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Prince Harry and Meghan in ‘near catastrophic’ paparazzi car chase
Harry and Meghan involved in car chase with paparazzi
Starz Play Arabia inks movie, TV content deal with 20th Century Fox
Deal with 20th Century Fox Television Distribution will bring movies and TV to MENA
Revealed: more than 15m people follow Dubai ruler on social media
The number of followers on Twitter has reached 7.2m, while he has 3.3m fans on Facebook
2017 will be very good for locally-produced programming, says Image Nation’s Michael Garin
As the region develops its film and television industry, broadcasters and content creators need to work side by side to produce local, relevant programming
Sunil Vaswani and Ashish Thakkar to headline Arabian Business Africa Forum
Forum will bring together a host of regional and international speakers and panelists who will examine the investment opportunities, risks and forecasts for Africa
Rosneft purchase leads $82 billion spree by sovereign investors in 2016
In 2017, sovereign investors are set to look more at opportunities in e-commerce and financial technology, following Saudi Arabia and SoftBank Group’s plans to create a technology investment fund to hunt out deals
Egypt confirms Al Jazeera producer’s arrest for ‘provoking sedition’
Judicial sources said Mahmoud Hussain, who was detained on Friday, was being held on charges of disturbing public security and spreading false news
Marketers: Here’s why you should do a year-end report
Marketers sometimes fall into the pit of either not collecting the right metrics or not collecting metrics at all when it comes to reporting on their campaign
Dubai set to launch first YouTube Space in Q2 2017
Dubai Studio City facility will give YouTube creators the tools and guidance to innovate and experiment with content
Rights group says Doha News blockage ‘sad and disappointing’
Human Rights Watch says move undermines Qatar’s attempts to present itself as a centre for media freedom
Bahrain authorities ‘block’ Al Jazeera reporter from GCC summit
Ministry of Information said news network was not permitted to cover event attended by British PM Theresa May
Saudi Arabia warns of penalties for social media ‘rumourmongers’
Penalties for media outlets include up to 10 years in prison and fines of more than $1.3 million
‘Blocked’ Doha News website scales back on content
Doha News co-founder Omar Chatriwala said there are possible issues with the website’s licensing
Sheikh Mohammed approves plan for Dubai Street Museum project
Brand Dubai’s new public art project that seeks to highlight Dubai’s unique identity, values and aspirations
Amnesty International slams blockage of Qatari news website
Rights group says Qatari authorities ‘must immediately reverse the blocking of Doha News’
Qatari news site says website blocked, blames state censorship
Doha News expresses disappointment after two internet service providers simultaneously barred access to its website