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Huawei reconfirms commitment to create value for communities
Huawei’s Rotating Chairman, Guo Ping, notes: “2022 will come with its fair share of challenges, but we will keep working closely with our global partners to overcome the difficulties we face, grow the harvest, and strengthen our foundations.” Huawei’s leadership has delivered a New Year message to the public ahead of what it views as […]
Jeeny app sees improved awareness, increased downloads and more orders with seamless customer experience in successful partnership with Huawei
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – December 27, 2021: As one of the first apps to integrate with Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) three years ago, Jeeny quickly experienced the benefits of their partnership with Huawei. The collaboration began with the desire from both parties to develop a seamless customer experience through a range of exciting initiatives. By joining […]
Kotozna’s CES Exhibit to Showcase Concierge Platforms that Let Speakers of 109 Different Languages Talk with Each Other in Their Native Tongues
Easy-to-use digital platforms are empowering the lodging industry amid the pandemic. LAS VEGAS (Dec. 27, 2021) – At CES® 2022 (Jan. 5-8) and ShowStoppers® (Jan. 5), Kotozna, Inc., a Tokyo-based communication tech startup, will demonstrate its digital concierge platforms for the travel and lodging industries that enable speakers of 109 different languages to talk with one another […]
Ring in the New Year with the Top 5 Smash Hits of 2021
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 27 December 2021: With 2021 coming to an end, HUAWEI Music, the advertisements-free platform is ringing in the new year with a playlist of the top 5 hits of 2021. The top 5 playlist is a mix of Arabic and English hits and will be available on all Huawei devices. 2021 was […]
Huawei’s Petal Search inks first partnership in Saudi with TiLa
KSA’s rising e-commerce platform integrated to Petal Search’s Merchant Center 23 December 2021, Riyadh, KSA: Petal Search, Huawei’s renowned application and search engine, available on new Huawei smartphones running on EMUI 10.1 or later, inked a partnership with Saudi’s rapidly growing multicategory e-commerce platform TiLa. The first of its kind collaboration marks TiLa as Petal Search’s first partner […]
New Mastercard podcast shows how financial inclusion is creating an equitable future for all
· Mastercard is shining a spotlight on the significance of financial inclusion in addressing some of the world’s most pressing socioeconomic challenges in a new podcast ‘Journey to One Billion’ experts, business leaders and entrepreneurs from the Middle East, Africa and around the world spotlight the innovations and partnerships that build a sustainable digital economy where people and the planet can […]
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SADAFCO Launches Saudi Chef Competition to Unleash the Culinary Artist Among Youth
SADAFCO launches the Saudi Chef Competition to celebrate the passion of culinary arts among Saudi youth. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 21 December 2021: Saudia Dairy and Foodstuff Company (SADAFCO), a premium Saudi food brand, announces the ‘Saudi Chef Competition’ that encourages young consumers who are passionate about cooking to share their culinary art skills. The competition is […]
W7Worldwide Shares 7 Communications Lessons from COVID-19
If we have learned anything from the pandemic, it is the value of the communications function as a strategic discipline for business survival and brand resilience. Customer centricity, humanity and corporate social responsibility are no longer a nice-to-have. It is not a strategic choice but a business survival technique. Regardless of industry sector, the end user holds the […]
Livestreaming Gets a Metaverse-Like Experience with Bigo Live’s New ‘Virtual Live’ Feature
Dubai-UAE: 18 December 2021 – Last year, the world started to evolve at an exponential pace as everyone rushed to become digital-first. However, with the recent announcement of the Metaverse, people have now been filled with excitement as it has opened a new realm of opportunities and possibilities for organizations, brands, small businesses and individuals alike. […]
HUAWEI Ads powers a ‘Cookie-Free’ world in 2022
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – December 19, 2021: With global digital advertising spending estimated at 378 billion US dollars in 2020, the number is expected to reach a total of 646 billion U.S. dollars by 20241. Traditionally, advertisers were dependent on the choices made by consumers to develop unique ways to empower brands. The constant need […]
stc, awarded for its best internal application across the Middle East
Dubai, 18 December 2021: stc was awarded the first place in the enterprise agility award 2021 for its best application that provides solutions for companies, for the internal communication application “HUB” during the awards ceremony that was held recently in Dubai. stc’s HUB application was crowned the first place as the best internal communication application, achieving […]
