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Mediterranean Handball Confederation
The Mediterranean Handball Confederation ('' ar, اتحاد كرة اليد البحر الأبيض المتوسط''; ''french: Confédération Méditerranéenne du Handball''), officially abbreviated as MHC, is the governing body of handball in the Mediterranean region. History On 12 June 1999 in Cairo (Egypt), the Mediterranean Handball Association (MHA) has been established among the following countries: Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey and Yugoslavia. The first president of MHA was Dr. Hassan Moustafa (Egypt). On 22 February 2003, in Rome (Italy), the Mediterranean Handball Association decided to change the original name into Mediterranean Handball Confederation and an Executive Committee was elected Francesco Purromuto (Italy) (President), Rui Coelho (Portugal), Jaume Conejero (Spain), Jean Férignac (France), Taoufik Khouaja (Tunisia) and General Charalambos Lottas (Cyprus), having the task to perform all the necessary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cairo
Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metropolitan area, with a population of 21.9 million, is the 12th-largest in the world by population. Cairo is associated with ancient Egypt, as the Giza pyramid complex and the ancient cities of Memphis and Heliopolis are located in its geographical area. Located near the Nile Delta, the city first developed as Fustat, a settlement founded after the Muslim conquest of Egypt in 640 next to an existing ancient Roman fortress, Babylon. Under the Fatimid dynasty a new city, ''al-Qāhirah'', was founded nearby in 969. It later superseded Fustat as the main urban centre during the Ayyubid and Mamluk periods (12th–16th centuries). Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life, and is titled "the city of a thousand m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handball Federation Of Slovenia
'' , abbrev= RZS , logo= Rokometna zveza Slovenije Logo.svg , logosize= 240px , countryflag= Slovenia , iocnation= Republic of Slovenia (SLO) , url= http://www.rokometna-zveza.si/si/ , sport= Handball , historytitle=History , precedingorganisationsname= , yearfounded= , formernames= , noofclubs= , noofaffclubs= , membershipsize= , participationlevels= , affiliationstitle=Affiliations , IF = International Handball Federation , IF_abbr = IHF , IF_joined = , nationalolympiccom= Slovenian Olympic Committee , continentalassoc= European Handball Federation , nocyearjoined= , otheraff2= Mediterranean Handball Confederation , otheraff3= , otheraff4= , otheraff5= , electedtitle= Governing Body , patron= , president= Franjo Bobinac , sectitle= Headquarters , address1= Ljubljana , country= Slovenia , chiefexec= , secretarygeneral= Goran Cvijić , financetitle= , companystatus= , operatingincome= , sponsors= The Handball Federation of Slovenia (RZS) ( sl, Rokometna zveza Slovenij ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian Handball Federation
The Asian Handball Federation (AHF) (Arabic: الاتحاد الآسيوي لكرة اليد) is the governing body of handball and beach handball in Asia. It has 44 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent, but excludes the transcontinental countries with territory in both Europe and Asia – Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation and Turkey – which are instead members of European Handball Federation (EHF). Three other states located along the western fringe of Asia – Cyprus, Armenia and Israel – are also EHF members. Hong Kong China and Macau, although not independent countries (both are Special regions of China), are also members of the AHF. One of IHF's six continental confederations, the AHF was formed officially on 26 August 1974 in Tehran (Imperial State of Iran), on the sidelines of the 7th Asian Games 1974. The AHF headquarters is located in Kuwait City (Kuwait). Its current President is Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah from Kuwait who is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African Handball Confederation
The African Handball Confederation, (acronym CAHB) referring to a (french: Confédération Africaine de Handball), is the administrative and controlling body for African team handball. Founded on 15 January 1973 after the 2nd All-Africa Games in Lagos (Nigeria), it represents the national handball associations of Africa under the supervision of the International Handball Federation (IHF). The CAHB headquarters is located in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Its current President is the Dr. Mansourou Aremou from Benin. The motto of the organisation is Let's build African Handball together. History The African Handball Confederation has been first continental confederation and with its 53 national federation. It is also the continental confederation with highest numbers of members within the IHF. The founding congress took place on January 15, 1973, in Lagos, Nigeria during the 2nd All-Africa Games. It was attended by Alberto de San Roman (Spain), the Vice-President of the International Hand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Handball Federation
The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball Championship, which commenced in 1938, and the IHF World Women's Handball Championship, which commenced in 1957. IHF was founded in 1946 to oversee international competitions. Headquartered in Basel, its membership now comprises 209 national federations. Each member country must each also be a member of one of the six regional confederations: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and Caribbean, Oceania, and South and Central America. Dr. Hassan Moustafa from Egypt has been President of the IHF since 26 November 2000. History The IHF was founded on 11 July 1946, in Copenhagen (Denmark) by representatives of eight national federations. The founding members were Denmark, Finland, France, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, and Switzerland. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MHC Congress
