Elmenus raises USD 1.5M investment from Algebra Ventures
Egyptian Food discovery platform Elmenus has secured a USD 1.5 million Series A investment from Algebra Ventures.
Elmenus will use the funding “to build new features that facilitate for users to order their food online and...
Egyptians Lose Access to Global Online Publishing Platform ‘Medium’
Readers and bloggers of the global online publishing platform, Medium, reported losing access to the website in Egypt over the past five hours via desktop and mobile app.
Reasons remain unclear but Egypt recently blocked...
Save the Children launches Ramadan campaign for Syrian children
Save the Children, an international NGO, today launched the “It’s Not the Same For Them” campaign to remind people of the harsh realities that confront Syrian children. The campaign will run throughout Ramadan, across...
iflix makes Egypt debut with revolutionary content for the 2017 Ramadan season
Iflix, the world’s leading Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD) service for emerging markets, has announced in a press release the launch of its revolutionary service in Egypt with exclusive content for the 2017 Ramadan season.
The...
Stetla3 Launches its Online Platform with a Social Awareness Campaign
Cairo, 24 May 2017 – Stetla3, an online platform that allows users to share their personal opinions and stories around different social issues; launched yesterday with a social awareness campaign in partnership with Digital Boom. The campaign...
Egypt Dominates Facebook Bots for Messenger Challenge Finalists
With 15 bots, Egyptian developers have dominated the Facebook Messenger Bots Challenge top 60 finalists list for the Middle East and Africa, in Games & Entertainment, Productivity & Utility and Social Good.
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Egyptian Bot ‘HireHunt’ among the 60 finalists in Facebook’s Messenger Challenge Bot Competition
The HireHunt Bot has been selected as one of the the 60 finalists in Facebook’s Messenger Challenge Bot Competition, “after receiving over 1000 submissions across 64 countries in the Middle East and Africa,” according...
Wuzzuf Hosts Egypt’s Business Thought-leaders Live on Social Media
Wuzzuf, Egypt’s first job site, announced yesterday the launch of its first activation on social media: Kanabet Wuzzuf "Wuzzuf Lounge" – a bi-weekly Live Q&A show on Facebook &Twitter that hosts Egyptian Thought-leaders across all business fields...
Pizza Hut Under Fire For Mocking Palestinian Hunger Strike
Pizza Hut is facing a social media backlash and boycott campaign, after its Israeli branch posted an advert mocking the mass Palestinian prisoner hunger strike.
Pizza Hut's Israeli branch advertised an image showing Marwan El-Barghouti eating, with message saying...
Attijariwafa bank group acquires 100% of Barclays Egypt
In accordance with the agreement between Attijariwafa bank and Barclays Bank signed on October 4, 2016, the acquisition by Attijariwafa bank of 100% of the capital of Barclays Bank Egypt was finalized last Wednesday...
