By no means was this going to be an easy year for the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region. The economic challenges would have had been enough to keep everyone on their toes. Even as the region’s leaders were bracing for the impact of… Read More
Google’s annual Year in Search has thrown up some interesting topics at the year’s top trends for the United Arab Emirates. Not varying too much from the top trends in Saudi Arabia, the results showcase an interest in international sports events, with the UEFA Euro 2016… Read More
Eating a mushroom omelette. That’s where I was when Trump won. I was in a Dubai hotel, munching on eggs and glaring at a screen unveiling the news. Was I surprised? Sure, a bit. While I was more confident that Britain was indeed going to… Read More
If there was an award for platforms where the US Presidential Elections were discussed, the winner would be Twitter hands down, or so suggests a Meltwater analysis of all social media posts done in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region on the US… Read More
When Donald Trump won the race to White House in one of the most stunning elections in US political history, the immediate reactions evoked various negative sentiments. After all, Mr Trump had upped his chances in the race in the early months with the most controversial… Read More
Dramatic upset, stunning victory, sheer disaster –– the appointment of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States has attracted extreme reactions from people all across the globe. And the best and brightest of the global and regional advertising and marketing industry are… Read More
This week has been short as we have long weekend in most Middle Eastern countries starting tomorrow, however this has not affected the trending headlines. The most trending news this week has been the worrying situation in the city of Aleppo. UN Security Council is… Read More
