Look: World record-breaking UAE flag made with mosaic cards

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The UAE broke yet another record on Thursday. Image Credit: Antonin Kelian Kallouche, Gulf News Photographer

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The largest UAE flag was created using black, green, red and white greeting cards to create the world’s largest mosaic flad. Image Credit: Antonin Kelian Kallouche, Gulf News Photographer

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The UAE flag, measured an 490 square metres, was constructed outside Dubai Police, Al Wasl, behind City Walk Image Credit: Antonin Kelian Kallouche, Gulf News Photographer

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The occasion organized by nefsy has raised funds to buy food boxes to feed 49,000 families in need, after what has been an incredibly challenging year, following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Image Credit: Antonin Kelian Kallouche, Gulf News Photographer

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49,000 food boxes made up of essential items including rice, wheat, oil, sugar, salt, water and also sanitiser, are now being distributed by Emirates Red Crescent – and will feed more than 250,000 individuals for more than 10 days. Image Credit: Antonin Kelian Kallouche, Gulf News Photographer

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As an added touch, each of the folded greetings cards used to create the Guinness World Records™ title for the Largest greetings card mosaic (flag) will be included in each of the food boxes. Image Credit: Antonin Kelian Kallouche, Gulf News Photographer

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The challenge was launched in celebration of the UAE’s 49th National Day to celebrate the spirit of the UAE, the homeland of humanity, but to also help combat world hunger, nefsy’s primary aim. Image Credit: Antonin Kelian Kallouche, Gulf News Photographer

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Founder of nefsy, Khaled Diab, comments: “We are over-the-moon to have broken a Guinness World Records™ title by creating the Largest greetings card mosaic (flag) as part of our accomplishment to feed 49,000 families in need. It is certainly the first and biggest flag of a good cause. Image Credit: Antonin Kelian Kallouche, Gulf News Photographer

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Here, nefsy founder Khaled Diab, was awarded today an official Guinness World Records title after creating the largest greetings card mosaic (flag) made from folded, greetings cards. Image Credit: Antonin Kelian Kallouche, Gulf News Photographer

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Nefsy is a food app designed to feed someone in need everyday, without the user having to pay for the second meal. Users can enjoy 100’s of brands and 1,000’s of deals by ordering their normal meal when they dine-in, pay their bill – and at no extra cost, feed a person in need worldwide, Eat For Good. Image Credit: Antonin Kelian Kallouche, Gulf News Photographer

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The Guinness World Records title of the Largest greetings card mosaic (flag) is a representation of the UAE flag and a celebration of this significant achievement – as well as the first and biggest flag of a good cause. Image Credit: Antonin Kelian Kallouche, Gulf News Photographer

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