News
Breaking news and timely stories on tech, media, and marketing that matter to brands, agencies, and startups in the MENA region.
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Amazon now delivers to Palestine following boycott campaign
Global e-commerce giant Amazon has added Palestine to its international shipping destinations in response to #BoycottAmazon Palestinians had to list…
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Dubai to benefit from 1M+ hotel room nights amid major business event wins
Dubai Business Events (DBE), the city’s official convention bureau, recorded a total of 301 successful bids for meetings, conferences, and…
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Orascom CEO Khaled Bichara Dies in Car Crash
Orascom Development CEO Khaled Bichara, 48, was killed Friday in a car crash in Giza, Egypt. Bichara, a father of…
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Saudi Telecom ‘STC’ reaches a deal with Vodafone Group to acquire its stake in Vodafone Egypt
Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has reached a deal with Vodafone Group to acquire its stake in Vodafone Egypt. Vodafone has…
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TikTok Assigns Egyptian Agency ‘Green Mind’ To Manage Its MENA’s YouTube Channel
TikTok has appointed Egyptian agency “Green Mind” to manage its YouTube channel in the Middle East and North Africa region.…
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‘The Mandalorian’ finale proved the series really is that good
“The Mandalorian” season 1 finale is out and, boy, does it give viewers of the Disney+ series something to saber…
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Gemini Enterprises Africa and RiseUp LLC join forces for Pyramids Plateau until 2022
Gemini Enterprises Africa, part of Orascom Group, and RiseUp LLC, the MENA region’s connector of startups to local and global…
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RiseUp kicks off its 7th edition at AUC New Cairo Campus
RiseUp Summit 2019, MENA’s leading entrepreneurship event, kicked off Thursday at the American University in Cairo (AUC) New Cairo Campus,…
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Silicon Valley’s Tribal Credit Raises $5.5M in Seed Funding to Bank Startups
Tribal Credit closed a $5.5 million Seed round led by BECO Capital and Global Ventures to bank startups in emerging…
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Macy’s, Kohl’s Cyber Monday 2019 Deals On Xbox One, Fitbit And Nike
Major retailers Macy’s and Kohl’s have continued their sales on Cyber Monday, offering slashed prices in various departments including women’s,…
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RiseUp selects 15 regional startup finalists for ‘Pitch by the Pyramids’
RiseUp has completed its selection of 15 startups from seven cities across the Middle East and North Africa to pitch…
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‘Boost with Facebook’ partners with RiseUp to bring digital skills training to Egyptian startups
Facebook announced on Tuesday its partnership with RiseUp to bring ‘Boost with Facebook’, its global program designed to help small…
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British Council reports high demand for ‘Primary Plus’ its English courses for children in Egypt
British Council, the United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations, says demand for Primary Plus—its English course…
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Brad Pitt Chases Stars in AD Astra – Review
Are there other life forms in space or is it just vast darkness? Space may never be fully discovered but…
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Silicon Valley’s Tribal Credit Eyes MENA, Closing Round to Bank Startups
Silicon Valley-based Tribal started private beta testing with MENA startups and is closing a funding round that includes some of…
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