Dubai Media City-based HGW Media today announced the first issue of Rolling Stone Middle East magazine will be available in November. A US-based fortnightly publication that covers music, politics and popular culture, Rolling Stone magazine has an estimated circulation of close to 1.5 million. Making it to the cover of Rolling Stone is considered a landmark achievement.

Growth of the various media segments hinge on the excellence standards of the industry and the International Media Production Zone (IMPZ), a member of TECOM Investments, applies this yardstick to all projects, according to Hamad Al Huraiz, Executive Director of IMPZ.

Masar, the print arm of Arab Media Group, has won Gold at the second annual Dubai Print Awards, which included entrants from around the GCC region this year.