Source: The National
Security & Justice
Lebanon’s Border Villages Face Renewed Devastation Amid Israeli Withdrawal
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Interview Set to Shed Light on Mossad’s Decade-Long Covert Operation Against Hezbollah
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Opinion
Lebanon After the Assads
The United States has important equities in Lebanon, including a desire for a generally friendly government’s economic and political stability; security cooperation; long-standing relations with the large Christian community in Lebanon and Lebanese diaspora in the United States; and ultimately peace between Israel and Lebanon within a broader regional settlement. Achieving these objectives will require navigating a tumultuous period in the country’s history following a war between Hezbollah and Israel that has devastated a large part of the country, exacerbating Lebanon’s already challenging economic conditions. But perhaps the most important dynamic will be how a likely Sunni-dominated state of uncertain composition in Syria will differ in its intentions toward Lebanon from the previous Alawite-led minoritarian Assad regime.
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Europe’s Syrian Dilemma
The news of the sudden and unexpected demise of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria has met a mixed response in Europe. The jubilation that a murderous dictator and close ally of Russia and Iran has fallen is not just good for the Syrian people but serves as a morale booster for Eastern Europeans wondering whether Russia can be defeated
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Sports
Cristiano Ronaldo Unveils New Private Jet Worth $73 Million
Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the richest global athletes, has unveiled his upgraded private jet reportedly worth $73 million. With its top-notch design, exceptional speed and range of 7500 nautical miles, the Gulfstream G650 is among the fastest jets in the world.
Monday, December 16, 2024
Guardiola Accepts Man City May Need to Sign More Players to Cope with Schedule
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes he will need a bigger squad to handle soccer’s ever-expanding fixture schedule.
Saturday, December 14, 2024
Tuesday 17 August 2021 16:14:37
Chanel to Bring Its Cruise 2022 Show to Dubai in November
Seven years after staging its Cruise 2014 show in Dubai, the French house of Chanel has announced it will be bringing its Cruise 2021-2022 spectacular to the UAE metropolis.
First shown in May this year in the vaulted space of the Carrieres de Lumieres, in France's Les Baux-de-Provence, the production will be reprised on November 2 in Dubai.
No further details have been given about the show or its location.
The Cruise collections are central to Chanel’s DNA, and stem from the late 1910s when the maison's founder, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, would create lightweight wardrobes for clients wishing to escape the European winter by travelling to warmer climes.
In 2000, Cruise was formally added to the Chanel show calendar, and since then has been presented all over the world, including Singapore, Venice and Havana.
In May 2014, the storied label came to Dubai to present its Cruise 2015 show, building a huge pavilion on one of the World Islands for the event. With the spectacular skyline of Dubai acting as a backdrop to the clothes, it was one of the defining moments that put the UAE on the world fashion map.
At the event, then-creative director Karl Lagerfeld explained why he had selected the city for the event. “You know, before Japan took over for pearls, this place was famous for them, so Chanel is very at home here,” he said.
Now Chanel is coming back with a punk-edged collection by creative director Virginie Viard. Fusing a rock-chick aesthetic with the surrealism of Jean Cocteau – a personal friend of Chanel herself – Viard's collection offers classic Chanel tweed jackets with fringed leather skirts and spiky jewellery.
Fringed leather skirts appear next to palazzo pants and kaftans, and many surfaces are strewn with line drawings by Cocteau and Picasso.
In choosing to restage its Cruise collection in the Emirates, Chanel is nodding to the significance of Mena region clients to the house. While the pandemic has disrupted much of the fashion calendar and the travel habits of clients, going back on the road with its collections outlines that, in Chanel's eyes at least, the world is open once more.
While the attending crowd will probably all be wearing masks and social distancing, it is a move towards the new normal, one beautiful, two-toned shoe at a time.
