Halloween is weeks away, but here’s a simple costume idea that's wrapped in adventure, travel and extreme sport. Grab some leather boots and a 'brain bucket' and dress up as a biker! Next add a motorcycle or scooter and you’re all set for the 2015 Cross Egypt Challenge. The fifth edition of this cross-country tour starts on October 23rd and ends nine days later on Halloween. Do you dare? Cross Egypt Challenge is the only organized endurance cross-country rally in the Middle East and North Africa. Each year, it features ...

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Middle East fashion designers have been coming on scene with the force and speed of Arabian throughbreds, conquering Paris, Milan, New York, and Dubai. Consider top designers like Lebanese Zuhair Murad (who dresses Taylor Swift), Jordanian-Brit Hasan Hejazi (whose frocks grace Paloma Faith), and Madiyah Al Sharqi, who is truly fashion royalty (her dad is the Ruler of Fujairah!). And those other Emiratis; the three gorgeous Golkar brothers, Babak, Haman and Farhan (they founded the label Emperor 1688 in 2007). So where are the Middle Eastern mannequins to help sell ...

Lebanon’s “debacle de debris” is getting stinkier by the minute. Protestors have drawn a line in the sand, acting today to oust Minister of Environment Mohammad Machnouk. But there’s another line to consider - a fine one separating tragedy and comedy, which picketers in Beirut's week-long demonstrations have crossed, hoping to keep things calm with comedic antics that communicate their cause. Trash-gate began on July 17 when locals weary of being “dumped on” shut down the country's largest landfill. Government failure to resolve the dispute resulted in walls of waste ...

What happens when Jordan's wackiest road warriors merge with its craziest creatives? Find out this Friday - FOR FREE! - when 63 teams compete on the twists and turns of Amman's Wadi Abdoun in the Red Bull Soapbox Derby. Crash-ups guaranteed! This race - staged ‘round the planet - challenges amateurs and experienced racers to design and build human-powered soapbox dream machines, take them to a hilltop, and let gravity work its magic. There's an initial push by the pit crew, and maybe a slug of Red Bull, but after ...

Picture this. You’re in a foreign place working in disaster relief or emergency assistance, and you crave some reconnection to your hipster existence back in ( insert First World City ). You turn to Tinder, the location-based app that lets you scan and choose a love interest like you used to order pizza. The winning lottery ticket in the world of online dating is a primo first impression. But how best to rev up your sex appeal when you’re dealing with 3 seconds of facetime on a tiny smartphone screen ...

Arabia abounds with abandoned places. Pyramids and palaces and fantastic architecture from the world’s great religions are critical to the history of our region, and mankind. They are hallowed and highbrow. But what about the other stuff we build, then walk away from? Either because we ran out of cash to complete the projects, or used them for what they were made for - then dumped them like a takeaway coffee cup. You’ve heard the term “cradle-to-cradle”? It’s a sustainable approach to design where all aspects of a product are ...

Manchester United will continue their pursuit of Neymar and are hoping to negotiate a £240 million deal for the Brazilian. Neymar has a £130m buyout clause, while United expect to pay him £75m over five years. Source: The Sun