By Khaled A., on January 16th, 2010
Make sure to check this list of Arabic web sites, I mean apps, strange, in Arabic it’s مواقع = websites but it’s web apps = تطبيقات الويب. Enough nitpicking. Here’s the list of Arabic Web Apps:
- Mashahd TV OnDemand network. A good example that proves you don’t need to add YOUTUBE/TUBE in your site’s name.
- Qabas min Hikmah (to quote from wisdom). A database of wise quotes.
- WA9.LA (link). iTiny. URL shortening services.
- Gwasah (submarine, gather your friends and sail in the submarine). Allows you and your friends to have private discussions.
- Kanashah. Online notes web app.
- Auto Survey. Arabic survey tool.
- Zahma o La (is it crowded or not). Monitor King Fahad bridge (between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain) activity.
- Mo3jam (dictionary). A dictionary of colloquial Arabic terms.
- Kammelna (Complete us, a Belote term). Online Belote card game. Belote is a popular in Saudi Arabia.
- Arabic Keyboard. Because you can’t find an Arabic keyboard everywhere you go.
- Bedkash. Classified ads.
- iconty (My Icon). Arabic icon search engine. For designers.
- Uzerat (Users). The BugMeNot for Arabic websites. Find logins for sites that demand your registration.
- Hide 2 Me. Share multiple links in a single short link.
- Read Now. A stumbleupon for Arabic reading content.
Voting will begin next Friday.
By Khaled A., on October 17th, 2009
Riyadh Region Traffic – the Offecial web site (yes, Offecial, not Official) has been suspended! This is nice, a government site contracted to an inefficient web provider (in this case it’s Sites4Arab – copyright 2002!).
The error message is “This account has been suspended. Either the domain has been overused, or the reseller ran out of resources.“. Ironic to see Traffic police being suspended, ha ha.
Apparently the nserver was now changed from ns1.sites4arab.net to ns1.nour.net.sa. Nournet’s website is also comforting copyright 2006! We seriously need better local web hosting providers!
By Khaled A., on August 18th, 2009
I like this site, it is attempting to list stuff that the average Saudi person would like.
Many items on this list I do notice that a lot of Saudis like them but I don’t. For example Balot playing cards, Shishah/Shesha, obsessive online chatting, reckless car drifting (taf-heet), huge bug-eyed shades, Pepsi obsession and smoking cigarettes.
By Khaled A., on July 22nd, 2009
Essam and Aiysha has launched a new site called , Techmology. They promise “modern Saudi society with a dash of tech news”. ha ha, ahm. Keep an eye on that site though and best of luck!
By Khaled A., on May 21st, 2009
Warning! Strong language! This is the best way to check the weather, with F-bombs. As expected, Riyadh is always %^#@ING HOT. It’s just a funny website. Hope you have a good laugh. (Via Daring Fireball).
By Khaled A., on January 31st, 2009
Google introduced “Offline Gmail” which allows you to access all of your Gmail content without connecting to the Internet. To enable it go to “Settings” then “Labs” then choose “Enable” in the “Offline” section. You need to install Google Gears which can be installed on most operating systems and web browsers.
Read more about it:
10 Good Things About Offline Gmail.
By Khaled A., on November 9th, 2008
The High Commission of The Development of ArRiyadh has updated the “Riyadh City Website”. You can visit the Arabic and English homepages.
The website includes events and a directory of businesses in Riyadh. You can add their RSS feed to your newsreader application: main English feed and main Arabic feed.
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