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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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Cairo-based transport startup ‘Buseet’ raises investment
Cairo-based buss booking startup Buseet has successfully raised an undisclosed amount of investment in a seed funding round by Cairo Angels,…
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Marketing Kingdom Cairo 4: What to Expect
The fourth edition of the Marketing Kingdom Cairo will occur from 17-18 October at the Royal Maxim Kempinski Hotel in…
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TheSocialMedwork raises $1.7 million in funding
Young social impact startup TheSocialMedwork, which works to solve access to medicines across the world, has signed new funding and…
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Egyptian real estate platform ‘iCommunity’ raises $600K in Series A funding
iCommunity, Egypt’s mobile community platform for the real estate industry, has announced $600K in Series A funding from Algebra Ventures.…
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Snapchat Unveils Next Generation of E-commerce Ad Products
Snapchat is launching the next phase of e-commerce advertising on the platform, following the launch of an advanced performance marketing…
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Hackers compromise 50 million Facebook users’ data
A security breach on Facebook compromised nearly 50 million users, gave hackers the ability to take over users’ accounts, said…
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Facebook Crowns 4 Arab Community Leaders
Four Arabs were selected from a pool of 6,000 applicants to join the first Facebook Community Leadership Program, offering prizes…
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‘Facebook Dating’ rolls out in Colombia
Facebook will begin testing its new feature for dating and relationships in Colombia today. Originally announced in F8 last May, ‘Facebook…
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Vezeeta raises $12 million from Saudi Technology Ventures
Egyptian digital healthcare startup Vezeeta has raised a $12 million Series C funding round led by Saudi Technology Ventures (STV).…
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A15 exits TPAY, sells 76% stake to Helios Investment Partners
A15, a leading tech investment fund based in the Cayman Islands; announced today that it has successfully sold 76% stake…
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Property Finder finds a home with J. Walter Thompson
Property Finder has chosen J. Walter Thompson as its communication partner targeting the United Arab Emirates with immediate effect, and…
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Nestlé Waters Jordan pulls July ‘unsafe’ small water bottles
Nestle Waters Jordan has withdrawn small-bottles produced in July as a precautionary measure, in light of a letter from the Ministry of…
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Facebook Launches Video Creation Tools to Help Advertisers Build Mobile-First Video Ads
Facebook has introduced new video creation tools that enable advertisers to easily convert existing images and text assets into mobile-first…
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Egyptian social media monitoring tool ‘Crowd Analyzer’ raises $1.1 million
Crowd Analyzer, the Arabic-focused social media monitoring tool, has received pre-Series A funding of $1.1 million from a group of…
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CNN Scores Highest on Trust, Accuracy, Quality and Impartiality in UK news survey
CNN rates higher than any other TV news source in the UK for quality, accuracy, trustworthiness and impartiality, according to…
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