Ajeeb.com will give priority to the BBC'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.
Fahad Al Sharekh, Business Development Director of Al Alamiah Group/Sakhr Software Co. said: "This agreement represents an important phase in the growth and development of our business on an international level. By forging a deal with the BBC, 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."
Maher Al Junaidy, Content Manager, Ajeeb.com added that the collaboration with the bbcarabic.com represents an ideal step towards developing mutually beneficial business relationships on the internet: "It sets an example of what can be achieved through cooperative efforts of web portals that truly care about Arab users and improves the services we offer them."
Head of bbcarabic.com Hosam El Sokkari said he is pleased with this partnership: "Ajeeb.com has built up a reputation for providing innovative services to online users in the Arab world. This collaboration will give more online users across the Arab world direct access to the BBC's news and information in Arabic and English."
Ajeeb.com has received several awards for Best Bilingual Web Portal on the Internet. It has maintained its position at the top of the list of Arabic web portals, based on its popularity and its quality services, as rated by Arabian Business and other independent research centres.
bbcarabic.com is the BBC's award-winning 24/7 online news and information service in Arabic. In addition to world class news coverage in text, sound and video, the Have Your Say feature allows users to share views and comments on important events and breaking news.
bbcarabic.com won Middle East awards for Best News Site and Best Arabic Online Content Provider. Today bbcarabic.com is the major Arabic provider of world and Arab news and information on the internet.
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- United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, April 13 - 2004 at 15:41
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A deal has been finalised enabling bilingual Arab and English portal Ajeeb.com to display headlines and news summaries from the BBC's English and Arabic websites, bbcnews.com and bbcarabic.com
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About Ajeeb.comAjeeb.com offers a wealth of information on the Middle East in both the Arabic and English. 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 Web sites, 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. Ajeeb.com hosts a variety of channels with daily updates including news, information technology and the Internet, women's affairs, shopping, bulletin boards and quick polls. The content is further supported by an encyclopedia of Arabic cinema, literary and Islamic software and a wide selection of games. Other services include a selection of online dictionaries for bi-directional translation in five languages, as well as weather forecasts, 'today in history' highlights, prayer times, daily caricatures, horoscopes, email and classified ads. For more information on Ajeeb.com, visit the website http://www.ajeeb.com
BBC 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. 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.
For more information contact:
Hosam El Sokkari, Editor, bbcarabic.com
+44(0)207557 2525;
Maher Al Junaidy, Content Manager, Ajeeb.com
+971 4 391 1549;
Posted by Christine H. Andersen, Assistant News EditorTuesday, April 13 - 2004 at 15:41 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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