United Arab Emirates Jewellery News Young UAE Buyers Swap Heavy Gold Jewellery for Lighter Styles by Nikhil Prasad September 20, 2026 by Nikhil Prasad September 20, 2026 Young consumers in the UAE are changing the way they buy and wear gold, with lighter, more contemporary pieces increasingly replacing the heavy designs traditionally favored for major occasions. Rather …
Qatar Jewellery News Qatar’s Biggest Jewellery Exhibition Unites 500 Treasures in Doha by Nikhil Prasad September 16, 2026 by Nikhil Prasad September 16, 2026 Jewellery’s extraordinary ability to reveal identity, belief, status and cultural heritage will take center stage in Doha this fall when Qatar Museums presents its most extensive jewellery exhibition to date. …
Dubai Jewelry News Titan Company Seals 67% Acquisition of Dubai-Based Damas Jewellery to Dominate the GCC Luxury Market by Nikhil Prasad September 13, 2026 by Nikhil Prasad September 13, 2026 Titan Company Limited has completed its acquisition of a 67% controlling stake in Dubai-based Damas Jewellery, marking a major escalation of the Indian luxury group’s ambitions across the Gulf. The …
International Gems News US Pushes Russian ‘Grandfathered’ Diamond Import Deadline to 2027 by Nikhil Prasad August 29, 2026 by Nikhil Prasad August 29, 2026 The United States has given the international diamond trade another year to bring certain previously purchased Russian-origin diamonds into the country, extending a key deadline that had been due to …
United States Jewelry News U.S. Customs Seizes $3.7M Fake Jewelry Haul Originating from Hong Kong by Nikhil Prasad August 26, 2026 by Nikhil Prasad August 26, 2026 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has intercepted a major shipment of counterfeit luxury jewelry from Hong Kong, seizing 875 pieces that would have carried a combined retail value of …
Qatar Jewellery News Qatar Diamond Exchange Links Up with Three Asian Bourses by Nikhil Prasad August 23, 2026 by Nikhil Prasad August 23, 2026 The Qatar Diamond Exchange (QDE) has strengthened Doha’s ambitions in the international diamond trade by signing agreements with three major Asian bourses, creating new channels for cooperation, trading opportunities and …
International Gems News Alrosa Slides into Loss as Natural Diamond Demand Stays Weak by Nikhil Prasad August 16, 2026 by Nikhil Prasad August 16, 2026 Russian diamond mining giant Alrosa has slipped sharply into the red in the first half of 2026, highlighting the continuing pressure on one of the world’s largest diamond producers as …
International Gems News Anglo CEO Admits Diamond Industry Underestimated Lab-Grown Threat by Nikhil Prasad August 10, 2026 by Nikhil Prasad August 10, 2026 The global diamond industry underestimated the scale of the challenge posed by lab-grown diamonds, according to Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad, in a striking acknowledgement that comes as the mining …
United States Jewelry News New York based Global Handcrafted Fashion and Jewelry Platform Etsy to Lay Off 12 Percent of Workforce by Nikhil Prasad August 8, 2026 by Nikhil Prasad August 8, 2026 Restructuring Comes as Business Performance Improves New York-based global marketplace Etsy is moving ahead with a significant restructuring that will eliminate more than 200 positions, even as the company reports …
International Gems News Despite PR Spins by DeBeers, The Natural Diamond Council and the Auctions Houses, The Diamond Market is Dying by Nikhil Prasad August 3, 2026 by Nikhil Prasad August 3, 2026 For decades, the natural diamond industry successfully marketed diamonds as rare, timeless and indispensable symbols of love, wealth and prestige. That carefully cultivated image helped companies such as De Beers, …