Inzamam Rashid
All aboard as the Emirates’ first train service takes to the rails
The UAE’s Etihad Rail gets moving for passengers – but will they be on board?
Can Flame Tree Season create Dubai’s own cherry-blossom moment?
Every summer, Dubai comes alive in shades of red as the city’s flame trees come into bloom. This year, city leadership is looking to strengthen the tree’s presence in Dubai’s civic identity.
Amid rising regional tensions and soaring travel costs, Gulf residents are choosing staycations
Every June, the same ritual begins. School holidays loom, temperatures climb and residents of the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and beyond begin plotting their annual escapes. My Whatsapp groups fill with plans for…
Edge Group, the defence conglomerate driving the UAE’s fast-growing arms industry
As the Iran war tests the Gulf nations, the UAE is shedding its reliance on Western defence systems. We visit the firm at the heart of this transformation.
As regional conflict takes its toll, Dubai’s hoteliers are responding strategically
Strategic closures from Dubai's most-booked hotels signal an optimistic return to form and bet on a post-crisis rebound
The Monocle Design Awards 2026: The best craftspeople who have truly mastered their trades
The makers driving craft and industry today, across all disciplines.
Israeli ambassador to the UAE, Yossi Avraham Shelley, on what it will take to end strikes on Lebanon
Israel’s ambassador to the UAE, Yossi Avraham Shelley, joined us on Monocle Radio’s ‘The Briefing’ to discuss the talks between the US, Israel and Lebanon as missile attacks continue.
For the UAE, culture is what binds its diverse population and gives it hope in times of conflict
Mohamed Khalifa al-Mubarak, the chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi, on how culture can help a nation to transcend crisis.
‘A ceasefire is not the end – it is only the beginning.’ Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi on the UAE’s response to the Middle East conflict
Amid a fragile ceasefire six weeks into the Iran war, the UAE is prioritising diplomacy and de-escalation. But where do Gulf states go from here?
What’s in a ceasefire? Mixed messages, faultlines and fearing the worst
The 11th-hour ceasefire between the US and Iran was met with sighs of relief around the world – but faultlines in the fragile agreement are already starting to show.
