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Saudi Arabia
Design

Saudi Arabia’s New Creative Class: Turning Culture Into Business

Meet the designers and studios making clothes, spaces and careers out of cultural curiosity

by Dara Morgan2 Oct 2026
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Technologies
Health

Not Everything Is a Workout: Why I Started Tracking the Rest Of My Life

After years of wearing increasingly serious fitness technology, I tried something much smaller

by Sofia Brontvein2 Oct 2026
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Sport
Fashion

From Cooling Slippers To Gear-Shifting Shoes: Inside adidas’ Home Of Innovation

A day inside adidas HQ, looking at what could become the next generation of sportswear

by Alexandra Mansilla2 Oct 2026
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Folk
Pop

Focus On: Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen, from the final chapters back to the beginning

1 Oct 2026
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Travel
Dubai

Dubai To Abu Dhabi By Train: All Your Silly Questions Answered

From tickets and timetables to pets and luggage, we have answered everything you need to know before taking the Dubai — Abu Dhabi train

by Barbara Yakimchuk1 Oct 2026
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Abu Dhabi
Art

Arab Identity, Rethought Through Performance

Untitled 14km and Näss rethink Arab identity from two very different angles

by Alexandra Mansilla30 Sept 2026
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Art
Galleries

Your Guide To Alserkal’s Must-See Exhibitions This Autumn, Part 2

Relationships as flowers, memories as butterflies and silence as art: here are another five exhibitions to visit

by Barbara Yakimchuk30 Sept 2026
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Riyadh
Living

How To Get Around Riyadh Without a Car: Metro, Buses, Taxis And Ride-Hailing Explained

Navigate Riyadh without driving, from Metro lines and bus routes to tickets, taxis, ride-hailing apps and airport connections

by Sana Bun30 Sept 2026
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Photography
Interview

The Architect Who Found His Career Behind a Camera: Meet Amr Allam

The Pyramids that refuse to fit into a photograph, accidental viral shots and a lifelong fighter-jet obsession

by Barbara Yakimchuk29 Sept 2026
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Technologies

Always Listening, Never Recording: How Apple Watch Tries To Understand the World Around You

Apple Watch can now remember what you missed, summarise conversations and recognise the sounds around you

by Sofia Brontvein29 Sept 2026
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Podcast

Meet Sneaker Talk: The Podcast Exploring the Culture Behind the Shoes

Eight episodes on how sneakers became cultural symbols, status objects and very serious business

29 Sept 2026
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Dubai
Abu Dhabi

Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, September 29–October 4

New exhibitions, Persian food, pocket theatre and a lot of vinyl

by Alexandra Mansilla28 Sept 2026
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