Celebration brings its own kind of light: kindness, presence, and shared values.
Eid Al Adha is a moment to reflect on those values and to carry them forward with quiet strength and generosity of spirit.
Wishing peace and clarity to all who celebrate. Eid Mubarak.
#EidMubarak
لكل عيد نوره الخاص،
نور اللطف، والحضور، والقيم التي تجمعنا على المحبة والشراكة.
يحلّ عيد الأضحى ليُعيدنا إلى تلك القيم،
ويمنحنا القوة لنمضي بها قدماً، بثبات القلب وكرم الروح.
أطيب التمنيات بعيد يملأ أرواحكم سلاماً، وقلوبكم صفاءً.
عيد أضحى مبارك
Strong communication isn’t about saying more. It’s about saying what matters and making it count.
At Manara Global, we help leaders bring clarity when it counts so they’re understood clearly, trusted fully, and remembered for the right reasons.
#UAE #AbuDhabi #Dubai #Leadership #StrategicComms
Businesses that fear change are businesses that fear progress.
Let’s be honest: change is hard.
It’s uncomfortable.
It challenges what we know.
But here’s the truth: businesses don’t thrive by avoiding discomfort; they grow by navigating it.
Most strategies fail not because they’re bad but because they’re misunderstood.
When clarity increases, results follow.
At Manara Global, this is the work we do every day, using strategic communication to help leaders translate strategy into clarity and results.
#uae #abudhabi #dubai #business
Every great organisation has a story. The challenge? Making sure it’s told the right way.
We ensure your story connects with the right audience, whether through thought leadership, media positioning, or internal engagement.
#uae #abudhabi #dubai #business #reputation
Your attention is your most valuable currency.
What you focus on grows.
What you ignore fades.
This isn’t just true for personal growth - it applies to reputation too.
Ignore your reputation, and it will ignore you. But focus on it, and it will become your strongest asset.
Women light the way, leading, inspiring, and shaping the future. This #InternationalWomensDay, we share a short film celebrating women's strength, ambition, and impact everywhere.
Let’s continue to shine a light on women today and everyday
#IWD2025 #UAE #AbuDhabi #Dubai
youtu.be/5UvfxbdfK5A?...
We see reputation as the foundation for long-term growth. Reputation isn’t built overnight, but it can be strengthened every day.
3 Things Businesses Must Do in 2025:
1️⃣ Act with Purpose
2️⃣ Take Control of Your Narrative
3️⃣ Lead Through Thought Leadership
#uae #abudhabi #dubai
British PM Keir Starmer will visit the #UAE this week to strengthen Gulf trade ties.
Starmer will fly to UAE on Sunday and attend talks on Monday morning.
He will then travel to #SaudiArabia for discussions with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
www.thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2024...
“A lot of the trouble in the world would disappear if we were talking to each other instead of about each other” —Ronald Reagan
In Kassala today to meet some of the 60,000 Sudanese who have fled their homes to the province. Sudan is a crisis of staggering proportions, which demands the world’s urgent attention. We need their call for protection to be heard.
Winning!
Vision becomes reality when communication drives trust and action.
▶️ Inspire with clear purpose.
▶️ Align words and actions to build trust.
▶️ Create momentum in the first 100 days.
Discover how #strategiccommunication shapes success: www.manaraglobal.com/in-focus-new...
#Leadership #Strategy
I’m told #COP29 texts coming this afternoon
Followed by closing plenary shortly after 🤞
Original hopes last night had been texts early morning and closing plenary before noon, so that has already slipped
From a previous edition of our fortnightly insights newsletter - The Ma’refa Brief - with this one focused on #tech in the #MiddleEast.
Our research found 76% of #UAE & #SaudiArabia students view #AI as key to the future economy, with 84% believing it will positively impact their daily lives.
Our latest polling suggests further evidence the Government may have ended up on the wrong side of public opinion in the row with farmers. Overall 58 per cent of the public say that they support the farmer protests while 13 per cent say they at they oppose them.
Pavement riders beware! Your reign of terror is over…
“…police would get the power to seize e-scooters being ridden on pavements”
Yvette Cooper’s ‘respect orders’ signal return of the Asbo
www.thetimes.com/article/b68b...
This growth is driven by strategic economic diversification, strong IPO momentum, and robust investor confidence. In contrast to global markets facing volatility and concentration risks, the #UAE is offering global #investors a stable and attractive environment for global capital.
#economy
And also no way back to the House
The “excellent meetings with Senators yesterday” obviously redefines the term excellent
Very cool 👌
The most overlooked asset in business today isn’t capital or talent - it’s #communication.
5. Bluesky's team consists of about 20 full-time employees. That's a million users here per employee now 🤯
Also, we're hiring!
bsky.social/about/join
Congrats @bsky.app for passing 20 million users - just two months ago it was 7 million 🙌👏
Astonishing that #Substack is not profitable - meanwhile top Substack writers and creators have thrived. In the politics and news categories, more than 30 publishers earn at least $1 million annually
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/b...
I started the new job hearing from those on the frontline of humanitarian action in Gaza and Sudan.
Here are my four top priorities for these first weeks 👇
unocha.org/news/tom-fletc…
Ah the brilliant Ian Richardson… a class act
Quite the start to Peter Baker’s piece in the @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/11...
Interesting in @politico.com London Playbook re: Nikhil Rathi
Of course… he is a former Private Secretary to UK Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, so comes with experience of govt and from time in the HM Treasury