Author: Rosi Ross
RAMADAN IN DUBAI: THE BEST IFTAR EXPERIENCES
Across Dubai, from hotel gardens to private Majlis rooms, Iftar begins with a date at sunset — the city’s most significant communal meal, shared by those who have fasted since dawn.
SOIGNÉ MIDDLE EAST: THE MODEST FASHION MAGAZINE FOR THE REGION
Soigné Middle East launched as the region’s first print title built entirely from within the modest fashion community — an industry moving billions, finally served by its own editorial voice.
THE NEW GEOGRAPHY OF EXPERIENTIAL LUXURY DINING IN DUBAI
Bastion, Nuska Beach, ATTIKO, SUSHISAMBA, Eugene Eugene, and Gatopardo each propose a different answer to the same question — what a significant Dubai evening should feel like, built around social architecture, not menus.
DUBAI FASHION WEEK AS A MARKET ACTIVATION ENGINE
Dubai Fashion Week operates as market-making infrastructure, not a cultural showcase — where The Showroom’s B2B function and GCC market dynamics give luxury brands the most direct path to regional activation.
AUTHENTICS IZAKAYA AT ATTIKO DUBAI: TOKYO RITUAL, SKYLINE PERFECTION
ATTIKO Dubai brings Chef Ikegami Takahiko’s robatayaki and Izakaya philosophy from Tokyo’s Zekkocho Teppen to Dubai Harbour, reinterpreting informality as a luxury object through curated lighting and panoramic vertical drama.
FORBES MIDDLE EAST SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT: A COORDINATION LAYER
Chaired by H.E. Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, the Forbes Middle East Sustainability Leaders Summit gathers the sovereign capital networks and policy architects shaping the Gulf’s sustainability trajectory and Net Zero strategy.
WIKI FINANCE EXPO DUBAI: THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF TRUST
Wiki Finance Expo Dubai draws over three thousand fintech, blockchain, and institutional finance professionals — not documenting the future of digital finance but actively constructing the infrastructure through which it will operate.
MAISON DE LA PLAGE X HARVEY NICHOLS: WHEN THE BEACH BECOMES RETAIL
Harvey Nichols Dubai’s collaboration with Maison de la Plage staged Jacquemus, Alaïa, Missoni, Oseree, and Paco Rabanne at West Beach, Palm Jumeirah — coastal luxury retail where encountering beautiful things feels like self-expression.
DUBAI AI & WEB3 FESTIVAL: THE NEW INFRASTRUCTURE OF INTELLIGENCE
The Dubai AI & Web3 Festival, run by the Dubai AI Campus with the DIFC, is where the Gulf’s tri-layer digital sovereignty stack is being built — a pipeline for the next digital economy.