Before your memory bank gets flooded by new Arabic Musalsalat (soaps) and Ramadan TV drama takes over your life, and Ramy Ayach’s face becomes just another face in the crowd; here’s a reminder of THAT theatrical OTT (over the top) visage that kept you warm through the winter blues, courtesy of Lebanese soap opera Amir El Leil . Presenting our very own Prince Charming, singer-turned-actor, Ramy Ayach who showed us more faces than the show’s cast and crew altogether during The Prince of the Night, which aired until February 2017 ...

Roger Federer of Switzerland returns the ball to France's Benoit Paire during their ATP tennis match as part of the Dubai Duty Free Championships on February 27, 2017. MAHMOUD KHALED / AFP

Esteghlal Khuzestan's Aloys Nong celebrates his goal against UAE's al-Jazira during an Asian Champions League Group B football match at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium on February 27, 2017. NEZAR BALOUT / AFP

To tip or not to tip, that is often the question expats ask when they come to the Middle East. And rightly too, because things here aren’t as clear-cut as they might be in some parts of the world where tipping trades are limited and known. Forget your usual suspects (which are equally hot tipping candidates here) taxis, hairdressers, waiters; there are many odd jobs and services provided in Arab countries that you’d normally do yourself back home, such as filling your car with gas, which you might wish to ...

Elina Svitolina of Ukraine celebrates with the trophy after winning the final women's WTA Tennis Championship match in Dubai on February 25, 2017. Svitolina beat Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-2 to win a rain-delayed final, cracking the elite on tenth for the first time as she defeated the 2011 champion, a former world number one seven years ago. KARIM SAHIB / AFP

Abdulaziz Haikal (R) of UAE's Al-Ahli FC kicks the ball past Ali Ghorbani of Iran's Esteghlal FC during their AFC Champions League qualifying football match between UAE's Al-Ahli and Iran's Esteghlal FC at Al-Rashid Stadium in Dubai on February 20, 2017. STRINGER / AFP

Working in the Middle East can have its perks. While towering, tax-free incomes are generally limited to the Gulf, what office spaces from Cairo to Amman lack in liras or dinars, they make up for in other departments. One of the curious comforts you might come across in the average Arab work environment is the luxury of your very own office butler, aka the tea/coffee boy (office boy if you will)! While a tea boy might seem like the best thing to happen to your working life, the relationship you ...

AS Roma's midfielder from Egypt Mohamed Salah (R) celebrates after scoring Torino , during the Italian Serie A football match AS Roma versus Torino on February 19, 2017 at Rome's Olympic stadium. ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP

If you’re hoping to score with a special someone this Valentine’s Day, you’ve come to the right place. We are generously taking the time out from our Trump watch to reveal what WON'T WORK in your battle to woo those Arab, or foreign, beauties you have your heart set on picking up tonight or any other night in the calendar! The lush ladies of Al Bawaba have been hit on enough times over the years to know which pick-up lines will make women swoon and which will have them running ...

Roma's Bosnian forward Edin Dzeko (R) celebrates after scoring with teammate Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah during the Italian Serie A football match FC Crotone vs AS Roma on February 12, 2017 at the Ezio Scida Stadium, in Crotone. CARLO HERMANN / AFP

While the world is occupied with either mocking or protesting against US President Donald Trump, we took the time out to suss out his wife, First Lady Melania Trump. After carefully studying Melania's face, style and body language, it turns out that the Eastern European minx has more in common with certain Arab starlets than she might have realized. Sure, these Middle Eastern bombshells have never posed in the nude à la Mrs. Trump (although Myriam Klink came very close to it), but they share an uncanny resemblance to her ...