Thirteen years ago, Noor Naim was homeless in Turkey. Now, she’s the top Arab female YouTuber with 60 million followers, aiming to become the region’s first social media billionaire
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UAE holiday dates; Dubai Land Department bans landlords; Metro hikes nol card fees; Millionaire migration – 10 things you missed this week
UAE holiday dates, Dubai Land Department bans 10 landlords, Metro hikes nol card fees, millionaire migration and more of the top stories this week
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Cristiano Ronaldo breaks YouTube records, shares videos of life in Saudi Arabia
Cristiano Ronaldo launches YouTube channel and breaks records in one hour
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Sheikh Mohammed announces $41m Dubai content creation fund and influencer headquarters
Sheikh Mohammed directs fund for content creators and a permanent base for social media influencers in Dubai
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1 Billion Followers Summit Dubai: Khaby Lame, German Garmendia, Mishary Alafasy, Mo Vlogs, Abo Falah, Sidemen, Techno Gamers, Bassem Youssef and more share their secrets
World-famous content creators and social media influencers will be among the guests at the 1 Billion Followers Summit in Dubai
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1 Billion Followers Summit returning to Dubai
1 Billion Followers Summit will return to discuss social media trends in 2024
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Arab youth social media addiction reaches crisis levels as Gen Z, Millennial mental health declines: Report
Nearly 13% of Arab youth aspire more to influencing than pursuing careers in education, business or healthcare
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Nick Jonas sings in Hindi, song goes viral
The song was made in collaboration with 24-year old Hindi artist King
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Influencer crashes plane to get more followers
29-year-old Trevor Jacob will face up to 20 years in federal prison for deliberately crashing his plane for more followers
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UAE, Qatar and Bahrain lead world in social media use: UNESCO
People in the UAE lead the world in the usage of social media
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Joe Rogan fake podcast: Donald Trump interviewed in AI deepfake
The ‘interview’ is over 30 minutes long and was created using ChatGPT
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Dubai villa sold for $34m after Instagram meeting and YouTube video campaign
Dubai property sells for $34m following viral video being shared on Instagram
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Jake Paul v Tommy Fury in Saudi Arabia fight confirmed for February 26
Jake Paul and Tommy Fury’s long awaited boxing match will take place in Saudi Arabia in February
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Legendary metal band Metallica warns fans against crypto scams
As their new single ‘Lux Æterna’ from ’72 Seasons’ debuts at No.1 on Billboard Hot Hard Rock Songs Chart, a fan loses $25,000 worth of Bitcoin on fake YouTube channel
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Dubai hosts One Billion Followers influencer summit, global social media stars attending
Dubai will host an influencer summit for content creators with more than one billion followwers
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Emirates named top UAE brand despite Covid-fuelled travel curbs
Dubai airline shows strong net positive sentiment among UAE residents in YouGov’s Best Buzz Rankings 2021
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In pictures: Hatem Al Iraqi perform virtual Eid concert in Al Majaz Amphitheatre
The concert which was broadcast live on Al Majaz Amphitheatre’s social media accounts to abide by the precautionary measures taken by UAE to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, drew unprecedented viewership, with 30,000 times on Facebook page; drew 5,000 hits on Instagram; and enjoyed by 7,000 fans on YouTube.