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Go topI have always liked design, but majored in history and archaeology at university in Beirut. Then I saw the work of a friend who was doing graphic design, and I thought, this looks interesting. So I switched to graphic design, and then I realised I am very good at typography and collages. They are my … Continued
Young Arab Leaders (YAL), the pan-Arab platform for providing Arab youth with employment opportunities via quality education, training and entrepreneurship, and Business for Diplomatic Action (BDA), America’s leading private-sector led public diplomacy initiative, have launched in New York the 2009 Arab and American Business Fellowship (AABF), the business executives’ exchange program. The Fellowship’s lead sponsor … Continued
Etihad Airways’ chief executive James Hogan said on Monday that the United States of America remains a largely untapped market for Etihad Airways and spoke of how the airline’s new Chicago service is set to become an important driver to the airline’s future growth. Mr Hogan was addressing an audience of senior business executives at … Continued
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) upgraded growth forecast for the Middle East in 2010 is further evidence of the region’s strength, its vital role in relaunching global growth, and the opportunities it offers for foreign direct investment, Dr. Zakaria Hejres, Deputy Chief Executive of Bahrain’s Economic Development Board (EDB), has said. The IMF has raised … Continued
Middle East economies have improved recently as global oil prices have rebounded from previous lows and there are signs of a recovery in the world economy, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday. In its latest World Economic Outlook, the IMF raised next year’s growth estimate for the region to 4.2 percent from a July … Continued
The developer building the world’s tallest skyscraper in Dubai says cladding work on the shiny silver-colored tower’s outside is complete. Completion of the aluminum and glass facade marks a key milestone for Emaar Properties, which is racing to meet a self-imposed deadline to have the Burj Dubai complete by the end of the year. By … Continued
SUGAR AND SPICE Fadi Jaber says that women account for most of his business at Sugar Daddy’s, which has locations in Dubai, Beirut, and Amman. Readers’ Comments AS a young student at the multinational Aramco school in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Fadi Jaber, a son of Palestinian refugees, always preferred his American classmates’ cupcakes, brownies and … Continued
Clothing giant Abercrombie & Fitch is not exactly known for its modesty, as evidenced by sexy catalogs featuring models in barely-there clothing. Now the company is being sued for allegedly denying a teenager the right to wear a religious headcovering. A Muslim teenager hoping to work at one of the company’s childrens clothing stores says … Continued
Bahrain and Saudi Arabia both maintain their position as the only two nations from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to feature in the world’s top 20, leading the way in the Gulf and MENA for regulations that enhance business activity. MENA itself picked up the pace for business regulatory reform faster than any … Continued
Google Inc. has a new online tool that lets Arab users answer each other’s questions, a move designed to boost the amount of Web content available in Arabic. The new service comes two weeks after Yahoo Inc. bought one of the Arab world’s largest online portals. Like Google, Yahoo wants to better serve the rapidly … Continued
A Lebanese-Australian designer, who claims to have created six years ago what is now known as the controversial burkini, says that despite the controversy she is designing a similar one for men. Ahiida Massoud Zanetti, 41, who owns a company that specializes in Islamic swimwear and sportswear, says she first designed the Islamic swim suit … Continued
For Muslim women who feel they are violating Islam’s teachings by using skin creams with alcohol and pig residues, Layla Mandi has the answer: religiously-correct “halal” cosmetics. The Canadian makeup artist who converted to Islam is marketing cosmetics called OnePure, which she says have the luxury feel of international brands minus the elements banned under … Continued
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