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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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TikTok Kicks-off Ramadan Campaign ‘Katar Khairak’, Features Nelly Kareem
TikTok MENA launched its Ramadan campaign “Katar Khairak” which translates as Spread Kindness. The campaign encourages users on and off…
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Egypt Bans Dice Ad in Ramadan 2022 Over Alleged Ethical Violations
Dice Underwear’s ad for Ramadan 2022 has been suspended over alleged ethical violations by the Supreme Council For Media Regulation.…
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Egyptian Food Bank’s Ramadan 2022 Ad Invites Egyptians to Share Happiness
Urging people to donate to feed fasting needy people this year, the Egyptian Food Bank put up a great ad…
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Telecom Egypt Steals The Ad-Show in Ramadan 2022
Telecom Egypt launched its Ramadan 2022 commercial TVC on social media and Youtube, starred by Yasmine Abdel Aziz and Karim…
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Orange Egypt Debuts Ramadan 2022 With A Real Delight
Orange Egypt kicked off the Ramadan media race with the late star Soad Hussny’s “Egypt sweetheart” movies themes, starred by…
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Egypt Post, Amr Diab kick off Ramadan 2022 Advertising Race
Egypt Post kicked off Ramadan’s advertising race with a brand TVC, the ad theme “it’s your time” urging that the…
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Saudi eCommerce platform Haseel raises $6.6M in series A
Saudi-based fresh produce eCommerce startup Haseel has raised $6.6M in a Series A funding round. Vision Ventures led the round.…
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DailyMealz Raises US$5 Million in a Pre-Series A Round
Saudi Arabia-based healthy food delivery app DailyMealz has raised SAR 20 million ($5 million) in a pre-Series A round. Saudi…
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Netflix to end multiple account sharing
Netflix is testing a new feature that will charge a fee to its subscribers who share their accounts with other…
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Sokowatch raises $125M, rebrands to Wasoko
Nairobi-based B2B company that connects informal retailers to manufacturers, Sokowatch, has raised $125 million in Series B funding from Tiger…
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Perlego raises $50M, aims to build ‘Spotify for textbooks’
The London online startup Perlego has picked up $50 million to expand its business after seeing its platform boom through…
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YouTube takes down channels linked to Russian state media
YouTube took down channels linked to Russian state media such as RT and Sputnik; the company has also suspended all…
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Starlink stops taking pre-orders in India, following warning from DoT
Elon Musk-backed Starlink stopped taking pre-orders in India after the Department of Telecommunications had warned that the company has not…
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Marriott pauses opening new hotels in Russia to condemn Ukraine Invasion
The Marriott Hotel chain said today it has decided to pause the opening of upcoming hotels and all future hotel…
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Sony suspends PlayStation in Russia following Ukraine invasion
Sony has stopped selling its PlayStation consoles and software in Russia, becoming the latest major brand to withdraw business in…
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