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Why Did Meta Disable Its Deepfake AI Tool?
If you missed one of the biggest tech scandals of the week, here is the update for you
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Inside Dubai’s Listening Bars
Four Dubai spots where vinyl, good sound and late-night energy come together
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How Summer Looks Different Across the Middle East
From Beirut's seaside evenings to Oman's khareef season
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MENA Local Heroes: Listen Now To the Third Edition By Noura AlKhalaf
A high-energy soundtrack for movement, momentum, and feeling absolutely impossible to stop
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When Airports Turned From Transit Spaces Into Stages For Art And Fashion
Some of the most striking shows began where journeys usually do
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Focus On: Fête De La Musique
A playlist inspired by the festival that turned all of France into a stage
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Everybody Is Obsessed With Collagen. But Does It Actually Work?
Instagram says yes. Science says… well, it is a little more complicated than that
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Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, July 14–20
From medialunas and RISO prints to track nights, dancing and Filipino bread
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Summer Evenings In Dubai, Riyadh And Doha
Why summer evenings in Dubai, Riyadh and Doha become the busiest hours of the day
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Ahmad Tallaa: What We Live Through Becomes Visible
The face becomes a living archive, preserving the emotional traces of experiences that time cannot fully erase
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Finding Calm In Islamic Geometry: Talking To Noor Abuissa
Qatari artist Noor Abuissa on building Qatar's art scene — and becoming part of it
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Artists Inspired By the Sands Of the Desert
Beyond its silence and vastness, the desert holds stories — and these artists know how to reveal them

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What Comes Alive After Dark? 5 Local Photographers Working At Night
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Planning the Fall Full Of Art In Qatar: Where To Go When the Season Kicks Off
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Out of Place: the Dubai project giving local musicians a different stage
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