Announced at House of Instagram virtual event on 15 March 2021, Instagram is expanding the availability of Reels to more countries in the Middle East and North Africa region. When it launched globally in august 2020, Egypt was the only country in the MENA region to access it.
Remeber how you saw someone’s Stories which had Music, and it shows “Instagram Music isn’t available in your region”? That’s now a thing of the past, as Facebook and Instagram have rolled out Music for user across the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region.
Twitter is trying out new shopping features, and looks like it’s being done here in the Middle East. Currently, it shows up on an Android device. Expect it to expand to iOS and web in the future.
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, PlayStation launched #PlayAtHome initiative where they gave away 2 games on the PlayStation 4 – Journey and Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection.
Play At Home returns again for four months with free games you can claim for life. Console gamers in the Middle East have more reason to keep their PlayStation 4 handy.
Anime lovers in the Middle East can rejoice. StarzPlay has partnered with TV Tokyo to bring their library of anime content to the region. This includes the popular Naruto series and its sequels.
Qatar may soon witness self-driving deliveries. Local startup Airlift Systems trials the concept at Qatar Foundation’s Education City with Talabat deliveries and leverages Vodafone Qatar’s 5G network.
