15 May 2023 - 13 September 2023

Digital Media Awards Middle East 2023

Recognising the best projects in the news media industry

Winners Announced!

2023

Best News Website

  1. Hia Website Revamp | Hia Magazine, United Arab Emirates| https://www.hiamag.com
  2. Akhbar Al Aan Website | Al Aan TV, United Arab Emirates | https://www.akhbaralaan.net/
  3. AlYaum News Website | AlYaum Media House, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | https://www.alyaum.com

Best Newsletter

  1. Beshara | The National, United Arab Emirates | https://www.thenationalnews.com/international/
  2. Best Newsletter | Gulf News, United Arab Emirates | https://gulfnews.com/newsletter
  3. Alkhawarezmiya Newsletter | Majarra, United Arab Emirates | https://technologyreview.ae/archive-newsletter-algorithm/

Best Use of  Video

  1. Germany’s Palestine Problem
| The New Arab, United Kingdom | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=audD1w_cKuI&t=1s&ab_channel=TheNewArab
  2. THE SAUDI ERA | Hia Magazine, United Arab Emirates | https://www.instagram.com/p/CxLafBgIDQu/
  3. Dubains | Dubai Post, United Arab Emirates | https://www.instagram.com/tv/CQ_Gu4GpXoW/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==

Best Data Visualisation

  1. The Kingdom vs Captagon
 | Arab News, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | https://www.arabnews.com/KingdomVsCaptagon
  2. Saudi’s Animal Kingdom | Arab News, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | https://www.arabnews.com/RewildingArabia
  3. Nuclear weapons: (Explainer Digital Video)
 | Alaraby Tv Network, Qatar | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab6aI8U3Z78

Best ePaper-Concept

  1. The Digital Edition | Muscat Media Group, Oman |https://timesofoman.com
  2. OKAZ ePaper
 | OKAZ,  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia| https://www.okaz.com.sa/digital

Best Trust Initiative

  1. An old-school Solution to Modern Misinformation
 | DL News, United Arab Emirates | https://www.dlnews.com/authors/robert-holloway/
  2. 
Stock Market Simulation- Empowering Investors through Education and Experience on the Saudi Stock Market | Mubasher Media, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | https://www.saudiexchange.sa/wps/portal/saudiexchange/trading/invest-wisely?locale=en
  3. 
The Destruction of Cairo’s Cemeteries
| Welad Elbalad for Media Services, Egypt | https://www.babmsr.com

Best Digital Subscription Initiative

  1. Best Subscription Initiative
 | Gulf News, United Arab Emirates | https://gulfnews.com/subscriptions
  2. 
CNN Arabic – Breaking News Email Alerts
 | CNN, United Arab Emirates |https://arabic.cnn.com/newsletters/breaking

Best in Audience Engagement

  1. KT Personalize
| Khaleej times, United Arab Emirates
 | https://www.khaleejtimes.com/mykt
  2. 
Volunteers Project NasRaseef
| Raseef22, Lebanon| https://raseef22.net/volunteer
  3. Fast Company Middle East | Fast Company Middle East, United Arab Emirates | https://fastcompanyme.com/green_goals/

Best Podcast

  1. The Mayman Show
 | Arab News, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
 | https://youtu.be/dSAWMVM55TQ
  2. Iraq: 20 years on
| The National, United Arab Emirates
 | https://www.thenationalnews.com/podcasts/iraq-20-years-on/
  3. The New Arab Voice | The New Arab, United Kingdom | https://www.newarab.com/podcast

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2019

Best News Website or Mobile Service

  1. abouther.com | Sayidaty Magazine, Saudi Research and Publishing Company, Saudi Arabia | https://www.abouther.com
  2. Arab News: Road to 2030 | Arab News, Saudi Research and Publishing Company, Saudi Arabia | https://www.arabnews.com/road2030
  3. AlBayan.com | News SiteAl Bayan, United Arab Emirates | https://www.albayan.ae

Best in Lifestyle, Sports, Entertainment Website or Mobile Services

  1. Arrajol.com
 | Arrajol Magazine, Saudi Research & Publishing Company, Saudi Arabia | https://www.arrajol.com
  2. Hiamag
 | Hia Magazine, Saudi Research & Publishing Company, Saudi Arabia | http://www.hiamag.com 
  3. Aljamila.com | Al Jamila Magazine, Saudi Research & Publishing Company, Saudi Arabia | http://aljamila.com

