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Maghie Ghali
Maghie Ghali is a British-Lebanese journalist based in Beirut, covering arts and culture, design, travel and lifestyle around the world. Growing up in York in the United Kingdom, she moved to Egypt to study at the American University in Cairo, where she graduated in 2015 with a BA Hons., majoring in Multimedia Journalism and minoring in English Literature. In 2016, she moved to Lebanon, beginning work as a journalist, and never left. She has covered both regional and international arts and culture events over the years, including Venice Biennale, Salone del Mobile, Art Dubai and Noor Riyadh. An avid tea drinker, no matter the occasion, she is forever chasing the next story.
Innovative Design
Lebanese Students Design for Victims of The War in Lebanon
“Human Black Box,” “DeskRest” and “LifeStrap” are among the new inventions designed to confront the effects of war
Events
Alserkal Art Month Brings Community Together Amidst Uncertainty
For the last few weeks, Dubai’s cultural hub, Alserkal Avenue, has been giving the local arts scene a boost as the UAE adapts to regional conflict
Art & Auctions
Saudi Pavilion at Venice Biennale Recreates 23 Destroyed Heritage Sites in a Monumental Floor Installation
Sounding an urgent call to protect the region’s war-threatened heritage sites in Gaza, Lebanon and beyond
Art & Auctions
‘Shifting Crossroads’ Exhibition in Milan Unpacks Beirut’s Reality
10 Arab artists express the impact of war from invading empires to recent protests
Culture & Lifestyle
All Eyes on Lebanon: How to Help as a New Displacement Crisis Unfolds
From food kitchens to shelters, these Lebanese initiatives are supporting families forced to flee. Here’s how to help
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Art & Auctions
A Syrian Pavilion for the Venice Biennale Mourns Palmyra’s Destroyed Funerary Towers
As war rages in the region, this year’s National Pavilion of Syria for this year’s Venice Art Biennale seems more timely than ever, delving into the desecrated ruins of Palmyra and looted heritage in times of conflict
Art & Auctions
16 Palestinian Artists You Need To Know About
Bashar Alhroub, Malak Mattar, Samia Halaby, Hazem Harb and Nabil Anani are amongst an intergenerational group of artists from the Gaza Strip who are channelling their pain and hope for peace through their work
Architecture
A First Look: Riyadh's JAX District Plans a ‘Necklace’ of Shaded Streets
Expect more art galleries, studios, music production houses, food and beverage and exhibition spaces in OMA's masterplan
Art & Auctions
Art Cairo Breaks Record With 92 Galleries And 136 Artists From the Region
Making over $1.2 million dollars, Art Cairo 2026 is giving Arab art its global pedestal, its founder and director, Mohammed Younis, speaks to AD
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Architecture
Lebanon’s Abandoned Architecture: 7 Landmarks That Tell the Country’s Unfinished Story
From crumbling Ottoman villas to incomplete modernist symbols of hope, these derelict structures are worth discovering on your next visit
AD100
Dream of the Desert Train: First Look at Aline Asmar d’Amman’s Luxury Rail Experience
Dream of the Desert train, the Middle East’s first luxury rail experience, brings together Saudi heritage and Italian craftsmanship to reimagine the romance of slow travel
Travel
Cultural Landmark Hotel Le Gray Beirut Reopens After Five Years
For many years, hotel Le Gray has been one of the Lebanese capital’s cornerstones of hospitality and culture, acting as a symbol of the city’s vibrant social scene, located at the very heart of Martyr Square
Art & Auctions
Noor Riyadh 2025: 9 Installations That Steal the Show
The world's largest annual light and art festival returns for its fifth edition this season, with 60 light art installations taking over the Saudi capital from November 20 to December 6
Art & Auctions
Forever Is Now 2025: Art D’Egypte Brings Contemporary Art Back to the Pyramids of Giza
Against the timeless backdrop of Egypt’s pyramids, the fifth edition of Art D’Egypte’s Forever Is Now transforms the desert into an open-air museum of monumental art
Home Tours
Inside a Beirut Villa That Redefines the “White Cube” Aesthetic
With all-white walls and sculptural furniture, the only bursts of colour come from the vibrant art collection in Lebanese designer Diana Ghandour’s latest project
Innovative Design
New Arab Voices 2025: The Makers Shaping a New Design Frontier
AD spotlights nine rising voices whose work fuses craft, memory, and material innovation to reimagine what designing from – and for – the Arab world means today
Art & Auctions
Taymour Grahne Projects Finds a New Home in Dubai
Celebrating 12 years of artistic dialogue, Taymour Grahne Projects is marking the milestone by opening a new permanent space in Alserkal Avenue
Travel
New Beirut Hotel Maison Dada Is an Ode to Local Art and Design
A stunning amalgamation of heritage, contemporary art and design, and storytelling, Beirut’s newly opened boutique hotel is a refined embodiment of minimalism and layered nostalgia
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Art & Auctions
Bukhara Biennial 2025: 13 Must-See Installations
In its first edition, the Uzbek city’s new biennial blends contemporary art with ancient craft, reimagined heritage sites and a theme rooted in folklore and heartbreak
Architecture
The Centre for Contemporary Arts in Tashkent Is Set To Supercharge Uzbekistan’s Cultural Landscape
AD100 practice Studio KO is transforming a 1912 ex-Soviet diesel station and tram depot into the region's foremost cultural powerhouse. Here is a first look