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30 April 2013, Doha-Qatar: Doha Film Institute (DFI), and Tribeca Enterprises, a diversified global media company based in New York City, released the following statements today, announcing the conclusion of DFI’s successful cultural partnership with Tribeca Enterprises.

STATEMENT FROM THE DOHA FILM INSTITUTE ON THE DOHA TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL

DFI CEO Abdulaziz Al-Khater said: “Through the past four editions of the Doha Tribeca Film Festival, which were organised in cultural partnership with Tribeca Enterprises, we achieved our fundamental goals of creating a vibrant grassroots film industry in Qatar. We are thankful to them for their invaluable insights that helped elevate the film festival initiative of DFI to a truly global level. It was a rewarding experience to work with Tribeca Enterprises, and we will draw on this rich learning to create a new format for DFI’s film festival initiatives starting this year”.

1st World Peace Awards Forum 2013 concludes with call to take peace building efforts to the community

• Two-day event held in the presence of regional and international officials and experts from organizations across the globe working to promote world peace

• Crucial role of humanitarian services and growing significance of cooperation between organizations working the area of peace highlighted

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 20 April 2013:The “1st World Peace Awards Forum 2013” held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, concluded here today with a call to take peace initiatives to the community level to build sustainable global peace.

Network marks Mother’s Day with exclusive spot featuring

Celebrity presenters and talented Egyptian and Gulf singers

Dubai, UAE, March 17, 2013: OSN, the leading pay-TV network in Middle East and North Africa, is marking Mother’s Day, celebrated in the Arab world on March 21, with an exclusive promotional spot featuring the presenters of popular and OSN-exclusive shows and five talented singers from Egypt and the Gulf region.

Dubai, UAE; March 11, 2013: Zee Alwan, the entertainment channel aimed at Arab family audiences by offering an array of Arabic serials and hugely popular Indian TV serials dubbed in Arabic, has added a new colour to its variety of cultures and strengthened its repertoire of programming to encompass an array of critically acclaimed Turkish series.

The newest showcase will kick off with Hareem Al Sultan, marking its second exclusive free-to-air preview of all the seasons, back-to-back on March 12, 2013, followed by the thought-provoking series, Asrar Al Banat, which will make its on-screen appearance on March 18, 2013.

Patrick Samaha, Business Head of Zee’s Arabic Channels in the Middle East, North Africa & Pakistan, said: “Zee Alwan has firmly established its credentials as the ultimate free-to-air platform for viewers in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, bringing the best of original and dubbed series to a wider audience. By expanding our current programming to feature these renowned Turkish series, we are underlining our commitment to provide world-class entertainment to our viewers.”

Turner International creates organisation “CNNI Commercial”

London, 21 February 2013 – Turner executive Rani Raad will become Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, CNN International, it was announced today by Gerhard Zeiler, President of Turner Broadcasting System International, parent company of CNN International.

Gift tangible gifts via social media platform facebook to your friends

It’s no secret, we now live in a connected world, enabled by ubiquitous communication channels that allow us to stay in touch with the people we love, those we work with, and those we just want to know more about.

Understanding how important these relationships are to us, JustGiftIt, the region’s first Social Gifting Service, recently launched its service which allows friends to send each other digital gift cards for some of the leading retail brands in the region. These digital gift cards can be used at the store, like you would with any other gift card.

“We want to make gift-giving as easy as possible. These days everyone is extremely busy and sometimes you just want to send a small token of appreciation to someone to let them know you’re thinking of them”, says Dr. Miriam Buettner, Sales & Marketing Director for JustGiftIt, “through JustGiftIt, you can celebrate relationships every day – big and small”.

Dubai, UAE; January 16, 2013: Zee Aflam, the first Pan-Arab 24-hour free-to-air Bollywood film channel dedicated to Arabic audiences, will mark the Middle East North Africa (MENA) television premiere of the critically acclaimed Hindi film, English Vinglish, on January 19, 2013.

Starring the award-winning actress Sridevi, marking her comeback to Bollywood after 14 years and to Tamil cinema after 26 years, the film also features French actor Mehdi Nebbou, Adil Hussain, and Priya Anand, with guest appearances from Amitabh Bachchan and Ajith Kumar.

The film follows the story of the protagonist, Shashi Godbole, a quiet, sweet-tempered housewife, who endures snubs from her well-educated husband and daughter every day because of her inability to speak or understand the English language. To prove her mettle, she enrols into a learning course anonymously hoping to grasp the language, and surprises them with her extensive knowledge.

Dubai, UAE; November 28, 2012: Zee Aflam, the first Pan-Arab 24-hour free-to-air Bollywood film channel dedicated to Arabic audiences, will mark superstar Salman Khan’s birthday with a glittering showcase of some of his super-hit films.

Leading the line-up is Tum Ko Na Bhool Payenge, on Dec. 2, the story of a young eligible bachelor, who begins to hallucinate prior to his wedding, connecting him with moments from his past life.

On Dec. 10, Hum Aap Ke Hain Kaun, one of Bollywood’s biggest blockbusters, follows a genuine love story, where the protagonists must put the wishes of their families before their own happiness.