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Adoption of Cloud Computing in the Arab World

By: Alana Rehman/ Arab America Contributing Writer Cloud computing refers to using the internet for data storage, servers, databases, networking, and software. Data and files in this system can be saved in a remote database rather than a file or conventional hard drive. Cloud computing can save money, increase productivity, and provide security. Cloud adoption … Continued

Amazon in Arab Countries

By: Arab America Contributing Writer/ Alana Rehman On July 5, 1994, Jeff Bezos established Amazon from his garage in Bellevue, Washington. Amazon.com is an American multinational technology company concentrating on digital streaming, cloud computing, online advertising, e-commerce, and artificial intelligence. It is one of the most valuable brands in the world and has been called … Continued

Amazon’s Alexa Can Now Take Questions and Answers in Arabic

SOURCE: GULF NEWS BY: MANOJ NAIR Dubai: Feel like conversing with Alexa in Arabic? From today, you can as Amazon adds Arabic to the list of languages its popular voice assistant can communicate with users. And not just a few token lines at that. Alexa comes empowered with a full set of Arabic language skills, … Continued

Palestinian advocacy can’t win on such an uneven playing field—Human rights issues rise and fall in the U.S. and Israel

American workers have been trying to support Palestinians in several ways over the years. Recently Amazon and Google workers have tried to influence their companies’ decisions to supply the Israeli military and government technology used to harm Palestinians. Another case is of AFL-CIO workers who have voted to condemn Israeli violence against Palestinians and to end U.S. financial aid to Israel. On the Israel side is the government’s attempt to quell the important work of six Palestinian human rights organizations. Contributing writer, John Mason, these three grassroots attempts to support Palestinians.

Arab American Congresswomen Combatting Excesses of Power and Wealth – the U.S. President and Amazon’s Bezos

By: John Mason/ Arab America Contributing Writer Last week, we were confronted by an insurrectionist raid on our nation’s capital by Trump-directed white domestic terrorists attempting to bring down the Government. We were also faced with the continuing tragic pandemic of COVID-19, during which certain corporations rake in huge profits off their employees while making … Continued

Amazon Launches Its First Arabic Website in UAE

SOURCE: ENGADGET BY: AMRITA KHALID Amazon has launched its first officially branded Arabic website in the United Arab Emirates, and is set to expand in the Middle East. Visitors to Souq.com are now redirected to an entirely new website, Amazon.ae. Souq, which was bought by Amazon in 2017, is the largest e-commerce platform in the Middle East. … Continued

Arabic Added To Amazon Polly Text-To-Speech Cloud Service

The move allows developers to create applications that speak in Arabic and build speech-enabled products and services, including cars, internet of things devices, appliances, automated contact centers, language learning platforms, translation apps and newsreaders. SOURCE: CRN BY: DONNA GOODISON Cloud provider Amazon Web Services yesterday said Arabic has been added to the list of languages … Continued

Dubai’s Ruler Praises ‘Arab World’s Amazon,’ Supports Youth’s Ambition

“I’m proud of Ronaldo, and say to all Arab youth that Dubai is the city of your dreams, fuelled by young ambition.” Russ Grandinetti (left), Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (center) and Ronaldo Mouchawar (right) Source: Twitter/HHShkMohd SOURCE: STEP FEED BY: SARAH TRAD In a recent visit to Souq.com’s headquarters in the UAE, Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed … Continued

Amazon planning to launch logistics center in Egypt

By Arabian Supply Chain Staff Amazon is in the process of finalising plans for a logistics centre in Egypt, with a number of companies having applied for the distribution tender. Hany Kesis, former chairperson of Egyptian-American Business Council, was quoted by the Daily News Egypt as saying that a number of Egyptian companies have begun … Continued

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