With Hollywood strapped for cash, Saudi Arabia is re-emerging as a key financial backer

A-listers and dealmakers headed to the kingdom's coastal city of Jeddah for the Red Sea Film Festival this week.

Yemen’s Civil War Could Escalate Again. Here’s What to Know.

An armed group backed by the United Arab Emirates has pushed into the oil-rich province of Hadramout, a move that could ...
Hotelier Middle East

2025 wrapped: The defining moments for the region’s biggest hotel groups

Discover highlights from hotel groups in the Middle East over the past year. 2025 wrapped: The defining moments for the ...

A World Cup event and another gathering at the court of King Donald

One of the courtiers is FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who has made sucking up to the U.S. President a core business. The ...

Fifa’s bow to Cristiano Ronaldo marks a new low in the stained reign of Gianni Infantino

The bizarre but unsurprising decision to lift the suspension that should have ruled Ronaldo out of Portugal’s opening World ...
Opinion

Last week I travelled to Mecca, shaved my head and learnt a lesson about masculinity

For those who have not made the pilgrimage to Mecca, something may surprise. The men cry. Quietly and intimately, but obviously. Some are hard men from hard lands, but they’re not ashamed to do this.