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Latest news and headlines about the tech industry, startup scene, creative work, advertising, and marketing from across the middle east and north Africa.
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Etisalat buildings to ‘go dark’ for Earth Hour
Etisalat will join major companies around the world on 30th March to mark Earth Hour, the world’s largest movement in…
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Uber Acquires Careem For $3.1 Billion
Uber is set to announce a $3.1 billion cash-and-share deal to acquire its Middle East’s rival Careem as early as…
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Game of Thrones Star Iwan Rheon to Make MEFCC Guest Appearance
The actor who played one of the most villainous characters in Game of Thrones history will make a sensational guest…
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Kijamii Wins Entertainment Grand Prix at 2019 Dubai Lynx, Named Independent Agency of the Year
Leading digital creative content and production agency Kijamii was named the “Independent Agency Of The Year” at the 2019 edition…
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JWT and POD Egypt Win 3 Awards at Dubai Lynx For DHL
JWT and POD Egypt won three awards (one gold and two silver) under DHL’s PR and Entertainment categories, and Mo…
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Facebook, Instagram go down worldwide in a widespread outage
Having trouble accessing Facebook and Instagram? You’re not alone! Users from all around the world have reported several outages on…
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Algebra Ventures partners with Ezdehar to invest in Dsquares
Algebra Ventures, Egypt’s leading venture capital fund, has partnered with Ezdehar Management, an investment management firm focused on high-growth Egyptian…
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Careem Bus Deploys Free Rescue Rides Post Tragic Cairo Train Accident
Careem Bus has launched a new nationwide initiative, offering free rides for people around the incident area of the tragic…
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Cairo-based online grocery startup ‘GoodsMart’ secures additional funding from Algebra Ventures
GoodsMart, the household shopping app that has transformed the shopping experience using unattended delivery, has announced that it has secured…
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Marriott International Launches Dedicated Dining Platform in UAE
Marriott International has launched a dedicated dining platform in the UAE, MoreCravings.com, which allows guests to discover a wealth of…
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KarmSolar, Cairo3A Poultry sign US$90 million agreement
KarmSolar, Egypt’s fastest growing solar energy company, has signed a US$90 million solar distribution contract with Cairo3A Poultry, a subsidiary…
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Netflix updates logo animation that runs before all original shows
The streaming video service Netflix is adding an enhanced animated logo for every original show it produces. Starting today, the…
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Facebook removes fake accounts from Iran
Facebook said on Thursday it removed pages, groups and accounts on both Instagram and Facebook, which are tied to Iran…
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OSN Network Drives Up To Six Times Online Sales Using Facebook Ads
The Middle Eastern TV operator, OSN, saw online sales rise 6.3 times after using the Facebook website conversions ad objective.…
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Top 5 Egyptian Startups That Raised Money in 2018
2018 was an amazing year for the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Egypt. As 80 startups raised investment, positioning Egypt among the…
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Mohamed Salah Returns To Social Media With DHL Ad
Liverpool’s forward, Mohamed Salah has returned to social media today, followed by a photo post of himself opening a DHL package. Salah…
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17 things to avoid while selling on Facebook Marketplace
Thousands of users got banned recently from Facebook Marketplace due to violations of commerce and community standards policies. Well, not…
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Ultimate Guide of Selling on Facebook Marketplace
Selling items can be a painful task. It may take days, weeks,s, or even months to sell something. In 2016,…
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Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah deactivates all his social media accounts
Mohamed Salah has taken down all his social media accounts after sending a cryptic tweet that read, “2019 Resolution: Time…
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Bahrain Enacts UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records
In a global first, Bahrain has enacted the Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records (MLETR), developed by the United Nations…
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7 Advantages to Becoming a Long-Haul Truck Driver
America relies on trucking, which means this industry isn’t dying down anytime soon. If you’re looking for a career change,…
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Top 5 Jordanian Startups That Raised Money in 2018
2018 was not bad at all for the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Jordan. It witnessed good news for 36 Jordanian startups…
