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The company bears one name, but the business is very much three. For Azza Fahmy, working alongside her two daughters proves the whole is greater than its parts, marrying traditional handcrafted jewellery with a thoroughly contemporary outlook.
At first sight, you’ll never guess that Marianne Hoayek is the right hand of one of the world’s strongest and most respected central bank governors. Ignore those good looks and youthful exuberance because underneath lies a powerfully intelligent and determined person. Marianne Hoayek ma…
Seven years on, Philippe Massoud’s ilili , the New York-based Mediterranean fusion restaurant is busy redefining the concept of Lebanese cuisine. New York City is now several years deep into its fascination with Brussels sprouts. In a town known for its seasonal food fads – think pork b…
Bangkok hardly needs another shopping mall, unless you head Central Group's marketing. Founded in 1947 by Hainanese immigrant Tiang Chirativat, the family-owned conglomerate now oversees sprawling international holdings, with the Middle East firmly in its sights.
The stratospheric ascent of Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons is bound to the rise of Dubai itself. Now the world's ninth largest importer of Swiss watches, with over fifty brands, the company began from decidedly modest beginnings.
Slower than global markets to recover after the 2008 crash, the region's bourses saw turnover so thin that Gulf brokerages collapsed. Yet by 2013 Arab exchanges and their listed corporations emerged as surprisingly worthy contenders.
A decade ago, during a London cab ride shortly after 9/11, Kuwaiti business graduate Dr Naif Al-Mutawa conceived a comic featuring Islamic superheroes. Rather than complain about Islam's image, he set out to reshape it.
Inspired by Sojourner's images of the Martian surface in 1997, Bas Lansdorp resolved to go there himself. He explains how each piece of the puzzle fell into place, prompting him to found Mars One.
Inventor of the boutique hotel concept, Ian Schrager saw the future of the hotel industry before it came. Now, he goes even further by turning the concept on its head, redefining the notion of a boutique experience as being a matter of size. Miami. June 10. Monday. A rumpled visionary, …
The region is seeing exponential growth in record-breaking, with applications up 300 to 400 per cent across the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt over five years, says Talal Omar, who manages the MENA region.
With oil, royal wealth and entrepreneurs, our region has no shortage of moguls. Our writer considers their philanthropic legacy, from Saudi Arabia's Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber to Lebanon's Hariri family and their socially conscious foundations.
Self-made millionaire, trainer and bestselling author T. Harv Eker, founder of Peak Potentials Training, explains how a personal journey through ruin and recurring financial frustration gave rise to Secrets of the Millionaire Mind.