The bisht is a long cloak made out of light, often sheer, material with trimming made out of real gold that is worn over a white thobe. Primarily worn in the Gulf, it is a garment that has been ...

The bisht came to global attention in 2022 when ... wearing the Saudi national dress of white thobe robe and chequered red-and-white headdress. "I was born in (my father's) tailor shop and grew ...

After Argentina won the 2022 FIFA World Cup last night, Lionel Messi was honored by the Emir of Qatar with what many are seeing as just a “black cloak.” What is it and why was it presented to him?

As Rashida Tlaib arrived on Capitol Hill to be sworn into the House of Representatives on Thursday, she was wearing a distinctive outfit: a traditional Palestinian thobe, or dress, adorned with ...

When U.S. Rep.-elect Rashida Tlaib takes the oath of office along with the other members of the 116th Congress on Jan. 3, she will be wearing a traditional Palestinian thobe, or dress, made by her ...

In one memorable photograph he stood behind his desk, the collar of his white thobe open, his head bare without a shumagh and without the gold-trimmed bisht cloak over his shoulders. The message ...

Wearing the Qatari dress (bisht, thobe, and ghutra) when attending official occasions entails the following: For the summer period, the color of the bisht - when attending official occasions ...

The bisht came to global attention in 2022 when Qatar's emir draped ... seeing only bishts around me," said Mohammed, wearing the Saudi national dress of white thobe robe and chequered red-and-white ...