Opinion Lifestyle Bubbly, Bauhaus and Blahniks – a tour of Art Dubai 2025 Over the years, I’ve refined three techniques for experiencing the joys of Art Dubai April 21, 2025
Lifestyle UAE sets up music copyright agency to distribute royalties The UAE government has set up an organisation to collect and distribute royalties on behalf of music copyright holders in what has been called a “new era” for the country’s music industry. Emirates Music Rights is the first licensing body for songwriters, composers and music publishers in the Gulf. It was set up by the […] April 17, 2025
Lifestyle Shisha smokers turn to healthier alternatives In the same way that non-alcoholic drinks are now a regular feature in restaurants and bars in the UAE, hookah smokers are increasingly turning to healthier substitutes to satisfy their shisha fix. “People are seeking alternatives that are better for their health yet do not impact lifestyle choices,” said Naim Madaad, a founding member of […] March 31, 2025
Opinion Lifestyle Dubai and the Rolls-Royce Cullinan – a match made in heaven A mixture of classic British design and German 'teknik', the car is jam packed with technology March 27, 2025
Employment Kuwaitis earn nearly five times as much as expats Kuwaiti nationals earn nearly five times as much as their expatriate colleagues, and more than four in every five Kuwaitis work for the government, data from the Central Statistics Administration has revealed. Of 450,000 working Kuwaitis at the end of September, 375,000, or 83 percent, were in the public sector, with the remainder in the […] March 19, 2025
Lifestyle One in five Saudis look for their Valentine on dating apps Saudi Arabia tops a survey of four Arab countries in the share of people using online dating sites to find love, with 21 percent of respondents surveyed by the market researcher Euromonitor International saying they use a dating website as much as twice a week. The UAE came in second, at 19 percent, Egypt third […] February 13, 2025
