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Zain offers in-flight phones services

Ali — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:58:01 +0000

Kuwaiti telco Zain has launched its international telephone service aboard Wataniya Airways flights, Kuna has reported. Passengers using the service will be able to receive calls while in flight and use SMS messaging, as well internet and Blackberry services. There was no mention of the rates and regulation on flight. I don’t want the passenger next to me talking loud like hell into my ears just because he can’t hear the other side of the phone.

Kuwait Emir pardons Filipino maid in murder case

Ali — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:20:30 +0000

The ruler of Kuwait has pardoned a Filipino maid who was convicted of murdering her employer’s 7-year-old son, and she will soon be allowed to return home to her family, the Philippine the vice president said Thursday.

A Kuwaiti court convicted May Vecina of slitting the throat of 7-year-old Salem al-Otaibi with a kitchen knife in January 2007. She was also found guilty of attempting to murder the boy’s 11-year-old brother and 18-year-old sister, who both survived.

Read the rest : AP

bing is the new live

Ali — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:22:30 +0000

Microsoft will be re branding its live.com search to bing.com which will be adding more features and function differently from live.com. being a hardcore Google.com fan it will be difficult for me to switch unless i see something different. you can read more about from the newsweek.com article

the engine will not be loaded with tones of text results … it will be showing more comprehensive results that will make you avoid navigating away from the search page … for example if you are searching for a camera .. it will give current prices … where to buy it from … and specs … and the search page will show 5-10 search results by deafult. all i can say fro now … lets just see!

مرسوم اميري بتشكيل الحكومة الكويتية برئاسة سمو الشيخ ناصر المحمد الاحمد الصباح

Musaed — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:59:19 +0000

مرسوم رقم 119 لسنة 2009 بتشكيل الوزارة بعد الاطلاع على الدستور بتعيين سمو الشيخ ناصر المحمد الاحمد الصباح رئيسا لمجلس الوزراء وبناء على عرض رئيس مجلس الوزراء. رسمنا الاتي مادة اولى يعين كل من 1-جابر مبارك الحمد الصباح نائبا اول لرئيس مجلس الوزراء ووزيرا للدفاع.

2-الدكتور محمد صباح السالم الصباح نائبا لرئيس مجلس الوزراء ووزيرا للخارجية.

3-المستشار راشد عبدالمحسن الحماد نائبا لرئيس مجلس الوزراء للشؤون القانونية ووزير للعدل ووزيرا للاوقاف والشؤون الاسلامية.

4- احمد فهد الاحمد الجابر الصباح نائبا لرئيس مجلس الوزراء للشؤون الاقتصادية ووزير دولة لشؤون التنمية ووزير دولة لشؤون الاسكان.

5- احمد راشد الهارون وزيرا للتجارة والصناعة.

6- احمد عبدالله الاحمد الصباح وزيرا للنفط ووزيرا للاعلام.

7- الدكتور بدر شبيب الشريعان وزيرا للكهرباء والماء.

8- الفريق الركن م/جابر خالد جابر الصباح وزيرا للداخلية.

9- روضان عبدالعزيز الروضان وزيرا للدولة لشؤون مجلس الوزراء.

10- الدكتور فاضل صفر علي صفر وزيرا للاشغال العامة ووزير دولة لشؤون البلدية.

11- الدكتور محمد محسن البصيري وزيرا للمواصلات ووزير دولة لشؤون مجلس الامة.

12 – الدكتور / محمد محسن العفاسي وزيرا للشئون الاجتماعية والعمل.

13 – مصطفى جاسم الشمالي وزيرا للمالية.

14 – الدكتورة / موضي عبدالعزيز الحمود وزيرا للتربية ووزيرا للتعليم العالي.

15 – الدكتور / هلال مساعد الساير وزيرا للصحة.

مادة ثانية على رئيس مجلس الوزراء ابلاغ هذا المرسوم الى مجلس الامة ويعمل به من تاريخ صدوره وينشر في الجريدة الرسمية.

