Nogoom Masrya
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Nogoom Masrya (Arabic: نجوم مصرية, IPA: [nudʒuːm masˤriːah], meaning Egyptian Stars) is an Arabic Egyptian independent news web portal[1][2] founded in September 2009 by Abdelrahman Ellithy.[3] The website is best known for being the first revenue sharing platform in the Arab world [4]
Type of site | Local news website |
|---|---|
| Available in | Arabic |
| No. of locations | Giza, Egypt |
| Owner | Abdelrahman Ellithy |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | "Yes" |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 2009 |
| Current status | Active |
Nogoom Masrya started as an Internet forum in September 2009 with domain name 100fm6.com and focus on celebrity news. Then, it became popular during the Egyptian revolution of 2011[5][6] and launched a news portal in 2013 in the Middle East.[7]
Nogoom Masrya launched its news app on App Store for iPhone and iPad users and another app on Google Play for Android users in April 2018.[8][9]
Nogoom Masrya applied new internet technologies like for example: AMP (Accelerated mobile pages), using HTTPS internet protocol and web push notifications.[10] Nogoom Masrya was one of the early sites that adopted these technologies, and this helped in having fast loading pages for users.[11][12]