The acquisition of GoNabit.com, the Middle East’s original group-buying website, by LivingSocial, the online source for handpicked experiences at a great value, marks a milestone development for the region’s e-commerce industry. • Regional market set to mature with entry of world-leading...

Dubizzle.com, the region’s online classifieds and community portal, has announced plans to extend their offerings across digital platforms following rapid growth in both user traffic and content listings in Kuwait. The website has already made great strides in a number of regional markets, with...

Digital Marketing Event Highlights Importance of Online Strategy and Tools to Boost Business Productivity. Dubai-UAE: 27 June, 2011 – Dubai Internet City, a member of TECOM Investments, is partnering with Click 5.0, a digital marketing event for the Middle East offering insights on e-commerce solutions...

MBC Group launched its new high-definition (HD) broadcasting system covering its bouquet of channels, in a joint ceremony with Technosat, the partner company supplying the set up boxes. The new high definition (HD) television broadcasting offers clear dimension, and the highest amount of accuracy and...

HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, Chairman of Rotana Holding, chaired Rotana’s Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday 21st June 2011. The meeting was attended by Dr. Walid Arab Hashem, Vice Chairman, Mr. Fahad Alsukait, CEO- Rotana Group and Mr. Pierre Daher, Board Member. The...

Search giant Google has done it once again with a kick-ass logo, this time to mark the total lunar eclipse that was visible in most of world today 15th of June 2011, just last Thursday Google managed to rock the internet with a playable & recordable doodle that honored American guitarist Les Paul! Once...

Over 16 million Internet users in Middle East North Africa (MENA), accounting for 25% of the region’s Internet population, are Digital Natives who shape online trends – making the 25-30 year old age group the largest, most influential demographic. Effective Measure Vice President (Digital...

DUBAI, UAE, 13 June 2011 – HP and DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.(Nasdaq: DWA) have united once again to create the studio‘s actionpacked 3-D film ―Kung Fu Panda 2,‖ which is now playing in cinemas across the UAE. For ultimate performance, production artists at DreamWorks Animation relied on...

Al Jazeera’s English-language television channel is the most followed Middle East media brand on twitter (@AJEnglish), according to a new website which tracks tweets from media, journalists and bloggers in the Middle East & North Africa. The Qatar-based news organisation operates three of the...

Yahoo! Maktoob in collaboration with Digital Republic held the first “Digital Done Right” workshop in Cairo last week. Joined by some of Egypt’s biggest players in advertising, the training session aimed at educating the industry on the digital opportunities available for brands online,...