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Saudi Arabia tries 16 suspected Al Qaeda members

Saudi Arabia begins trial of suspected al Qaeda, accused of planning assassination of a top Saudi figure.

January 8, 2012 3:48

Alwaleed’s Twitter stake: Cool plus points or reputational gamble?

Prince Alwaleed's $300 million stake in the largely unregulated platform Twitter may be a financial windfall but it could also lead to losing favour among conservatives, says Una Galani.

December 19, 2011 5:18

Secret sauce: Keep the mystery of your brand alive

At least the vault that holds the secret formula is now in public view. Precious de Leon believes local brands should look at keeping the right kind of secrets too.

December 13, 2011 2:01

Syrian Authorities arrest woman blogger

Syrian authorities arrested a blogger on Sunday who was traveling to Jordan to attend a conference on freedom of the press in the region, her friends said.

December 5, 2011 10:18

Arab media anxious over Egypt vote, Syria

Arab media coverage of Egypt's first democratic elections reflected nervousness over a historic vote that could raise pressure for more reforms and bring to power Islamists who could change traditional foreign policies.

November 29, 2011 2:22

Turkey must overhaul media freedom laws, says envoy

European Union candidate Turkey needs to change its attitude to media freedom and laws under which more than 50 Turkish journalists languish in Turkish jails, the head of the Council of Europe human rights body said on Tuesday.

November 16, 2011 12:53

Dubai’s Emirates reconsidering FIFA sponsorship

Dubai's Emirates has not yet begun discussions on extending its multi-million dollar FIFA sponsorship beyond 2014, it said on Wednesday, after a report quoted an airline official saying the Gulf Arab carrier would not renew the contract.

November 2, 2011 3:41

Nissan plays the hero with viral video

Has Nissan gone too far with its viral campaign? Or is this the first of a new line of hard-to-spot-it's-fake viral strategies. Watch it here. Tell us what you think.

October 19, 2011 3:47

OMG!–OMG’s Elie Khouri wins people’s Power List vote

The wait is over for the over 300,000 who promoted, demoted and generally rearranged the list of MENA's 50 most powerful people in media, marketing and advertising. Here it is…

August 15, 2011 4:04

Risky business: Is BMW’s first ever music video going to change the way cars are advertised?

The top comment on BMW’s YouTube link is negative. So how will the famous German car brand turn its music experiment into a brand coup, asks Precious de Leon.

July 13, 2011 3:32

Exclusive Research: UAE and KSA Online Shopping experience

Kipp collaborates with YouGovSiraj to bring you exclusive weekly UAE and KSA research under our latest section, Vox Populi. This week’s research covers online shopping behaviour. Precious de Leon reports.

July 11, 2011 1:04

GCC cinematic milestones

The world of feature films is still developing, but to date the GCC has managed to put a handful of flicks. Probably a lot more than you expected.

July 10, 2011 4:06

Regional turbulence proves catalyst for change in the Middle East’s media landscape – study

Omnicom Media Group has release a comprehensive view of the shifting MENA media landscape during the time of regional turmoil. Emily Lucas reports.

June 21, 2011 1:15

Dani Richa: Here you had the world to play with…

Kipp speaks to Chairman and CEO of Impact BBDO Group, MENA Dani Richa.

June 11, 2011 6:00

Arab Facebook users reach 27.7M as Arab Spring fuels social media growth

The more governments block access, the bigger social media users grow, according to study, which registers 30 per cent increase in Facebook users in the Arab World for Q1 2011.

June 8, 2011 4:11