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An Egg Ousts Kylie Jenner As Queen of Instagram
An egg has dethroned Kylie Jenner’s child’s birthday photo as the most liked on Instagram. The orange regular egg photo…
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Vodafone Egypt Launches Unprecedented Technological Hackathon
Vodafone Egypt held the first Hackathon of its kind in Egypt and in the region, inviting developers to innovate in…
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NOMAD Partners With Sony Professional Solutions MEA
Al Ahli Holding Group (AAHG) has partnered with Sony Professional Solutions MEA on the development of the media sector and…
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beIN sports restores services in Egypt
Cable Network Egypt (CNE) said that beIN service has been restored in Egypt today afternoon by the source. The service…
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Zain Kuwait Partners with J. Walter Thompson
J. Walter Thompson was successfully chosen by Zain Kuwait – one of the leading Telecom operators in the region –…
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Mohamed Salah wins African Player of the Year, again
Egypt and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been named the Confederation of African Football’s Player of the Year for second…
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beIN Sports Stops Airing in Egypt Over Commercial Dispute with CNE
beIN Sports will no longer be available in Egypt as of January 8 – Said beIN Media Group Tuesday on…
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Cairo Hotel Prices on New Year’s Eve 2019
For those who still haven’t settled on anything yet for New Year’s Eve, there’s a chance it will be the…
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STC Shuts Down All Branches In Saudi Arabia For ‘Digital Day’
The Saudi Telecom Company (STC) closed all of its branches across the Kingdom for one day (Wednesday, December 19th), activating…
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Connect Ads launches its own digital studio ‘Villa 30 Studio’
Connect Ads launched “Villa30 Studio” – its own creative digital studio, a move that will further enhance the dynamics of…
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Breaking: Facebook logs users off the platform
Facebook users who are using the Google Chrome browser have found themselves logged out today without notice. The company still…
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Vodafone Egypt kicks off ‘Developers 010 Innovation Hackathon’ to unleash the developers’ great potentials
The hackathon is an open invitation to software developers and innovators… those tech enthusiasts who are excited to shape the…
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Flat6Labs Cairo Introduces New Offering to Entrepreneurs
Flat6Labs Cairo, the leading Startup Accelerator in Egypt, now offers startups joining its 12th Accelerator Cycle launching in January 2019…
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Facebook Ads Manager is back up after reported outage prior Black Friday
If you had trouble publishing ads on Facebook and Instagram in the last 48 hours, you weren’t alone. Facebook Ads Manager…
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Dubai-based HolidayMe.com raises $16 million in Series C funding
HolidayMe, the Middle East’s leading Online Travel Agency, has raised $16m in Series C funding from Gobi Partners, Algebra Ventures,…
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Facebook Ads Manager goes down prior Black Friday
Facebook Ads Manager tool went down for several hours on Tuesday, leaving brands and advertisers unable to run Black Friday…
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Spotify announces advertising partners for launch in the Middle East, North Africa
Top brands Hardee’s, Lipton, Mercedes-Benz Cars Middle East, Mountain View, Samsung Gulf Electronics, The Coca-Cola Company, and Western Union partner…
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Spotify is now available in the Middle East and North Africa
The music-streaming service Spotify went live in 13 countries across the Middle East and North Africa today, including Egypt, Saudi…
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Louvre Abu Dhabi celebrates over one million visitors
Louvre Abu Dhabi announced that it welcomed more than one million visitors in its first year, establishing itself as one…
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Apple services revenue reaches an all-time high of $10 billion
Apple announced financial results for its fiscal 2018 fourth quarter ended September 29, 2018. Apple services revenue reached an all-time…
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EY: Four MENA IPOs raise US $349.9m in Q3 2018
Saudi Arabia led the MENA IPO activity raising US$220.6m Muscat, Egypt, and Tunis recorded one IPO each raising US $129.3m…
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Facebook Hosts First ‘Boost Your Business’ Event in Cairo
Facebook hosted its first ‘Boost Your Business’ event in Cairo, which took place on Oct 22 at the Nile Ritz…
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Jordan: 10 Children killed in Dead Sea flash floods
At least 10 students and teachers were killed and 37 injured by flash floods near the Dead Sea that swept…
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Vivaldi browser releases version 2.1 with improved Quick Commands
