Swiss and Saudi fashion join forces

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The Swiss Fashion Days Riyadh, a collaboration between Saudi and Swiss fashion designers, was launched on Wednesday. (AN photo)
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The Swiss Fashion Days Riyadh, a collaboration between Saudi and Swiss fashion designers, was launched on Wednesday. (AN photo)
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The Swiss Fashion Days Riyadh, a collaboration between Saudi and Swiss fashion designers, was launched on Wednesday. (AN photo)
Updated 12 April 2018
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Swiss and Saudi fashion join forces

  • The event took place at the Swiss ambassador’s home and showcased the collections of six designers.
  • The Swiss ambassador’s wife Grisel Sandoval greeted guests at the event.

Riyadh: The Swiss Fashion Days Riyadh, a collaboration between Saudi and Swiss fashion designers, was launched on Wednesday.

“The beauty of art and fashion is what unites us today,” said Princess Joharah bint Talal bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud at the event at the Swiss ambassador’s home, which showcased the collections of six designers.

Saudi designers Aram Designs by Arwa Al-Ammari, La’ Beso by Balqees Alqadeeb, Nuun Jewels by Nourah Al Faisal and Madawi Alissa were joined by two Swiss designers Gaia Schenk and Raphael Blechschmidt Haute Couture.

Saudi artist Khalid Al-Sudairy presented a collection of his latest photographs and the beauty of the Swiss locations of Lake Geneva, Lucerne, Ascona Locarno, Basel and Bern were displayed throughout the venue.

The Swiss ambassador Heinrich Schellenberg said: “The fashion show is a fantastic opportunity to inspire our guests by the beauty of Switzerland and at the same time to celebrate the close cooperation between Saudi and Swiss fashion designers.”

The Swiss ambassador’s wife Grisel Sandoval greeted guests. She told Arab News: “Our idea was to incorporate the Saudi designers with the Swiss designers, to make a team and give a new vision of Saudi society. We also wanted to highlight a very talented photographer. We are so pleased and honored to have all these guests here tonight with us.”

Most of the designs were high-end and for evening wear. Dresses were detailed; some had sequins while others featured patterned cloth.


KSrelief transfers Gaza girl to Jordan for cancer treatment

Updated 26 December 2025
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KSrelief transfers Gaza girl to Jordan for cancer treatment

  • Roza Al-Dreimli in Jordan because Israel destroyed Gaza hospitals
  • Under assessment, monitoring at the King Hussein Cancer Center

AMMAN: A cancer-stricken Palestinian girl from Gaza is now undergoing clinical observation prior to treatment at a specialist hospital in Jordan, thanks to Saudi Arabia’s aid agency KSrelief.

Roza Al-Dreimli was transported to Amman from the Gaza Strip through the initiative of KSrelief, as a part of Saudi Arabia’s continued medical support for Palestinians, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday.

Al-Dreimli was prioritized because assessments indicated the need for advanced treatment of cancerous cells at the base of her brain. She is at the King Hussein Cancer Center, and being treated by a team of pediatricians.

She is currently undergoing “intensive clinical monitoring” to “ensure control of the condition, and prevent any potential neurological or visual complications resulting from the tumor’s location,” the SPA reported.

Al-Dreimli’s family expressed profound gratitude for KSrelief’s swift intervention, and hoped the specialized care would ensure a full recovery.

Such specialized care is currently unavailable in the Gaza Strip because of Israel’s alleged genocidal destruction of hospitals and killing of medical workers since Oct. 7, 2023.

Israel has systematically destroyed homes and commercial buildings and infrastructure in the Palestinian enclave, killing over 70,000 Palestinians, many of them unarmed men, women and children, and injuring more than 170,000.

Tel Aviv has stated that its actions were in retaliation to a raid by Hamas of Israeli border villages, during which the militant group reportedly killed more than 1,200 people and took 254 hostages.