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Paris Hilton is known to stir up some dramz, but her latest venture has the Holy city of Mecca kicking and screaming.

On Wednesday, the "hot" heiress tweeted:

Loving my beautiful new store that just opened at Mecca Mall in Saudi Arabia!bit.ly/RUOPWm

— Paris Hilton (@ParisHilton) November 15, 2012

But shortly after, her followers sent out displeased comments about the handbag and accessories store opening.

Some of the tweets read:

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Saudi Arabia will finally enforce the ban on men working in lingerie stores and other female apparel and cosmetic stores this week.

The law was originally passed in 2006 but has never been put into effect because religious leaders say it goes against Islamic law.

Saudi Arabia's top cleric Sheikh Abdul-Aziz Al Sheikh even said in a recent sermon store owners should fear God for compromising on taboo matters:

Tags: ban, islamic law, lingerie stores, saudi arabia, sheikh abdul-aziz al sheikh

They may live in the desert, but apparently Gisele Bundchen is way too hot for the markets of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

The Gulf Cooperation Council decided the supermodel's H&M ads were too risque, so they added some white shirts to cover up her chest and arms.

Inneresting, but surprising? No.

Thoughts???

[Images courtesy of Fashionista.]

Tags: bahrain, censored, gulf cooperation council, kuwait, oman, qatar, saudi arabia, spring campaign, uae

Exciting news for Beyonce fans who live in the Middle East!

The designing mother/daughter duo announced they're launching Dereon footwear to Dubai just in time for the holidays.

The two entrepreneurs have partnered with United Arab Emirates based company Level One to distribute and market their line starting in Dubai and on to Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Egypt in the spring.

But they're not stopping there!

Phillip David, President of Beyond Productions, revealed Dereon will be entering northern Europe in the fall of next year.

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: beyond productions, dereon, dubai, egypt, lebanon, level one, middle east, phillip david, saudi arabia, tina knowles, united arab emirates