Best Use of Online Video

  1. Saudi National Day 
| Arab News, Saudi Research & Publishing Company, Saudi Arabia | http://www.arabnews.com/node/1376216/saudi-national-day-—-timeline-saudi-arabia’s-history
  2. Video First at The National | The National, United Arab Emirates | https://www.thenational.ae 
  3.  24/2
Al | Arabiya, United Arab Emirates | https://twitter.com/24IN2MIN/status/1077209783713751041 

Best Data Visualisation

  1. Global Youth Index for Misk Foundation
 | Ratchet Ltd. | https://vimeo.com/316757729/8b764ab4e4 | https://weareratchet.com/
  2. Data Visualisation | Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates | http://interactive.khaleejtimes.com/global 
  3. Simplicity
 | ALAYAM, Bahrain | http://www.alayam.com 

Best Paid Content Strategy

  1. (tie)
 Harvard Business Review | Arabia
Haykal Media FZ LLC, United Arab Emirates | https://hbrarabic.com/ 
  1. (tie) An-Nahar Premium
 | An-Nahar Newspaper, Lebanon | https://www.annahar.com/premium

Best Native Advertising / Branded Content Campaign

  1. Lexus – Safe Driving – because you deserve it!
 | Sayidaty Magazine, Saudi Research & Publishing Company, Saudi Arabia | https://cars.sayidaty.net/
  2. 
Huawei in collaboration with Hiamag.com
 | Hia Magazine, Saudi Research & Publishing Company, Saudi Arabia | https://tv.hiamag.com/node/1136
  3. 
Aljamila – Johnson & Johnson campaign
 | Al Jamila Magazine, Saudi Research & Publishing Company, Saudi Arabia | https://youtu.be/64U8zB4cCKI

Best Digital News Start-up

  1. Daraj
 | Daraj, Lebanon
 | http://www.daraj.com 
  2. 
Whatsapp
 | Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates | https://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/dubai/khaleej-times-news-alerts-on-whatsapp-heres-how-to-subscribe
  3. Al Bilad EST. for Journalism & Publishing
Saudi Arabia
 | https://albiladdaily.com/ 

Best in Social Media Engagement

  1. Your Voice is Heard campaign
 | Sayidaty Magazine, Saudi Research & Publishing Company, Saudi Arabia
 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhtesT2BASc
  2. 
Alhudood Social Media 
Alhudood
 | https://alhudood.net
  3. Hia Social Media
Hia Magazine | Saudi Research & Publishing Company
 | https://www.facebook.com/hia.magazine/

Best Marketing Campaign for News Brand

  1. The News Women Power 50
 | Jang Media Group
 | http://womenpower50.com
  2. Sayidaty Eeshooha Jarrabooha Show
 | Sayidaty Magazine, Saudi Research & Publishing Company, Saudi Arabia
 | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrBM0fc62CWWQvm9PWzsjTw
  3. Hia Brand
Hia Magazine | Saudi Research & Publishing Company, Saudi Arabia
 | https://www.hiamag.com 

Best Digital Project to Engage Younger and/or Millennial Audiences

  1. Al Jamila Beauty School
 | Al Jamila Magazine, Saudi Research & Publishing Company, Saudi Arabia
 | https://school.aljamila.com/
  2. 
Saudi Women Entrepreneurs Investment Program (Ahalina & Sayidaty)
 | Sayidaty Magazine Saudi Research & Publishing Company, Saudi Arabia
 | https://bit.ly/2E90Je0
  3. 
Alhudood’s Online Platform
 | Alhudood
 | https://alhudood.net/ 

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2018

Best News Website or Mobile Service

  1.  Smart Newspaper by Al Bilad EST, KSA

Best in Lifestyle, Sports, Entertainment Website or Mobile Services

  1. Hia Magazine Website by Hia Magazine, Saudi Research & Publishing Company, KSA

Best Use of Online Video

  1. The National Video by The National, UAE

Best Data Visualisation

  1. VAT Calculator by Khaleej Times, UAE

Best Innovation to Engage Youth Audience

  1. Launch of Young Times by Khaleej Times, UAE

Best in Social Media Engagement

  1. Rudaw 100 Million Users by Rudaw Media Network, Iraq

Best Digital News Start-up

  1. Abouther.com The New Webportal on Saudi Women by Sayidaty Magazine, Saudi Research & Publishing Company, KSA

Best Digital Marketing Campaign

  1. Tiffany & Co. In Collaboration with Hiamag.com by Hia Magazine, Saudi Research & Publishing Company, KSA

Best Branded Content Project

  1. McDonald’s Taskita Menu by Ethos Interactive, KSA

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2017

Best News Website

  1. Khaleej Times by Galadari Printing & Publishing (LLC)
  2. Timesofoman by Muscat Media Group
  3. The Peninsula Qatar News Portal by Dar Al-Sharq Newspaper, Qatar

