Rebecca Anne Proctor
@rebeccaaproctor
Journalist and Art Industry Expert, former EIC Harper’s Bazaar Art, Author, ‘Art in Saudi Arabia: A New Creative Economy?' published by @LHArtBooks
“There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.” -Aldous Huxley
Mapping Gulf State Actors’ Expanding Engagements in East Africa. An extremely useful look at how Gulf states have become increasingly intertwined in the economies, port operations, politics, and security forces of East Africa. africacenter.org/spotlight/gulf…
BEIRUT: Feyrouz, the legend, makes appearance at her son’s funeral, Ziad Rahbani. Something heart-wrenching, yet also healing about seeing Feyrouz (90) whose life and hardship is intertwined with Lebanon’s… al-monitor.com/originals/2025…
U.S. deportees, freed from Salvadoran prison, describe ‘horror movie’ - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/…
This week's Al-Monitor Business & Tech newsletter: Syrian-Saudi Investment Forum, Turkey-Iraq oil pipeline deal and more key regional deals al-monitor.com/newsletter/202…
Artwork by Syrian artist @TammamAzzam commenting on the extremists who have attacked the Druze community in Sweida.
'I had to make this film': Kaouther Ben Hania brings Hind Rajab’s story to Venice Film Festival thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/f…
UK, France and other nations call for an immediate end to war in Gaza al-monitor.com/originals/2025… via @AlMonitor
Saudi Arabia pavilion launches cross-cultural business collaboration events at Expo 2025 Osaka zawya.com/en/press-relea…
City Pulse Dubai is live! After 15 years, the long-awaited Zayed National Museum is set to open in Abu Dhabi; a landmark moment for the UAE’s cultural scene and national storytelling, written by @rebeccaaproctor Get the full story 👉 al-monitor.com/newsletter/202… #CityPulse #Dubai…
🖤 City Pulse Riyadh is here! Sarah_Brahim opens a powerful dialogue with legendary artist Shirin Neshat in her latest show: exploring ritual, memory & the body through movement and film - by @rebeccaaproctor Experience the conversation: al-monitor.com/newsletter/202… #CityPulse…
Zayed National Museum to open in December 2025 in Saadiyat Cultural District via @admediaoffice— mediaoffice.abudhabi/en/arts-cultur…
“Opulent days are over at Vogue, Vanity Fair and other once-powerful glossies. Anna Wintour is giving up (some) control. Now that everyone’s a gatekeeper, why do we keep recreating their status-obsessed world?” nytimes.com/2025/06/27/bus… via @NYTimes
Patmos Guide: The Buzzy Aegean Island That Should Be Next on Your Must-Visit List | Vogue vogue.com/article/patmos…
This should be a major story. But when everything is outrageous, nothing is outrageous theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…
City Pulse Dubai is out! @rezaderakshani returns with a stirring solo show in Dubai — where love, memory, and mythology come alive in rich layers of color and texture; by @rebeccaaproctor Don’t miss it 👉 al-monitor.com/newsletter/202… #CityPulse #Dubai #RezaDerakshani…
Some of Iran’s Enriched Uranium Survived Attacks, Israeli Official Says nytimes.com/2025/07/10/us/…
Nvidia Becomes First Public Company Worth $4 Trillion nytimes.com/2025/07/10/tec…
Stripped, Beaten or Vanished: Israel’s Treatment of Gaza Detainees Raises Alarm nytimes.com/2024/01/23/wor…
US issues sanctions against UN investigator probing abuses in Gaza apnews.com/article/france…
🇸🇦New Riyadh City Pulse newsletter is in: This week, @rebeccaaproctor spotlights Saudi-Palestinian artist Dana Awartani’s solo exhibition in Bristol, England, Misk Art Institute’s summer art exhibition, and a new art consultancy with a focus on the Middle East…