LONDON: Arab News, the leading English-language daily newspaper in the Middle East, scored five wins across four categories at this year’s European Newspaper Awards, Europe’s biggest newspaper competition and one of the world’s largest press design contests.
Over 3,500 entries by 136 newspapers from 22 countries competed in 20 categories of the contest, which is organized by newspaper designer Norbert Kupper.
“Winning five awards at this year’s European Newspaper Awards stands as a remarkable achievement for Arab News’ exceptionally talented design and editorial teams,” said Omar Nashashibi, head of design at Arab News.
He added that “competing amongst the world’s biggest publications, our success in categories spanning print, digital, infographics, and illustration is testament to the breadth of our design prowess.
“Passion fuels our work, so seeing our readers enjoy our designs while receiving award recognition for our efforts fills us with immense pride.”
Winning the category Infographics with Special Emphasis on Maps was Arab News’ step-by-step Hajj guide for its remarkable illustrations.
The print designs for Arab News’ special coverage of King Charles III’s coronation were recognized within the category Supplements for Special Occasions, while the artwork of the 2022 year-ender opinion piece “Divisions again prominent in US politics” received an honor in the category Sectional Front Pages Nationwide Newspaper.
Two deep dive reports, “The Kingdom vs Captagon” and “A Cup of Gahwa,” have won the awards for Multimedia Storytelling and Supplements for Special Occasions, respectively.
Since the beginning of 2023, visual masterpieces by Arab News’ exceptionally talented design team have won numerous accolades in competitions including the 58th Annual Society of Publication Designers competition, the Society for News Design Awards, the International Newspaper Design Competition, and Indigo Awards.
For more information about Arab News and its award-winning designs, visit https://www.arabnews.com/greatesthits
