Egyptian designer Nihal Hilmi's necklace he calls 'the creativity of the east' received top honors at the Middle East gold competition in Beirut organized by the World Gold Council last week, The Middle East English weekly reported.
According to the English weekly, Lebanon was a major center for gold manufacturing and trade before the 1975-1990 civil war but the United Arab Emirates increasingly took over its role and became the capital of gold in the Middle East – Albawaba.com
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