As per the deal, MAF Fashion will be the wholesale and retail distributor for the brand in the Middle East and will work towards opening more stores in the region.
Members of Germany’s national security council declined to approve arms export to Saudi Arabia or deferred their decision until further notice, German newspaper Bild am Sonntag said.
Shopping malls recorded an 18 per cent increase in footfall during the first two weeks of the event compared to last year, according to the organisers of the festival.
Qaradawi’s outspoken support for the Islamist movement has previously contributed to a diplomatic rift between Qatar and its Gulf Arab allies and Egypt.