New Year’s Eve: Gulf News staff in Dubai rings in 2023 with annual bash

Gulf News hosted a New Year's Eve bash at its headquarters for staff. From (L) Marclino Fernandes - Director Operations and Technology, Abdul Hamid Ahmad - CEO and Executive Director - Publications, Gulf News and Naresh Bhaya -Director Finance.

The evening was marked by good food, camaraderie and music. Above: From (L) Meher Murshed - Executive Editor, Nilanjana Javed, Santu Dev, Anupa Kurian Murshed - Senior Digital Planning Editor and Naheed Patel.

Here is a look at the evening's highlights: Our circulation team that ensure that the newspaper is delivered to your doorstep everyday without fail. Above: From (L) Abdul Gafoor, Shamim V, Sanjay Thusu, Portu Raju - Director Circulation Sales& Distribution, Mubarak Talvaskar, Farooq Ahmed, Nympha Cubile, Shaista Sheikh, Jitendra Adnani and Hari Nair.

Our IT & Digital team that keeps the systems running smoothly. Above: From (L) Surendra Singh, Pir S Rashdi, Sujeet Kumar, Hameem Yousuf, Arti Chavre, Musthafa KP, Shamseer Mohammed, Bharat Wadhavana, Mohammed Rauf, Suresh K, Farooq Hussian, Wasim Chougle.

Social media team that keeps track of trends and come up with unique content. From (L) Manuel Almario, Huda Tabrez, Surabhi Vasundharadevi, Anupa Kurian Murshed, Evangeline Jose, Falah Gulzar, Anuja Yadav and Xuena Zhang.

The team behind our Print Edition. Above: From (L) Jennifer Barretto, Nasir Khan, Jai Prasad, M Nahas, Nasr Ismail, SM Arshad, Sarat Singh and Sam Varghese.

Production team, the ones who ensure the smooth running of the printing operations.

Pre Press team makes the edition look visually striking.

Our diverse team: From (L) Richard Villaroman, Cesar Valondo, Christian Borbon, Clark Sarabia, Peejay Alcaraz, Mel Mamuyac and Manuel Almario.

Finance team who love to number crunch. From (L) Venkata Pavan, Stephan Dsouza, Clammy Fernandes, Gordon Dsouza, Anupam Shivnani, Muhammad Saqib, Naresh Bhaya, Sebastian Mendonca, Avinash Desai abd Aniceto Vaz.

Commercial Sales team who bring in the revenue year round. From (L) Renyold Robert - Director Prouction, Madan Udayshankar , Nanalie Mijares, Kristina Lallana , Sara Khalouf , Khalil and Mulham Mohamad.

Senior Editors and design team members pose for a picture during the dinner. Above: From (L) Alex Abraham, Vijith P., Balaram Menon, Jaya Kurup, Sadiq Shaban and Biju Mathew.

The tabloid team that bring out the latest entertainment news. From (L) Jennifer Barretto and Manjusha Radhakrishnan.

The team behind our corporate events and the Fun Drive. From(L) Puneet Bajaj, Haseeb Akhlaq, Ajith Jayadevan, Mirza and Tamanna Khan.

Our cracking team of reporters and editors. From ( L) Nivetha D, Samihah Zaman, Sajila Saseendran, Dhanusha Gokulan and Lekshmy Pavithran.

The food from 'Jaffer Bhai' was sumptuous and their kebabs were a big hit.