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MBC founder and chairman Sheikh Waleed Bin Ibrahim Al Ibrahim (left) speaks to Asharq Al-Awsat Editor-in-Chief Dr. Adel Al-Toraifi at the Dubai Media Forum on May 21, 2014 in Dubai, UAE. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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MBC founder and chairman Sheikh Waleed Bin Ibrahim Al Ibrahim (left) speaks to Asharq Al-Awsat Editor-in-Chief Dr. Adel Al-Toraifi at the Dubai Media Forum on May 21, 2014 in Dubai, UAE. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
In Conversation with Sheikh Waleed
Dubai, Asharq Al-Awsat—From its beginnings in London in the early 1990s, the MBC Group has grown into the preeminent media conglomerate in the Middle East. Now based in Dubai, it is known for its mix of popular Middle Eastern and international programming, as well as...Caption:
Shafic Gawhari, chief executive of Moby Group Afghanistan, talks to Asharq Al-Awsat in Kabul on April 7, 2014. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Afghan TV boss: We want more domestic dramas
Kabul, Asharq Al-Awsat—When Afghanistan is mentioned, “satellite TV” is perhaps the last thing on anybody’s mind. Nonetheless, the nascent broadcast media has been up and running in the war-ravaged country since the downfall of the Taliban at the hands of the US in...Caption:
Najdiyah Al-Hejailan speaks to Asharq Al-Awsat at the newspapers headquarters in London. (Asharq Al-Awsat/James Hanna)
First Saudi Female Radio Presenter: Self-belief is paramount
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Najdiyah Al-Hejailan is better known as Salwa Ibrahim, but it is her voice that is perhaps best known of all. She is a pioneer: hers was the first female voice to be broadcast on Saudi airwaves. Although Najdiyah only worked in the media for a...Caption:
Al Aan television news anchor Hassinah Ochan is seen on a screen as she presents the morning news at the new Arab television channel in its Dubai studio June 12, 2007. (Reuters/Ahmed Jadallah)