Google announces Egypt Office to open soon

A long time coming - but a great initiative, coupled with the Arabic language interfaces and news - this will go a long way to establishing a strong presence in the Middle East for Google.

"A spokesperson for Google, the world's leading search engine, has told ACN that it will soon be opening an office in Egypt to concentrate on its Arabic services. The regional office in Cairo will be the first to open in the Middle East and will be headed by Sherif Iskander, the regional head for Google Middle East and North Africa."

Read the article here: ITP.net {News: Google to open in Egypt}

tags: google, e-commerce, search-engines, business, cairo, egypt, middle-east

Posted 08/21/06 by hotelguru | Filed under: E Commerce and E Business

Comments

Yep, it was only a matter of time before Google branched out the the Middle East. I'm also surprised that it took this long -- I figured they would get there before they went to, say, China. But hey, at least it'll be happening soon!

Posted by RisingSunofNihon at 08/21/06 12:09:57

Arabian Business Magazine Aug 20-26 reports that after Cairo, the next regional offices are likely to be established in UAE (United Arab Emirates) and Morocco, two countries where usage has also rapidly increased. Arabisation of the Adsense service could also be a the next big thing for the region, esp since Adwords has been a popular online advertising medium for businesses in the region.

Posted by hotelguru at 08/24/06 12:23:36