Live from Dubai: How UAE newsrooms remain resilient during the Iran war. Plus: what’s next for the art sector in The Gulf?

About this episode

The episode discusses the resilience of UAE newsrooms during the Iran war and explores the future of the art sector in The Gulf.

The Monocle team returns to Dubai to consider how the UAE has remained more resilient than headlines might suggest. We’re joined by Ted Kemp, chief content officer of ‘Khaleej Times’, the UAE’s longest-running English-language newspaper. Then: Christie’s auction house in the Middle East and news from Paris, London and Bangkok. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Monocle team

Guest: Ted Kemp

Topics covered

• UAE newsrooms
• Iran war
• art sector
• resilience
• Middle East
• auction houses

Keywords

• UAE
• newsrooms
• Iran war
• art sector
• Christie’s
• Khaleej Times
• Dubai
• Middle East
• auction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Khaleej Times, Christie’s

Places: UAE, Dubai, Paris, London, Bangkok

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