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When the prominent Saudi families Zahid and Binladen join forces, it is worth noting. Their venture, Wared Logistics, harbours vast ambitions of regional dominance, with former banker Marwan Alfadl, a charismatic newcomer to logistics, at the helm.
The ability for couples to successfully work together is so mired in pitfalls that it’s rare to discover people doing it prosperously and harmoniously. Dubai-based interior designers, Paul and Ellen Bishop are doing just that.
‘The Toolman maintenance company was founded ‘by Dubai home owners for Dubai home owners’ declares the simple, yet accessible website, toolman.ae - its friendly logo featuring an energetic maintenance man wearing a red hardhat and holding a spanner aloft. “Before Toolman, whenever people n
A major milestone was achieved in July 2010 when André Borschberg, an engineer and fighter pilot, landed an odd looking aircraft with a tiny fuselage and a massive jumbo-jet-size wingspan. In fact aviation history had been made, for it was the first time a plane had ever flown through the
Marrakech, Morocco’s second-largest city plays host to a hotel that should be on every Bespoke reader’s must-visit list for 2011 - the Royal Mansour. Built according to royal edict, the mandate was that it be the most lavish hotel in all Morocco and the flagship in HRH King Mohammed VI’s e
Through tenacious salesmanship and a genuine desire to improve quality of life, Qatar Cool has just done something remarkable. By using water, pumps and pipes, the company has brought about nothing short of a regional revolution in the way that we cool our homes.
You’ve probably never heard of Playfish. But it’s the second largest social gaming developer in the world and, if you're on Facebook, then you’ve probably played at least one of its highly popular Flash-based games.
Makram Kadi and his partner Ziad Jamaleddine are breathing life into the reclaimed land off the coast of Beirut’s Central District (known as Downtown), and providing artists much-needed space to showcase their work near the city centre. The two Lebanese architects recently completed the Be
Zakaria Ramhani's vibrant, mesmerising paintings transform colourful modern calligraphy into isolated, expressive human figures. With one piece fetching 30,000 dollars at Christie's Dubai in April 2010, he now ranks among the top ten global artists under thirty.
A brand originally synonymous with refined yet luxurious jewellery, Harry Winston has garnered a prestigious reputation for its timepieces since their introduction in 1989.
Though the 2.2 billion USD purchase of Harrods earlier this year may have sounded like a strictly English affair, it was in fact a thoroughly Middle Eastern one in that Qatar Holding bought the prestigious London department store from Egyptian tycoon Mohammad Al Fayed.
Economically, Saudi Arabia is the giant of the region. It is the world’s top exporter with 25 per cent of the world's proven oil reserves and it also has the largest stock market in the Arab world, with a capitalisation of some 500 billion USD. Yet it’s unfortunately a fairly impenetrable