The number of mobile subscriptions in the Middle East (see note) will cross the 250-million mark during 2012, reaching 271.27 million at end-2012 and rising to 352 million at end-2016, according to forecasts by Informa Telecoms & Media.
Additionally, the average mobile penetration rate for the Middle East will cross the 100% mark in 2012: It wil...
Saudi Telecom Company (STC) Group announced its investment in a new Venture Capital Fund which specializes in start up, small, and medium sized companies operating in the field of telecommunications and IT in the Saudi market as well as other international markets.
STC Group will invest an initial amount of $50 million that is self financed making...
A hacktivist hacker hacked briefly yesterday Egypt State TV website in protest of its coverage of the events in Tahrir square. After Thousands of demonstrators re-occupy square in the Egyptian capital Cairo, after a violent attempt by security forces to evict them leaves 11 dead. Protestors were demanding an end to Military leadership of Egypt ...
Jordanian gaming developer Quirkat has launched MENA Speed (Sur3a) on Sony Play Station, the company says the game works with both PSP and PS3.
"MENA Speed is the first drag race game with tracks in major cities across the Middle East, pumping adrenaline with screeching tires and burned rubber across the roads of Dubai, Amman, Kuwait and Ca...
Twitter trending topics are the most discussed topics on Twitter, last year Twitter added local trending topics to some US cities and some countries around the world, where it buzzed the most discussed topic coming from a given location. However now we can see United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Turkey were added to the list , where users can see trendi...
As an estimated three million pilgrims have gathered yesterday on the plains of Arafat in Mecca for a key rite of Hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage. Worldwide, around two billion Muslims are celebrating the holiday known as Eid Al Adha.
In this occasion ArabCrunch greets every Muslims worldwide: Eid Mubarak and may God bless you. And for ou...
Nearly 2.5 million Muslims begin the annual Islamic ritual of the Hajj today, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The Hajj represents one of the five pillars of Islam; it requires all Muslims around the world who are able-bodied and can afford it to perform the pilgrimage once in their lifetime.
YouTube has partnered with Saudi Ministry of Culture and Infor...
The website of a French weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo has been hacked the responsibility of the attack was taken by Turkish hackers in retaliation for posting insulting drawings of prophet Mohammad peace be upon him. The offices of the newspaper on question in paris was also burned down according to Aljazeera Arabic.
The newspaper that sells 60,0...
Falafel Games, producer of the fully Arabic themed browser-based MMO game Knights of Glory, has been selected as a Finalist for Red Herring's Top 100 Asia award, a prestigious list honoring the year’s most promising private technology ventures from the Asian business region.
The Red Herring editorial team selected the most innovative companies...
Telecom research agency BuddeComm has launched its Africa - Fixed and Wireless Broadband and Internet Markets and Forecasts report.
It says that "Large parts of Africa gained access to international fibre bandwidth for the first time via submarine cables in 2009 and 2010. In other parts of the continent, additional fibre systems have brought compe...
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