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Redefining ‘Norm’ for Organizations Post-COVID-19

Sherif Kozman - Jun 3, 2020 at 1:49 PM

Look at the date on your phone, it might as well be 1920 and COVID-19 might as well be the Spanish Flu, humans are...

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Fintech giant ‘Brex’ lays off 62 of staff despite raising $150M

Staff Writer - May 30, 2020 at 4:30 PM

Brex founders Pedro Franceschi and Henrique Dubugras wrote in a blog post published yesterday that 62 people would be let go. The corporate credit cards...

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Tribal Credit Joins Visa’s Fintech Fast Track to Bridge Equity Gap for MENA Startups

Staff Writer - May 19, 2020 at 10:16 PM

US-based startup Tribal Credit, which raised $9.1 million in a series of seed rounds, today announced that it has joined Visa’s Fintech Fast Track...

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Facebook introduces new distribution metric

Editor - May 5, 2020 at 8:03 PM

Yesterday, Facebook released a new metric called "distribution score" to measure the performance of Facebook pages. The company defined the new distribution score as: The distribution...

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Best Startup Incubators in the UAE 2020

Editor - Apr 12, 2020 at 11:01 PM

Startup incubators in the UAE are an integral part of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Even for the most experienced of campaigners, building a business from...

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Video: Easy Way to Remove Background in Photoshop

Ahmed Maher - Apr 2, 2020 at 12:06 PM

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Coronavirus: Fitness App ‘ElCoach’ Gives Away 30-days Free For Everyone

Staff Writer - Mar 19, 2020 at 5:07 PM

Bodybuilders, gym-goers, and fitness enthusiasts have been scrambled to find alternative ways to sweat after closing gym chains & boutique fitness spots in all...

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Netflix Down: Netflix not working Users can log in worldwide

Ahmed Maher - Mar 19, 2020 at 12:01 AM

Having trouble accessing your Netflix account? You’re not alone! Users from all around the world have reported login outage on Wednesday while accessing their Netflix...

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Netflix MENA’s Twitter Account Hacked

Ahmed Maher - Mar 18, 2020 at 11:15 PM

Netflix MENA's Twitter account has been hacked early today, the hacker replaced Netflix's profile photo and pinned a tweet confirmed the news. https://twitter.com/NetflixMENA/status/1240277068534947840?s=20 The company still...

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Top reasons you should hire a digital marketing agency

Staff Writer - May 6, 2020 at 11:29 PM

As a business owner, there’s nothing more important than...

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Facebook drives OSN online sales up 6 times

Staff Writer - Jan 30, 2019 at 3:12 PM

The Middle Eastern TV operator, OSN saw online sales...

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Online Learning Platform Abwaab Raises 2.4M in Seed Funding

Staff Writer - Mar 18, 2020 at 12:05 AM

Abwaab, MENA’s latest online learning platform, today announces the closing of its $2.4M pre-seed funding round. The round was kicked off by Adam Tech Ventures...

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Good People, Kijamii partner to form ‘GP&K’ digital driven...

Staff Writer - Sep 10, 2019 at 1:32 PM

Good People, the region’s leading creative production house, joined...

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Wunderlist app is shutting down, switching to Microsoft To...

Ahmed Maher - Mar 12, 2020 at 5:00 PM

Microsoft has set to discontinue the could-based task management...

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Amazon now delivers to Palestine following boycott campaign

Ahmed Maher - Mar 4, 2020 at 6:25 PM

Global e-commerce giant Amazon has added Palestine to its...

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Covid-19 A Catalyst For Digital Transformation

Sherif Kozman - Mar 19, 2020 at 4:24 PM

Mankind is trying to figure out ways to fight...

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JLL appoints Dana Salbak as Head of Research for...

Staff Writer - Jan 20, 2020 at 8:58 PM

JLL, one of the world’s leading real estate investment...

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Tidbits from 2018 State of Social Video Report ‘Egypt...

Staff Writer - Apr 12, 2019 at 8:51 PM

We analyzed over 43,000 videos generating over 7 billion...

Business

Outsourcing IT support – why are so many companies doing it?

Staff Writer - May 15, 2020 at 9:00 PM

As a business, having 24/7 support from your IT department is a must. Sadly, with current business infrastructures, many IT consultants and support systems...

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Why Facebook Blocks Coronavirus News Stories?

Ahmed Maher - Mar 18, 2020 at 12:50 PM

Yesterday, Facebook users complained that links to news stories and information related to the coronavirus outbreak were blocked by the company's automated system. It happened...

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Trade Bank of Iraq Donates $5M to Iraqi Ministry of Health to help Combat Coronavirus

Staff Writer - Mar 18, 2020 at 12:28 AM

Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI), today announced US $5 million in funding to support the Iraqi Ministry of Health’s efforts to combat the threat...

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Coronavirus impact on industries and sectors

Firas Khirfan - Mar 17, 2020 at 11:43 PM

The ongoing spread of COVID-19 "the new coronavirus" has become one of the biggest threats to the global economy and financial markets, in this...

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Jordan declared free of Coronavirus

Staff Writer - Mar 13, 2020 at 7:18 PM

Jordanian citizen who was tested positive Covid-19 has been declared healthy today and released from quarantine in Amman, which means that the country is free...

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Dubai Lynx Postpones Annual Festival Amid Coronavirus Spread in MENA

Ahmed Maher - Mar 2, 2020 at 2:59 PM

Dubai Lynx's annual festival in March has been rescheduled on 6-9 September 2020 in light of the coronavirus outbreak in the MENA region. "We have...

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The 5 Best URL Shorteners 2020

Staff Writer - Feb 20, 2020 at 3:23 PM

A URL Shortener is a technique in which a URL may be made shorter in length and still redirect to the original long page. Most URL Shorteners are...

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Dubai to benefit from 1M+ hotel room nights amid major business event wins

Staff Writer - Feb 9, 2020 at 1:45 PM

Dubai Business Events (DBE), the city’s official convention bureau, recorded a total of 301 successful bids for meetings, conferences, and incentives in 2019. Set...

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Orascom CEO Khaled Bichara Killed in Car Crash

Ahmed Maher - Jan 31, 2020 at 11:07 AM

Orascom Development CEO Khaled Bichara, 48, was killed Friday in a car crash in Giza, Egypt. Bichara, a father of two, was driving on Remaya...

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Saudi Telecom ‘STC’ reaches a deal with Vodafone Group to acquire its stake in Vodafone Egypt

Ahmed Maher - Jan 29, 2020 at 11:48 AM

Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has reached a deal with Vodafone Group to acquire its stake in Vodafone Egypt. Vodafone has informed the local authorities...

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