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World stories that wash up on Gulf shores first. Diplomacy, diaspora, supply chains, and the global currents that nobody saw coming except, occasionally, us.

दुनिया3 जून
The Diaspora Is Banking Differently. The Banks Have Not Quite Noticed.. Souk Weekly world. Photograph keyed to bank.

डायस्पोरा अलग तरीक़े से बैंकिंग कर रहा है. बैंकों ने अब तक ठीक से नहीं देखा.

क्यों दो ख़ास देशों के बीच रेमिटेंस कॉरिडोर चुपचाप बायपास हो रहा है, और मौजूदा बैंक इसके बारे में क्या कर रहे हैं — जो ज़्यादातर कुछ नहीं है.

लेखक Lena Holloway

दुनिया3 जून
The Embassy Iftar Is the Most Underestimated Instrument of Regional Foreign Policy. Souk Weekly world.

एम्बेसी इफ़्तार क्षेत्रीय विदेश नीति का सबसे कम आँका गया साधन है

क्यों एक सावधानी से तैयार की गई अतिथि सूची, एक सावधानी से तैयार किए गए थाली पर परोसी गई, तीन घंटों में एक साल की विज्ञप्तियों से ज़्यादा रणनीतिक काम कर सकती है।

लेखक Lena Holloway

दुनिया3 जून
North African Renewables Are Quietly Becoming a Gulf Investment Story. Souk Weekly world. Photograph keyed to solar.

उत्तरी अफ़्रीका की रिन्यूएबल एनर्जी चुपचाप एक ख़लीजी निवेश कहानी बन रही है

क्यों कई ख़लीजी फ़ंड्स ने उत्तरी अफ़्रीका के रिन्यूएबल प्रोजेक्ट्स में महत्वपूर्ण हिस्सेदारी ख़रीदना शुरू किया है, और स्थानीय सरकारें इसके बारे में क्या कर रही हैं.

लेखक Lena Holloway

दुनिया17 सित॰
The Majority That Cannot Vote: The Gulf's Expat Question. Souk Weekly world.

The Majority That Cannot Vote: The Gulf's Expat Question

In several Gulf states, foreign workers outnumber citizens, creating a society and an economy built on a population with no path to belonging.

लेखक Sara Qureshi

दुनिया5 सित॰
Growing Dinner in a Dune: The Gulf's Food and Water Gamble. Souk Weekly world.

Growing Dinner in a Dune: The Gulf's Food and Water Gamble

States that import most of what they eat and manufacture much of what they drink are treating supply security as a matter of survival.

लेखक Mira Faraj

दुनिया26 अग॰
Stadium Diplomacy: The Logic Behind the Gulf's Sports Spree. Souk Weekly world.

Stadium Diplomacy: The Logic Behind the Gulf's Sports Spree

Hosting tournaments and buying clubs is not vanity; it is a calculated bid for relevance, tourism and a softer global image.

लेखक Diego Arroyo

दुनिया2 अग॰
The Squeeze Points: How the Gulf Sits Astride Global Trade. Souk Weekly world.

The Squeeze Points: How the Gulf Sits Astride Global Trade

A handful of narrow waterways near the Gulf carry an outsized share of the world's energy and goods, which is both a blessing and a vulnerability.

लेखक Sara Qureshi

दुनिया16 जून
Navigating the Gulf's Mega-Hubs: DXB, DOH and AUH. Souk Weekly world.

Navigating the Gulf's Mega-Hubs: DXB, DOH and AUH

Three of the world's busiest airports, and how to move through them like you own the place.

लेखक Lena Holloway

दुनिया19 मई
A Wellness Weekend in the Gulf. Souk Weekly world.

A Wellness Weekend in the Gulf

Hammams, desert silence and over-water spas — how to actually unwind in a region built for indulgence.

लेखक Sara Qureshi

दुनिया5 मई
Hiking the UAE: Wadis, Ridges and Mountain Air. Souk Weekly world.

Hiking the UAE: Wadis, Ridges and Mountain Air

Beyond the dunes lies a craggy mountain country most visitors never see on foot.

लेखक Priya Chen

दुनिया21 अप्रैल
Where to Dive in the Gulf. Souk Weekly world.

