Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds in Abu Dhabi for shooting ‘6 Underground’

The film’s cast and crew of over 300 people will spend 30 days in the UAE shooting at four locations

Up to 77% of UAE, Saudi Twitter users find the platform ‘trustworthy’

Users from the two countries depend extensively on Twitter for news, finds study

UAE issues new guidelines for social media adverts

Advertising for alcohol, narcotics and tobacco in all its forms is prohibited

Video of ‘fire’ on flydubai plane is fake – officials

The “fire” was just lighting on the plane’s wing, says Dubai Media Office

UAE Vice President Sheikh Mohammed reaches two million LinkedIn followers

The Dubai ruler also has nearly 9.5 million Twitter followers

UAE telecoms operator du partners with Amazon Prime Video

Streaming service Amazon Prime Video launched in the UAE in December 2016

WhatsApp down for users

Abu Dhabi police deny child kidnapping, detain sisters for posting ‘fake news’

A viral video alleged that an Emirati girl was abducted by an African woman

Indian actors Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif in Abu Dhabi for Bollywood film Bharat

Bharat is the fourth major international production to film in Abu Dhabi this year

Saudi says working with Turkey to investigate journalist’s disappearance

Jamal Khashoggi disappeared after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday

Saudi-owned MBC to introduce Persian channel

The company wants to tap the young populations of Iran and other Farsi-speaking countries

Lebanese PM affirms support to Kuwait amid media controversy over Sheikh Sabah

Lebanon-based Al-Manar TV aired an interview with a journalist who made allegations against the Kuwaiti ruler

UAE’s Vox to open cinema in Riyadh’s Al Qasr Mall

Vox has said it plans to open 600 screens in Saudi Arabia over the next five years

Saudi awards cinema licence to fourth operator

Saudi authorities plan to set up around 350 cinemas with over 2,500 screens by 2030

Dubai daily Gulf News to shut down its tabloid newspaper Xpress

There will be no staff layoffs, confirms editor-in-chief

Netflix increases some UAE prices

The company is now charging in local currency for users in the UAE and Saudi

Saudi suspends Twitter account for sharing image offensive to Canada

The move comes even as Saudi Arabia remains embroiled in a diplomatic row with Canada

Saudi awards cinema licence to third operator

Al-Rashed plan to open 30 cinemas within three years

Sky News Arabia appoints new CEO

Angelos Frangopoulos, CEO of Australian News Channel, has been appointed to the role

UAE social media influencers face arrest after performing ‘Kiki challenge’

Abu Dhabi Judicial Department said the three faced charges of “endangering the lives of others, disrupting public morals and violating the traffic laws of Abu Dhabi”

New Chinese radio station launched in Dubai

The 24-hour station, called ‘The Sound of the Dubai Dragon’, will be operated by ARN

Saudi-based Arabsat denies distributing pirated sports channel beoutQ

Last week, FIFA said it had engaged legal counsel to take action in Saudi Arabia against beoutQ

Bahrain, UAE say piracy allegations Qatari attempt to discredit Saudi

Saudi has been accused of not doing enough to stop a channel illegally broadcasting beIN Sports content from airing

Saudi denies tennis authorities’ allegation over pirated sports channel beoutQ

The complaint follows similar allegations by FIFA, European soccer body UEFA and Formula One

Arabic internet TV firm fined $24m for sports rights piracy

The owner of Sweden-based Advanced TV Network was also sentenced to two and a half years in prison

Pan-Arab newspaper Al Hayat closes Beirut office

The move comes after the paper shut down its London office in January

PR firm Edelman makes further staff cuts in Dubai

The company previously laid off 20 staff in February 2017

Saudi denies UEFA charge of hosting pirated sports channel beoutQ

The European soccer federation has threatened action over beoutQ’s airing on Arabsat

Emaar to introduce 270-degree cinema at Dubai Mall

Reel Cinemas also recently introduced a dine-in cinema concept

Saudi football fans may miss out on World Cup amid Qatar broadcasting spat

Saudi’s sports authority has yet to reach a deal with Qatar’s beIN Sports to broadcast the tournament

UAE’s National Media Council reveals new system for influencer licences

Individuals can now be registered under official influencer agencies