During the height of the pandemic in 2020, when educational institutions were impacted by the lockdown, a teenager called Netra Venkatesh based in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates decided to take it on herself to be a spark for positive change in the field of education for young women...
Swiss International School Dubai, the emirate’s first bilingual International Baccalaureate School, has always voiced a commitment to tangible sustainable action, as part of its vision to create truly global citizens. The visionary school, based in Al Jadaf, has now tied up with Thaely shoes, to offer pupils special sneakers, ethically...
Last week, TikTok hosted its first edition of their #ForYouSummit in Saudi Arabia at AMC Cinemas – KAFD, bringing together over 300 attendees including C-level advertisers and marketers, Saudi Content Creators, and leading brands and agencies in the Kingdom. The experiential event featured a locally tailored series of predominantly Arabic-language...
The Epica Awards 2022 are officially open for entries, with an early bird entry fee from July 1 until August 31. Early bird entrants won’t have to pay the agency registration fee, a saving of 200 euros. To mark the new season, Epica has added a new Grand Prix and...
In the 34th Edition of the Space Studies Program, the International Space University (ISU) will be entering the metaverse for the first time with the Metavisionaries in the ‘Metaship’ for an onsite lecture in the metaverse titled ‘How the human body functions in the unique environment of space’. This event...
Houbara, an integrated creative and content-driven communications agency, has entered into a strategic partnership with elementsix, a Dubai-based carbon management and climate change solutions consultancy, to support clients in taking a holistic view of all their actions and processes through the lens of sustainability. The partnership will leverage Houbara’s expertise...
Augustus Media, the digital media company behind Lovin Dubai and Smashi TV streaming service, is launching ‘Lovin’ in several cities across the MENA region including Doha, Cairo, Bahrain and Khartoum. This brings a total of 16 live Lovin websites and social media platforms, as sole owners of the Lovin IP...
Following the announcement of its rebranding, homegrown Kuwaiti luxury retailer, Trafalgar Luxury Group has announced its internal senior leadership reshuffle to lead the revised vision and five strategic ambitions to ensure it is being implemented across the Group. Having announced three distinct verticals, these being 1. Watches and Jewellery, 2....
Amidst the economic crisis that hit Lebanon since 2019, and the hyper-devaluation of the local currency, where the Lebanese pound (lira) has lost its value by 95 percent, the Darwazah Center for Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship (DC) at the Olayan School of Business (OSB) at the American University of Beirut...
TotalEnergies Marketing Lebanon presented awards to 18 school students who won the VIA Creative contest at a ceremony held at Sursock Museum. Launched by TotalEnergies Marketing Lebanon in collaboration with the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) and the Ecole Supérieure d’Ingénieurs de Beyrouth (ESIB-USJ) earlier this year, the VIA Creative...
Ogilvy PR has named industry leader Rahul Titus as the first Global Head of Influence. In this new role for the agency, Rahul will build on the existing momentum by scaling Ogilvy’s Influence capabilities across the global Ogilvy network. He will continue to expand the Influence footprint in partnership with...
Global fashion brand BOSS announced a new partnership with the Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team (AMF1) that sees it become the team’s official Fashion Partner. Starting next year, the German manufacturer will design and develop looks for the AMF1 team – including formal apparel for its race drivers...
BanklessTimes has presented data showing the global dominance of the digital ad market space. It concludes that Argentina has the fastest-growing market globally. The nation’s 64% growth rate in the area keeps with the projection that Latin America will dominate the space past 2025. BanklessTimes CEO Jonathan Merry says," The...
Award-winning talent agency MTArt has today announced it has landed a 1 million GBP (USD 1,22 M) investment to expand into the Middle East. MTArt Agency has secured this investment from Shift W.L.L, looking to raise funding that would build a strong local team. Shift W.L.L has also signed the company’s B...
