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Dubai seeks to host events with its own branding

The newly-established Dubai Event Management Corporation announced that it will be hosting ESPN's X Games for the next five years and the emirate is all set with its ambitious plans to lure international competitors and spectators with the games' richest prize purse. Emirates Business 24/7 - 07Aug 11:14GMT
Kuwaiti MPs, newspaper editors discuss draw backs in publications law

Chairman of Kuwait's national assembly committee on education and culture Faisal al-Mislim said Wednesday after meeting with local newspaper editors-in-chief that the committee took down observations by the editors regarding the publications law, for subsequent study by the committee. KUNA (Kuwait News Agency) - 07Aug 07:01GMT
BT Signs Network Deal With Pay-TV Operator In ME

BT announced today that it has signed a five-year managed network-services contract with Gulf DTH, a company that owns and operates Showtime Arabia, a leading pay-TV network in the Middle-East and North Africa. Press Release - 05Aug 08:12GMT
Print to attract lion's share of ad spend in UAE

Despite huge expectations of online ad spend in the next few years, an expert in the UAE said the print media will remain the leader in attracting the money spent on advertising. Emirates Business 24/7 - 05Aug 07:01GMT
Qatari premier and Asharq Al-Awsat reach amicable settlement

A case filed by the prime minister of Qatar against Asharq Al-Awsat has been settled out of court without any payment for damages, Al-Riyadh newspaper reported. Arab News - 04Aug 07:16GMT
Hydra Head Eyes Hollywood

With a successful real estate company and a hit television show under his belt, things really couldn't get any better for Dr Sulaiman Al Fahim, the CEO of Hydra Properties and the man behind the popular reality TV show, The Hydra Executives. Emirates Business 24/7 - 02Aug 04:28GMT
Workshop on radio writing concludes in Qatar

A three-day workshop titled "New Arab Voices", organised jointly by the British Council and the BBC World Service concluded hereyesterday. The Peninsula - 02Aug 03:58GMT
Dubai's ICD Joins Blackstone to Buy Informa

Investment Corporation Dubai ( ICD) has teamed up with private equity group Blackstone to buy British media group Informa, news reports said. Emirates Business 24/7 - 31Jul 12:44GMT
Amjaad Capital & TeleWare Addresses the Middle East Opportunity for Telecommunication

TeleWare, the leading provider of intelligent hosted and customer premise communication solutions to businesses and service providers, today announced the creation of TeleWare Middle East LLC. Press Release - 30Jul 06:22GMT
Famous Singer Murdered in Luxury Apartment In Dubai

A Lebanese pop star who had been in hiding for eight months, has been found stabbed to death in Dubai. 7Days - 30Jul 06:09GMT

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