Emirates Woman Group has expanded its team and welcomed new Features Writer, Sarah Garden. Sarah will be writing across Emirates Woman, emirateswoman.com, EW mini, Emirates Bride, and Luxe. “Emirates Woman’s reputation for newsworthy lifestyle writing and hard-hitting features is growing, so it’s a fantastic time to join the team,” says Sarah. “I’m excited to bring More Info »
Voting for the 2013 Emirates Woman Woman of the Year awards is now open. After months of sifting through entries, the Emirates Woman team have shortlisted 21 leading ladies, comprising of humanitarians, visionaries, artists and achievers, who have – in their very own way – made their mark in the UAE. Voting closes on September 30, 2013. More Info »
TOH PR, the consumer agency with offices in Dubai and London today confirms new client wins for September 2013. New signings took place with the global Italian restaurant chain, Pizza Express UAE, and the leading manufacturer of premium home appliances, Miele. Elsewhere, the team are delighted to have renewed their contract with W Hotels, based on their More Info »
Aziza Communications has secured the PR account for GQ Bar, Dubai. Under the umbrella of Condé Nast International Restaurants, and in partnership with local licensees Inspired Brands, GQ Bar is the second venture for the publishing giant in the region – the first being VOGUE Café at The Dubai Mall, which launched in May 2013. GQ More Info »
Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA (UBP), one of Switzerland’s leading private banks has signed up with Dubai-based Iris Public Relations for PR communications in the GCC region.The Bank, which specialises in the field of wealth management for both private and institutional clients, is based in Geneva and employs around 1,250 people in some twenty locations worldwide. More Info »
Russian fashion icon, Miroslava Duma, is taking her celebrated Buro247.ru website global as it has been announced Buro 24/7 Middle East is to launch in the final quarter of 2013. As a collaboration between the socialite and local Emirati entrepreneur, Salama Alabbar, the online luxury lifestyle platform will host up-to-the-minute news from the world of fashion, film, art, current More Info »
Ahlan! magazine has welcomed new team member, John Anisiobi, who has joined the celebrity weekly as News Editor. British-born John – who has previously worked as Online Showbiz Editor at the London Evening Standard – will be writing breaking news and celebrity features, relevant to both the UAE and international markets. “As part of my new role More Info »
After more than a year in the Editor’s chair at celebrity weekly, OK! Middle East, Sarah Walker has announced she will leave her position at the end of this month. The title, which relaunched last September and now falls under the ITP Publishing umbrella, was awarded the highest honour at this years’ OK! International Conference. More Info »
Alexandra O’Brien has joined Grazia Middle East as Lifestyle Editor. Alexandra will be looking after travel, interiors, entertainment, food and some news/health pages. Her regular pages include: Hotlist, Travel, Interiors, Parties and Scene. Alexandra has previously worked at Madison magazine, NW and TV Week in Australia, and most recently Net-A-Porter online magazine and LuxDeco online magazine More Info »
Independant magazine publisher, Conor Purcell, takes us on a tour behind the cover of We Are Here