امير الكويت صباح الاحمد الجابر الصباح رئيس مجلس الوزراء ناصر المحمد الاحمد الصباح صدر في قصر السيف الجمعة 25 جمادى الاخر سنة 1430ه الموافق 29 من مايو سنة 2009 م (النهاية) م ع ح / خ د كونا291634 جمت ماي 09

American Eagle in Kuwait

Ali — Thu, 28 May 2009 06:12:30 +0000

The first American Eagle Outfitters store in the Middle East should open early next year.

South Side-based American Eagle Outfitters Inc. said Wednesday as it reported first-quarter profits that it signed a franchising agreement with an international retail operator, M.H. Alshaya Co., and will look for other opportunities overseas.

The company, headquartered in Kuwait, plans to open a series of AE stores throughout the Middle East in the next several years, CEO Jim O’Donnell told investors in a conference call. American Eagle won’t have to invest any capital and will have minimal involvement in operations, he said, but the deal could generate “significant” returns.

Source

Pictures from the Elections

Ali — Tue, 19 May 2009 10:10:01 +0000

Click the picture

New Transformers trailer officially online

Ali — Fri, 01 May 2009 12:08:11 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb2fUOW1ne4

الشكل الجديد لمحطات الاولى للوقود

Ali — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:02:35 +0000

i found this “hidden” concept of the new Oula Gas Stations which will have a mini market, car wash and may be more … as you can see they are taking the green initiative …. unfortunately i lost the rest of the pictures …

From Deera-Chat

to learn the location just follow the link above

The Diggbar is COOL

Ali — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 08:53:01 +0000

if you are into Digg and love random surfing .. then the new Diggbar would do it

DiggBar from Kevin Rose on Vimeo.

Youtube Mobile App

Ali — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:05:01 +0000

Youtube has released a mobile app that works on my Nokia E71 … i just have to say this i can now watch youtube videos on the go EASY … no more Real Palyer connecting … worth checking out

http://www.youtube.com/yt_mobile_app

و انحل المجلس

Ali — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:12:27 +0000

قام صاحب السمو بحل المجلس حل دستوري و الانتخابات بعد شهرين

هل اللي طلعوا هل المرة بفلوس و فرعيات راح يطلعون المرة الياية

الله يستر

Google New Stuff

Ali — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 08:07:16 +0000

Google just annouced new features in addition to the Reader comment feature.

Google Latitude: a way for you an your friends to know each others current location on Google Maps and yes it works in Kuwait

2. Google Voice: it is not yet available in Kuwait but hope we will see it soo.

Google Reader Comment Feature is AMAZING

Ali — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:18:39 +0000

being a big Google Reader fan, i just noticed the comment feature which is AMAZiNG. we are slowly seeing Google Reader turning into Digg. You can submit your stories, comment on them and share them with friends …. I am guess the rumors we hear that Google is trying to purchase Digg will not be true after spicing the reader with more features.

Kuwait faces power crisis in summer 2010

Ali — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 15:26:32 +0000

Kuwait will face an electricity crisis in Summer 2010 because of increasing consumption and the failure to complete essential production capacity increasing projects on time, according to a Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) official. The official emphasized that there are unlikely to be any power problems in 2009 since current production levels are sufficient for requirements, with an additional 720 megawatts to be added to the current 10,120 megawatt capacity in June this year. Major problems are expected in 2010, however, the official said, because of continuing delays in the completion of the 2,000-megawatt Subiya power station in combination with a projected population increase and the building of new towns across the country.

Source : Kuwait Times

Facebook is in Arabic now too

Ali — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 07:55:56 +0000

i saw a small note today after i logged into my facebook account that it is now offered in Arabic too. That is gonna may be add there user base by 1,000,000,000 may be now

Follow up : So AlKharafi wanted Liverpool afterall

Ali — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:22:24 +0000

in January we thought that Al Kharafi was going to buy Liverpool but we were wrong. The price was too high … “Things are going really badly because they are asking for too much,” Abdulla Al-Sager, who’s among the potential investors headed by Kuwait’s Al-Kharafi family, said in an interview. Al- Sager and Rafed Al-Kharafi were guests of Liverpool at its Feb. 1 match against Chelsea.

