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Defence

16 January 2020

The Chagos Islands, Canada's first female sergeant major and the UAE's arms industry.

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Monocle Weekends - Winter Weekend

16 November 2019

Georgina Godwin shakes off the winter chill at the Sharjah International Book Fair in the United Arab Emirates as she takes a tour of the Louvre Abu Dhabi and meets the president and director of the Sharjah Art Foundation…

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Life in motion

17 May 2019

From the infrastructure giant improving quality of life to the railway firm entering the property market, we meet the high-flyers going above and beyond.

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Animal magic

21 March 2019

Zoos can change the world: the not-so-wild claim from Dominic Jermey, Zoological Society London’s top dog.

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Bonjour, tout le monde

21 February 2019

French influence spans the globe, be it the wine you drink, the car you drive or the clothes you wear. It’s soft power with a swagger and Breton stripe too.

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Knowing no bounds

21 February 2019

From the desert to the boardroom, Franco-Syrian businessman Mohed Altrad has built a billion-dollar empire from scaffolding.

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High flyer

13 December 2018

Emirates president Sir Tim Clark has piloted the airline from humble beginnings to become the world’s fourth-largest carrier. While critics claim he’s had unfair subsidies, he insists he’s won by being optimistic – and…

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Aiming high

15 November 2018

AirBaltic, nosediving not so long ago, is now filling European skies with its lime-green livery – and it has its sights set on becoming an international jetsetter.

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The directory

17 May 2018

Where to sleep, eat and shop this month.

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Skate expectations

22 February 2018

They may be Lebanon’s national ice-hockey team but they are coached by a bus driver in Montréal, who is encouraging them to take a slapshot at international sports stardom.

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War of words

22 February 2018

Since the 1970s the UK capital has been the home of the Arab media’s dissenting voices. But now, amid a Saudi and Qatar squabble, the press crackles with opinions, anger and propaganda.

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French connection

14 December 2017

Robert Bound reporting from Abu Dhabi: Now that the celebratory bunting has been taken down and the much-hyped Louvre Abu Dhabi is finally open for business, what does the future hold? Is it an oasis of culture in a desert…

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Monocle's House View - Thursday 8 December

7 December 2017

We get the international reaction to the US’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, discuss Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Greece and find out what new painting is heading to Abu Dhabi’s…

Radio

Monocle on Culture - Can you build a cultural quarter?

20 November 2017

We head to Saadiyat Island, home to the new Louvre Abu Dhabi, to find out what adorns the walls of this branch of the French mega museum – and whether it will be a success.

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Africa/Middle East briefing

22 June 2017

Park revival in Kuwait, storytelling in Nigeria and the Dubai-Abu Dhabi Hyperloop.

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Universal tongue

20 April 2017

On her new album, Beirut-born Arabic singer Yasmine Hamdan continues to give (beautiful) voice to common feeling.

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