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Netflix drops Meghan Markle’s animated series ‘Pearl’

  • LONDON: Streaming platform Netflix Inc. said on Sunday it had decided to stop work on Meghan Markle’s family series “Pearl” as it reviewed animated content. Dropping several projects, including Markle’s, was part of strategic decisions on production of animated series, the company said in a st...
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As it turns 47, Arab News continues to reap rewards of digital transformation

  • RIYADH: Arab News, the leading multilingual pan-Arab daily, celebrated its 47th anniversary with a commitment to continue to be the platform of choice for voices that matter to its audiences worldwide. Since its establishment in 1975, the Riyadh-based newspaper has sought to be an internation...
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As it turns 47, Arab News continues to reap rewards of digital transformation

  • RIYADH: Arab News, the leading multilingual pan-Arab daily, celebrated its 47th anniversary with a commitment to continue to be the platform of choice for voices that matter to its audiences worldwide. Since its establishment in 1975, the Riyadh-based newspaper has sought to be an internation...
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How a Saudi TV sketch mocking Biden went viral on US networks

  • LONDON: A viral sketch mocking US President Joe Biden’s sleepy speeches and gaffes has pushed US pundits to take it as a sign of poor relations with Saudi Arabia.  However, contrary to what many have said, most of the analysis failed to see that almost all US presidents, as well as many ...
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Arab world reacts to Elon Musk’s offer to buy Twitter

  • DUBAI: Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter at $54.20 per share, just days after refusing to join the social media company’s board of directors. I made an offer https://t.co/VvreuPMeLu — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 14, 2022 News of the bid set the internet, and especially Twitter, on ...
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Can Saudi newspapers be saved?

  • LONDON: At a star-studded event marking the 100-year anniversary of Umm Al-Qura — Saudi Arabia’s official newspaper of record — the Kingdom’s acting minister of media, Dr. Majid Al-Qassabi, announced the launch of five new ministerial initiatives to the audience, which included high-level offic...
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Sync Summit wrap up: Keeping our bits and bytes in sync

  • DHAHRAN: Ithra concluded its first ever Sync Digital Wellbeing Summit on Wednesday with several main takeaways.  The second day began with bestselling author Simon Sinek joining virtually for a discussion about the future of digital well-being.  Sinek reminded viewers of some prac...
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Turning a new page: Kingdom’s first newspaper celebrates its 100th anniversary

  • MAKKAH: A week after King Abdul Aziz entered Makkah in H 1343 (1924 AD), Umm Al-Qura newspaper was published, marking the beginning of the media journey in Saudi Arabia, a country which is now a member of the G-20. Under the patronage of King Salman, the 100th anniversary of the Saudi officia...
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Arab women break the gender bias in the Middle East media industry

  • RIYADH: At 7 a.m. sharp, Samar Al-Mizari’s alarm clock signals the start of another busy day in the world of broadcast news. Each morning, at the breakfast table before heading out the door, she scrolls through her emails and social media apps to get up to speed with the day’s events. Al-Miza...
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Prince Harry launches lawsuit against UK newspaper publisher

  • LONDON: Prince Harry is suing Associated Newspapers, one of Britain’s biggest newspaper publishers, according to his spokesperson, months after his wife successfully won a privacy claim against them for printing extracts of a letter she wrote to her father. Harry’s spokesperson provided no det...
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