Culture & Society
From Cannes to Jeddah: How Film Festivals Are Redrawing the Geography of World Cinema
Legacy festivals still define prestige, but new institutions across Asia, India and the Arab world are…
Middle East
From Mumbai to the Middle East: Sundeep Kochar and the Global Journey of Vedic Guidance
Sundeep Kochar’s international career reflects how Indian traditions travel through diaspora communities and acquire new meanings…
Culture & Society
Abhishek Mishra Leaves DPIFF After Ten Years, Closing a Chapter in India’s Cinema-Festival Landscape
After a decade at DPIFF, Abhishek Mishra has announced his departure, bringing a long period of leadership continuity at the Indian film festival platform to an end.
Technology & AI
The UAE Is Building an AI Infrastructure State
Abu Dhabi’s expanding data-centre capacity and partnerships with OpenAI, Microsoft, Nvidia and G42 reveal a strategy…
Business & Economy
Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 Enters Its Value-Realisation Phase
Saudi Arabia is moving from rapid scale-building to value realisation. The decisive question is whether state-led…
Middle East
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Capital & Sovereign Wealth
Saudi Arabia’s 2026 Budget Deficit Shows Vision 2030 Entering a Harder Spending Phase
Capital & Sovereign Wealth
Gulf Markets Slip as Hormuz Risk Returns to the Centre of Regional Pricing
Energy & Infrastructure
Israel Floats Hormuz Bypass Pipeline as Gulf Energy Security Debate Deepens
Capital Desk
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Energy & Infrastructure
Gulf Oil Producers Rush to Monetise Reserves as the Energy Transition Clock Ticks
Opinion
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Government & Policy
UAE AI Skills Gap 2026: Why the Class of ’26 is About to Eat the Class of ’96 for Lunch
The government has successfully launched the world’s most advanced AI curriculum. But in doing so, they may have…
Opinion
The ‘Skill Shift’: 5 Industries Hiring Aggressively in UAE in Q1 2026 (And What They Pay)
The UAE is set for one of the world’s strongest hiring surges next year. From AI specialists to…
Government & Policy
The Impossible State: How 54 Years of Vision Redefined the World Map
History usually moves in centuries. Empires rise and fall over hundreds of years. Cities take generations to mature.…
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India–GCC
Maritime Energy Resilience Study Recasts the India–Gulf Corridor as a Risk System
New modelling of chokepoint disruption places strategic inventories, alternative routes and corridor planning at the centre of energy…
Energy & Infrastructure
Qatar Gas Disruption Research Shows Asia’s Exposure to Gulf Supply Shocks
A new scenario study argues that disruption in Qatar’s gas sector can ripple unevenly through importers, with India,…
Technology & AI
Desert Data Centres Put the Middle East’s AI Ambition under a Sustainability Test
As Gulf states compete for AI infrastructure, energy efficiency and cooling strategy are becoming strategic questions, not technical…
Technology & AI
GCC Workforce Readiness Becomes the Missing Link in the Region’s AI Build-Out
Research on Gulf AI strategies suggests regulatory coherence and skills may matter as much as capital expenditure on…
Technology & AI
Saudi Arabia’s GenAI Adoption Shows the Next Vision 2030 Challenge Is Skills
New research points to wide use of generative AI in Saudi Arabia, but also uneven understanding, privacy concerns…
Capital & Sovereign Wealth
Iran’s Proposed Rebuild Fund Faces the Sanctions Problem That Has Defeated Past Openings
A large reconstruction framework may signal diplomatic ambition, but private capital will still ask whether legal and political…
Power & Policy
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Geopolitics & Diplomacy
Southern Lebanon Returns Begin, but the Risk of a Fragile Peace Remains
Families are reopening homes and businesses in the south, yet destruction, uncertainty and low-level hostilities continue to shape…
Government & Policy
Hamas Move to Transfer Gaza Authority Opens a New Test for Reconstruction
The proposed shift to a UN-backed technocratic committee raises immediate questions over weapons, governance and who can control…
Geopolitics & Diplomacy
UAE–Israel Ties Face a Test as Abu Dhabi Looks Beyond Netanyahu Politics
The UAE wants the Abraham Accords to remain strategic, but Israeli domestic politics and regional conflict continue to…
Business & Economy
Saudi Non-Oil Activity Gains Momentum as Domestic Demand Improves
Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector strengthened in May as domestic demand improved and supply chains stabilised, according to…
Capital & Sovereign Wealth
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Business & Economy
Saudi PIF’s New Strategy Points Capital Back to the Domestic Economy
Saudi Arabia’s PIF is placing greater emphasis on domestic investment, linking sovereign capital more directly to economic diversification.