After a robust upgrade to version 2.0, the Vivaldi browser continues transforming users’ everyday interactions on the Web – boosting productivity…
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Israeli Tech Startup ‘Snappy’ Raises US$8.2 Million
Snappy, the company revolutionizing corporate gifting, announced that it had secured $9.7 million in funding to date after raising $8.2…
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Egyptian FinTech Startup ‘Accept’ Ventures Into The Jordanian Market
Accept for payments and technology has announced that it has extended its services to the Jordanian market, in partnership with MEPS,…
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Jordan’s POSRocket launches its developer portal, marketplace
POSRocket, the cloud based point of sale platform has released the beta version of its developer portal and marketplace, to…
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Dawar App strives to solve Egypt’s garbage mess with a snap of a button
Dawar app is a new initiative that aims to solve Egypt’s garbage dilemma with the help of technology. The app enables…
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CIB is World’s Best Emerging Markets Bank for second consecutive year
Commercial International Bank-Egypt (CIB) has been named the World’s Best Emerging Markets Bank 2018 by Global Finance. The international award…
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Deezer appoints Kijamii as its digital agency in MENA
The internet-based music streaming service Deezer has appointed Kijamii as its digital agency in the Middle East and North Africa…
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EgyptAir magazine apologises over bizarre Drew Barrymore article
The inflight magazine of EgyptAir airline apologised over a confusing interview with actress Drew Barrymore that went viral after it…
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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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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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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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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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Jordanian Startup ‘Mawdoo3.com’ Raises US$13.5 Million
Jordanian startup Mawdoo3.com, the world’s most visited Arabic website with more than 45 million unique users per month, has completed a…
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Some of the funniest ‘Kiki’ moments on the internet
It’s safe to say we all know who Kiki is by now. The “In my feelings challenge” has taken over…
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Alexander the great stirs up controversy in Egypt
A massive black coffin was accidentally discovered in Alexandria earlier this month, sparking a great deal of controversy and some…
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Facebook Reveals 2018 World Cup Text-Delights Stats
Facebook has revealed statistics of its Text-Delights soccer animations that were launched ahead of Russia 2018 World Cup. More than 583 million…
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Facebook allows users to see all active ads run by a page for more transparency
Facebook is making significant steps to bring more transparency to ads and Pages, in light of Cambridge Analytica scandal this…
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Facebook Activates Text Delight Animations For World Cup 2018, Full List
Many of us noticed that Facebook has launched a new feature in celebration of Russia World Cup 2018 – When…
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UAE’s new influencer marketing policy comes into effect
The national media council’s law to regulate influencer marketing industry has came into effect on Jun 1. UAE-based social media…
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Facebook adds new tools, features for nonprofit fundraisers
Facebook has added new features and tools to Facebook Fundraisers in order to make fundraisers more impactful and accessible to help people…
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NYU Receives $500,000 Grant to Support Arabic Collections Online
New York University Libraries, a leader in digital library development, today announced that the philanthropic foundation Carnegie Corporation of New…
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Link Development Digitalizes Madaar Development Operations In Egypt
Egypt’s leading real-estate company, Madaar Development has started digitalizing its operations using a real estate solution known as Microsoft Dynamics…
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Egyptian fashion startup, La Reina raises $1 million in a Series A funding round
La Reina, Egypt’s first online fashion rental platform, announced $1 million in a Series A funding round led by Egypt’s largest…
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WUZZUF debuts its newly revolutionized platform among top employers at ‘Unlock’ 18’
WUZZUF, Egypt’s number one online recruitment platform is revealing its newly revamped platform during “Unlock’18”, an exclusive event that gathers…
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Vodafone Egypt tests waters for ‘Ready Digital’
Telecom giant Vodafone Egypt set foot in the digital marketing industry, launching a new service called “Vodafone Ready Digital” –…
