Dubai’s metro magazine, back online.
Read. was Dubai’s free magazine from 2011 to 2019 — picked up on the Metro, read on the commute. It’s back as a practical guide to the city: how Dubai works, how to get around it, and what’s worth your time.
Sections
News
City news, community stories, and the people behind them.
Transport
Getting around Dubai — Metro, buses, taxis, and RTA services, explained.
Travel
Trips from Dubai and around the UAE: where to go and how to plan.
Events
Concerts, festivals, film, and nights out across the city.
Lifestyle
Fashion, family, and everyday life in Dubai.
Health & Fitness
Sport, gyms, and staying well in Dubai.
Tech
Gadgets and technology, from a Dubai point of view.
Motoring
Cars and driving in the UAE — buying, upkeep, and the road.
Work & Money
Jobs, salaries, and doing business in the UAE.
Classifieds
A Read. tradition — community listings, preserved from the original site.
City desk
Dubai never stops rebuilding itself — resale apartments in the Marina and Downtown get gutted and redone to current taste at a pace few cities match. If a project of your own is on the horizon, start with our apartment renovation guide, look at what the city’s top studios are shipping — the portfolio of the best interior designer in Dubai is the usual benchmark for where high-end interiors are heading — and get the paperwork right with the Ejari and DEWA guides.
Furnishing desk
Furnishing follows the same logic as the build. Modenese Luxury Interiors has made furniture and lighting to order since 1818, and its classic furniture collection runs from living and dining to bedroom and office pieces, each made by hand in Italy.
From the archive
For eight years, Read. covered Dubai in print and online — city news, RTA and Metro stories, events, motoring, classifieds. The magazine’s history and its issue archive live at the archive page.