PR in UAE & Middle East
Business in the Gulf runs on reputation and relationships, and the press people read there is not the press they read in New York or London. A feature in a US business title does very little for someone whose clients, partners and regulators are in Dubai, Abu Dhabi or Riyadh.
What we cover here, and what we do not
We place features across the region, from the national dailies through to the luxury, lifestyle and trade titles. What we sell is a written feature produced to your brief that you approve before publication. We do not sell a journalist's independent decision to cover you, which is a different thing and is not for sale from anyone.
Publications we place in across UAE & Middle East
All 19 of them, named. The ones with their own page are linked; ask us about any of the rest.
Gulf News
National daily, the largest English-language paper in the UAE
See the pageKhaleej Times
National daily with deep reach among UAE-resident communities
See the pageArabian Business
The region's dominant B2B and C-suite title
See the pageHarper's Bazaar Arabia
Fashion, luxury and lifestyle
See the pageEsquire Middle East
Men's lifestyle, culture and business
See the pageGrazia Middle East
Fashion, beauty and lifestyle
See the pageDubai Weekly
Dubai business and community news
See the pageGulf Times
Regional news daily
CEO Middle East
Executive and business leadership
Cosmopolitan Middle East
Lifestyle, entertainment and fashion
Construction Week Online
Construction and infrastructure trade
Edge Middle East
Technology and business
ITP.live
Entertainment, gaming and creator culture
Masala
Entertainment, lifestyle and South Asian culture
Watch Pro Middle East
Luxury watches and retail
Top Gear Middle East
Motoring and automotive
U.Today
Web3, crypto and fintech
International Business Times
Business, tech and world news (UAE edition)
See the pageSaudi Gazette
Saudi Arabia national English-language daily
How it works
01Pick your market
Tell us which region your customers, partners or investors are actually in. That decides the publication, not the other way round.
02Share your story
A short questionnaire covers your background, what you do and the links you want included.
03We write your feature
Our editorial team writes the piece and sends it over for review before anything is placed.
04Approve and publish
Unlimited revisions until you are satisfied. Nothing goes live without your approval.
Most requested in the UAE
Reach the people who are actually in the UAE
Tell us your market and what you want to be known for. We will recommend the publications that fit, and say so if none of them do.
Common questions about PR in the UAE
01How do you get featured in UAE media?
You pick the publications you want to appear in from our Gulf network, tell us your story through a short questionnaire, and our editorial team writes the feature. You approve every word before anything is published, and we handle the placement with the title.
02Do you have to live in Dubai to be featured in UAE press?
No. Plenty of the people we place are based outside the region and want to be visible to clients, partners or regulators inside it. What matters to a Gulf editor is that the story is relevant to their readers, not which passport you hold.
03Which UAE publications can Publisive place features in?
Our Gulf network covers the national English-language dailies including Gulf News, Khaleej Times and Gulf Times, the business and executive titles such as Arabian Business and CEO Middle East, the luxury and lifestyle titles including Harper's Bazaar Arabia, Esquire Middle East and Grazia Middle East, and trade titles across construction, technology, motoring and watches.
04Are UAE features published in English or Arabic?
The titles we work with publish in English, which is the working language of business across the UAE and the wider Gulf. That is also what makes them useful to you outside the region, since an English feature is readable by your clients anywhere.
05What is the difference between a secured placement and earned coverage?
A secured placement is a written feature produced to your brief that you approve before it runs, which is what we sell and can commit to. Earned coverage is a journalist independently deciding you are worth writing about, which nobody can sell you. Ask any agency which of the two they are offering.
