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Media to help Bilharzias campaign in Yemen
WHO and WB discussed with more than 30 Yemeni journalists media's role in health campaigns and prospects and mechanisms for covering a campaign of getting rid off Bilharzias to be launched its firs phase next March 11, reported Saba. In the opening session of a workshop entitled 'Media Role in Eradicating Bilharzias in Yemen' organized by WHO in Sana'a, WHO's representative in Yemen Ghulam Rabbani stressed on dangers of Bilharzias disease and the important role of media on enlightening people on WHO's message through its campaign, which to be the first in the country.
Yemen: Thursday, February 21 - 2008 at 09:06

Saudi Arabia to hold film festival
Saudi Arabia will hold its first official film festival in May, reported Arab News. There have been smaller and informal movie screenings in recent years but the contest, to be underwritten by the government, will mark the first time film critics from the region will be invited to take part. The planned annual event will start on May 20 and is organised by a literary club based in the eastern city of Dammam and the Saudi Society of Arts and Culture.
Saudi Arabia: Wednesday, February 20 - 2008 at 08:58

Egypt bans papers over cartoons
Egypt has forbidden the sale of four international newspapers for printing pictures 'offensive to the prophet Mohammed', reported AFP, citing the official Mena news agency. The decree, issued by Information Minister Anas al-Fiqi, bans the sale of Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and Die Welt, Britain's Observer and the US Wall Street Journal. It was not immediately clear which day's editions were banned. Last week, at least 17 Danish newspapers published a controversial cartoon featuring prophet Mohammed wearing a turban that looked like a bomb with a lit fuse, vowing to defend freedom of expression a day after Danish police said they had foiled a plot to murder the cartoonist.
Egypt: Wednesday, February 20 - 2008 at 08:52

Leo Burnett Kuwait hires new GM
Leo Burnett has appointed a new general manager to lead the agency's operations in Kuwait. Rasha Al-Azem, who took over the agency's management in January, brings with her eight years of industry experience, of which the last six have been in the Leo Burnett Group. Al-Azem will be working in partnership with Managing Director of Leo Burnett Dubai and Kuwait, Kamal Dimachkie.
Kuwait: Wednesday, February 20 - 2008 at 07:38

UAE advertising industry expands
The fast-expanding advertising industry, led by the UAE's economic boom, has experienced an average of 22 per cent growth for the past decade, officials say, reported Gulf News. Outdoor advertising grew at the fastest pace, while print advertising came second and advertisements on television came third, according to Abdul Rehman Falaknaz, president of Falak Holding and international expo consultants. The region's largest signage and outdoor publicity exhibition, Sign and Graphics 2008, brought together companies from North America, Europe, MENA region and South East Asia, and 63 UAE-based companies.
United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, February 19 - 2008 at 08:45

Emirates Business Pages goes online
Emirates Business Pages has announced that it has put its business data base online www.ebp.ae. EBP is the official business-to-business directory of the Emirates Post and is published by Concept Media.
United Arab Emirates: Monday, February 18 - 2008 at 08:40

Rights group attacks Arab media charter
A new Arab 'charter' to coordinate media control is an attempt by autocratic governments to squash already limited freedom, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said, reported Reuters. Arab governments, led by Egypt and Saudi Arabia, last week adopted a satellite broadcasting charter, which will entrench state control over broadcasts and curtail political expression on the airwaves across the region of some 300 million people.
Middle East: Sunday, February 17 - 2008 at 08:23

Arab broadcast code slammed
Al Jazeera expressed its concern over the adoption of the charter 'Principles for Regulating Satellite TV in the Arab World' issued by the Arab League’s Ministers of Information. The Qatar-based media netwok said it is a risk to the freedom of expression in the Arab world as some of the language contained within the charter is ambiguous and could be interpreted to actively hinder independent reporting from the region.
Qatar: Saturday, February 16 - 2008 at 10:02