, for its part, has chosen METAFORM and will emphasize on circular economy.

Source: www.arabianbusiness.com, www.expo2020dubai.com

The Grand Egyptian Museum Scheduled to Open at the End of 2020

10 October 2020

Awaited for nearly two decades, the Grand Egyptian Museum (also called Giza Museum) is about to be brought to fruition and will open its doors on 10 October 2020. The colossal project was launched at the request of the Egyptian Ministry of State for Antiquities and does not only include exhibition galleries, storage facilities and a conference centre but also restaurants and ancillary buildings. What is perhaps worth mentioning is that the highly complex building has been constructed at the foot of Giza pyramids and bears the signature of both the Egyptian company Orascom and Belgian BESIX.

Source: www.besix.com