News Releases

January 22nd, 2012

Algeria leads the Arab countries in terms of the number of government-owned FM radio stations

January 22nd, 2012

By November 2011, 38 Arab cellular operators had commercially launched 3G/3.5G networks

January 2nd, 2012

Jordan has the highest sales tax rate on cellular services in the Arab World.

December 11th, 2011

In the midst of an Arab Smartphone boom, Arab Advisors’ Smart Handheld Summit convenes in Dubai on December 5 & 6

November 24th, 2011

Smartphone users in Saudi Arabia have a higher preference for Arabic language applications than their counterparts UAE and Jordan

November 3rd, 2011

Drama series dominated Arabic series productions in 2011 with a 78% share

November 1st, 2011

Arab Advisors’ Smart Handheld Summit convenes in Dubai on December 5 & 6 in a time of enhanced adoption of smartphones across the Arab region.

October 19th, 2011

Smartphones constitute 43.7% of total cellular handsets in the UAE, 54.6% in Saudi and 41.6% in Jordan.

August 7th, 2011

Smartphones constitute 41.6% of total cellular handsets in Jordan.

June 21st, 2011

Egypt & Saudi Arabia, followed by the UAE, host the highest number of FTA channels broadcasting in the Arab World