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Facebook allows users to check if their data was shared with Cambridge Analytica
Facebook now tells you whether your information was compromised by Cambridge Analytica’s personality test app “This Is Your Digital Life”…
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Facebook’s Profile Picture Guard and Design Feature Now Available in Egypt
Facebook introduced Profile Picture Guard and Design features in Egypt, empowering people to have more control over the way others…
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Dubai Lynx Announces 2018 Awards Winners
The annual Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity concluded this evening with an Awards Ceremony following three days of talks,…
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The Hub Advertising Becomes The Ad Store Exclusive Partner in Egypt
The Hub advertising, branding and digital agency has joined the international creative group of independent communication agencies; The Ad Store…
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Chef Manal Al Alem becomes the latest investor in Yumamia
Famous TV celebrity Chef Manal Al Alem has become the latest investor in the Cairo-based food tech startup Yumamia. The…
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Panadol GSK Unveils Essam El-Hadary as Brand Ambassador
The legend, Essam El-Hadary has signed a one-year agreement to become the brand ambassador for Panadol GSK. In his role…
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Samsung acquires ‘Kngine’ Cairo-Based AI Startup
Samsung Research America recently announced its acquisition of Kngine — an artificial intelligence startup from Egypt. The startup, which was…
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Research reveals lack of financial planning amongst women
Half of British women have no long-term financial plan and almost a third have no pension, according to a recent…
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The FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola Touches Down in Dubai
The FIFA World Cup trophy has landed in Dubai yesterday as part of the global FIFA World Cup™ Trophy Tour…
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Flyin.com Crowned as the Best Online Travel Agency in Middle East 2017
Yet again in 2017, Flyin.com bagged the very coveted World Travel Awards as the Middle East, best Online travel Agency.…
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$10 million Facebook Community Leadership Programme open to MENA applicants
Today, Facebook in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) announced the launch of the Facebook Community Leadership programme, a…
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Gemalto high speed passport readers come into operation at Cairo International Airport
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, is supplying Cairo International, the second busiest airport in Africa, with automated document…
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Vivaldi introduces vertical reader mode, a first for browsers
Vivaldi has launched version 1.14, celebrating its third anniversary since the browser’s first public technical preview. With this update, Vivaldi…
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Uber Egypt names Mohamed Salah as its brand Ambassador in 2018
Uber Egypt today signed a contract with MS Commercial to feature Mohamed Salah as its brand ambassador for 2018, making…
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FIFA selects Koorabia.com as media partner in World Cup 2018
The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has listed Koorabia.com as among the 25 official Arab media outlets to accompany…
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Facebook forbids cryptocurrency, ICO ads
Facebook banned ads for cryptocurrency and related activities in a new advertising policy issued on Jan. 30, which claims the…
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World-leading lifestyle channels now available on one platform in Egypt
Scripps Network Interactive (SNI) has today announced that four of its world leading lifestyle channels – Food Network, Fine Living,…
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Mohamed Salah Named Vodafone Egypt’s Brand Ambassador
Mohamed Salah, the Egyptian football star has been named as brand ambassador of Vodafone Egypt for 2018, announced the mobile…
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Grey Group (WPP) acquires a majority stake in hug digital
Grey Group has acquired a majority stake in hug digital – a leading independent regional digital marketing agency, based in…
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Tweeps Add Satirical Flavor to Saudi Arabia’s Cinema Ban Lift
Twitter feeds saw an outburst of memes carrying satirical movie title suggestions in reaction to Saudi Arabia’s recent decision to…
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LaLiga scores big on social media in Arab world
LaLiga has managed to surpass 4,735,000 Facebook followers in Arab countries. The Spanish competition, which is currently fully immersed in…
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Egypt’s Mazady Wins Africa’s mCommerce Award 2017
Ten African ventures were awarded for excellence in mobile and tech at the annual AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2017 held in…
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