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Margaret Qualley, wearing a pair of Chanel barefoot sandals, attends The Dog Stars world premiere at the Odeon Luxe, Leicester Square, London. Picture date: Thursday August 20, 2026. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images)

Margaret Qualley, wearing a pair of Chanel barefoot sandals, attends The Dog Stars world premiere at the Odeon Luxe, Leicester Square, London. Picture date: Thursday August 20, 2026. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images)

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Margaret Qualley wears the half-sandal on the red carpet of the Dog Stars premiere in London

Fashion & Beauty

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Explorer’s Club is an indoor playroom dedicated to children up to the age of three. Photo: Atlantis The Palm

Hotel of the weekCan Atlantis The Palm deliver a relaxing escape with a baby?

It's been open nearly two decades - but the prestigious Dubai resort faced a different kind of test when we checked in with our 10-month-old

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Indian airports warn of delays amid heightened Independence Day security

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First look at Wynn Al Marjan Island's beach, lagoon and reef

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Jacket, Dh6,426; and Bermuda shorts, Dh1,704, both by Max Mara. Bubble bracelets, Dh5,114 each, Alaïa.

Cover storySaba Mubarak: Portrait of an artist

The actress speaks of artistic inheritance, creative freedom, her Palestinian roots and the lifelong search for the painter she once imagined becoming

Chanel’s half-shoe lays bare fashion's flirtation with impractical footwear

Fashion & Beauty

Literature as arm candy, as Berluti, Dior and more turn to books for inspiration

From Bodrum to Beirut, the best summer beach clubs around the world in 2026

From Al Jazira to Al Nassr: Why global brands want a piece of Gulf sport

The next Nobu? Celebrity-owned bars and restaurants around the world

Scents and summer sensibilities: How to make perfume last longer in the heat

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A record 307,000 participants took over Sheikh Zayed Road for Dubai Run 2025. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Dubai Run and Dubai Ride 2026 dates revealed for Fitness Challenge

Sheikh Zayed Road will once again transform for mass cycling and running events as the month-long 30x30 initiative celebrates 10 years

Onam 2026: Where to eat sadhya in the UAE

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