GCC
Exhibitions
Rising Star: Qatar and the MENA Art Market
Qatar has emerged as a leading force in the MENA art market through strategic investments, cultural infrastructure, and a focus on both global and regional art, positioning itself as a prominent global art hub.
LIFESTYLE
Oil to Elegance: How Saudi is Stitching
Saudi Arabia is transforming its economy through the Vision 2030 initiative by investing in the fashion industry, supporting local talent, empowering women, and promoting sustainability, positioning itself as a rising fashion hub in the Middle East while blending cultural heritage with modern innovation.
BUSINESS
From Desert to Global Leader: The UAE
The United Arab Emirates is the most economically competitive country in the Middle East as of 2024. The UAE continues to surpass its Gulf peers, as well as the U.S. and UK, because of business-friendly regulation, economic diversification, and world-class infrastructure.
Exhibitions
Cultural Tourism: Art as a Shared Language
Abu Dhabi has established itself as a global art and culture hub, utilising its rich heritage and major projects like the Louvre Abu Dhabi and the Abu Dhabi Art Fair to attract tourists, drive economic growth, and foster a diverse cultural ecosystem, while positioning the UAE as a leader in the region's tourism sector.
BUSINESS
Vision 2030: A Cultural Bridge
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s visit to Riyadh on the 9th of December 2024, resulted in several significant agreements aimed at enhancing cultural collaboration between Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, and France.
Popular
Europe’s Circular Economy Still Struggles to Become Real
Europe's circular economy promises lower emissions, more jobs, and less waste, but it still looks more convincing in briefings than in everyday markets.
Pentagon Freeze Warms Canada-Europe Ties
Washington paused its oldest military partnership with Canada last week, its clearest nudge yet toward Europe.
Congo: Rebel Resurgence Disrupts India’s Africa Plans
An Ebola outbreak in rebel-held Congo shows how dormant wars can spill into wider crises, pulling diplomatic summits and energy security off track.
EU Sanctions Talk Tests Europe’s Red Lines
Europe's latest sanctions talk over an Israeli minister is less about one video than about whether the bloc still acts when its outrage is public and specific.
Mistral Leads Europe and Reveals Its Limits
Mistral has become Europe's clearest AI champion, but its rise also shows how far the continent still is from matching the American frontier on scale, compute, and control.
