DUBAI: Indian actress and leading fashion icon Kareena Kapoor will attend a leading regional beauty event in Dubai in May for the Middle East launch of a line of beauty products.
This will be the first time Kapoor, one of Bollywood’s best known and highest-paid stars, will visit the Beautyworld Middle East 2017, in the UAE.
Born to a family that has been part of the Bollywood story since its inception, Kapoor made her debut in 2000 and since then has built up a reputation as one of the Hindi movie industry’s most talented and accomplished actresses, with a vast repertoire of roles. Aside from her film career, Kapoor has also been one of the most widely followed A-list celebrities in Mumbai’s glamor set and has a multitude of followers on social media.
Beautyworld Middle East 2017 is a leading international trade fair for the beauty industry serving the wider region. It will run at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center from May 14 to 16.
A surge in spending on beauty and personal care in the region is spurring huge interest in the Middle East from a majority of the top beauty and wellness brands, who are flocking to the region to establish a credible presence here.
According to analysts Euromonitor International, the beauty and personal care market in the GCC is set to reach a total value of $13.6 billion in 2020, up from $8.5 billion in 2015. Saudi Arabia and the UAE are set to provide the maximum momentum in this growth surge.
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As it hit the pitch, Catan leapt into action and started performing rudimentary CPR, pumping the bird’s ribcage.
“When I started the chest compressions, it began moving its legs. The more it moved, the more I kept going,” he said.
When it started breathing, he carried it off the pitch to medical staff, who took care of it.
By that evening, videos had gone viral on social media and Catan said his phone began ringing nonstop.
“We’d lost the match, so I wasn’t in a good mood. Then overnight the messages started coming in. We were shocked by how fast it spread,” he said.
“It’s been in the press in Brazil, Italy, America...”
Since the Istanbul match, Catan has received animal rights organization PETA’s “Hero to Animals award.”
Originally from the northern Turkish city of Tokat where he lives with his two cats, Catan had dreamed of playing football since childhood.
The story ended sadly, however, as the bird later died, according to a commentator who witnessed the incident.
Yurdum Spor is considering adding a seagull to its logo in tribute.
Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor coming to Dubai
Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor coming to Dubai
Turkish footballer hailed as hero after saving stunned seagull
- Gani Catan, captain of amateur club Yurdum Spor, raced across the pitch Sunday after a ball knocked the low-flying bird to the ground
- “I acted on instinct, or maybe I once saw someone do this on a dog or a cat,” he said
ISTANBUL: A Turkish amateur footballer has gone viral for saving a seagull’s life with CPR after it was struck down during an Istanbul match.
Gani Catan, a 32-year-old accountant and captain of amateur club Yurdum Spor, raced across the pitch Sunday after a ball knocked the low-flying bird to the ground.
“I acted on instinct, or maybe I once saw someone do this on a dog or a cat,” he told AFP a few days later as he watched the club’s youth teams train.
As it hit the pitch, Catan leapt into action and started performing rudimentary CPR, pumping the bird’s ribcage.
“When I started the chest compressions, it began moving its legs. The more it moved, the more I kept going,” he said.
When it started breathing, he carried it off the pitch to medical staff, who took care of it.
By that evening, videos had gone viral on social media and Catan said his phone began ringing nonstop.
“We’d lost the match, so I wasn’t in a good mood. Then overnight the messages started coming in. We were shocked by how fast it spread,” he said.
“It’s been in the press in Brazil, Italy, America...”
Since the Istanbul match, Catan has received animal rights organization PETA’s “Hero to Animals award.”
Originally from the northern Turkish city of Tokat where he lives with his two cats, Catan had dreamed of playing football since childhood.
The story ended sadly, however, as the bird later died, according to a commentator who witnessed the incident.
Yurdum Spor is considering adding a seagull to its logo in tribute.
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