Source – Bloomberg

VIVA Sold Many Many Many numbers

Ali — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:28:08 +0000

The VIVA phone number auction was concluded last night with the following;

source : Al Jareeda

The Noodle House is coming to Kuwait

Ali — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:31:50 +0000

Abdulghani K. Al Ghunaim, Chairman and Chief Executive Office of Al Ghunaim Trading Co. Ltd. said: “We are very proud to acquire the franchise for ‘The Noodle House‘ in the State of Kuwait. ‘The Noodle House’ will be a big addition to our growing company as well as introducing a new concept, South East Asian cuisine to the market. I am sure the launch of the ‘The Noodle House’ will be a success in the Kuwaiti market.”

Source

Wella Professionals launches their first studio in Kuwait

Ali — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:47:02 +0000

The studio, located in Kuwait, aims to provide hair dressers with a diversified range of training courses that can be tailor-made to suit individual needs and requirements.

Sacha Schuette, a leading international hair-stylist, inaugurated the opening. The Wella Professionals studio in Kuwait will provide hair dressers with a variety of training courses based on technical expertise, hair styles and cuts as well as inspirational hair designs.

Source : Click HERE

Global is to cut 10-20% of its staff

Ali — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:39:53 +0000

Kuwait’s largest investment company says it has cut about 10 percent of its Kuwait-based staff and reduced salaries by up to 20 percent because of the global financial crisis.

An official at Global Investment House says the company recently lowered operational costs to “cope with international market conditions.” He spoke on condition of anonymity in line with company policy.

Global is in default on the majority of its debt. It is trying to restructure almost $3 billion in loans.

The official says 40 jobs were cut across all the departments at its Kuwait headquarters, and the minimum salary cut was 5 percent. Global has operations elsewhere in the region.

Source : CLICK HERE

Signor Sassi is coming to Kuwait

Ali — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:36:56 +0000

Americana Group is to develop the ‘Signor Sassi’ insignia in the region. This restaurant, based in Knightsbridge, is very famous amongst Arabs visiting London and celebrities alike and offers the best in authentic Italian cuisine.

The Americana Group is set to develop 22 ‘Signor Sassi’ restaurants across the Middle East. Initial locations will include Kuwait, Dubai, Riyadh and Cairo.

Link : CLICK HERE

Kuwait Purchases Nearly 6 Million Doses of Emergency Nuclear Radiation Drugs

Ali — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:32:44 +0000

What?? Why ??? does the government know something we dont???? is there something bad coming up ??? we never know, but i guess it is good thing afterall …

Nukepills.com today announced the sale of 180,000 units (5.4 million doses) of ThyroShield(TM) Potassium Iodide to the Kuwait Ministry of Health. Worth approximately $1.4 million, the sale was brokered by Nukepills.com and signifies Kuwait’s proactive course in protecting its citizens during a nuclear radiation emergency.

Link

Is Al Kharafi buying Liverpool??!

Ali — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:26:41 +0000

found this on BBC …

Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks is in tentative talks with representatives of the Al Kharafi family, whose head Nasser is the 48th richest man in the world with an £9bn fortune.

link

UPDATE:

