DUBAI: Amman doesn’t always receive the appreciation it deserves. Beirut, or even Damascus before the war, have always been viewed as offering far more to travellers than Jordan’s capital city. Not only in terms of history and architecture, but in terms of cuisine and nightlife too. Amman has traditionally been viewed as a means to an…
DUBAI: Amman doesn’t always receive the appreciation it deserves. Beirut, or even Damascus before the war, have always been viewed as offering far more to travellers than Jordan’s capital city. Not only in terms of history and architecture, but in terms of cuisine and nightlife too. Amman has traditionally been viewed as a means to an…
Although questions of form and style are fundamental to art history, the issue of scale has been surprisingly neglected. Yet, scale and scaled relationships are essential to the visual cultures of many societies from around the world, especially in the Andes. In Scale and the Incas, Andrew Hamilton presents a groundbreaking theoretical framework for analyzing…
SUZHOU, CHINA: Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel warned his side that they must pull together and "make sacrifices" after they eased to a 3-0 friendly win over Sydney FC on Tuesday in China. The German spoke a day after midfielder Julian Draxler told AFP that the "egos" of Neymar and the French champions' other star forwards…
SUZHOU, CHINA: Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel warned his side that they must pull together and "make sacrifices" after they eased to a 3-0 friendly win over Sydney FC on Tuesday in China. The German spoke a day after midfielder Julian Draxler told AFP that the "egos" of Neymar and the French champions' other star forwards…
SUZHOU, CHINA: Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel warned his side that they must pull together and "make sacrifices" after they eased to a 3-0 friendly win over Sydney FC on Tuesday in China. The German spoke a day after midfielder Julian Draxler told AFP that the "egos" of Neymar and the French champions' other star forwards…
LONDON: BP has not taken any of its oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz since a July 10 attempt by Iran to seize one of its vessels, the British company’s Chief Financial Officer Brian Gilvary said on Tuesday. The oil and gas company has no current plans to take any of its own vessels…
DUBAI: The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) said on Tuesday that it had fined two entities of private equity firm Abraaj $315 million, the largest financial penalties it had ever imposed. In the first major fines on Abraaj, which collapsed last year, DFSA imposed a penalty of around $300 million on Abraaj Investment Management (AIML)…
DUBAI: The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) said on Tuesday that it had fined two entities of private equity firm Abraaj $315 million, the largest financial penalties it had ever imposed. In the first major fines on Abraaj, which collapsed last year, DFSA imposed a penalty of around $300 million on Abraaj Investment Management (AIML)…
HERAT, Afghanistan: Dozens of passengers, mainly women and children, were killed in western Afghanistan early Wednesday when the bus they were traveling in hit a roadside bomb, officials said.The attack, which came one day after the United Nations said civilians are being killed and wounded at a “shocking” level in Afghanistan’s war, occurred around 6:00…
HERAT, Afghanistan: Dozens of passengers, mainly women and children, were killed in western Afghanistan early Wednesday when the bus they were traveling in hit a roadside bomb, officials said.The attack, which came one day after the United Nations said civilians are being killed and wounded at a “shocking” level in Afghanistan’s war, occurred around 6:00…
VANCOUVER, British Columbia: Canadian police said Tuesday they have pulled out of a remote northern town after an intensive search turned up no sign of two fugitive teenagers suspected of killing three people — a college professor, a North Carolina woman and her Australian boyfriend.The Royal Canadian Mounted Police used dogs and drones, helicopters, boats…
BEIRUT: Christians and Muslims gathered for a spiritual summit in Lebanon on Tuesday amid concerns about a growing sectarian divide in the country’s politics. The crisis escalated after two aides to Minister of the Displaced Saleh Al-Gharib were killed on June 30 in Mount Lebanon. Al-Gharib is a member of the predominantly Druze-supported Lebanese Democratic Party,…
LONDON: The owner of the British tanker seized by Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz said Tuesday they are increasingly concerned about the crew’s welfare. The Stena Impero was captured on July 19 with 23 people on board as it passed through the waterway under the watch of a British warship. The ship was impounded…
BEIRUT: Christians and Muslims gathered for a spiritual summit in Lebanon on Tuesday amid concerns about a growing sectarian divide in the country’s politics. The crisis escalated after two aides to Minister of the Displaced Saleh Al-Gharib were killed on June 30 in Mount Lebanon. Al-Gharib is a member of the predominantly Druze-supported Lebanese Democratic Party,…
Saudi General Authority for Military Industries organizes workshop for manufacturers and service providers JEDDAH: Manufacturers and service providers attended a special workshop organized by the Saudi General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI).The seminar, held in Riyadh, was the first of its kind and focused on the strategies and policies of Saudi Arabia’s military industries sector,…
Saudi General Authority for Military Industries organizes workshop for manufacturers and service providers /node/1533376/saudi-arabia Updated 31 July 2019 July 31, 2019 01:58 0 Saudi General Authority for Military Industries organizes workshop for manufacturers and service providers The workshop shed light on the key aspects of the Kingdom’s military industries strategy as outlined in the Saudi…
DUBAI: Until now few people outside Saudi Arabia had heard of Dumat Al-Jandal. But with construction due to begin there on the Middle East’s largest — and Saudi Arabia’s first — wind farm, the historical capital of the Kingdom’s northwestern Al-Jouf region will soon be firmly on the world’s renewable-energy map. Launched as a part…
DUBAI: Fall/Winter 2019 will be a special time for KAGE the UAE’s homegrown contemporary luxe label. It will not only celebrate its tenth anniversary in September, but will also launch a costume-jewelry line. It has been quite a journey for KAGE founder Basma Abu Ghazaleh. In 2009, she and her childhood friend, Arwa Abdelhadi, decided…
DUBAI: Fall/Winter 2019 will be a special time for KAGE the UAE’s homegrown contemporary luxe label. It will not only celebrate its tenth anniversary in September, but will also launch a costume-jewelry line. It has been quite a journey for KAGE founder Basma Abu Ghazaleh. In 2009, she and her childhood friend, Arwa Abdelhadi, decided…
