A Platform for Visionaries
We started The Arabian Time because we kept reading about the Middle East and feeling like something was missing.
The Questions We Cared About
The news was there: deals, launches, rankings, growth figures. What we rarely found were the people behind them.
Today, The Arabian Time covers business and leadership across the Arab world, with a focus on the people, companies and ideas shaping where the region goes next.
Behind the Headlines
Those were the questions we cared about, so we built a business magazine around them.
What We Write About
The Way a Good Conversation Goes
We interview CEOs and founders, profile people building interesting businesses, and look closely at the industries changing fastest in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East.
We try to write the way a good conversation goes. We ask about the decisions, the doubts and sometimes the mistakes, because that's usually where the useful part is. A title tells you someone's position. It doesn't tell you how they got there, and that's the story we want to tell.
Stories on Their Own Terms
People across the region are building in very different conditions. A startup founder in Abu Dhabi, a manufacturer in Jeddah, a fintech team in Cairo and a designer in Amman face different problems and different opportunities.
We cover each of them on their own terms, and where it matters, we connect their stories to the global picture.
Leaders in Their Own Words
Guest Columns & First-Person Pieces
Many of the people we feature also write for us. Through guest columns and first-person pieces, CEOs, founders, investors and people just starting out share what they've learned, what they're still figuring out, and where they think their industries are heading.
Editorial Features & Awards
We also recognise people and companies doing strong work through editorial features and awards, spotlighting true craftsmanship and innovation that moves industries forward.
Events & Real-World Encounters
And we host events, because a lot of good things happen when people meet in person. A founder finds an investor over coffee. Two companies realise they should be working together. Someone early in their career leaves with a contact they'd never have had otherwise.
Who Reads Us
Our readers are business owners, executives, founders, investors and professionals who want to understand what's happening around them.
Plenty of them end up in our pages too, which is exactly how we hoped it would work. We'd like the magazine to feel less like a publication and more like a network of people who know each other, or soon will.
How We Work
We check our facts and we're open about where information comes from. If we get something wrong, we correct it. If a feature is part of a partnership, we label it clearly. Credibility is earned one story at a time, so we're careful with it.
We also try to stay curious. The region changes quickly, and the easiest mistake a magazine can make is to keep telling the same story. We'd rather keep asking questions.
Fact-Checked Rigor
Clear Integrity
Persistent Curiosity
Where We're Heading
“Our aim is simple enough. When someone wants to understand business in the Middle East through the people actually doing it, we'd like The Arabian Time to be the first place they look.”
And if you're building something and wondering whether there's room for your story here, there is.
Get in Touch
If you're working on something the region should hear about, have an idea for a story, or disagree with something we've published, we'd like to hear from you.
The Arabian Time. A platform for visionaries.