Al-Kharafi denies interest in Liverpool

مبروك البراءة

Ali — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:29:30 +0000

السيد محمد الفالي خطيب وإمام المجلس الحسيني، شاءت أقدار التعصب الديني البغيض من التجمعات الإسلامية السنية أن تتهمه بالإساءة والتعرض للصحابة رضي الله عنهم.. وثارت ثائرة أصحاب اللحى من نواب الأمة {الكويتية} وتقدم ثلاثة منهم باستجواب رئيس مجلس الوزراء لأنه سمح له بدخول الكويت علما بأن لديه إقامة سارية المفعول لمدة ثلاث سنوات.. ورغم أنه متزوج من كويتية، وقد أحيل اتهامه إلى المحكمة ولم ينتظر النواب حكم المحكمة تطبيقا لنصوص الدستور الذي ينص على الفصل بين السلطات والذي أقسم عليه النواب الظلامون، لأن قسمهم، كما يعتقدون، من الممكن إلغاؤه بفتوى من أحدهم، فالدين احتكار في عقولهم فقط.. ليس هذا فحسب، بل انهم تقدموا باستجواب لرئيس مجلس الوزراء كان أحد محاوره السماح بدخول (المتهم) بسب الصحابة وطالبوا بترحيله من الكويت، وإلغاء اقامته وعدم السماح له بدخول الكويت مرة أخرى.. والمؤسف ان وزارة الداخلية استجابت لمطالبات النواب ورحّلته وألغت إقامته.. ليس هذا فحسب بل أن الحكومة بكاملها استقالت ولم يتحرك وزير ليقول لهؤلاء عليكم احترام الدستور الذي أقسمتم عليه ما دامت قضيته محالة إلى القضاء فإنه يجب عدم إثارتها وإلا اعتبر هذا تدخلا في شؤون القضاء.. والحمدلله أن لدينا قضاة من أمثال المستشار صالح المريشد الذي أصدر الحكم لا يخضعون لضغوطات نواب مجلس الأمة، فصدر حكم ببراءة السيد محمد الفالي.. وعليه نهنئ السيد محمد الفالي ومحاميه زميلنا علي البغلي على هذه النتيجة التي نطقت بها المحكمة.. ونتمنى من الحكومة الا تخضع لضغوطات بعض النواب لأنهم أصلاً معادون للديموقراطية.. والله من وراء القصد

محمد مساعد الصالح

جريدة القبس 20/1/2009

Keanu Reeves Confirmed for Cowboy Bebop Movie

Ali — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:58:47 +0000

if you were a fan of the Cowboy Bebop anime series, like me, then you’d love to hear this news. Twentieth Century Fox is bringing the Japanese anime TV series “Cowboy Bebop” to the big screen, with Keanu Reeves attached to star as a bounty hunter traveling through space in 2071.

One of the big titles in anime, “Bebop” is set in a time where “astral gates” make interstellar travel possible. Humanity, decimated by a lunar explosion resulting from a gate accident, spread out across the solar system, as did crime, which gave rise to the use of bounty hunters.

Reeves would play Spike Spiegel, a bounty hunter and former member of a crime syndicate. Spiegel, along with Jet Black, a fellow bounty hunter and former cop, are the two pilots of the spaceship Bebop.

Source: Hollywood Reporter

دوام البنوك الجديد من 8 صباحاً إلى 4 مساء

Ali — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:55:55 +0000

البنوك تتفق على ساعات العمل الرسمي لجميع إداراتها، في حال موافقة بنك الكويت والشرق الأوسط على مطلب النقابة العامة للبنوك بشأن توحيد ساعات العمل وإلغاء نظام الدوامين.

أشارت مصادر مطلعة لـ«الجريدة» الى أن البنوك اتفقت على تحديد ساعات العمل الرسمي الجديدة للبنوك، والتي من المقرر أن تبدأ من الساعة الثامنة صباحاً وحتى الرابعة عصراً، مع فترة راحة في منتصف اليوم مدتها ساعة واحدة.

وأوضحت المصادر أنه سيتم تطبيق نظام الساعات الموحد بعد أن تتم موافقة بنك الكويت والشرق الأوسط، وهو البنك الوحيد الذي لم يعلن موافقته حتى الآن لمطلب النقابة العامة للبنوك بشأن توحيد ساعات العمل، وإلغاء نظام الدوامين، واشتراط مجموعة من البنوك بأن يطبق القرار على جميع البنوك من دون استثناء.

ومن المقرر أن يبدي بنك الكويت والشرق الأوسط موقفه من القرار في الأيام المقبلة قبل اجتماع اتحاد المصارف للتباحث بشأن موضوع توحيد ساعات العمل وإلغاء نظام الدوامين في جميع إدارات البنوك.

