Venetia Rainey
Africa/Middle East
How Qatar can shake off its infamous reputation and Durban’s renaissance in South Africa.
Africa/Middle East
China takes a punt down the Suez Canal and Premiership football scores big in Africa.
What I’ve learnt: How to start again
Quitting a job to follow your entrepreneurial ambitions is a bold move. Here we meet four enterprising originators who did just that, tracing their business journeys from inspiration to success.
Nightlife expo
We discover what goes down after sunset in Thessaloniki, Tokyo and Beirut.
Eat, don’t sleep
A culinary tour of stalls, stop-ins and restaurants best enjoyed during the small hours.
Africa / Middle East
The Chagos Islands seek a change and Saudi Arabia fish for foreign investment.
Urbanism
A new lease of life in Lisbon's neighbourhood of Marvila and Beirut's lack of green space.
Africa/Middle East
The latest on Angola’s stagnating economy – and who’s saving African rhinos?
Home away from home
Residents of Lebanon’s Chouf region meet weekly at Beirut's Moukhtara Palace. Greeted with Turkish coffee, Arab hospitality makes them feel at home, continuing a centuries-old political and social tradition.
Family fortunes
As hotels strive to personalise premises, a wave of family-run inns is offering a homespun brand of Med hospitality.
