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18 stories for“attention economy”
Phone-free events have grown by 567 per cent globally since 2024 and by 913 per cent in the United States. The interesting part is not the abstinence. It is that people are paying for enforcement.
Aug 17, 2026
The Kingdom’s most important economic story is the ecosystem forming across tourism, logistics, manufacturing, technology and clean infrastructure.
Jul 28, 2026
A reduced growth forecast meets strong property activity, startup funding and recovering energy exports in the UAE's mixed July economic picture.
Jul 29, 2026
The IMF still sees 3% global growth in 2026, yet that headline hides a widening gap between technology-linked winners and economies squeezed by war and energy costs.
Jul 31, 2026
Kuwait's telecom regulator is linking 5G-Advanced, AI, cloud services and local skills in a new digital transformation framework.
Jul 29, 2026
Early in the conflict the projections ran to 150 dollar oil and contracting Gulf economies. Halfway through August the numbers are less dramatic and more interesting than either the panic or the relief.
Aug 16, 2026
Adobe's 2026 creator survey finds AI helping audiences and businesses grow, while originality, disclosure and judgement become the real differentiators.
Jul 31, 2026
A July meeting between the new ESCWA and Arab League leadership renewed attention on Arab Vision 2045, a regional roadmap built around security, equity, innovation and prosperity.
Aug 3, 2026
A calmer information diet does not require disappearing offline. It means choosing fewer sources, fixed reading windows and formats that can actually end.
Jul 28, 2026
The strongest legacy of global sport will be measured in active communities, local coaching, women’s participation and facilities people use every week.
Jul 28, 2026
The Kingdom’s AI opportunity is moving beyond chatbots toward Arabic technology, smarter public services and productive tools for every major industry.
Jul 28, 2026
Energy prices have eased from their sharpest fears, but the Fed, Bank of England and Bank of Japan still face inflation signals pulling against softer growth.
Jul 28, 2026
A new incentive campaign asks Dubai residents to bring friends and family to the city, revealing how destinations compete when regional uncertainty weighs on travel.
Jul 24, 2026
The European Commission's preliminary Digital Services Act finding targets public-by-choice accounts and recommendation systems that can expose teenagers' content too broadly.
Jul 25, 2026
Trials now show insufficient sleep impairs insulin sensitivity directly, independent of weight gain, reshaping how doctors talk about diabetes risk.
Nov 2, 2024
Dubai and Riyadh are hosting barista championships and single-origin tastings as third-wave coffee culture reshapes a region long defined by cardamom-spiced brews.
May 5, 2025
After six divers died in a Vaavu Atoll cave, the Maldives is drafting new rules to permit and regulate technical diving in the country for the first time in its history.
May 28, 2026
Three Egyptian dive bases, three different Red Seas. Here is what Hurghada, Sharm el-Sheikh and Dahab each actually deliver underwater.
Feb 14, 2024
