Pity Tripoli’s poor Rachid Karami International Fair. In hindsight, it didn’t stand much of a chance. Not because of any inherent flaws in the project itself, which would have provided Lebanon’s northern port city with a much-needed economic and cultural boost, but because of factors beyond its control; the turbulent,…
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Dinner on Turtle Island can be quite an experience. You can never be sure just who’ll be sitting beside you. Guests over the past few years have found themselves chatting with Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach, Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli, Axl Rose of Guns’n’Roses, bad boy actor Rob…
Lebanese-Mexican Carlos Slim Helú has Created Museo Soumaya as an Extraordinary Civic Gift to Mexico
It is not rare for billionaires to become philanthropists, art patrons or collectors at-large, but it is definitely uncommon for the well off to build museums showcasing their very own private collections. That is however exactly what the world’s richest man has gone and done. Not only that, but entrance…
Simple elegance meets local charm at The Chedi Hotel in Oman. Located along the clear waters of the Boushar beachfront, this 115-room hotel is the perfect Middle Eastern getaway from which to discover underwater wildlife, relax at the spa or simply unwind, reveals Myrna Ayad. Large terracotta pots line the…
A nine-hour drive into the desert from Cairo, and deep within the Berber village of Siwa is located the Adrere Amellal hotel. A secret getaway for nature-lovers and the jet-set alike, its untouched beauty allows you to surrender to the peacefulness of the moment. As the vast carpet of date…
Milan, once grey and smoggy is now heralded as the city of Italian chic and great northern cuisine. With the new collections come new shopping sprees but away from the parade is a boutique hotel stunningly combining fashion and fastidiousness and without any fanfare. Fashion is an imperial pursuit. No…