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Abu Dhabi’s cultural scene is getting another major addition, and this one’s been a long time coming. Guggenheim Abu Dhabi has officially announced that it will open its doors on December 11, 2026, bringing a new home for modern and contemporary art to Saadiyat Island. Think six decades of art, artists from around the world, [...]

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There’s something special about Alexandria’s old-school cafés and restaurants. Beyond the marble counters, vintage interiors and familiar menus, each one holds a little piece of the city’s history. They’ve seen generations come and go, served everyone from royalty to everyday Alexandrians, and somehow managed to hold on to a charm that feels increasingly rare. From [...]

Electricity problems, leftover rice and things washed up on the beach might not sound like the usual starting points for award-winning design, but that’s exactly where this year’s Design Doha Prize winners found their inspiration. With four creatives from Bahrain, Lebanon and Iran taking home the 2026 awards, the winning projects prove that design can [...]

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There’s something special about shopping in an old-school bazaar. Between the colourful displays, the smell of spices, traditional handicrafts, and shopkeepers calling out to passersby, you get to do a little shopping while stepping straight into a destination’s history and culture. Across the Middle East, some of these markets have been around for centuries, serving [...]

What does it look like when a coastal town becomes a whole way of life? For luxury book publisher Assouline, the answer lies somewhere between turquoise lagoons, sun-soaked architecture, and slow afternoons by the Red Sea. Its latest coffee table book, El Gouna: The Red Sea Riviera, takes readers on a 240-page visual journey through [...]

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