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Firstread Media

The Middle East reads us first.

The region's most influential voices, in print and in digital.

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A publishing house built in the Gulf.

Firstread Media is an international publishing house headquartered in the Emirates, read across the Gulf and beyond. We publish business and lifestyle magazines in print and in digital, and we build the platforms behind them.

The house also works as a creative agency, shaping editorial coverage, brand campaigns and corporate communication for partners across the region.

10M+
Readers
4
Titles
2
Continents

The titles

Publications

Four magazines, one standard: coverage that founders, executives and readers across the region keep on their desks.

The agency

The agency behind the pages.

Editorial features

Long-form profiles and cover stories, reported and written by our editorial desk.

Brand storytelling

Narrative campaigns that give a brand a voice worth reading.

Campaign design

Concept, art direction and placement across our print and digital titles.

PR and events

Publicity, panels and stage moments built around our community.

A Firstread gala evening, speaker on a gold-lit ballroom stage

On stage

Summits and the Elite 100.

The Womenpreneur Summit convenes founders and leaders from across the region, from Manama to Dubai.

The Elite 100 gala honours the executives and entrepreneurs our readers follow closest.

Put your story in print.

We partner with founders and brands across the Gulf on features, covers and campaigns.

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