Practical Patricia
The Italian brand of Moroso this year debuted a significant number of new designs at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile, all housed in a stand designed by Spanish designer Patricia…
EXCLUSIVE: Marcel Wanders talks to DNE at Milan Fair
Italian brand Poliform is synonymous with presenting consumers a very particular philosophy: stylistically compatible component parts with a touch of Italian suaveness. The lifestyle it offers is simple and refined,…
The art of architects
Carlo Giorgetti has a lot to be pleased about this year. He is in his mid seventies, and has watched his family’s furniture company Giorgetti evolve over the years to…
Furniture fair delights and surprises attendees and designers
The Salone Internaztionale del Mobile held once a year during April in the Italian design capital of Milan is a must see. It is there that Italian furniture companies present…
Police detain 2 suspects in Lebanon mob killing
BEIRUT: Lebanese security officials say police have detained two men suspected of taking part in last month's lynching of a murder suspect. Egyptian national Mohammed Muslem was stabbed to death…
Fatwa undercuts extremist rhetoric regarding terrorism
ISLAMABAD: In recent years, the words and actions of extremists claiming to commit violence in the name of Islam, time and again through the media, has arguably caused great harm…
The decline and fall of political Europe
PARIS: A series of decisions taken over the last few years in Europe have alarmed me. The first imposed the rule of unanimity within the European Union for any decision…
The powerlessness of the powerful
NEW YORK: Elites are under siege in every corner of the world. “Tea Party” activists in exurban America rant and rage against the so-called liberal elites of New York, Washington,…
Burying our heads in the sand
CAIRO: What do Elton John, “Arabian Nights” and Youssef Ziedan have in common? Until earlier this week, nothing, really. But today in Egypt, the British pop singer, the…
No security risk in grooving to Gaga, US Army says
American soldiers gyrating to Lady Gaga in a video spoof will not face any reprimand for their massive YouTube hit, the US Army said Thursday. The video by paratroopers in…