Best in Lifestyle, Sports or Entertainment Website

  1. Hiamag.com by Saudi Research & Publishing Co
  2. Sayidaty.net by Saudi Research & Publishing Co.,
  3. Sayidaty.net by Saudi Research & Publishing Co.

Best Use of Online Video

  1. Al Bayan TV by Al Bayan,
  2. Times TV by Muscat Media Group
  3. The House of Sheikh Saeed by Press Sector Dubai-Media Incorporated

Best Data Visualisation

  1. Timesofoman.com by Muscat Media Group
  2. The House of Sheikh Saeed by Press Sector Dubai-Media Incorporated
  3. H.H Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed by Al Bayan

Best News Mobile Service

  1.  Al Sharq Newspaper Mobile Application by Dar Al-Sharq Newspaper,
  2. Khaleej Times Mobile news by Galadari Printing & Publishing (LLC),
  3. timesofoman.com mobile by Muscat Media Group, Oman To reach people on their mobiles with the most relevant platform to them, in particular leveraging their Facebook audience – the third largest following of any page in Oman, and the largest audience inside Oman for any Facebook page (source: socialbakers).

Best Lifestyle, Sports or Entertainment Mobile Service

  1. Aljamila.com by Saudi Research & Publishing Co.
  2. Khaleej Times interactive Sports by Galadari Printing & Publishing (LLC
  3. Sayidaty new Mobile Applications by Saudi Research & Publishing Co.

Best Innovation New Product

  1. Hia Boutique by Saudi Research & Publishing Co
  2. Sayidaty Mall by Saudi Research & Publishing Co
  3. refkatkotob by Al Bayan

Best in Social Media Engagement

  1. Sayidaty.net on Snapchat by Saudi Research & Publishing Co
  2. “Feed them right” by Saudi Research & Publishing Co
  3. timesofoman.com social media by Muscat Media Group

Best Digital Advertising Campaign

  1. Khaleej Times Digital Campaign Glow Garden by Galadari Printing & Publishing (LLC
  2. Project: Muse-Estee Lauder and Sayidaty women empowerment campaign by Saudi Research & Publishing Co.
  3. Khaleej Times Digital Campaign for Aseel by Galadari Printing & Publishing (LLC

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2016

Best News Website

  1. Galadari Printing & Publishing (LLC), Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  2. Muscat Press and Publishing House SAOC, Muscat, Oman
  3. Al Nisr Publishing, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Best Entertainment & Lifestyle Website

  1. Saudi Research & Publishing Co., Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  2. Al Bayan, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  3. Saudi Research & Publishing Co., Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Best use of online video

  1. Al Bayan, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  2. Al Nisr Publishing, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  3. Al Nisr Publishing, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Best Data Visualisation Project

  1. Muscat Press and Publishing House SAOC, Muscat, Oman
  2. Al Bayan, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  3. Al Bayan, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Best News Mobile Service

  1. Galadari Printing & Publishing (LLC), Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  2. Muscat Press and Publishing House SAOC, Muscat, Oman
  3. Alyoum Alsabea, Cairo, Egypt , Egypt

Best Entertainment & Lifestyle Mobile Service

  1. Saudi Research & Publishing Co., Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Best in Tablet Publishing

  1. Muscat Press and Publishing House SAOC, Muscat, Oman
  2. Al Bayan, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Best Reader Engagement

  1. Alyoum Alsabea, Cairo, Egypt , Egypt
  2. Muscat Press and Publishing House SAOC, Muscat, Oman
  3. Welad Elbalad Media Services Ltd, Cairo, Egypt

Best Digital Advertising Campaign

  1. Palestinian Center for Development & Media Freedoms MADA, Ramallah, Palestine
  2. Al Nisr Publishing, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  3. Al Nisr Publishing, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Best New Product

  1. Al Nisr Publishing, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  2. Saudi Research & Publishing Co., Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  3. Al Bayan, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Contact

General Inquiries / Registration

Rina Park

Project Manager, Global Events

rina.park@wan-ifra.org