The International Media Diplomacy Program, the latest in the Government of Dubai Media Office’s (GDMO) series of leadership development opportunities created for members of the Dubai Media Diplomacy and Communication Network, has kicked off in Washington. Developed in partnership with the Protocol School of Washington,… Read More
In a ceremony held at the fourth Emirati Media Forum (EMF), 26 UAE media organizations were honored for supporting national values and interests through their news coverage. The list of honorees included four English language newspapers including Gulf News, Gulf Today, The National and Khaleej… Read More
The Media Zone Authority (MZA) Abu Dhabi, the regulatory body of twofour54, and the General Commission of Audiovisual Media (GCAM) of Saudi Arabia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will see both organizations collaborate on efforts to help grow the media sector in the… Read More
On-the-job training has proven its importance for professionals across the world and certainly for those in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, who largely agree on its many advantages. According to a new poll by Bayt.com, more than nine in 10 (91.4%) respondents deliberately… Read More
Nart Bouran is leaving his role as CEO of Sky News Arabia (SNA) in January 2018 after seven years leading the multi-platform Arabic language news organizations. Mr Bouran will continue at SNA until the end of the year and will assume an editorial advisory role… Read More
International Government Communication Centre of the Sharjah Government Media Bureau (SGMB) will host an interactive session at the Sharjah International Book Fair titled ‘Leading Creativity in Government Communication’. The session will be led by international motivational speaker Kevin Abdul Rahman on November 1-2, 2017. This… Read More
The MediaVantage has appointed Dan Qayyum as International Sales Director, with the mandate for multiple media groups including News UK, IC Publications, Nation Media Group, Hindustan Times, Russia Today, among others. In this multifaceted role, he will be responsible for managing the sales team, along… Read More
Education and media are essential for a nation’s progress. Tariq Saeed Allay, Director of the Sharjah Government Media Bureau (SGMB) stressed on this, as he highlighted why Sharjah has on the one hand been investing in building institutions like the University of Sharjah and American… Read More
As part of its global initiative to empower 5 million women by 2020 through its brands, Unilever partnered with B4U Plus to produce a 13-week miniseries ‘OMO Achiever’s Kitchen’, featuring UAE women entrepreneurs. UAE ranks 19 on the Global Entrepreneurial Index among 137 countries. Industry… Read More
Twitter is trying something new and if it all goes well, then soon the 140 character limit will increase to 280. A recent research by Twitter shows that “cramming thoughts” in the 140 character limit was a problem in some languages, but not so much… Read More
