Wam news service in 5 more languages nowEmirates News Agency (Wam) has expanded its news services adding five new languages, which brings the total to 13 languages covering 142 countries around the world. The five new languages are German, Italian, T More… |
Majority of online users get news from social mediaSocial media has emerged as a leading source of news among online users who increasingly access it on their smartphones, a thinktank said on Wednesday, warning that the embrace of free news was becoming a challenge for publishers of quality news More… |
Turkish Airlines, subsidiaries win top awardsTurkish Airlines and its sub-brands scooped a number of accolades at the 2016 Air Transport News Awards Ceremony that took place in Mozart Residence, Salzburg, including the coveted "Airline of The Year" award. Turkish C More… |
Sita named 'IT company of the year'For the second year in a row, the Air Transport News (ATN) Awards have recognized air transport IT specialist, SITA, as the ‘IT Company of the Year’. The award was presented to Sita on March 26 at an Air Transport News More… |
GDN creates dynamic new online platformGulf Daily News has merged its online edition onto a new platform called Gulf Digital News online. GDNonline combines a number of elements from Al Hilal Group’s portfolio of titles into a holistic news site supplemented with More… |
News publishers meet in Dubai rescheduled to AprilThe annual meeting for news publishers in the region has been rescheduled to take place on April 15 and 16 in Dubai, UAE. The 10th WAN-IFRA Middle East Conference was originally planned to be held on February 18 and 19, said a sta More… |
News channel off air for ‘failing to obtain necessary licensing’An international news channel based in Bahrain has been suspended for "failing to obtain necessary licensing" to commence broadcasting, the Information Affairs Authority said in a statement yesterday (February 9). The 24 More… |
Al Arab News Channel yet to resume broadcastsAl Arab News Channel was still off air yesterday (February 3) after it was suspended on Monday. The 24-hour pan-Arab channel, based in Bahrain, continued to air promotional footage, but no live news broadcasts, said a report in th More… |
Sky News Arabia rolls-out enhanced programmesSky News Arabia has rolled-out new plans on programming content, revamped website, updated apps and digital platforms, as well as new faces on the channel’s news team. It is also opening additional news bureaus in the region More… |
Al Arab News Channel goes off air in 'technical' rowA new international news channel based in Bahrain had its broadcast suspended less than 24 hours after its launch for 'administrative and technical purposes', according to authorities. The 24-hour Al Arab News Channel sto More… |