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Assembling The Next Chapter: How Middle East Film and Comic Con Is Building Its Pop Culture Legacy

With the 13th edition of the Middle East Film and Comic Con set to take place this month, Show Director Loy Pinheiro reflects on what it has taken to build the region’s largest pop culture festival (and why the event may not be far from hosting its own version of SDCC’s iconic Hall H someday).

By Aalia Mehreen Ahmed

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Congress of Arabic and Creative Industries 2026 to Explore Arabic’s Cultural and Economic Role in the Digital Age

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

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How Dubai’s Identity Lives Through Its Homegrown Businesses

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

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Vision Golfe 2024’s Record Attendance Points To The Growing Economic Ties Between France And The GCC

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

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Celebrate With Purpose: Buy Your Eid Gifts This Year From These Seven MENA-Based Small Businesses Highlighting Palestinian Heritage

While there are plenty of options out there to support the people of Palestine through this crisis, one way to do so is by helping keep their culture alive.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

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Richard Mille Extends Art Here 2022 Exhibition At Louvre Abu Dhabi As The Haute Horologie Brand Continues To Champion The Arts In The Middle East

Also housed within the Louvre Abu Dhabi is the inaugural edition of the Richard Mille Artbook series, which is a limited-edition, bilingual coffee table book that offers "an unprecedented exploration" into the GCC's art scene.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

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Influence For Impact: Steve Harvey And Oweis Zahran, Co-Founders, MELT Middle East

Here's how Harvey and Zahran aim to use the power of celebrity to bring people together.

By Tamara Pupic

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Sharjah’s 68% Increase In Female Entrepreneurs Is One Of Many Signs Of The Emirate Becoming A Dynamic Startup Hub, Say SEF 2022 Panelists

Titled "Marhaba: Welcome to Sharjah", the discussion was held on the Impact Stage and saw experts in tourism and business development discuss strategies for promoting Sharjah as a global destination.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

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Amazon’s Paul Misener On Fostering A Winning Company Culture (And How His Trillion-Dollar Enterprise Continues To Learn From Startups)

Paul Misener, Vice President for Global Innovation Policy and Communications at Amazon, describes how his company continues to foster a culture of innovation and entrepreneurial spirit within the enterprise.

By Pamella de Leon

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Reward And Retain: Three Steps To Developing An Employee Stock Ownership Plan For Your Startup

Amidst the phenomenon that is "The Great Resignation," retaining and rewarding talent has never been more important.

By Kushal Nahata

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Leading From The Front, Cosmoscow’s Margarita Pushkina Is Working To Elevate Conversations Around Russia’s Contemporary Art Scene

"We are trying to show that art can, and should, be a part of everyday life."

By Aby Sam Thomas

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California-Based Kanari AI’s Arabic Speech Technology Solution Is Looking To Tackle The Communication Challenges Posed By Different Dialects

Kanari AI's speech technology can be adopted across a variety of sectors, ranging from media and education, to legal and government, and it also provides valuable assistance to firms deploying security and voice assistant services.

By Aalia Mehreen Ahmed

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A Singular Vision: Faena Group Founder And President Alan Faena Is Bringing His Brand’s Artistic Voice To The Middle East

The Argentine entrepreneur has signed a partnership with international hospitality conglomerate Accor to grow his brand to around a dozen locations worldwide, including Dubai where he's currently planning his largest and most ambitious luxury development.

By Megha Merani

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Sweden’s Storytel And UAE’s Kitab Sawti Officially Merge In A Bid To Create The World’s Largest Arabic Audiobook Library

Storytel founder and CEO Jonas Tellander and Kitab Sawti founder Sebastian Bond on building a business that encourages greater love for stories.

By Aalia Mehreen Ahmed

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By Reinventing Dates As Gourmet Treats, Kimri Founder Sara Saleh Is Aiming To Bridge Cultures With Her F&B Brand

According to Saleh, Kimri is a representation of how cultures can be bridged through food, which is something she has personally experienced being the daughter of an Arab father and a European mother.

