Relaxnews Dramatic elegance is the key trend for bridalwear for the upcoming season it seems, as brands unveil their 2017 wedding gown collections. Luxury designer Carolina Herrera opted for a simple and sophisticated take on romance for the Spring 2017 line, focusing heavily on graceful styles and modern shapes. Re-embroidered lace, nude tulle and floral motif appliqués paid homage ...
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CK says goodbye to Francisco Costa, Italo Zucchelli
Relaxnews Calvin Klein is the latest major fashion house on the lookout for a new star designer following the news that Francisco Costa and Italo Zucchelli are stepping down from the luxury brand. The respective heads of the US house’s womenswear and menswear clothing lines are leaving the label as part of its new strategy to unify the two ...
Read More »Viktor&Rolf to star in Melbourne fashion exhibition
Relaxnews Fashion house Viktor&Rolf will be in the spotlight this fall, thanks to a new collaboration with the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne. Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren, the avant-garde design duo behind the Dutch label, will dig deep into their archives from the past 20 years for “Viktor&Rolf: Fashion Artists,” opening in October. The exhibition will explore ...
Read More »Advancing a 132-year-old legacy
Our Correspondent / Emirates Business Dabur International is the wholly-owned subsidiary of Dabur India Limited (DIL), a leading India-based fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) conglomerate with an overall turnover of US$1.3 billion and market capitalisation of around US$7 billion. Established in 1991 with headquarters in Dubai, UAE, Dabur International contributes to nearly a third of DIL’s global business, delivering a ...
Read More »YaSalam! Bringing authentic Arabian fast food to life
Our Correspondent / EMIRATES BUSINESS Al Abraaj Restaurants Group, a Bahrain-based organisation that has created and launched unique food concepts since 1987 with 30 stores in Bahrain and now doing the same in Dubai, has announced the launch of YaSalam! Restaurant in Jumeirah Lake Towers, Cluster F. Hamad Rashed Isa, Director of AlAbraaj Restaurants Group, said, “Dubai is a ...
Read More »GCC must solidify joint action
Riyadh/ WAM The GCC countries need today, more than any time before, to solidify their joint action mechanism to address and confront challenges facing them in a regional, troubled setting fraught with risks and threats and an international environment experiencing rapid and important transformations in terms of stance, policies and trends, affirmed His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al ...
Read More »UAE congratulates Queen Elizabeth on her 90th birthday
ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan sent a congratulatory cable to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the occasion of Her Majesty’s 90th birthday. Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and ...
Read More »DP World to implement new safety regulation
DUBAI / WAM DP World is prepared for the implementation of the new International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) regulation which comes into effect on 1st July, 2016. The new regulation mandates that shippers of goods must obtain the Verified Gross Mass (VGM) of laden export containers and communicate it to ocean carriers sufficiently in ...
Read More »Masdar delivers 30MW ‘clean energy’ to Egypt
ABU DHABI / WAM Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, completed the delivery of 30 megawatts of utility-scale clean energy projects and 7,000 solar home systems in remote and strategic areas across Egypt. Together, the four clean energy projects developed by Masdar’s Special Projects unit will power 25,800 homes and displace 42,700 tonnes of CO2 annually, as well as ...
Read More »Deyaar Q1 profit hits AED51mn
Dubai / WAM Deyaar Development (Deyaar) on Thursday announced its preliminary Q1 unreviewed financial results registering AED 51.03 million in net profits, and AED 60.2 million in revenue compared to AED 36.2 million during same period last year. Saeed Al Qatami, CEO of Deyaar, said: “Deyaar’s strategy to continuously grow and diversify its portfolio of developments and services has ...
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