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Before the stunning view of Jounieh Bay, it is Marwan Zgheib's Hussein Madi sculptures that arrest the eye, bold geometric folds of punched metal. We meet a collector whose passion shapes every corner.
Our pick of new hotel openings spans Anantara's third UAE property, the Eastern Mangroves in Abu Dhabi with its vast Royal Mangroves residence, and the St Regis chain's first African resort, on the south-western tip of Mauritius.
You know that thrilling second before lift-off, when you seem to rise faster than your own body? Now imagine floating in it. We chase the weightless sensation you would expect only in orbit, on the Moon or Mars.
Commercial space travel was long dismissed as fantasy, its logistics deemed insurmountable rather than merely costly. But Branson never ignores a challenge, and where commercial viability beckons, he is determined to take the idea as far as possible.
With a mischievous glint, rolled-up jeans and yellow suede shoes, Sarkis Dersahagian declares fashion irresistibly theatrical. He never imagined another life, and his playful conviction lights up our conversation about creativity, instinct and self-expression.
Five hundred million of us now broadcast our every mood, insight and outrage in tweets, warned that silence means falling behind. A spirited meditation on social media's grip and the quiet pleasures of switching off.
Decades ago, 1999 looked impossibly futuristic on screen. Yet here we remain, in jeans, eating ordinary food, still earthbound. A wry reflection on technology, prophecy and how stubbornly familiar tomorrow always turns out to be.
Why do men of a certain age and standing suddenly deem it acceptable to fling a tie over the shoulder before dining? Not at informal desk lunches, but at fine restaurants, no less.
Borrowing Henri Nouwen's words on those who share our pain rather than offer cures, this tender reflection honours the friend who can sit with us in despair, tolerate not knowing, and simply stay through our grief.
Just as the Impressionists overturned painting and paved the way for the Cubists, trailblazers like Alain Senderens reinvented the kitchen. We trace how Nouvelle Cuisine's daring pioneers transformed fine dining into a creative movement.
The Shell House is luminous, a sculptural sweep of white concrete set against rich green. Frozen mid-unfurl, the elliptical tube tapers, separates and spirals lazily around an elderly fir tree to form an ethereal inner courtyard.
Whilst the region's geopolitical upheavals dominate the headlines, Nadine Khalil turns to the ecological disasters too often neglected, from Cairo's perilous air pollution to Lebanon's mounting waste, toxic waters and unregulated quarrying.