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Financial Crisis? Thy Kingdom Come The effects of the global economic crisis are being felt the world over. But our region is somewhat different. While Dubai suffers, Qatar stays silent and Lebanon goes on imperviously, it is Saudi Arabia that has emerged as a global powerhouse. The crisis
Message in a Bottle Scented oils, fragrances and ointments have always been a large part of many cultural rituals. Great civilisations such as the Mesopotamians, the Egyptians and later the Greeks and Romans burned incense during various ceremonies and used all kinds of perfumed oils and c
Writer: Hasan Karaky A risky business “There are risks and costs to a program of action. But they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.”- John F. Kennedy Risk is an inevitable part of our everyday life. Think of it as an involuntary supplement to all of
Have you ever wanted to learn how to fly? The Royal Jordanian Air Academy has been operating since 1966 making it the oldest academy in the region. Also thanks to its sister company, private jet charter company Arab Wings, you can fuse luxury travel and know-how into one package.
Future stitch The spotlight is on the flourishing ‘Up & Coming’ fashion designers of our time. Rami Kadi – Rami Kadi When Maison Rabih Kayrouz hand-picked five exceptional fashion designers to bring to the spotlight, Rami Kadi was one of them. His vibrant and daring collection is displayed
Patchi, founded by Nizar Choucair over 25 years ago, is a phenomenal success story of one man’s ambition and his ability to give back to his community. To get to grips with this Lebanese company, that is now amongst the top chocolatiers in the world, Bespoke took a tour of the company’s ma
While some go up and others go down its nice you to know there is somewhere to get away from it all, even in Dubai. The Park Hyatt is a secret haven of a hotel that also manages to successfully offer that most elusive of escapisms, a quality city spa.
Safa al-Hashem’s beachfront getaway in Muscat is an enchanting mix of Omani style and Moroccan magic.
For those with fresh memory of the Betamax vs. VHS format war, it was a serious case of deja-vu when Bluray went head-to-head with HD-DVD (and came out a winner). But for the regular consumer, acronyms and strange names are only part of the problem to understanding the crazy world of techn
The concept of fractional ownership was created by NetJets in 1986, and the company has since grown to be the largest operator of business jets in the world. With Net Jets Middle East, in its tenth year of operation, perhaps it is time to understand just how you can benefit.
The New Year in film always opens up with awards season reaching fever pitch. Nominations for The Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild, BAFTAs and Academy Awards raised a number of tantalising prospects this year: a posthumous award for Heath Ledger’s joker; a first Globe or Oscar for Kate W
We’ve heard stories of Arabs vying for real estate and cars, but buying soccer teams - that seems to be the new trend. Here we find out what exactly is in it for the Arabs.