Men’s Health Urbanathlon to debut in the UAE
The Men’s Health Urbanathlon, presented by Daman’s ActiveLife, has announced its first ever event to be held in the region, coinciding with the launch of Men’s Health Middle East earlier this month. With the Urbanathlon already held in over 25 countries across six continents, the 10km obstacle race is set to be held at Yas More Info »
Mike Orlov joins SteppingStone Global
Bahrain-based training and consultancy firm, SteppingStone Global (SSG), has appointed Mike Orlov as a Partner. With over 35 years of experience in the industry, Mike has had a diverse set of roles, including Publisher of magazines in the UK and UAE, running a national newspaper advertisement sales team, holding a Board Director position at the More Info »
ShortList to launch in the UAE
Arab Publishing Partners (APP), part of the ITP Publishing Group, has announced that a UAE version of ShortList – the UK’s largest circulation lifestyle and entertainment title – will launch in March 2015. ShortList UAE is the region’s second ‘freemium’ publication to launch in the UAE, and targeting both residents and tourists, it will be an authority on the best in shopping, More Info »
COPIA to represent Opera Gallery Dubai
COPIA has signed a new PR retainer with Opera Gallery Dubai. Founded by Gilles Dyan in Paris in 1994, the brand is a leading dealer in modern and contemporary American, European and Asian art, internationally established with galleries in Paris, London, Geneva, Monaco, New York, Miami, Singapore, Hong Kong, Seoul and Dubai. “Opera Gallery has More Info »
Myfashdiary undergoes redesign
Myfashdiary.com is undergoing a full revamp to celebrate its fifth birthday, inclusive of a new logo and sleek new design. Set to go live fully Saturday September 27, 2014, Founder Tala Samman has pushed for a design refresh of the renowned UAE-based platform and created greater ease in browsing through the categories on the site, More Info »
Tabitha Barda appointed Deputy Editor of Aquarius
Tabitha Barda has joined the team at Aquarius as Deputy Editor. Having been with Gulf News Magazines for a number of years, Tabitha was most recently Lifestyle Editor for Gulf News’ weekend supplement, Friday, where she covered a wide range of features and topics. In her new position, Tabitha joins Editor Louisa Wilkins in producing More Info »
BUZ Consultancy to handle launch of FG4 Woman
BUZ Consultancy has secured the public relations account to handle the launch of UK high-street fashion brand FG4 Woman in the UAE. Launched in 2011, the brand was created by renowned designer George Davies, famed for having founded Next womenswear, ‘George at Asda’ and the ‘Per Una’ collection for Marks & Spencer. “FG4 has an More Info »
Caitlyn Davey joins 7DAYS
Caitlyn Davey has been appointed as Features Writer for 7DAYS newspaper. Prior to joining the team, Caitlyn was Section Editor for Time Out Abu Dhabi, where she took care of the beauty, shopping, community and food pages. In her new position, she will be responsible for writing features across the diary pages and Metro sections, pitching More Info »
NCPR re-signs Rapid General Trading
NCPR has re-signed the public relations account for Rapid General Trading, a hair and beauty products distributor within the UAE. Launched in 2011, Rapid General Trading distributes celebrated beauty products across UAE-based salons, including KeraStraight, the Brazilian keratin treatment; Hairdo, a collection of hair extensions and hair pieces; Tangle Teezer, the professional detangling hairbrush collection More Info »
Stylist Arabia announces launch party competition
Stylist Arabia has announced its ‘Show Us Your Shoes’ competition to win tickets to the launch party of the women’s weekly publication. For a chance to win tickets, those entering simply need to snap themselves in their favourite pair of shoes and tag @Stylist_Arabia on Instagram along with #StylistArabia by October 7, 2014, when the winners will be revealed. More Info »