Hello and welcome to Weekender – the newsletter that guides you through all the highlights of our Weekend edition.

Feeding the news feed
Feeding the news feed

How to train your social media algorithm (because now you have the power).

Esmat Gulistani offers help
Esmat Gulistani offers help

Afghans in the US abandon hope of bringing over their families - now the priority is avoiding deportation.

With Nicolas Maduro gone, will Venezuela’s Lebanese diaspora now see the back of Hezbollah?

How Dubai is at the heart of a mental health drive to help golfers cope with the hidden dangers of life on tour.

A history of percolation
A history of percolation

Dubai’s Coffee Museum offers an aromatic journey through the world’s caffeinated traditions.

Hotel of the week: An otherworldly stay at Saudi Arabia’s spaceship-like Red Sea resort.

Twelve hours too late - an expat’s guilt about missing a final goodbye.

Buy now, pay later?
Buy now, pay later?

UAE Property: ‘I feel forced to buy a home due to the fear of missing out.’

Future Beat newsletter: The stories shaping tomorrow's world.

A Levantine haven
A Levantine haven

Postcard from Beirut: The beach club that’s offered sanctuary from Lebanon’s troubles for 73 years

Find out how well you've kept up with the news of the last seven days in our Quiz of the Week.

Plus much, much more in our latest Weekend edition.

And in case you missed it last week: Memories of the UAE’s early years - by the photographer who immortalised them.

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