Category : World
Service
Date : 12.04.2004
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A deal has
been finalised enabling bilingual Arab and English portal
to display headlines and news summaries from the 91Èȱ¬'s English and Arabic
websites,
and .
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Ajeeb.com will give priority to the 91Èȱ¬'s news websites
amongst all news sources recommended to its visitors and to the users
of Johaina, the portal's automated news monitoring service which collects
and categorises online news headlines and summaries in navigable directories
around the clock.
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Fahad Al Sharekh, Business Development Director of Ajeeb.com,
said: "This agreement represents an important phase in the growth
and development of our business on an international level.
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"By forging a deal with the 91Èȱ¬, the world's largest
newsgathering operation and the most trustworthy and reputable news
source, we are sending a message to all Arab-speakers, particularly
those working in international media."
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Mr Al Sharekh added that the collaboration with the
bbcarabic.com represents an ideal step towards developing mutually beneficial
business relationships on the internet.
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"It sets an example of what can be achieved through
co-operative efforts of web portals that truly care about Arab users
and improves the services we offer them," he said.
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Head of bbcarabic.com Hosam El Sokkari said he was pleased
with this partnership.
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"This collaboration will give more online users
across the Arab world direct access to the 91Èȱ¬Â’s news and information
in Arabic and English," he said.
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Notes to Editors
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91Èȱ¬ Arabic service online site, bbcarabic.com, is the
Arab world's award-winning 24/7 online news and information service
which offers a fully integrated radio service as well as video packages.
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Its interactive section Have Your Say encourages free
debate on a whole range of issues, from news and current affairs to
youth and sport, turning it into a hub across the Arab-speaking world
for a free and open dialogue.
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bbcarabic.com won Middle East awards for Best News Site
and Best Arabic Online Content Provider.
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Today bbcarabic.com is the major Arabic provider of
world and Arab news and information on the net.
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Ajeeb.com has received several awards for Best Bilingual
Web Portal on the Internet.
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It has maintained its position at the top of the list
of Arabic web portals, based on its popularity and its quality of services,
as rated by Arabian Business and other independent research centres.
Ajeeb.com offers information on the Middle East in both the Arabic and
English.
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Based on cutting-edge technologies from Sakhr, the
portal offers users a host of unique and free services, including English
to Arabic machine translation for text in any format, a comprehensive
directory of regional websites, a powerful web search engine and the
first service of its kind in the region to monitor and aggregate news
and other dynamic information on the web.
