DPQ Communications has won the PR contract for leading UAE-based e-commerce site awok.com. The online shopping platform, which celebrates its second anniversary this year, is the brainchild of Founder Ulugbek Yuldashev and offers some of the most competitive prices on consumer goods in the UAE. “The e-commerce landscape in the region continues to grow and More Info »
ITP Publishing’s Arabian Business has officially launched its new online ‘Company News’ section. The free service – with a premium service option also available – allows companies and PR agencies to upload press releases directly onto the website, a significant addition to the Arabian Business offering as it creates more interaction and direct communication between businesses and readers. In More Info »
Construction Business News ME (CBNME) is officially being launched this week by BNC Publishing. A B2B publication dedicated to the construction industry in the MENA region, CBNME concentrates on the latest developments in the building, mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP), facilities management, construction machinery, architecture and real estate sector. With a circulation of 7,300 to More Info »
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Gina Tadros has been appointed as Editor-in-Chief of soon to be launched Hello! Arabia. Newly acquired by Arab Publishing Partners, part of ITP Publishing Group, Gina joins the Hello! team from Media Quest where she was Editor-in-Chief across the Marie Claire Arabia and Marie Claire Lower Gulf titles since 2012. Having worked on the Marie More Info »
Bell Pottinger’s Middle East practice has hired experienced journalist and Editor Tim Falconer as Associate Partner. Tim joins the international PR agency from the Wall Street Journal office in Dubai, where he was serving as Deputy Bureau Chief, managing a team of 12 reporters throughout the MENA region. A global financial and commodities journalist with More Info »
Al Arabiya News is marking this year’s International Women’s Day, which falls on the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration on gender equality, with special coverage profiling the world’s leading women and their contribution to society. The coverage is set to highlight the Middle East’s most pressing issues on the status of women in the More Info »