Arab Youth Media Forum Honors Talal Abu-Ghazaleh

The Forum includes HRH Princess Rhym Al Ali and HRH Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud in addition to other high profile dignitaries

AMMAN -----July 13, 2010-------- Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, chairman and CEO of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org) received on Monday the Arab Youth Media Forum Award for his work and contribution to knowledge societies.

Mr. Abu-Ghazaleh said:" I really admire the efforts and work done by the Forum in the field of media. The results they have achieved during the past years are very impressive."
Meanwhile, Mr. Haitham Yousef, ambassador of the Arab Youth Media Forum expressed his gratitude and thanked Mr. Abu-Ghazaleh for accepting the Award.

"We are very happy to have Mr. Abu-Ghazaleh with us; his work and support for the young generation is truly unmatched," he said.

Mr. Yousef stated "the best example can be seen through the eyes of students who visit the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Knowledge Society which was created to serve the students world."

The Forum includes HRH Princess Rhym Al Ali and HRH Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud in addition to other high profile dignitaries.

Mr. Abu-Ghazaleh born on April 22nd, 1938 in Jaffa, is the Chairman and Founder of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization and Chair of the Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID). Founded in 1972 (TAG-Org) is an international professional services group, employing over 2000 professionals and operates out of its 73 offices in the Middle East, North Africa, Pakistan, India, Cyprus, Russia and China. It has representative offices in Europe and North America and non-exclusive strategic alliance agreements with various networks and individual firms thus enabling it to choose a firm best suited to its clients? needs in virtually every country in the world.

TAG-Org currently offers a composite range of professional services covering Accounting; External Audit; Internal Audit; Corporate Governance; Taxation; Educational Consultancy; Economic and Strategic studies; Management Advisory Services; Professional and Technical Training; Technology Transfer Project Management; Real Estate Management; Investors and Business Advisory Services; Human Resources and Recruitment Services; E-Government; E-Commerce; E-Education; IT and Security Audit; Webmastering and Web Design; Professional Interpretation and Translation; Website Arabization: Domain Names Registration; ICT Strategic Planning; ERP Consulting Services; IT and Internet Skills Training and Examinations; Intellectual Property News Agency; IP Business and Asset Valuation and Branding Services; IP Registration and Protection; Intellectual Property Renewals; IPR Protection and Management; Legal Services (Solicitors and Attorneys); and Public Offering.

About Arab Youth Media Forum
Established in 2008, the Arab Youth Media Forum had set out, with its Media Vision Through Youths Eyes motto, to be the pioneer, under whose umbrella all the Arab media professionals and organizations are gathered. The Forum is one of the annual activities of News Group, which aims to vitalize the communication between journalists and media organizations throughout the Arab world, besides being a product by youth who believe the sky to be the limit of the medias freedom. The annual event features the awards ceremony for specialized press awards, and annual business meetings managed by prominent Arab media professionals, as well as a media and communication technology exhibition.

About News Group
News Group is a holding company specializing in the field of media and public relations. The firm is headquartered in Dubai Media City, and is in partnership with five companies: Media Watch Middle East, Salience Research, Context, Media Source and Interactive Limited. The company was established in 2005, and currently employs 300 professionals serving hundreds of clients in various industries in 31 countries. News Group supports students issues and provides training and educational courses at the university level in the Middle East.

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