Major honour for Bahrain newspaper editor-in-chiefBahrain’s Akhbar Al Khaleej editor-in-chief Anwar Abdulrahman has been named 'Media Personality of the Year' by top Arab organisations. This comes as a recognition for his efforts to promote culture and media and his More… |
Saudi daily names first female editorSoumayya Jabarti, the first female editor of a Saudi national newspaper, hopes to see more women take up top media posts in the kingdom. She was named as editor-in-chief of the Saudi Gazette, one of the two main English-language d More… |
The National gets new editor-in-chiefAbu Dhabi Media (ADM), a top multi-platform media and entertainment organisation, has appointed Mohammed Al Otaiba as the editor-in-chief of The National, a leading English language newspaper. Al Otaiba has a distinguished track r More… |
Two held for attack on Bahrain editorTwo men suspected of attempting to assassinate the editor of a Bahrain newspaper last week have been arrested, said a senior security officla. The duo, aged 27 and 21, have admitted attacking Al Watan managing editor Muhannad Abu Zeitoun, More… |
Bahrain newspaper editor attackedPolice are hunting two masked men who attacked the managing editor of a Bahrain newspaper in Riffa yesterday (August 25). Muhannad Abu Zeitoun, who works for the Arabic publication Al Watan, was leaving the office for home when he was targ More… |
Iran editor calls for Mousavi trialA newspaper editor seen as close to Iran's top authority said on Saturday defeated election candidate Mirhossein Mousavi and a former pro-reform president had committed "terrible crimes" which should be tried in court. In a commentary publ More… |
OBG names new Dubai Editorial ManagerOxford Business Group (OBG), the highly acclaimed global publishing, research and consultancy firm, has appointed Chase J Thompson as its Dubai Editorial Manager. Thompson, who previously held positions with the United Nations and in the m More… |
Jordanian named Forbes Arabia editorForbes Arabia, the Arabic edition of Forbes magazine, has announced the appointment of Jordanian journalist, Khuloud Al Omian as Editorial Manager. Bud Keegan, general manager, DIT Publishing, described the move as a quantum leap towards More… |