“We would like to stress that our agreement is with the Trump Organization as one of the premium golf course operators in the world”, Niall McLoughlin, DAMAC’s senior vice president for communications, said in a statement.
Advertisement
He later repeated them on board a Second World War carrier vessel, telling the crowd: “We need a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States while we figure out what the hell is going on”.
“As one of the most popular home decor brands in the Middle East, Lifestyle values and respects the sentiments of all its customers”.
A Middle East partner of Donald Trump’s is suspending sale of products bearing his name, the first corporate backlash in the region over his proposal to bar Muslims from entering the US. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump isn’t exactly a stranger to saying and doing outlandish things, particularly when it comes to Islam.
Al Tayer called Trump’s comments “unfortunate” in a statement to regional news site Arabian Business, but could not be reached for comment on whether it would continue to sell his products. Nakheel says it no longer has any business association with Trump. The stores will remove all products made by his brands in its retail locations across the Middle East, North Africa, Pakistan and Tanzania, write Schams Elwazer and John Defterios for CNN Money.
Dubai was a “top priority” for the company, which was also looking at investments in Abu Dhabi, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, she said.
Mr Trump’s comments are drawing both ire and ridicule in Arab media, which had largely ignored him before.
Earning between £660,000 – £3.3 million ($1 million – $5 million) by licensing the Trump Towers brand to a major conglomerate in Istanbul, Turkey.
Advertisement
Nur Ozdemir, a 21-year-old nurse, said: “Today nobody wants Muslims”. Dubai’s property bubble burst before the project could really get off the ground, and in 2011 The National reported that debt-laden developer Nakheel had canceled the project altogether. “These Muslims – they are investing billions and billions in the United States and creating jobs for the Americans”.