وحسب الاستفتاء الموجود في الموقع الإلكتروني للنقابة العامة للبنوك حول الوقت الأنسب لساعات العمل بمشاركة 933 شخصا، أن الفترة المفضلة هي ما بين الساعة 7.30 صباحاً حتى 3.30 ظهراً بنسبة 78 في المئة ، و9 في المئة أعطيت للفترة ما بين الساعة 8 صباحاً إلى 4 عصراً، أما نسبة المؤيدين للفترة ما بين الساعة 9 صباحاً إلى 5 مساء قد بلغت 11 في المئة.

المصدر: جريدة الجريدة ١٥/١/٢٠٠٩

Office Depot, M.H. Alshaya sign franchise agreement

Ali — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 11:02:42 +0000

Under the agreement, Alshaya will be granted the franchise rights for all channels in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, the Kingdom of Bahrain, Qatar and Oman. The first four retail store locations are scheduled to open in 2009 in Kuwait City and Dubai.

source : AMEinfo

Orkin Establishes Franchise in Kuwait

Ali — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:46:37 +0000

Pets, Pets, and more Pets. Orkin will open in Kuwait to give you more and more Pets. Orkin, Inc. provides essential pest control services to approximately 1.6 million residential and commercial customers and will be near you in Kuwait. no date has been specified yet for the opening but looking forward to it.

read the news release

Life Magazine Pictures are now on Google

Deera Chat — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:41:23 +0000

Remember the days when you used to get the Life magazine from Al Muthana bookstore … well those days are now over when you can find those pictures on Google images site by following the below link

http://images.google.com/hosted/life

and there are tones of old Kuwait pictures worth checking out

Sources :

Google Blog

Another Four Seasons Hotel in Kuwait

Deera Chat — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:40:43 +0000

The project of the Gate of Kuwait has been driven within a very precise aspiration: Create a 80 storeys high landmark office tower in Kuwait City, a 330 meters tall icon in the skyline of the bay. Celebrate in a contemporary expression the Arabic culture, its refined designs and superb craftsmanship.
The project incorporates the following functions :
- Four Seasons Hotel with 250 rooms, 3 restaurants, a wellness center, a leisure area with swimming pool, a business center and lounges.
- 30 000sqm of office component
- 4000sqm of retail
- a 2000sqm Convention center with support functions
- a panoramic restaurant and business club at the top of the gate

Client / Alshaya Properties
Tenant / Four Seasons Hotel/ Alshaya Corporate Office
Square meters / 100 000
Date / Completion Date 2011
Location / All Soor Streetm, Kuwait City, Kuwait

it seems this will be the second Four Seasons in Kuwait where another one is being built next door to the Behbehani Area in downtown. Adding a rumor about an upcoming Shangri-La Hotel in Salmiya and not to mention two upcoming InterContinentals ( one is Salmiya behind the Ibis Hotel and one in Ahmed Al Jaber Street)

Sources:

1- GLH Architects

2- KEO

Delta Air Lines starts first nonstop service between Kuwait and Atlanta, USA

Deera Chat — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:35:43 +0000

Delta Air Lines is today announcing the start of its first nonstop flight from Kuwait International Airport to Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Saturday, 8 November.

Read the rest by following the below link

http://www.ameinfo.com/174575.html

Google Chrome .. yet another browser!

Deera Chat — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:16:40 +0000

Status: Pre-release

so the first question that pops up here is that why do we need another browser! isn’t firefox solving the problems we had with IE? well Google thinks not! so the Chrome is their resolution for for all our browsing NEW needs.

it seems like the internet browser market is heating up where Microsoft is releasing their 8th version of the browser which its previous release didn’t do so well competing with Firefox 3.

so we will leave this war to time to settle this war.

Reviews:

1- ZDnet

2- Google Blog

3- Wikipedia article

Kuwait News Guide

Deera Chat — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 06:28:53 +0000

Al Qabas has a really nice and orgaznied news guide that is divided into categories and stories. you can find it at http://alqabas.com.kw/kuwaitdirectory/

the only down side is that i was looking for more than once source of information. anyway it is good if you are researching and looking for something.