MHC may refer to: Biology *Major histocompatibility complex, a highly polymorphic region on chromosome 6 with genes particularly involved in immune functions * Myosin heavy chain, part of the motor protein myosin's quaternary protein structure Colleges * Mars Hill College (now Mars Hill University), a college in Mars Hill, North Carolina, USA * Mount Holyoke College, a college in South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA * William E. Macaulay Honors College, an honors college within the City University of New York Health * Managed health care * Mental health counselor * Metropolitan Hospital Center, East Harlem, New York City Sports * Malaysian Hockey Confederation * Mediterranean Handball Confederation * Mid Hudson Conference * Milwaukee Hurling Club Other * Maimonides Heritage Center * Massachusetts Historical Commission * Mile high club * Mochoʼ language (ISO 639:mhc), a moribund Mayan language spoken in Chiapas, Mexico * Mocopulli Airport (IATA: MHC), Dalcahue, Los Lago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Koubi
Alain may refer to: People * Alain (given name), common given name, including list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Alain (surname) * "Alain", a pseudonym for cartoonist Daniel Brustlein * Alain, a standard author abbreviation used to indicate Henri Alain Liogier, also known as Brother Alain, as the author when citing a botanical name * Émile Chartier (1868–1951), French philosopher and antimilitarist commonly known as Alain Places * Alain, Iran, a village in Tehran Province, Iran * Al Ain, a city in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ** Al Ain International Airport in the United Arab Emirates * Val-Alain, Quebec, village of 950 people in Quebec, Canada Other uses * 1969 Alain (1935 CG), a Main-belt Asteroid discovered in 1935 * ''Alain'' (crab), a genus of crabs in the family Pinnotheridae * Prix Alain-Grandbois or Alain Grandbois Prize is awarded each year to an author for a book of poetry * Rosa 'Alain', popular red floribunda rose variety See als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoran Radojičić
Zoran Radojičić ( sr-cyr, Зоран Радојичић; born 24 October 1963) is a Serbian pediatric surgeon and politician who served as the mayor of Belgrade from 2018 to 2022. Biography Early life and education He was born on 24 October 1963 in Lazarevac, Serbia, at the time part of SFR Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia. In 1989, he graduated from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine, and later obtained magisterial and doctoral thesis in 1998 and 2006, respectively. Medical career Before taking political office in 2018, he practiced pediatric urology at University Children's Hospital in Belgrade, and he is also a professor of surgery at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine. Political career On 7 June 2018, he was appointed as the Mayor of Belgrade on the nomination of Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), following the 2018 Belgrade City Assembly elections. Although Radojičić was the mayor, deputy mayor Goran Vesić wielded more power and influence and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charalambos Lottas
Saint Charalampos ( grc, Ἅγιος Χαράλαμπος) (also variously Charalampas, Charalampus, Charalambos, Haralampus, Haralampos, Haralabos or Haralambos) was an early Christian priest in Magnesia on the Maeander, a city in Asia Minor, in the diocese of the same name. His name means ''glowing with joy'' in Greek. He lived during the reign of Septimius Severus (193–211), when Lucian was Proconsul of Magnesia. According to one source, at the time of his martyrdom in 202, Charalambos was 113 years old. Life and martyrdom Charalambos was Bishop of Magnesia also known as the Assyrian Saint Mar Zayya and spread the Gospel in that region for many years. However, when news of his preaching reached the authorities of the area, the proconsul Lucian and military commander Lucius, the saint was arrested and brought to trial, where he confessed his faith in Christ and refused to offer sacrifice to idols. Despite his advanced age, he was tortured mercilessly. They lacerat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Purromuto
Francesco, the Italian (and original) version of the personal name "Francis", is the most common given name among males in Italy. Notable persons with that name include: People with the given name Francesco * Francesco I (other), several people * Francesco Barbaro (other), several people * Francesco Bernardi (other), several people * Francesco di Giorgio Martini (1439-1501), Italian architect, engineer and painter * Francesco Berni (1497–1536), Italian writer * Francesco Canova da Milano (1497–1543), Italian lutenist and composer * Francesco Primaticcio (1504–1570), Italian painter, architect, and sculptor * Francesco Albani (1578–1660), Italian painter * Francesco Borromini (1599–1667), Swiss sculptor and architect * Francesco Cavalli (1602–1676), Italian composer * Francesco Maria Grimaldi (1618–1663), Italian mathematician and physicist * Francesco Bianchini (1662–1729), Italian philosopher and scientist * Francesco Galli Bibiena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
