Dubai, UAE -: SRMG, the largest integrated media group from the MENA region, won four prestigious awards at the 2024 Arab Media Forum. Organised by the Dubai Press Club, the event attracted prominent journalists, intellectuals and leading Arab media organisations.
Asharq News received the Visual Media Award in the Best Documentary category for the episode “Salt on a Wound” from its programme “In Front of the Scenes”. The documentary explores the complex issue of Palestinian patients receiving medical treatment in Israeli hospitals, known as medical referrals from the Palestinian Authority to Israel.
Asharq Al-Awsat won in two categories of the Arab Journalism Award. Iraqi journalist and writer Ali Al-Saray won in the Political Journalism category for his investigative report titled: “Iraq post the Aqsa Flood”, while writer Ossama Al-Saeed won in the Economic Journalism category for his piece “Electronic Games… Economic Rivalry and Cultural Conflict”.
The renowned writer Samir Atallah from Asharq Al-Awsat was honoured with the “Media Personality of the Year” award, recognising his outstanding career in journalism and literature. His work spans several decades, including his daily column in Asharq Al-Awsat, which he has been writing since 1987, and a collection of novels and books on history and travel, such as “The Ink Caravan”, “Generals of the East”, “Yomna”, and “New Year’s Eve on Dos Santos Island”.
In addition to winning these awards, SRMG participated in the forum’s discussions and sessions. Dr Nabil Al-Khatib, General Manager of Asharq News, contributed to the panel titled “Arab Media: Innovation vs. Reiteration”. Ghassan Charbel, Editor-in-Chief of Asharq Al-Awsat, participated in the session “Palestine Through the Lens of Arab Media”. Faisal Abbas, Editor-in-Chief of Arab News, was part of the panel discussing “Local vs. International Perceptions”. Moataz El-Demerdash, a Presenter at Asharq News, explored “Charisma vs. Beauty on Screen”. Zeina Yazigi, also a Presenter at Asharq, moderated the plenary session on the “Future of Yemen” with H.E. Dr Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, the Prime Minister of Yemen.
