Beautiful Lebanese Model, Singer and Actress Cyrine Abdelnour

Cyrine Abdelnour (سيرين عبد النور) is talented Lebanese model, singer, and actress. Born in Beirut 1977, started her modeling career in 1992, started acting in 1998 in a TV series,model of the world 2002, made her first music album in 2004 “lila min elayaly”. She has one older sister and two brothers. She was educated in Saints-Couers school in Lebanon where she took a course in Fashion Design. In 1992 she started her modeling career and modeled for the fashion designers Feliciana Rossi, Zuhair Murad, Abed Ahfouz, Renato Balestra, Mireille Dagher, and Thierry Mugler. In 2002 Abdelnour was awarded the title “Model of the World” at the Regency Palace Hotel in Beirut. Her first album, Leila Min Layali, was released in 2004. She released her second album, Aleik Ayouni in 2006, with debut single Law Bas Fe Aini (If he looks in my eyes) becoming one of the most popular Lebanese songs of 2006. Abdelnour has also starred in Arabic TV serials and films since the late 1990s. In 2007 she married Lebanese businessman Farid Rahme. (Wikipedia)

Miss Globe International Award 2009 – Samah Gahfaz

Samah Gahfaz is beautiful Algerian actress and model. She won the title of Miss Globe International 2009 in a beauty contest held on November 1 at Sport Palace, Durres, Albania where she was selected from other 58 beautiful contestants from all over the world. Gahfaz was crowned by Almeida Abazi, Miss Globe International 2008.

Kuwaiti Fitness Model Dina Al Sabah picture

Dina Ali Fahad Al-Salim Al-Sabah is a professional figure competitor from Kuwait. Dina Born on February 28, 1974. She stands out from the rest of the Figure competitors for being the only female Arab athlete to achieve pro card status as of 2006. She is the first female Arab athlete to ever stand on the Olympia stage.

Dina Al-Sabah was born in the city of Beirut in Lebanon. She is from Kuwaiti, Syrian, and Turkish descent. She was born as a member of the respected Al-Sabah family. She is close lineage because her grandfather was the son of Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah which was ruler of Kuwaiti from 1917 to 1921. Ms. Al-Sabah was raised in Egypt, Morocco, Italy and the United Kingdom, and because of this, she was exposed to many different cultures at a young age. She has a natural talent to being a wonderful athlete. She started horse-back riding only at the age of five. Dina Al-Sabah continued her active life style throughout her high school years competing in equestrian shows and participating in track, volleyball and basketball at The American School of Tangier in Morocco.

Dina is fluent in English, Spanish, French, and Arabic due to her various travels. She also holds several degrees – M.S. in telecommunications and computers, MBA and more. When she moved to London in 1991, Dina Al-Sabah first started weight training. As a newcomer to the country, she did not have any friends and had plenty of free time so she decided to join a gym as a hobby. When Dina came to the United States in 1994 to continue her studies at the GeorgeWashingtonUniversity, she took a more active interest in lifting weights and educating herself on weight training and nutrition.

KSA Female Teachers Demand Equal Pay

According to Arab news, Saudi Arabian female teachers have demanded the same pay and status as their male counterparts, and are to file a court case against the Ministry of Education to enforce their demand.

Mona Abdul Aziz, spokeswoman for the campaign, said that teachers both male and female have been demanding these rights for two years as part of a campaign group established to champion the rights of teachers, regardless of gender. She added that as a result of the initial campaign, the condition of male teachers improved but not of female teachers, and so they decided to form a separate group to attain similar conditions. The difference is attributed to the fact that female teachers come under the General Presidency of Girls Schools.

Abdul Aziz added that the demands for equality had upset male teachers who tried to silence the voice of female teachers, demanding they put a halt to their campaign. We had to leave the group and form our own website …yet we still face resentment and aggression, she said, adding that the group first lodged their demands with the Ministry of Education, then the Civil Services Office and finally the Ministry of Finance.

Abdul Aziz said all three bodies denied they were responsible for setting up pay scales, with each department saying this was the responsibility of the others. Female teachers who graduated between 1994-2004 and 2005-2007, numbering over 67,000, have been worst affected, said Abdul Aziz, adding that the difference between their wages and their male counterparts was over SR5,000.

She added that the conditions of male teachers who graduated before 2001 have improved and that the conditions of female teachers who have graduated after 1995 have remained the same. Abdul Aziz added that all the teachers want is equal pay. The women hope to file the lawsuit by next month and have appointed a lawyer to represent them. We are collecting as many powers of attorney as possible from female teachers, said Abdul Aziz.

Yet many are reluctant to file a case against the Ministry of Education and the reason is always a woman’s husband, father or guardian who refuses to allow her to participate, saying she should be thankful she is getting paid. Abdul Aziz believes that equality is a right. Statutes concerning human rights and civil service systems declare there is no difference between the job conditions and salaries of male and female teachers, said Abdul Aziz, adding, So where do they get these unjust differences?

