A new atmosphere seems to be emerging across today’s global biennials that is grounded in immersion, affect and a carefully calibrated sense of experience. Photo: Alessandro Brasile, courtesy Diriyah Biennale Foundation Recent controversies surrounding major biennials suggest that these exhibitions are anything but neutral cultural platforms. The 2022 edition of documenta, curated by the Indonesian … Read more
After a year of tariffs reshaping global trade, beverage brands face a more fragmented, price-sensitive and unpredictable market. Unsplash+ A year after the latest wave of US tariffs reshaped global trade, the beverage industry is still absorbing the aftershocks. Scotch whiskey exports to the United States have It decreased by 15 percentEuropean wine imports were … Read more
Kat Graham had her family by her side during a special night at Global Citizen NOW this week. The actress and singer attended the event on May 14, 2026 alongside her husband, Bryant Wood, and the couple’s baby son, Prospero “Spero” Nyemah Wood. Embed from Getty Images Graham shared photos from the appearance on Instagram … Read more
ninji omoko, Assembly2020. Oil on Sanyan. Thanks to the artist In Nengi Omoko’s painting Assemblya wounded figure lies on a stretcher, his body falling on what appears to be shards of rubble, surrounded by a group of figures with amorphous faces. A small hand is raised as if to bless the injured person as he … Read more
In 2003, a newly established subsidiary of Telecom Egypt called Xceed began its first contact center operations in Cairo, handling customer-facing communications for global companies. Its early contracts were straightforward: inbound voice support, handled in Arabic, English, and French. At the time, India, China, and Malaysia dominated the global outsourcing conversation, with Egypt not even … Read more
The growth in cross-border payments exposes deeper vulnerabilities in how money is financed, transferred and settled. Unsplash+ Liquidity has become the litmus test for the scalability of cross-border finance. In the last quarter of 2025, Visa began Testing new financing models To move money across borders without relying heavily on pre-funded accounts. Recently, MasterCard moved … Read more
United Arab Emirates Announce On Tuesday, April 28, it announced that it will withdraw from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) effective May 1, removing one of the group’s top producers and testing the cartel’s influence over global oil markets. The decision, published via the state-run Emirates News Agency (WAM), also includes the … Read more
World news Iran launched missiles towards Israel, while air defenses early Sunday intercepted missiles and drones across the Gulf states. People donate money after Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani’s call to support Iran and Lebanon during the war with the United States and Israel, Friday, March 27, 2026, in Babylon, Iraq. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil) By Sami … Read more
Cairo was Rank Among the “Top 50 Cities in the World” for the year 2026, where He ranked 42nd Overall it has emerged as the most dynamic city on the African continent. The 10th annual Time Out compilation describes Cairo’s distinctive ability to combine deep cultural heritage with modern visitor appeal puts the Egyptian capital … Read more
Art Basel Hong Kong, 2025. Courtesy Art Basel Today’s art fairs have become far more than cultural and commercial events; they operate as platforms of visibility, machines of global branding and instruments of geopolitical power. The rivalry between the mega fairs exemplifies the newest phase of art’s globalization, but this system—in which fairs shape where … Read more