by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 4, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture
Paris – For the first time ever, this year, the Cannes Festival will introduce its Palme d’Or trophy with 167 diamonds. The addition of diamonds comes in celebration of the prestigious film festival’s 70th edition, which will be held on the French...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 18, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture
Freetown- A pastor working in the mines of eastern Sierra Leone has unearthed a 706-carat diamond. The diamond was presented to President Ernest Bai Koroma late Wednesday before being locked in Freetown’s central bank vault. It awaits an official valuation under...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 1, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture
London-The biggest uncut diamond to be discovered in over a century failed to sell at a Sotheby’s auction on Wednesday, but the chief executive of Lucara Diamond Corp, the company that found the gem, said there was interest from buyers in the diamond trade. Bids...