Where to Dive in the Gulf

Shipwrecks, shark-patrolled reefs and the world's largest fish — the region's best underwater is closer than you think.

लेखक Diego Arroyo

दुनिया8 अप्रैल
How to Beat the Gulf Summer (and Still Have Fun). Souk Weekly world.

How to Beat the Gulf Summer (and Still Have Fun)

The mercury hits the forties and stays there — here is how locals actually enjoy summer.

लेखक Marcus Okafor

दुनिया17 मार्च
Ras Al Khaimah and the Roof of the Emirates. Souk Weekly world.

Ras Al Khaimah and the Roof of the Emirates

Adventure tourism's quiet star: the UAE's highest peak, its longest zipline, and a cooler climate.

लेखक Mira Faraj

दुनिया10 मार्च
Eid Traditions Explained, from the Dawn Prayer to the Eidiya Envelope. Souk Weekly world.

Eid Traditions Explained, from the Dawn Prayer to the Eidiya Envelope

A guide to the two Eids and the rituals that fill them, so you can join in rather than merely observe.

लेखक Sara Qureshi

दुनिया3 मार्च
Abu Dhabi With Kids, Without Losing Your Mind. Souk Weekly world.

Abu Dhabi With Kids, Without Losing Your Mind

Theme parks, a grand mosque, and beaches — a parent-tested plan for the capital.

लेखक Priya Chen

दुनिया18 फ़र॰
Qatar in 48 Hours. Souk Weekly world.

Qatar in 48 Hours

A long layover or a quick weekend — here is how to see the best of Doha before your flight out.

लेखक Sara Qureshi

दुनिया6 फ़र॰
Making Karak Chai Strong Enough to Stand a Spoon In. Souk Weekly world.

Making Karak Chai Strong Enough to Stand a Spoon In

The cafeteria glass of sweet, spiced, milky tea that runs the Gulf, recreated in your own kitchen, step by step.

लेखक Marcus Okafor

दुनिया4 फ़र॰
Oman by Road: From the Musandam Fjords to Salalah's Green South. Souk Weekly world.

Oman by Road: From the Musandam Fjords to Salalah's Green South

Two ends of one country, a thousand kilometres apart, and both worth the drive.

लेखक Diego Arroyo

दुनिया24 जन॰
A Guide to Gulf Souqs, from the Gold Lanes to the Fish Market at Dawn. Souk Weekly world.

A Guide to Gulf Souqs, from the Gold Lanes to the Fish Market at Dawn

How to navigate the gold, textile, and fish souqs like someone who has done it before, with the right timing and the right questions.

लेखक Diego Arroyo

दुनिया22 जन॰
Six Weekend Escapes Within Three Hours of Dubai. Souk Weekly world.

Six Weekend Escapes Within Three Hours of Dubai

When the city gets loud, these short hops give you mountains, mangroves, and empty beaches.

लेखक Marcus Okafor

दुनिया9 जन॰
Ramadan Etiquette for Newcomers Who Don't Want to Put a Foot Wrong. Souk Weekly world.

Ramadan Etiquette for Newcomers Who Don't Want to Put a Foot Wrong

A warm, practical primer for non-Muslims navigating their first Ramadan in the Gulf, from daytime eating to iftar invitations.

लेखक Priya Chen

दुनिया9 जन॰
The Desert Safari, Done Right. Souk Weekly world.

The Desert Safari, Done Right

How to skip the tourist-trap dune circus and find the real silence of the sand.

लेखक Lena Holloway

दुनिया3 दिस॰
Date Varieties Explained, from Honeyed Khlas to Caramel Medjool. Souk Weekly world.

Date Varieties Explained, from Honeyed Khlas to Caramel Medjool

A taster's guide to the Gulf's most beloved fruit, so you can stop pointing vaguely and start ordering by name.

लेखक Lena Holloway

दुनिया5 नव॰
A Beginner's Guide to Emirati Dishes, from Machboos to Luqaimat. Souk Weekly world.

A Beginner's Guide to Emirati Dishes, from Machboos to Luqaimat

Your starter map to the Emirati table, where spiced rice, slow-braised meat, and honey-drenched dumplings do the heavy lifting.

लेखक Priya Chen