The public image of the oligarch tends to be a fixed one. Same suit. Same cold expression. Same oversized yacht moored somewhere it barely fits. A single type, repeated. But look more closely and the picture breaks apart into something more varied. Some of what you find is grim. Some of it is unremarkable. Some of it is more recognisably human than the stereotype allows. And running through it all is a thread that rarely gets serious attention: the cultural one. The art. The foundations. The things that outlast the money and the power that built them. This instalment of…
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Thanks to instruments that enable researchers to study sand and rock strata without physically excavating them, desert research throughout the Arabian Peninsula has significantly advanced over the last ten years. Through the use of satellite radar and geological imaging, Sharjah researchers have recently discovered indications that strongly imply water is still concealed deep beneath the Rub’ al Khali, maintained in subterranean formations that function similarly to sealed vaults. Years ago, I stood at the edge of the Empty Quarter and recalled how the sand’s silence felt incredibly resilient and everlasting as it stretched outward in an almost menacing calm. However,…
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