Category Archives: Trends
Last night was the official launch of Rolling Stone Middle East, the party was held at the Gramercy (a New York style bar and restaurant) in the Dubai International Financial Centre. In true Rolling Stone style, guests were rock steady, dressed in leather, skulls and studs. Budweiser proved to be king of beers and Jack Daniels were a guest favorite of the night, with mini burgers and hot dogs being passed around - this was a strictly rock'n'roll diet.
The event organized by Chic Alors and hosted by Image Nation, by far our fav event of the year. We live, breathe and sleep rock'n'roll and Image Nation delivered one hell of a night.
We got our hands on some goodies including the first edition of Rolling Stone Middle East, we were super excited to see our homeboy Mr. Kanye West on the cover. With his F1 performance right around the corner we couldn't have thought of a better coverstar. We spent today reading the magazine cover to cover and we have to say, we're impressed. From the West Coast to the West Bank, the magazine covered it all.
Amazing night and a fantastic magazine.
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CNNArabic.com has just launched today, a year after CNN Abu Dhabi was launched - the first American broadcast company to have a regional hub in the Middle East.
Caroline Faraj, CNN Arabic editor commented saying:
CNNArabic.com is your home for not just breaking news, but also human interest stories, expanded regional sports and business coverage, and an aggregator for the best from the Arab blogosphere. We’ve put video content front and center to enrich the user experience, and we have made it easy for users to interact with the content and put their imprint on the site with their commentary and recommendations.
With over 250 million Arabic speakers in the world, we think that CNN Arabic will be a huge contribution to delivering news and Arabic content to the web. We regularly visit CNN.com, it's educated, articulate and delivers balanced news. We think CNNArabic.com will highly benefit the Arab world.
Image from CNN Arabic
I'm beyond excited to announce the launch of Rolling Stones Middle East edition. Rolling Stone magazine is synonymous with music and entertainment, no other magazine comes close to producing iconic covers and stories.
Rolling Stone Middle East will be distributed regionally with 50-60% of the content being local. The UAE is becoming a hotspot for rockstar concerts, this year alone the UAE has and will see such acts as Kanye West, Prince, David Guetta and Mark Ronson. Mohammed Abdullah, Managing Director, Media Cluster–TECOM Investments welcomed the new magazine and said that "with approximately 55 per cent of the Arab regional population under the age of 25, there are clearly immense opportunities for media companies to tap into this segment.”
Waref Hawasli, Managing Partner of HGW Media, said: “We are excited to be introducing Rolling Stone Middle East to the market. We feel this prestigious title can speak to multiple audiences through a shared appreciation for music, culture and current affairs.”
We think that Rolling Stones Middle East will be a great addition to music in the region and hopefully show us local creative up and coming talent.
Well done HGW Media, fantastic move!
Rock on.
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Swarovski Elements has recently launched the Jawaher Collection, a new initiative to promote and celebrate the glamourous elegance of Arab women. Designers such as Allessanra Rich, Sohad Acouri and Zaid Anton were asked to create pieces for the Jawaher Collection, the brief was to use Swarovski Crystals as a creative material to show a light fuelled allure as well as to remain in keeping with Middle Eastern tradition and style.
The Jawaher Collection shows a heightened level of sophistication and the designs have been thoughtfully executed. The use of the crystals are very well integrated and elevate the clothes to a glamorous and elegant level. Congratulations to Swarvoski and the all the designers for a beautiful collection.
The Jawaher Collection is currently being displayed in London at the SWAROVSKI CRYSTALLIZED™ Lounge:
SWAROVSKI CRYSTALLIZED™ 24, Great Marlborough Street, London, W1F 7HU
Visit www.swarovski-elements.com and join the initiative on facebook at www.facebook.com/SWAROVSKIELEMENTS?v=app_11007063052
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Emirates Woman
What's on the cover: An ageless Kylie Minogue
Headlines: Kylie Minogue - The Queen of Reinvention; The Modern Day Superman - Does He Exist?; Emirates Woman Of The Year Awards 2010, Journey to Islam; Why Four Women Chose to Convert Distribution: UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
www.motivatepublishing.com
Harper's Bazaar Arabia
What's on the cover: American Beauty-esque, Nicole Richie
Headlines: Arabian Beauty - Nicole Richie: Forget-Her-Not; 245 Buys Under Dhs1,000; 300+ Pages - Most Fashion Ever
Distribution: UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar
www.harpersbazaararabia.com
Grazia Middle East
What's on the cover: Candid Sienna Miller
Headlines: Jude Tells Sienna: "The Wedding's Off If You Don't Like My Ex"; Goodbye Carrie! - SJP's new super-gruelling day job; Who's Lying? - The husband, the wife, or David?
Distribution: UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar
www.grazia.ae
Viva
What's on the cover: Kim Kardashian in office wear
Headlines: Kim Kardashian - "I Love My Curves"; UAE Guys Reveal When They Fell For You; One Woman's Horror - "I was sold into slavery"
Distribution: UAE and regional
www.ahlanlive.com/viva/
Grazia Middle East
What's on the cover: Candid Sienna Miller
Headlines: Jude Tells Sienna: "The Wedding's Off If You Don't Like My Ex"; Goodbye Carrie! - SJP's new super-gruelling day job; Who's Lying? - The husband, the wife, or David?
Distribution: UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar
www.grazia.ae
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