PR WEEK – ‘Expect more vanilla AI comms’ – Middle East PR pros offer 26 words on 2026

As featured in PR WEEK – January 2026

PRWeek asked PR and communications leaders in the Middle East to give 26-word predictions of what they believe is ahead for the industry this year.

by Elizabeth Wiredu
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