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Arab Media Summit 2026 opens in Dubai with record edition and media awards
September 15, 2026 at 08:33 PM
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The 24th Arab Media Summit opened Tuesday in Dubai, where Al-Qabas editor Walid Al-Nassif and presenter Lamis Al-Hadidi received Arab Media Awards.
- The summit runs through September 17 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, hosting over 400 speakers from more than 23 countries and more than 175 discussion sessions.
- Al-Qabas editor-in-chief Walid Abdul Latif Al-Nassif won the Media Personality of the Year prize on the summit's first day.
- Presenter Lamis Al-Hadidi won best television program for "Al-Soura" on Al-Nahar TV, and writer Inaam Kachachi won best columnist.
- Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the UAE president, is participating in a session on the Gulf's geopolitical landscape alongside Arab information ministers from Bahrain, Lebanon, Egypt, and Jordan.
- The award ceremony was attended by Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Mona Ghanem Al Marri.
- The Arab Media Award celebrated its silver (25th) edition, honoring winners in political, economic, and investigative journalism as well as visual media and documentary categories.


