Tributes pour in for ‘visionary’ Choueiri

test — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:27:23 -0700

Tributes have been pouring in for Antoine Choueiri, founder and chairman of the Choueiri Group, who died yesterday afternoon following a long illness.

Antoine Choueiri dies

test — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:44:23 -0700

Antoine Choueiri, the man widely regarded as the founding father and chief architect of the Middle East’s modern media industry, has died following a long battle with cancer.

He passed away on 9 March in his native Beirut.

RELEASE: Fifth Ring appointed by Aggreko International

test — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:20:10 -0700

Fifth Ring, one of the region’s leading independent communications companies, has been appointed as the retained public relations partner for Aggreko International, the global leader in the rental of temporary power generation and temperature control equipment, following a competitive three-way pitch process.<

RELEASE: LightBlue appoints senior environment creative

test — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:16:25 -0700

LightBlue, the region's leading experiential agency continues their expansion into 2010 by appointing Jason Rodbard as senior environment creative.

RELEASE: Media Watch launches region’s first Arabic Social Media Monitoring Service

test — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:10:50 -0700

Media Watch Middle East, the leading provider of media monitoring services in the region, has announced today the launch ofSocialEyez

RELEASE: ADMC releases details of how to watch 'the beautiful game' across MENA

test — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:38:36 -0700

Abu Dhabi Media Company (ADMC), one of the fastest-growing, multi-platform media organizations in the region, confirmed details of its distribution strategy for the English Premier League (EPL) season 2010/2011. The company has announced several subscription platforms via which football fans in the MENA region will be able to watch some of the top Clubs in the world.

RELEASE: Abu Dhabi’s Brash library

test — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:28:54 -0700

Locally headquartered branding agency Brash Brands has been awarded a prestigious contract to brand Abu Dhabi National Library.

RELEASE: SAGIA appoints TMW

test — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:21:43 -0700

Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) has announced the appointment of Top-10 UK digital and direct agency Tullo Marshall Warren (TMW) as its preferred Digital Agency partner. SAGIA has commissioned TMW to build a new corporate website to help promote Saudi Arabia as one of the most attractive investment locations in the world.

RELEASE: Mena region PR expert to deliver welcome address at global communication forum in Davos

test — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:51:46 -0700

The honour of delivering the welcome address on behalf of the PR industry in the MENA region goes to Mohamed Al Ayed, Traccs Chief Executive Officer. Established in Jeddah over 12 years ago, Traccs was founded with the goal of building an indigenous Arab public relations industry.

RELEASE: d’pr wins Vertu account for the GCC

test — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:46:27 -0700

Vertu, the pioneer and leading manufacturer of luxury, handcrafted mobile phones has appointed boutique public relations agency, d’pr, as its local communications partner, starting from February 2010.