DUBAI: A group of Arab YouTubers in Saudi Arabia have made history for hosting the world’s largest virtual iftar on May 19. 

The content creators —including Iraqi Noor Stars, Saudi-American Omar Hussein, The Saudi Reporters and Saudi Mohamed Moshaya, Anasala Family and Asrar Aref – broke the Guinness World Record for “Most Views for an Iftar YouTube Livestream Globally.”

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يوووووم تاريخيييي لحظة تحطيم الرقم القياسي ل #موسوعة_جينيس ( لأضخم بث مباشر لإفطار عبر اليوتيوب ) ما حققناه الا بمساعدتكم يا ارهب ريبورترز انا لين دحين ماعرف كيف عرفت جواب شباب البومب••• بسبب مشاهدكم لقد ساهمتوا ب انو يوتيوب حتتبرع ربع مليون دولار ل @unhcr_arabic

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“A historic day. The moment we broke a Guinness World Record for the largest virtual iftar on YouTube,” wrote one half of The Saudi Reporters Abdulaziz Bakr, alongside a screen recording of the digital iftar. “What we have achieved is because of your help. Because of your views, YouTube was able to donate $250,000 to the UNHCR,” he added.

His brother, and other half of The Saudi Reporters, Abdullah Bakr added “We made history and broke a record in the Guinness World Records. Praise be to God.”

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يلا تعالو عالبث المباشر وخلينا نكسر الرقم القيااااسي

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