Government & Policy
UAE Tax Authority Report Shows Corporate Tax Era Maturing
The UAE’s tax administration is moving into a more mature phase as corporate tax, VAT and compliance systems…
Business & Economy
Dubai Moves to Reassure Business as Hub Resilience Is Tested
Dubai is working with businesses to protect its hub status as regional volatility tests investor confidence and operating…
Energy & Infrastructure
Oman Water Deal Puts Infrastructure Resilience Back in Focus
A major Oman water and wastewater contract has put infrastructure resilience and public-service delivery back at the centre…
India–GCC Corridor
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Middle East
Inspired by the Hon’ble PM’s Viksit Bharat 2047 Vision, Raja Mukherjee Builds a Gulf Roadmap
Raja Mukherjee’s Viksit Bharat 2047 vision places Gulf capital, Indian diaspora human capital, Asia’s Knowledge Hub of Excellence,…
India–GCC
India–GCC FTA Talks Put Trade Corridor in Focus
India and the GCC have moved from strong trade flows to a more formal negotiation over rules, services,…
India–GCC
UAE–India CEPA Becomes Model for Wider Gulf Trade
The UAE–India CEPA is increasingly being read as a practical template for rules-based trade between India and the…
Government & Policy
The Global Healer: How Dr. Devi Shetty is Engineering a Borderless Healthcare Revolution for 2026
From the landmark acquisition of the UK’s Practice Plus Group to the “Udaan” medical education mandate, the Narayana…
Real Estate & Cities
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Real Estate
Emaar 3D Printed Villas Dubai 2026: Inside the World’s First ‘Printed’ Luxury Compound
The prototype phase is over. Emaar has officially launched sales for ‘The Curve’ in Dubai South, a community…
Government & Policy
Ras Al Khaimah Real Estate 2026: The ‘Wynn Effect’ and the Last Chance to Buy Early
The casino opens in 12 months. The prices are up 20%. As the ‘Vegas of the Gulf’ takes…
Real Estate
UAE Noise Radar Fines 2026: The ‘Silent Neighborhood’ Initiative Goes Live
The days of revving your engine at 2 AM are over. New ‘acoustic cameras’ have been deployed across…
Real Estate
UAE Freelance Social Security Law 2026: The ‘Shield’ That Ends the Gig Economy Risk
For years, the trade-off for freedom was security. You had no end-of-service gratuity, no pension, and no safety…
Technology & AI
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Technology & AI
UAE AI Push Raises Infrastructure and Governance Test
The UAE’s artificial-intelligence agenda now depends on data centres, energy systems, regulation and public trust, not only software…
Business & Economy
Saudi Industrial Policy Turns to Advanced Manufacturing
Saudi Arabia’s industrial policy is moving toward advanced manufacturing as the kingdom links localisation, logistics, energy and technology.
Technology & AI
Gulf AI Race Shifts From Compute to Governance
The Gulf’s AI competition is moving beyond compute capacity toward data rules, ethics, public trust and workforce readiness.
Technology & AI
Middle East Data Centre Boom Faces Resilience Test
The region’s data-centre expansion is now constrained by energy, cooling, connectivity, cybersecurity and regulatory trust.
Energy & Infrastructure
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Energy & Infrastructure
Qatar LNG Delivery Cuts to Bangladesh Show How Gulf Disruption Travels to Asia
Reduced scheduled deliveries underline the growing link between Gulf security, Asian energy planning and the stability of long-term…
Energy & Infrastructure
TotalEnergies Syria Talks Put Offshore Energy Back on the Reconstruction Agenda
A potential offshore exploration contract signals renewed international interest, but security and governance will decide whether Syria can…
Energy & Infrastructure
Oil Prices Edge Higher as US-Iran Tensions Return to the Market
Oil prices rose as renewed US-Iran tensions brought security risk back into crude markets after recent easing in…
Energy & Infrastructure
Gulf Energy Loadings Continue as Hormuz Risk Stays in Focus
Middle East oil and LNG producers are still moving cargoes through the Gulf, keeping energy markets focused on…
Leadership
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Government & Policy
Dubai’s Flexible Summer Work Model Expands Public-Sector Reform
Dubai’s flexible summer work model is part of a wider shift toward human-centred public administration and productivity reform.
Leadership
Expo 2030 Puts Riyadh’s Urban Delivery in Focus
Riyadh’s Expo 2030 preparations will test transport, hospitality, public space and the capital’s wider urban transformation.
Government & Policy
UAE India CEPA 2.0: Trade Hits $100BN Early as ‘Bharat Mart’ Opens Doors
Four years after signing the historic CEPA, the UAE and India have smashed their 2030 trade target four…
Government & Policy
Dubai Square Drone Delivery 2026: The ‘Dark Mall’ & The End of Shopping Bags
The age of the plastic bag is ending. As Emaar’s Dubai Square advances its technology fit-out in Dubai…