Huawei’s Petal Search to host “Petal Search Shopping Festival” with top e-commerce platforms
An array of offers across leading e-commerce platforms including, noon.com, TiLa, Jumia, Zando and Wego until – 31st December Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 15 December 2021: Petal Search, an AI-powered search engine available on Huawei and other devices, launched its flagship shopping festival up to to 31st December across UAE, KSA, Egypt and South Africa. During this […]
Celebrating Spider-Man™ Fandom on TikTok
Spider-Man may have No Way Home, but fans have found one with the TikTok global community Riyadh, KSA – December 14, 2021: As Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man: No Way Home swings into UAE theaters on December 16, 2021, the franchise is spinning webs of excitement on TikTok, where over 1 billion people come to be entertained in so many ways. With […]
Saudi Medical Student to receive LG Electronics’ Righteous Person Award
The Award Recognizes The Student for Providing Life Saving Medical Treatment in a Hit and run incident Riyadh, 14 December, 2021 – A medical student has been praised for his heroism after saving another man’s life, following a near fatal incident. Saudi national, Faisal Abdullah Mohammed Al-Ghamdi, is being recognized for his quick thinking and using […]
HUAWEI Ads launched its first-ever offline summit in MENA
Over 150 senior executives from leading media and agencies attended the HUAWEI Ads Summit Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 13 December 2021: The HUAWEI Ads Summit 2021 held in Dubai shed light on the platform’s advertising capabilities and unique potentials amongst the industry. The first event in Middle East and North Africa garnered attendance from over 150 senior […]
Twitter highlights the top conversations in Saudi Arabia in 2021 #OnlyOnTwitter
At the end of each year, Twitter highlights the key conversations which took place on the platform throughout the year. Hashtags, handles, Tweets, and Emojis are all analyzed in order to shed light on the stories that have led the public conversation over this year. From government to entertainment, topics have varied throughout the year. […]
Twitter highlights the top conversations around sports in Saudi Arabia in 2021 #OnlyOnTwitter
At the end of each year, Twitter highlights the key conversations which took place on the platform throughout the year. In 2021, Twitter revealed that football-related topics were amongst the most popular conversations in Saudi Arabia. From player signings to clubs and matches, here are some of the top football moments from throughout the year. […]
TikTok Celebrates a Year on TikTok 2021
Year-end report unveils the region’s top trends, creators, movements, and moments, powered by the community Please see the newsroom link here, video link here on TikTok and here to download Riyadh, KSA – December 8, 2021 – In celebration of a one-of-a-kind year, made possible by community-driven entertainment, today TikTok unveils a Year On TikTok 2021! The year-end report looks back on the […]
“Thank you so much REDTAG for this huge opportunity! It was a lifetime experience”: REDTAG winner on the Jeddah Formula 1 Hero package VIP experience.
A few amongst the 200 winners of REDTAG’s F1 Experiences Hero Package — which gave 4-day VIP benefits and access to the Jeddah race — share their joy, thanking value fashion and homeware brand REDTAG for the gesture that will forever remain etched in their memories. December 8th, Riyadh, KSA: REDTAG, the region’s leading value fashion and […]
Bigo Live Strikes Gold with First Season of ‘1 vs 6’
Dubai-UAE: 07 December 2021 – Bigo Live, one of the MENA region’s most popular social livestreaming platforms that recently launched its first-ever weekly reality-like series titled “1 VS 6” achieved great success as thousands of Arabic speaking users tuned in every Wednesday evening to identify which famous personality was not telling the truth. What made these […]
ITP Media Group bolsters its offerings on Snapchat with exciting shows from Regional Creators
The media conglomerate brings a new slate of content from some of the region’s top and most influential creators to Snapchat’s Discover platform Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 5 December 2021: ITP Live, the leading full-service influencer marketing and digital talent agency in the MENA region signed a new deal with Snap Inc. to bring to audiences locally […]
TikTok Launches Brand-New Transparency Center as a Hub for Ongoing Transparency and Accountability
– The Transparency Centre comprises the latest H1 2021 Content Removal Requests Reports alongside previous Transparency Reports – Information in the Transparency Reports will be more visual and offer machine-readable download data, following invaluable feedback from civil society organizations and other experts – The Center forms an important step in TikTok’s commitment to ongoing transparency […]