FASHION | Rami Kadi is the U.N.’s Newest Goodwill Ambassador
Lebanese couturier Rami Kadi has been announced Wednesday as the regional Goodwill Ambassador for the sustainable fashion programme at UNEP. It is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system, and serves as an authoritative advocate … More FASHION | Rami Kadi is the U.N.’s Newest Goodwill Ambassador
ROYALS | Saudi Crown Prince Sparks Twitter Fashion Frenzy Over Luxury Jacket
RIYADH – – Twitter users are clearly feeling the cold. A cohort of fashion lovers on the social media platform have gone wild over gilet worn by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman while chairing Sunday’s board meeting of the public Investment Fund. The prince showed off a $6.551 casual sleeves vest by U.K. luxury … More ROYALS | Saudi Crown Prince Sparks Twitter Fashion Frenzy Over Luxury Jacket
BUSINESS | Parisian Fragrance House Ex Nihilo Cuts Ribbon On Its First Saudi Boutique
JEDDAH | SAUDI ARABIA – Parisian fragrance maison Ex Nihlio has cut the ribbon on its first flagship in Saudi Arabia. The new perfumery is situated in Jeddah’s Nojoud Center, alongside other brands like Lacoste and Femi9. The new store evokes the brand’s French flagship with its iconic cobalt blue interior, marble floors, Art Deco … More BUSINESS | Parisian Fragrance House Ex Nihilo Cuts Ribbon On Its First Saudi Boutique
BUSINESS | Extremely Rare, Purple-Pink Russian Diamond Up For Action, Worth $38 Million
MILAN | ITALY – An extremely rare, vivid purple – pink diamond mined in Russia is expected to fetch up to $38 million when it goes under the hammer on November 11, the auction house Sotheby’s said on Monday. The oval gem, which is named after a Russian ballet ‘The Spirit of the Rose’, is … More BUSINESS | Extremely Rare, Purple-Pink Russian Diamond Up For Action, Worth $38 Million
BUSINESS | H&M Says Recovery Uneven After March – May sales tumble 50%
STOCKHOLM – H&M, the world’s second-biggest fashion retailer, on Monday reported a sharp but slightly smaller than expected drop in second-quarter sales as measures to slow the COVID-19 pandemic slammed the sector. The Swedish company’s net sales for the three months to May 31 fell 50% from a year earlier to 28.7 billion crowns. Analysts … More BUSINESS | H&M Says Recovery Uneven After March – May sales tumble 50%
BUSINESS | Malls, Private Businesses To Reopen In Dubai On Wednesday
DUBAI – Dubai will allow the full reopening of malls and private business starting on Wednesday, its media office said, in the latest easing of coronavirus restrictions, the emirate’s media office announced. ‘Shopping malls and private sector businesses in the emirate will fully operate at 100 percent from Wednesday’, the Dubai Media Office tweeted on … More BUSINESS | Malls, Private Businesses To Reopen In Dubai On Wednesday
Saudi Arabia’s Inaugural Red Sea International Film Festival Unveils New Dates
Saudi Arabia’s inaugural Red Sea International Film Festival has confirmed it will take place in November in Jeddah after it was postponed last March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to organizers. ‘The 1st edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival will take place from the 11th to the 20th of November 2021 in … More Saudi Arabia’s Inaugural Red Sea International Film Festival Unveils New Dates
CULTURE | Hagia Sophia Must Remain Part Of Humanity’s Shared Heritage, Spanish Minister Says
MADRID | SPAIN – Spain’s foreign minister Arancha Gonzales Laya said on Monday it was important that Turkey’s Hagia Sophia remains part of humanity’s shared global heritage, after it was reconverted into a mosque from a museum last week. ‘For us it is important that the spirit of this great monument of Hagia Sophia is … More CULTURE | Hagia Sophia Must Remain Part Of Humanity’s Shared Heritage, Spanish Minister Says
Breaking News | Saudi Arabia Postpones End Of Travel And Port Restrictions To May 17 – SPA
RIYADH – Saudi Arabia has postponed the end of a ban on travel for its citizens and the reopening of its port from March 31 to May 17, the Saudi State News agency SPA said on Friday, citing an interior ministry official. The health minister has said that deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines are being delayed.
TOURISM | Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Project Passes First Stage In Green Rating Award
RIYADH – – The Red Sea Development Co (TRSDC), the developer behind the world’s most ambitious regenerative tourism project, has completed the first stage of platinum certification in the ‘Plan & Design‘ criteria of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED for Cities). The award recognizes the company’s execution of practical strategies aimed at improving … More TOURISM | Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Project Passes First Stage In Green Rating Award
