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Go topUS luxury retail giant Bloomingdale’s has no plans to open further international stores, its chairman and CEO said on Sunday ahead of the launch of the chain’s first Dubai outlet. The Dubai outlet, Bloomingdale’s first venture outside its domestic US market, will not lay the ground for a string of locations in other emerging markets … Continued
Two Arab investment companies have announced the launch of the first private equity fund designed to boost the Palestinian economy. The semiofficial Palestine Investment Fund and Dubai-based private equity firm Abraaj Capital, said Sunday that they will invest in small and medium-sized businesses. They say they will provide an initial $15 million, and hope to … Continued
Curious MGM Grand Detroit casino patrons may look up from their penny slots on Friday nights this winter to wonder why a mob of well-dressed individuals is clamoring by the elevators leading up to Ignite Sushi Bar and Lounge. But if they follow the diverse crowd into the lush, colorful atmosphere, they’ll find Arabian Night, … Continued
Luxor is set to become one of the world’s largest open-air museums when a multimillion dollar project to restore the “Sphinx Alley” is complete in March, the governor of Luxor, Samir Farag, said Sunday. The project to restore the two-mile (three-kilometer) alley that links the grand temples of Luxor and Karnak on the east bank … Continued
An unprecedented agreement signed between the Palestinian cellular phone operator Jawwal, which is owned by the Palestinian communications company Paltel, and the Kuwaiti company Zain, which provides mobile telephone services throughout the Arab world, will allow West Bank and Gaza Strip residents visiting Jordan to use their mobile device in Jordan and pay local Jordanian … Continued
The Middle East fashion sector is expected to post 15 per cent growth in 2010, according to a study conducted by the French Fashion University Esmod – Dubai, the leading fashion institution in the region. The study foresees numerous opportunities in the USD 12 billion Gulf clothing market, which is attracting more brands to the … Continued
US fast food chain Fatburger plans to open 58 stores in the region, the company said in a statement. “Despite the recent downturn in the domestic economy, the international market is on fire,” said Andy Wiederhorn, Chairman of Fatburger. “The Middle East and Asia Pacific are becoming exciting territories for us. Our current locations in … Continued
Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, becomes the first airline in the world to offer the full connectivity suite (Mobile OnAir and Internet OnAir) on its commercial widebody aircraft when it starts to unroll full mobile phone and wi-fi connectivity across its brand new Airbus A330 fleet by the middle of … Continued
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) commends the decision by Commissioner Douglas Shulman to publicly commit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in tackling the issue of US charities that launder tax exempt US donations into illegal Israeli West Bank settlement activities. The construction of settlements in Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) is illegal under international humanitarian law. … Continued
Jordan has managed to avoid the worst of the global recession in 2009, with the economy still expanding. Nevertheless, the drying up of liquidity and a slowing of business activity, along with a widening gap between state revenue and expenditure, means that the effects of the international crisis will continue to be with the Kingdom … Continued
Friday, January 22nd Ignite Sushi Bar and Lounge inside MGM Grand Detroit will launch “Arabian Night”, the latest in Detroit nightlife. “Arabian Night” is branded as “where exotic meets trendy” and will feature a full Arabic menu, premium bar, private cigar room, belly dancers and an eclectic mix of Arabic music and pop themes. The … Continued
In the first three days after Dubai opened the tallest building in the world, about 10,600 people paid a total of more than $280,000 to ride an elevator to the observation deck on the 124th floor. Outside, day after day, revelers jockeyed for position to be photographed standing before the shimmering tower that reaches 2,717 … Continued
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