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Editorial TeamNovember 26, 2015
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Kinda Ibrahim joins Twitter as Director of Media Partnerships, MENA

Kinda Ibrahim (@kindaibrahim) joined Twitter in Dubai, UAE as Director of Media Partnerships for the Middle East and North Africa region, after 12 years of…
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Editorial TeamNovember 24, 2015
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Red Herring Global Top 100 Award Crowns TA Telecom’s Innovation Efforts

Recognized for technological innovation in the analytics and mobile industry, TA Telecom is the only African and Arab company to…
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Editorial TeamNovember 12, 2015
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3 Int'l Investors Acquire Fawry for $100M

A consortium of three international investors acquired 85 percent of Fawry, Egypt’s largest e-payment network. The profit-making company, which generated EGP 210…
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Editorial TeamNovember 11, 2015
9

Cairo Cristal Academy Puts Advertising On Top of Agenda

Brand storytelling, audience targeting and content distribution are on the agenda of the Nov. 25 Cairo Cristal Academy conference. Dedicated…
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Editorial TeamNovember 10, 2015
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Donald Trump Suggests: ‘Maybe we should boycott Starbucks’

US presidential candidate Donald Trump threatened to end Starbuck’s lease on Trump tower, asking whether it’s about time to boycott the coffee…
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Editorial TeamNovember 10, 2015
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Starbucks Christmas Cups Spark Heated Controversy

Trees, snowflakes, snowman, and santa went missing from Starbucks Christmas plain red cups this season sparking a social media frenzy…
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Editorial TeamNovember 10, 2015
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+80K Tweets Set Hossam Bahgat Free

Prominent journalist and human rights advocate Hossam Bahgat has been released today amid social media outburst, which generated more than 80,000…
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Editorial TeamOctober 30, 2015
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Major brands pull ads from Reham Saeed

Reham Saeed’s television talk show ‘Sabaya Al Khair lost 18 major sponsors and advertisers today following a storm of criticism…
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Editorial TeamOctober 29, 2015
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ALN Nominates Egypt’s TA Telecom for Prominent Entrepreneurship Award

Recognized as an entrepreneurial leader for business excellence, profitability and innovation, the Egypt-based analytics and mobile technology company, TA Telecom,…
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Ahmed MaherOctober 28, 2015
13

Emirates Airline Fires Up Benfica Fans

Dressed in their elegant beige uniforms and red hats, Emirates airline hostesses walked into the soccer field’s center circle to…
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Editorial TeamOctober 25, 2015
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First Day Wrap-up Marketing Kingdom Cairo 2015

Leading marketing professionals in the Cairo gathered for the two-day Marketing Kingdom Cairo 2015, listening to topnotch speakers from Twitter, Google, Facebook, Shazam,…
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Editorial TeamOctober 24, 2015
15

Netflix Seeks Local Hires Ahead of MENA Launch

The online streaming service Netflix announced three job vacancies in the Middle East & North Africa (Manager, Social Media – Middle East,…
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Editorial TeamOctober 22, 2015
23

Nestle, Intel Denounce Rumors on Exiting Egypt

Nestle and Intel has issued statements today refuting false media reports that both multinationals are closing their offices in Egypt in…
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Editorial TeamOctober 18, 2015
23

Cairo Best Italian Restaurants to Celebrate National Pasta Day

October 17 is marked as the National Pasta Day worldwide. Pasta lovers celebrate the day with over 600 known pasta shapes, comes…
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Editorial TeamOctober 17, 2015
17

6 Facts you should know about Egyptian Super Cup 2015

2015 Egyptian Super Cup has been able to oust all topics in the country’s trends list on social media with many…
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