Gulf Cooperation CouncilThe Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf ( مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربية ), also known as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC; مجلس التعاون الخليجي), is a regional, intergovernmental, political, and economic union comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. The council's main headquarters is located in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. The Charter of the GCC was signed on 25 May 1981, formally establishing the institution.
Artificial islandAn artificial island is one that has been constructed by humans rather than formed through natural processes. Other definitions may suggest that artificial islands are lands with the characteristics of human intervention in their format process, while others argue that artificial islands are created by expanding existing islets, constructing on existing reefs, or amalgamating several islets together. Although constructing artificial islands is not a modern phenomenon, there is no definite legal definition of it.
Shanghai TowerShanghai Tower () is a 128-story, megatall skyscraper in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai. It is the tallest building in China and the world's third-tallest building by height to architectural top. It is the tallest and largest LEED Platinum certified building in the world since 2015. It shares the record (along with the Ping An Finance Center) of having the world's highest observation deck within a building or structure at 562 m. It had the world's second-fastest elevators at a top speed of until 2017, when it was surpassed by the Guangzhou CTF Finance Center, with its top speed of .
ThawbThe thawb (ثَوْب "garment"), also spelled thobe or tobe, is an ankle-length robe, usually with long sleeves. With regional variations in name and style, it is commonly worn by locals in the Arab world, more specifically the Arabian Peninsula, as well as Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Palestine, North Africa, and some countries in East and West Africa. The word thawb (ثَوْب) is the Arabic word for "garment". It is also romanized as thobe or thaub. The thawb is commonly worn by men in the Arabian Peninsula.
