letter from Dalia

“Another fresh new year is here… Another year to live, to banish worry, doubt and fear… To love and laugh and give”
William Arthur Ward

Happy New Year to all our beloved readers; Dear Guest team wishes all of you a happy and prosperous upcoming year, and we hope that all our dreams are fulfilled and come true.

I believe we ought to take a quick glimpse on last year’s incidents and events - to cherish the best and disregard the worst. So think the best of 2011, and ask God to grant us all the very best and protect us all from harm. I would also like to say Happy Valentine’s Day in advance and encourage you all to enjoy it to the max…

The Jan-Feb issue is up-to-the-minute, condensed, and exceptionally interesting. The latest and most exciting movies of the year in DG Box Office Review. Moving on to our must-read interviews, we have the sensational Super Star Angham in our Starlite Section. We asked her plenty of questions regarding her personal and professional life. Angham is a sensitive, frank and respectful woman, and DG is genuinely delighted to have Angham with us.

Shadi Khalaf, a talented actor progressing with steady steps towards stardom. Shadi has unlimited ambition and countless acting dreams to accomplish. To him, acting is the whole world. Meet Shadi in this exclusive interview.

Check out our interview with Saadi, the fresh new singer who has all the musical potential to be around for many years to come. His talent is manifested in his genes as he is Walid Saad’s youngest brother. Saadi aspires to present a different kind of music and to engrave his own print in the music industry.

Sarah El Refea is a photographer with distinctive style and taste; she chose a unique type of photography to present by capturing the most intimate moments of beloved families and conveying them in outstanding tableaus and portraits. Know all about her inside.

DG Nira’s chapter of elegance is chock-full of knockout designs and designers plus exquisite articles; Matthew Williamson designs, Tammy Pusher designs, Berlin & Radia, Social Networking, and Khaldoon Al Mubarak.

We’ve also included ways to help you celebrate Valentine’s Day, while eating delicious food in “Love at First Bite”; our regular interactive question is about manipulation techniques in the work place and a diversity of our reader’s responses.

Delve into our added features “Back to Basics, It’s all about compromise, and our New Year Resolution quiz, by Dahlia Nassar.

Kate Arafa shows us useful ideas and tips on how to have a beautiful wardrobeand dress elegantly throughout the entire day/night using same pieces, but creating different looks. Take a look at “Wardrobe Couture” in our beauty section.

Home Center furniture is filled with elegant pieces - each is unique and has its individual beauty. Don’t miss their latest collection inside.

Choose your next escape with our guide in DG All around Section; it is bursting with dreamy destinations.

Kurt Ritter, President and CEO of the Rezidor Hotel Group for more than 20 years and Fuat Koroglu, General Manager of Kempiniski Nile Hotel, are our dear guests in DG Business interviews. To all our hotel industry lovers, don’t miss reading this valuable section as they talk about their greatest experiences within the hotel business. Plus more attention-grabbing Business features all inside.

Dear Guest is celebrating its 7th Annual Anniversary this month and the honoring ceremony will be held in a huge event on the 29th of January to award the best of the year in all fields and categories according to the final results on our website. So, Happy Birthday Dear Guest, and congratulations to all the winners. The comprehensive coverage, together with all the photos will be in our next March-April issue, so stay tuned.

Wishing you all the best, and hoping each and every one of you enjoys the proceeding festivity to the max...!