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A new superyacht's renown usually tracks its length, yet with vessels over ninety metres now unremarkable, size is not everything. At just sixty-five metres, Heesen's outstandingly innovative Galactica Star stands out as our 2014 winner.
Slower than global markets to recover after the 2008 crash, the region's bourses saw turnover so thin that Gulf brokerages collapsed. Yet by 2013 Arab exchanges and their listed corporations emerged as surprisingly worthy contenders.
Victor Vasarely, Henry Moore, and Joan Miró, are names not normally associated with Jeddah, but they should be. Sculptures by these world renowned artists line the recently revamped Al Hamra Open Air Museum along the corniche leading to the culturally cool five star Park Hyatt Jeddah. C…
IDAM, Alain Ducasse's first Gulf venture, sits atop I.M. Pei's Museum of Islamic Art in Doha. With interiors by Philippe Starck, it is already proving one of the most popular restaurants in the region.
Approach the Wraith and its sheer enormity strikes first; photographs simply cannot convey how magnificently imposing it is. Then come the details, countless design delicacies merging into a whole that scarcely deserves the word automobile.
As luxury labels grow as ubiquitous as the high street, it is easy to forget their beginnings. Vuitton, Gucci, Prada and Cartier alike, our writer reminds us, all started life as small, family-run affairs.
Working with materials others dismiss as unlovely rubbish, the sculptor Theo Kamecke crafts exquisite pieces that embody duality, belonging simultaneously to the ancient past and the far-flung future, as our writer recalls first discovering.
The indomitable Farida Khelfa's insider documentary on Sarkozy's 2012 campaign drew 1.5 million viewers, not least for Carla Bruni serving coffee mid-football. A woman of genuine allure, she counts among Bruni's closest confidantes.
Whether it is the region's largest collection of Caucasian carpets is debatable; that it is among the most complete is not. Warren Singh-Bartlett meets Aziz Bassoul to explore the austere, geometric sibling of the Persian rug.
Crystal chandeliers and gold etchings make this no ordinary patisserie. The decor nods to the Incroyables and Merveilleuses of late eighteenth-century Paris, flag-bearers of an aristocratic subculture, as much as to its celebrated meringue creations.
It is impossible to be indifferent about Shourouk Rhaiem's sparkling accessories. Bold, bright and kaleidoscopic, they are the ultimate antidepressant. The Parisian of Tunisian origin recounts a rapid ascent embraced by Lady Gaga and Michelle Obama alike.
From court jesters to stand-up comedians, the sharper-witted have always lampooned the puffed-up and presumptuous. We celebrate our region's storied tradition of satire, from classical poets like Al-Jahiz and Al-Jarir to today's bold comedians.