By Aby Sam Thomas

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Shining A Light On The UAE’s Culture: VIP & Protocol Events Management Makes A Mark As The First All-Emirati Events Management Company

In addition to the basic services of events management, VIP & Protocol also organizes training sessions where international clients can get a better understanding of the country's culture and etiquettes.

By Aalia Mehreen Ahmed

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Strategy Bites: Bander A. Mogren, COO, Public Investment Fund

In this edition of "Strategy Bites", Bander A. Mogren, COO of Public Investment Fund, gives his take on what it means to be doing business in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

By Raffaella Campagnoli

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Webinar Invite: Reimagining A Landmark

In this Entrepreneur Middle East Live webinar set to be staged on Monday, December 14, 2020 at 12pm (UAE), key stakeholders in the #ReviveTheSpiritOfMosul initiative will come together to talk about its latest undertaking to rebuild and reconstruct the historic Al-Nouri Complex in Mosul, Iraq.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

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Challenge Accepted: UNESCO Launches An International Competition To Rebuild A Global Icon In Iraq

Mosul's history and heritage seem to have been relegated to the background on account of the damage and destruction the city has undergone over the past few years, but that looks set to change now thanks to this new initiative.

By Aby Sam Thomas

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Where Vs. When: Keeping Track Of Your Dreams Can Help You Maintain Your Balance In An Upside-Down World

How do we cope when there is no perception of hours, or days, or weeks- or when we come to the realization that half a year has just gone by?

By Aby Sam Thomas

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Proactivity Exemplified: Ethan Xue, President – Middle East And Africa, OPPO

"A good leader should be humble, and have a generous heart to welcome team members with comprehensive backgrounds and believe in them."

By Aby Sam Thomas

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Candor Over Charisma: Strange Circumstances Make For Quality Takeaways

Let's drop the act, let's be real, and let's have everyone feel like they can be themselves- without our judgment, and with our support.

By Aby Sam Thomas

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The Executive Selection: Dunhill

There is much to be seen in its Spring/Summer 2020 range, and with distortion as this season's key theme, it's interesting to see how it plays out on its cufflinks.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

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For The Love Of Books: A Peek Into The Business Of Publishing

At a time when we all need the solidity and structure that books provide, here's a tribute to a group of committed professionals who have given us that much-needed avenue of escape.

By Tamara Pupic

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Experience Is The Best Teacher: How To Make Successes Out Of Your Failures

Failing is nothing to be ashamed of. The more you fail, the better you'll get. The faster you stumble, the sooner you'll learn to get up.

By Ayman Alashkar

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Trust The Process: Claudio Leenders, Founder, Leen’s

Leenders is someone who has seen his life play out in Central America, South America, Europe, Australia, and now the Middle East, and as such, he has a plethora of stories, insights, and experiences to share.

By Aby Sam Thomas

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In Tune With The Times: Michael Khoury, General Manager, Mirodec

Having launched in 1982 in Beirut, Lebanon, this family business expanded to the UAE in 2012, and Mirodec has steadily built itself up to be known as one of the market leaders in this particular space.

By Aby Sam Thomas

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Infinite Possibilities: Deepak Chopra, Founder, The Chopra Foundation

The New York Times bestselling author on unleashing one's full potential.

By Tamara Pupic

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The Executive Selection: Brioni Spring/Summer 2020

Having trained under some of fashion's greats like Berluti's Haider Ackermann, Lanvin's Lucas Ossendrijver, and Louis Vuitton's Kim Jones, Austrian designer Norbert Stumpfl is showing off his expertise by creating a refined wardrobe for the Brioni Spring/Summer 2020 collection.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

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How Culture Can Help Your Company Get Ahead

We all know culture is key. It's key to sustained success, and to most failures.

By Dawn Metcalfe