Al Bawaba Launches Arabic/English Language Blogging Service

Posted on November 14, 2005

Al Bawaba has launced a new blogging service on Albawaba.com. Albawaba.com says the service is the first Arabic/English language blogging service in the Middle East.

Mark Gatty Saunt, Gulf Director at Al Bawaba comments, "Blogging is becoming a hugely popular global trend for internet users and writers alike. And to keep up with ever changing trends, Al Bawaba is launching its own blogging service, so that anyone, with little or no technical background, can maintain a personal blog for potentially millions to see."
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"We identified language as the biggest barrier to blogging in the Arab world. And by offering the service in Arabic language, as well as English, we have broken that barrier and expect to spark off a huge blogging trend amongst Arabic language speakers from all over the world."

Al Bawaba's blogging service is free and also allows members to create photo galleries. Al Bawaba claims to be the "largest independent content producer in the Middle East." Competitor Maktoob.com, which claims to be the largest Arab online community with over 4 million members, does not yet appear to offer bloging tools.