With cultures as a different as those of the Middle East and the West, the potential for blunders increases dramatically, made worse by the high political, diplomatic, military, and commercial stakes ...

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Mark Haycock M+C Saatchi Group Middle East Head of Strategy MENA spoke to Communicate about the group’s Cultural Trends report 2025 and its ramifications.

Sudan’s conflict didn’t break out because of the UAE and Saudi Arabia – but local actors felt able to go to war because of ...

Jordan is a beautiful and mountainous country in the Middle East, much of which is desert. It is largely landlocked other than where it borders the Dead Sea and its southernmost outlet into the ...

Saleh and Abidu both say the success of local Mideast coffee shops comes from treating people like family and letting people experience Middle Eastern culture through coffee. Nobody knew what ...

The restaurant features a large carpeted stage for diners who prefer to sit on the floor while they eat, a custom in many Middle Eastern cultures. An Afghan doctor who worked with the U.S. Army ...