Kuwait Numbering System/History

Deera Chat — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:57:46 +0000

if you have want to know what was the numbering system in 2008 and how it changed by adding new cities and what it will be after this year, there is an excellent guide on how the numbering systems work in the different areas in Kuwait.

Click Here for the link

Thinking of quality TV production in Kuwait!…Bad idea

Deera Chat — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:39:58 +0000

So , we have been crying for a quality production on TV, something to be proud of, something that tells a genuine story which we can learn from, something on the same callibor as “King Farooq”, finally we get our answer, with “Assad Aljazeera”, it looks to be a brilliant show.

so what did we do to reward such an efforts? we BANNED it! that’s right. we need to give those people a reward for doing something useful, historical, educational, interesting, and most of all, watani. see for yourself.

- Click here -

How Fair is the 50?

Deera Chat Family — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:22:34 +0000

is it our problem that we worked hard and watched our spendings to not get caught in the loans trap and at the end the people who didn’t know how to manage their spendings got rewarded. I MEAN GIVE ME A BREAK!!!

the article – alqabas – 24/06/2008

InterContinental Kuwait

Deera Chat Family — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:29:31 +0000

this hotel is due to open in 2009 as per ArbianBusiness.com and will consist of 280 rooms. the hotel is currently under construction and located directly behind the newly built Ibis Hotel Salmiya (Omniya)

Millennium Hotel kuwait

Deera Chat Family — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:49:12 +0000

“???? ???? ?????? ??????” will have a hotel component along its financial and office components. The hotel part will be managed by Millennium Hotels and will be classified as a 4 four star, similar to the next door Courtyard Hotel in Al Rayya. no further announcements have been made yet so far but news press about another Millennium property to be opened in Kuwait by 2008 and to be titled “The Al Jahrah Copthorne Hotel & Resort”. it is 30km to the north of Kuwait City, The four-star hotel – managed by Millennium Hotels and Resorts – will boast two large conference rooms of 200m² and 400m² and two smaller boardrooms kitted out with state-of-the-art technology.

Source:

http://www.millenniumhotels.com/corporate/globalPortfolio.html

Missoni Kuwait

Deera Chat Family — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:49:16 +0000

In case you were wondering about the hotel being developed within the Symphony project in Salmiya, it will Missoni Hotel By Rezidor SAS. It is the first Missoni project Rezidor has developed so far in the world which is inspired by Missoni Fashion. The hotel is planned to open in the third quarter of 2008. to have a look at the interior design of the hotel please click here (By Matteo Thun & Partners)

Amazon & Kuwait

Deera Chat Family — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 02:15:57 +0000

few months back Kuwait wasn’t in the list of the countries Amazon (US) ships to, but it is now. In case you didn’t know, here is a little tip for you,

Standard International Shipping

15 to 28 business days

Expedited International Shipping

8 to 14 business days

Priority International Courier

3 to 7 business days

to read the rest … Please click here

at that time we knew that Amazon UK ships to Kuwait without any problem. we are not sure how long Kuwait was added to the US list but we know it is there now

Deera Chat wishes a happy 2008

Deera Chat Family — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 03:00:45 +0000

Deera Chat Family, Dinar Chat Family, and Movie Chat Family wish you a happy 2008.

The Largest Public Park in Kuwait

Deera Chat Family — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:46:23 +0000

London-based landscape architectural practice Scape Design Associates has announced the approval of its concept design for Kuwait’s largest public park built on one of the most expensive land plot for sale in Kuwait and associated Mall of Kuwait, in collaboration with architect Eric Kuhne & Associates.

The park and Mall, with its striking architecture, will comprise numerous retail, recreational and leisure facilities amid a series of contemporary gardens, ornamental brackish lakes, promenades and water features, setting it apart from any other shopping destination.

Situated within a staggering 361,000m2 of parkland (over twice the size of Bluewater shopping centre and its landscape) and featuring more than 7000 indigenous palm and shade trees, the landscape carefully plays on the relationship between Islamic and native desert themes. Human micro-climates via plant associations, shade and wind control are also being created. [.... more]