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Affairs

Defence

Saudi's Arabia's big weapons spend and a personnel shortage in the Polish Army.

  • Issue #51
  • 5 min read
Interior of Quest Helicopters dual-rotor helicopter showing luxury reclining seats with gold accents and refreshment cabinetry.
Affairs

Africa/Middle East

Why Africa is frantically going green, Saudi Arabia is desperately building houses, and South Africa is learning to love fracking.

  • Issue #51
  • 5 min read
Worker in traditional Middle Eastern dress laying concrete blocks on a construction site.
Affairs

Africa/Middle East

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and his "man of the desert" style, plus the unlikely new sport in the UAE - ice hockey.

  • Issue #34
  • 4 min read
Africa/Middle East
Affairs

Africa/Middle East

Why leopard skins and white trainers are de rigueur for South African president Jacob Zuma, and the first stirrings of a spa revolution in Saudi Arabia.

  • Issue #32
  • 4 min read
Illustration of Jacob Zuma in traditional Zulu wedding attire with leopard skin, shield, spear, and white trainers.
Business

Business

Why the Russians just Yandex it, how a row is brewing in Australia over books and the new approach to wealth management for Saudi businesswomen

  • Issue #27
  • 5 min read
Business
Affairs

Africa/Middle East

An interview with South African political cartoonist Zapiro, Guinea's corrupt politicians get their come-uppance, and pilgrims go high-speed.

  • Issue #24
  • 4 min read
Africa/Middle East
Food & Drink

Muna Abu Sulayman

While in Dubai, 34-year-old TV host Muna Abu Sulayman met with Monocle for her ‘last meal’. The Saudi citizen and philanthropist chose Saladicious, a restaurant in the Jumeirah district.

  • Issue #21
  • 6 min read
Muna Abu Sulayman
Culture

Media

Monocle speaks with the head of Slate's new French edition. Also in this issue: a new Saudi Arabian satellite channel for the underprivileged and the reopening of a beloved Belgian film museum.

  • Issue #22
  • 6 min read
Media
Business

Business

Anyone in Russia's far east wanting to fly to the US must travel across Eurasia. But a Russian airline plans to launch the first trans-Pacific route to the States this summer.

  • Issue #10
  • 3 min read
Business

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