Middle East

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Keep on smiling

When historians tell the tale of the modern transformation of Saudi Arabia, they might like to start with the story about a night in Riyadh 10 years ago. On the empty stage of an unassuming cultural center, a young Saudi…
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Shining a light on Saudi design

Just six years after launching her brand, Nuun Jewels, Saudi jewelry designer Nourah Al Faisal has earned an international reputation, and she is using her celebrity to help support the Kingdom’s fast-growing design community. “Designers like me who have the…
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Arabian destination of dreams

This January, out of the desert sands, a flotilla of hard-charging motorcycles, sports cars, quads, trucks, and buggies powered over the dunes, racing to the finish line of the 2020 Dakar Rally—the first-ever edition of the legendary competition to be…
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Trends shaping the consumer experience in 2020

In 2019, the quest for enhancing consumer experience drove brands across the MENA region to fully dedicate themselves to their consumers, building and maintaining their trust. Brands that invested in serving relevant and personalized communications, products, and services emerged victorious,…