Qatar wins approval to turn US embassy in London into hotel
Westminster council accepts plan to build 137-room hotel in Grade II-listed building in Grosvenor Square
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Qatari investment fund took over French luxury fashion house Balmain
Valentino label’s owner, the Qatari investment firm Mayhoola for Investments purchased French fashion house Balmain without revealing how much it was paid for the new luxury acquisition. Financial medias revealed that the Qataris offered 485 million euros ($546 million) for Balmain. The offer was higher than the sale estimates of between 300 to 400 million … Read more
Nominations close for the Luxury Lifestyle Awards Middle East and Africa 2016
The prestigious event in the luxury segment has closed the nominations and started the countdown to the Gala Ceremony. Luxury Lifestyle Awards, an international award granted to the best companies and brands in the luxury segment, has officially closed its nominations after welcoming more than 357 entries from prominent luxury brands across the Middle East … Read more
Luxuriating in the year-round sunshine: Shangri-La Hotel Doha
An Oasis Opened in the Dynamic Qatari Capital. Falcons are one of the Middle East’s iconic animals. They also evident in the architectural design of the new Shangri-La Hotel, Doha (Qatar). Shangri-La’s newest Middle Eastern property blends East with East to deliver the best of Asian and Qatari hospitality. The gleaming 50-storey property located in … Read more
‘We will be ready, inshallah’: inside Qatar’s $200bn World Cup
Can the richest country in the world buy its way to footballing glory? We joined the Qatar 2022 hopefuls to find out
A Kilian Pearl Oud available only in Doha
Pearl Oud by Kilian. You’ll have to travel to Doha to get one. Kilian perfume house celebrated the new KILIAN Boutique in DOHA, Qatar (1 La Croisette, Porto Arabia, The Pearl – Doha – Qatar) with an exclusive fragrance created by Perfumer Christian Provenzano. The 40sq meter luxury niche perfume boutique features all KILIAN iconic fragrance … Read more