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AlUla Shows How Saudi Arabia Can Build the Future Around Heritage
AlUla’s strongest idea is not construction in the desert, but a model where archaeology, local skills, conservation and hospitality grow together.
Jul 28, 2026
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Lifestyle
Bulgaria Brought Tsar Samuel Home After a Thousand Years, Sending 48 Relics Back to Greece in Exchange
Greece handed over the remains of the 11th-century ruler on Saturday, and Sofia received them with a state ceremony, fighter jet escort and a 21-gun salute, in a swap for objects taken during the First World War.
Oct 3, 2026
Diving
Tubbataha Is the Dive Trip You Plan a Year Ahead
The Philippines' remote World Heritage reef rewards careful planning with walls, sharks, turtles and a conservation model built around a short liveaboard season.
Jul 25, 2026
Latest Trends
Saudi Arabia’s Creative Economy Is Building Cultural Confidence
Film, design, music, museums and heritage are creating more than entertainment; they are giving Saudi talent new careers and audiences new ways to connect.
Jul 28, 2026
Design
Slow Design Is Killing the Flat Pack Refresh Cycle
Handmade ceramics, woven blinds and vintage frames are displacing furniture bought to last three years. Designers say the grey rental box interior is finally over.
Aug 4, 2026
Travel
Oktoberfest 2026 Ended With a Record 7.4 Million Visitors, Beating the Previous High by 200,000
Munich's final tally put the 16-day festival at 7.4 million guests and 6.7 million litres of beer, with the Oidn Wiesn heritage area up almost a quarter and lost property down.
Oct 4, 2026
Travel
5 Museums that Showcase Saudi Arabia as the Ultimate Destination for Culture Enthusiasts
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s museums showcase its rich history, vibrant culture, and unique heritage, attracting tourists from around the world. In the first quarter of 2023, Saudi Arabia witnessed a remarkable resurgence in tourism, surpassing pre-pandemic levels by an impressive 64%. With 7.8 million visitors exploring the country’s treasures, it has firmly
May 18, 2023
Travel
After 123 Million Visits, Saudi Tourism Is Building Its Next Chapter
Saudi Arabia passed its original tourism ambition early; the more interesting future now lies in richer regional journeys, local businesses and repeat visitors.
Jul 28, 2026
Travel
Where to Actually Eat Emirati Food in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
The cuisine of the country is the hardest one to find in it. A practical guide to the kinds of places that serve it properly, what to order first, and when the calendar does the work for you.
Aug 10, 2026
Travel
The Grand Egyptian Museum Is Making Ancient History Part of a Green Future
Solar panels integrated into the Grand Egyptian Museum show how cultural landmarks can cut operating emissions without compromising architecture or visitor experience.
Aug 3, 2026
Diving
Indonesia and the US Put a Community Watch on the USS Houston Wreck in the Sunda Strait
A 227,000 dollar Ambassadors Fund grant will train three village monitoring groups in Banten to guard the 1942 heavy cruiser, a war grave that has lost its bell, hull plates and rivets to looters.
Nov 3, 2026
Travel
Oman's New Air Links Are Turning Tourism Strategy Into Real Journeys
Direct routes to Singapore, Sochi and Medan give Oman a practical way to diversify visitors while spreading tourism value beyond familiar markets.
Jul 29, 2026
Lifestyle
London's National Gallery Plans the Largest Piero della Francesca Show Yet, Opening in October 2027
About 25 pictures and manuscripts, including the whole Perugia altarpiece and the Urbino Diptych, will join the gallery's own Piero paintings in a show that beats the 2018 Hermitage record.
Oct 29, 2026
Travel
Qatar's Summer Tourism Bet Is Bigger Than Escaping the Heat
Hala Summer, new rewards and a packed events calendar show how Qatar is turning an indoor-friendly season into a broader tourism proposition.
Jul 31, 2026
Design
Drew Henry Reset Courreges for Spring 2027 With a Pared-Back Debut at the Palais de Tokyo
The former Celine and Burberry design director stripped the venue down to let the clothes speak, zhuzhing up lean jackets with raw edges and metallic logos over baggy, zesty-coloured trousers in his first collection since succeeding Nicolas Di Felice.
Oct 1, 2026
Recipes
Mansaf: Jordan's Lamb in Tangy Yogurt Sauce with Rice
Jordan's national dish layers tender lamb in a bold jameed yogurt sauce over fragrant rice. Almonds and parsley crown this ceremonial dish that tastes complex but builds from simple ingredients.
May 30, 2024
Design
Color and Craft Return to Interior Design
Maximalism is officially strategic. 2026 designers pair bold jewel tones with intentional craftsmanship, ditching minimalism for rooms that demand attention and touch.
Jul 10, 2024
Travel
Saudi Arabia's Tourism Megaprojects: What Is Actually Open
Billions have been promised across the Red Sea coast and Diriyah. Here is what travelers can actually book right now versus what remains a rendering.
Mar 9, 2025
Design
Designing From an Archive Is Harder Than Designing From a Mood Board
A twenty-three piece collection drawn from research into the Barbican's original interiors arrives this month. Working from a real archive imposes constraints that a reference image never does.
Aug 17, 2026
Recipes
Traditional Emirati Food: What It Is, and Why You Rarely See It
A cuisine built by pearl divers, date farmers and traders across the Indian Ocean. The spicing came by dhow, the technique came from scarcity, and almost none of it is served in restaurants.
Aug 10, 2026
Latest Trends
At Hadrian's Villa, a Marble Slab Still in Its Place Marks Where Lightning Struck at Night and the Ground Became Sacred
Two words cut into a slab forty centimetres across, FVLGVR SVBMANIVM, record a rite the Romans performed wherever a bolt came down: bury what it touched, mark the spot, never build on it. Found in place near the Amphitheatre by the University of Urbino.
Sep 12, 2026
Design
A Flat Painted Wall Cannot Meet Dubai's West Facing Numbers. A Shading Layer With Depth Can
Al Sa'fat caps glazing at a solar heat gain coefficient of 0.25 and a U-value of 2.0. Those two figures quietly rule out the all-glass tower that defined the region's skyline, and they are why shading is coming back.
Aug 19, 2026
Design
The Greenest Building Is Usually the One Already Standing, and the Arithmetic Is Not Close
Building a new home of the same size can produce up to thirteen times the embodied carbon of refurbishing the old one. That number has started appearing in planning decisions, which is how a technical argument becomes a policy.
Aug 18, 2026
Fashion
Fashion's Autumn Answer to a Decade of Beige Is Everything at Once
Tartan, tuxedos, trains, brocade and thigh high boots all landed in the same season. After years of quiet luxury, the autumn runways went loud on purpose.
Aug 4, 2026
Design
Designing for 45C: What Gulf Architecture Knew Before Air Conditioning
Thick walls, small openings, shaded courtyards and wind towers were not decorative. They were a cooling system, and a glass tower in the desert is a decision to pay for that work with electricity instead.
Aug 7, 2026
Latest Trends
How the Middle East Became Specialty Coffee's Next Big Market
Dubai and Riyadh are hosting barista championships and single-origin tastings as third-wave coffee culture reshapes a region long defined by cardamom-spiced brews.
May 5, 2025
Business
Dubai 24K Gold Slides to Dh472.50 a Gram as the Price Dip Lands a Week Before Dhanteras and Diwali
The Dubai Gold and Jewellery Group rate fell more than Dh12 through Friday and sits Dh25 below its 21 October level, as UAE and Indian retailers bet that cheaper gold brings festive buyers forward.
Oct 30, 2026
