The United Arab Emirates won 218 awards at the 2024 Middle East North Africa Stevie® Awards, including 56 gold, along with 162 silver, and bronze awards. The awards are sponsored by the RAK Chamber of Commerce Industry.
The UAE was followed by Saudi Arabia with 82 awards, Türkiye with 57 awards, Qatar, 21, Jordan, 17, Egypt, 14, Bahrain, 13, Iran, 11, Lebanon, 6, Kuwait with 5 awards, Algeria with one, and Oman with one award.
More than 1,000 nominations in Arabic and English were evaluated in this year’s competition. Winners were determined by the average scores of more than 150 professionals worldwide, acting as judges in more than 150 categories recognising apps, achievements, companies, public relations, customer service, human resources, individuals, live and virtual events, management, social media, technology, thought leadership, and more.
Mohamed Al Nuaimi, Chairman of RAK Chamber of Commerce and Industry, welcomed the emirate’s hosting of the fifth edition of the Middle East North Africa Stevie® Awards. He expressed his belief that excellence and innovation are essential for the development of any organisation, whether public or private. He noted that many of the winning innovations from this and previous editions have had a positive impact on their organisations and countries.
Stevie Awards President Maggie Miller, said,
“We are delighted to recognise the achievements of such a diverse group of organisations across the MENA region in the 2024 edition of the Middle East North Africa Stevie Awards. We look forward to celebrating Stevie winners during our gala event on 2 March in Ras Al Khaimah. The quality of nominations received this year was exceptional. The programme has grown every year, showing the vast amount of innovation in the MENA region.”
Stevie winners will be presented their awards at a gala banquet at the Mövenpick Resort Al Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates on Saturday, 2 March. Tickets for the event are now on sale.
Entries for the 2025 (6th annual) Middle East North Africa Stevie Awards will open in September. Sign up now to get the entry kit once it becomes available.
Stevie Awards are conferred in nine programmes: the Middle East North Africa Stevie Awards, the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence, and the Stevie Awards for Sales Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognise outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards on their website.
News Source: Emirates News Agency