Hot And Talented Lebanese Singer Nourhanne

Nourhanne (نورهان) also known as Nourhan is beautiful Lebanese singer. She was born on June 5, 1977. Nourhanne released her first single, “Ti Amo,” in 1996 at the age of 19, but her full-length debut wasn’t until 2003, with the release of her first album Shaklo Kif? (How Does He Look?) which spawned a series of hits across the Arab-speaking world, including her best-known recording, “Habibi ya Einy.” That song was released in two versions, the original with traditional instrumentation and the “postmodern” remix that drew some attention in Europe in 2004.

In 2005 Nourhanne received an annual award for “Best Young Arab Female Artist’s Voice’ at the “Oscar Video Clip Festival” [not related to the Academy Award Oscars] in Cairo, Egypt for her song “Men Zaman” (Far Away). In July 2006, Nourhanne released a new album, Tab Wana Mali, titled for her then-current hit, a cover of a traditional Egyptian song once performed by Nadia Lutfi (dubbed by artist Maha Sabri) in her 1959 film Bain al Qasrayn; Nourhanne’s video partially reproduced a scene from the film that catapulted Lutfi to pan-Arab stardom. Nourhanne has also acted, starring in the Ahmad Hamdi directed film Al Khuruj Ela Al Hayat (Going out to Life). (wikipedia).

Beautiful Omani Girl Wins Oman’s First Sudoku Championship

Marwa Al Wadhahi, 19, took just 12 minutes to complete a very complex puzzle created by former Sudoku world champion, Thomas Snyder, at Oman’s first-ever Sudoku challenge organised by Black and White magazine. Marwa, who competed against eight other Sudoku wizards at the final of the first ‘You Play Sudoku’ contest, was a clear winner as she topped the competition at all stages.

The event brought the spotlight not only on Sudoku in Oman, but also raised much needed awareness on autism in Oman, thanks to the presence of the American autistic savant, George Widener. Marwa won some exciting prizes, including an ORIS Limited Edition watch, a Samsung 40-inch TV, netbook, a voucher for overnight stay for two at Al Nahda Resort & Spa, one KIMS care card from KIMs Oman hospital and gift voucher from Staedler. Kalpana, Madhvi and other finalists also won gifts.

Beautiful And Sexy Iraqi Singer Shatha Hassoun

Shatha Hassoun very cute and talented Iraqi singer. Shatha Amjad Hassoun Alshamery was born in Casablanca, Morocco on 3 March 1981, to an Iraqi father and Moroccan mother. Her father is from Al-Hilla and he is a well-known reporter, her mother, a Moroccan history teacher. Hassoun studied English Literature in Casablanca and continued her university studies in Tangier where she joined the program of Hotel and Tourism Management. Then she continued her studies in France where she gained her master’s degree.

In 2007, Hassoun won Star Academy 4, making her the first female winner. Her performance of Fairouz’s “Baghdad” earned her 54.8% of the vote which enabled her to reach the finals. In late July 2009, Shatha achieved her life dream and the dream of fans when she went to her country’s capital Baghdad and sang there in two big charity concerts for the children of Iraq, the first one in Al-elowea club and second one in hunting club, then she hold a press conference in Baghdad where she talked about her joyful to be a first Iraqi and Arab singer who visited Baghdad after war 2003 despite the unstable security in Baghdad and Predict murder in 2009 from one of Astrologer.

Hassoun is working on her album that is going to include songs in the Iraqi, Lebanese, Gulf, Moroccan, and Egyptian dialects. Her main goal is—as she said in an interview—to represent her beloved country Iraq in the best way. Hassoun is also filming her latest music video for the song “O’d 3rgoub” with Yehya S’ada in Beirut and she is touring in North America, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait , Sweden and Egypt (Wikipedia)

Lebanon Keeps the Credit of Highest Rate of Plastic Surgeries in the Worl

Many people get plastic surgery to improve the look of their body. Many people get plastic surgery to improve the look of their body.

Well, friends you will be really surprised to hear that Lebanon is the country with the highest rate of plastic surgeries in the world. According to a French Report apparently one in every 3 women in Lebanon has already gone under the knife. With more than one million and half interventions per year, this little country is the champion of the world in plastic surgery. Seven times the rates in France!

This trend owes its origins to the history of the country. Because of the civil war and the following armed clashes with Israel, many Lebanese were left disfigured. It was a great opportunity for the surgeons working in Lebanon to master the techniques of plastic reconstruction. The surgeons’ praised talents were soon incorporated into the mainstream beauty industry. Although, rhinoplasty and Botox injections in the forehead seem to be the number one plastic interventions in Lebanon, also quite popular are: mini lift of the brow, nose job or revision, fat injections in cheeks and lips, chin reduction, neck liposuction, ear back pinning operation, breast augmentation or revision, liposuction on waist and thighs, and buttocks augmentation. And who is the pioneer of artificial plastic beauty in Lebanon you ask? The oriental pinup artist Hayfa Wehbeh. Apparently all Lebanese women want to resemble Haifa.

May Hariri Will Go With Next Relief Committee

Beautiful Lebanese singer May Hariri has decided to participate in the next Gaza Aid Ships! May Hariri says that she and her business manager signed their names up to be part of the relief committee that will leave from Lebanon heading to Gaza on a ship that will give humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza. Well friend, If May really goes with the ships of aid then no doubt she deserves the title of one of the bravest women in the world. You are great Hariri, you have taken really great decision.