Sit in on most creative reviews in Dubai, Riyadh or Muscat and the sequence is predictable. The idea is born, presented and approved in English. Arabic…
HYVE, a new media agency, has launched operations in Dubai and Riyadh, bringing together strategy, paid and organic media, data, customer experience and artificial intelligence (AI)…
Athar – Saudi Festival of Creativity has postponed its 2026 edition, scheduled for November 25–26 in Riyadh, citing the current regional situation. The Athar Awards ceremony…
Saudi music entertainment company MDLBEAST has cancelled this year’s edition of its Soundstorm music festival in Riyadh, which was scheduled to take place in December. The…
LIONS, the organization behind Cannes Lions, Effie, Contagious and WARC, will launch LIONS Riyadh in December 2027 as part of an expansion of its regional presence…
Saudi Arabia’s media industry is undergoing a structural shift that is steadily moving the centre of gravity of the Arab media business from Dubai to Riyadh.…
Saudi Arabia’s plan to add more than 1.3 million square metres of lifestyle retail space across Riyadh and Jeddah by 2027 is about far more than…
NordStella, in partnership with Effie Worldwide, has announced the launch of the first-ever Effie Awards Saudi Arabia, set to take place in Riyadh on June 11,…
A new Saudi luxury business hotel, Atheel, is set to open in the fourth quarter of 2026 in Riyadh’s King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD), marking the…
The global luxury industry is entering a new phase of “profitable resilience,” with the Deloitte’s Global Powers of Luxury 2026 identifying the Middle East as the…
Something fundamental has shifted. Across the GCC, growth is no longer just a function of market dynamics. It is being engineered—at the intersection of state ambition,…
Expo 2030 Riyadh has appointed Omnicom Media Group agency OMD MENA as its lead media agency following a competitive pitch process. The global event, which will…
TikTok has named two Arab creators – Dubai-based food creator Ramy Soli and Riyadh-based culture shaper Yasmeen Al Shafai – to its global Discover List 2026,…
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