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Dubai<\/strong> has reconstituted the Dubai Media Council<\/strong>, with Nehal Badri (LinkedIn<\/a>) undertaking the secretary-general role, state news agency Wam<\/a> reports. The board includes 10 other members from the public and media sectors, Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum as chair, and Mona Ghanem Al Marri as vice chair and managing director.<\/p>\n

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REMEMBER- <\/strong>Dubai passed a new law last December<\/a> that centralizes media regulation under the Dubai Media Council, making it the regulatory authority for all media activities across the emirate, including in freezones. The emirate also established the Dubai Films and Games Commission under the council to replace the former Dubai Film and TV Commission. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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