Saudi 100 Brands showcases four Saudi labels in Paris

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Updated 02 February 2026
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Saudi 100 Brands showcases four Saudi labels in Paris

DUBAI: The Saudi 100 Brands initiative has partnered with Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann for a three-week pop-up showcasing Saudi designers in the French capital.

The pop-up event runs until Feb. 16 and presents a curated selection of Saudi designers, offering a diverse view into the Kingdom’s evolving fashion landscape.

The initiative brings together womenswear labels Leem and Aleena alongside unisex brands SADF and The Coded Mail.

According to the brand, Leem’s mission is to curate stylish pieces designed exclusively for today’s fashion-conscious woman. Aleena, meanwhile, is a young Saudi brand offering sophisticated premium day and evening wear with a distinctive contemporary feel.  And

SADF takes inspiration from Saudi cultural heritage using premium Italian fabrics and The Coded Mail positions itself at the crossroads of streetwear and art.

“The pop-up represents a natural next step for The Coded Mail - taking our language and energy into a new space. It’s about connection, dialogue, and seeing how our pieces live in a different city,”   Mohamed Almajed, founder of The Coded Mail, said in a released statement.


Director Kaouther Ben Hania rejects Berlin honor over Gaza

Updated 20 February 2026
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Director Kaouther Ben Hania rejects Berlin honor over Gaza

DUBAI: Kaouther Ben Hania, the Tunisian filmmaker behind “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” refused to accept an award at a Berlin ceremony this week after an Israeli general was recognized at the same event.

The director was due to receive the Most Valuable Film award at the Cinema for Peace gala, held alongside the Berlinale, but chose to leave the prize behind.

On stage, Ben Hania said the moment carried a sense of responsibility rather than celebration. She used her remarks to demand justice and accountability for Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Palestinian girl killed by Israeli soldiers in Gaza in 2024, along with two paramedics who were shot while trying to reach her.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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“Justice means accountability. Without accountability, there is no peace,” Ben Hania said.

“The Israeli army killed Hind Rajab; killed her family; killed the two paramedics who came to save her, with the complicity of the world’s most powerful governments and institutions,” she said.

“I refuse to let their deaths become a backdrop for a polite speech about peace. Not while the structures that enabled them remain untouched.”

Ben Hania said she would accept the honor “with joy” only when peace is treated as a legal and moral duty, grounded in accountability for genocide.