How our newest initiative "Map Your Dubai: Insider Edition" is Boosting the City’s Homegrown Hidden Gems? http://MapyourDubai.com 📍 Every day, millions of people turn to Google Maps to navigate, explore, and make decisions about where to spend their time. However, within a gastronomic landscape as vibrant and evolving as Dubai, those truly homegrown culinary gems often remain hidden. Today, alongside the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism, we launched Map Your Dubai: Insider Edition, an initiative to support the local food and beverages sector. 🥘 For this project 11 Google Maps Local Guides curated highly focused, thematic lists restricted to their top 10 absolute favorite local spots. Whether it’s a list of breakfast cafes or secret gastronomic gems, these lists offer an emotional bridge and a personal connection that algorithm-only recommendations simply cannot match. These curated lists are live, and from June 22, 2026 to July 6, 2026., we encourage the community to 🔊 vote 🔊 for their favorites, helping to funnel foot traffic and critical visibility toward our homegrown businesses. We invite you to participate in this community-driven movement and help us collectively map the future of Dubai’s culinary landscape. Thank you, Ahmad AlMheiri, for the partnership.
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To every Nashmi (نَشْمِي) & Nashmiyeh (نَشْمِيَّة) ↩️ 🇯🇴 ⚽ 🆕 Google Gemini is now the official AI Sponsor of the Jordan Football Association! By integrating Google Gemini, we are bringing advanced AI to the pitch—from interactive fan experiences and creative content tools to deeper match insights. Get ready for new ways to support and engage with the team! Jordan Football Association #GoogleArabia
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We are officially stepping into the collaborative era of AI—and the message from Google Marketing Live is clear: AI execution is no longer a future roadmap item—it is the present operating system. In the video, we look at how Gemini 3.5 Flash is being deeply embedded into the marketing ecosystem to completely change how businesses attract and capture demand. The 3 Shifts Driving the New Era of Marketing: From Search to Conversational Ads. As users shift toward interactive, AI-driven search behaviors, ads will natively surface as tailored recommendations directly inside live chats. New Business Agent will engage, qualify, and capture B2B leads directly within the ad unit itself. Visual Relevance & Seamless Commerce. Brands can now pull and boost authentic YouTube creator videos directly within their campaign workflows, alongside rolling out new visual ads on Google Maps to lock down local intent. Ask Advisor: Your New Strategic Partner. An intelligent expert partner that connects the dots across Google Ads, Analytics, and Merchant Center. You can simply chat with it in plain English to build, analyze, and optimize your campaigns simultaneously across the entire ecosystem. "We are officially moving into the era of the collaborative AI experience." Watch the full video with Kristina Medvedeva for a look at what's coming next. Which of these features are you most excited to integrate into your campaign setup first? “
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From the Communications team and all of us at Google Arabia, Eid Mubarak! Image generated by Gemini's Nano Banana - the prompt in the comments ⤵️ #GoogleArabia
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It’s I/O week! And we're excited to share three of our favorite announcements 🕶️ 💻 📹 Check out this video by Aya 🏅 and learn more ▶️ https://lnkd.in/dM-4STFz
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Are you ready for #GoogleIO? Learn about Google's latest AI breakthroughs at 9 p.m. Gulf Time.
Ready, set, #GoogleIO. 🏁 Tune in on May 19 at 10 a.m. PT to hear our latest company-wide product updates and AI breakthroughs.
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⚽️ Big news from the pitch! ⚽️ We're incredibly proud to share that Google Gemini is now the Official Technology Sponsor of both the Moroccan and Iraqi National Football Teams! 🇲🇦 🇮🇶 Over the next three months, and together with the Iraqi Football Association and the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football (FRMF), we will bring a series of fan-centric activations to life, all powered by Google Gemini. Fans can now use Gemini’s Text-to-Image model (Nano Banana) to create custom cheering visuals, or compose team anthems with Gemini's Text-to-Music model (Lyria)—bringing their support to life as if they were standing right on the field. Curious to learn more? Read here: https://lnkd.in/dthGspBd #GoogleArabia
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A world where your creative ideas are stress-tested for effectiveness and relevance by AI before they launch is not a fiction anymore! Together with Omnicom Advertising we just launched a powerful creative intelligence system — first of its kind in MENA. It uses the YouTube "ABCD" framework to evaluate four key pillars of success: 🪝 Attention: Does the hook work instantly? 🏷️ Branding: Is the brand memorable? ✨ Connection: Does it spark real emotion? 📣 Direction: Does it drive action? The system also uses Omnicom’s "Brave Bot" to push for bolder and more distinctive work. It turns vague feedback like "it feels slow" into clear, actionable steps. This shift ensures every campaign is both effective and culturally resonant. For brands, this means higher ROI on YouTube with less wasted budget. For users this means: more ads that we like and find helpful. Thank you Omnicom Advertising and @du for driving the AI-powered creativity forward.
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تذكير للمعلمين والمعلمات في كافة الدول العربية! نواصل سلسلة ندوات "التعليم من كل مكان" والمستمرة لعشرة أسابيع باللغتين الإنجليزية والعربية. الندوة القادمة بعنوان "تصميم التعلم الافتراضي | رقمنة دروسك باستخدام Gemini و NotebookLM و Google Classroom". اكتشفوا كيف يمكنكم إطلاق العنان لقوة الذكاء الاصطناعي لإنشاء تجارب تعليمية حديثة وممتعة! وتعلموا أساسيات التصميم التعليمي واحصلوا على إرشادات عملية حول تعديل دروسكم ورقمنتها. انضموا إلينا مباشرة أو شاهدوا التسجيل لاحقاً: goo.gle/edu-on-air-mena A reminder for educators in MENA. We continue the 10 week-long series of Edu on Air webinars in English and Arabic. Join us live or catch the on-demand replay here: goo.gle/edu-on-air-mena
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BIG NEWS! Personal Intelligence has officially launched in the Arab world 🌍 Available in English and Arabic. We’ve all spent way too much time digging through Gmail for a flight confirmation or scrolling through Photos to find a specific receipt. Now, Gemini does that for you. 🍽️ Create a weekend plan based on my reservation in Gmail 📕 Recommend books based on your past interests 📸 Find specific details buried in your docs or photos Is it private? Always. It’s off by default. You choose which apps to link, and your data stays within Google’s secure ecosystem. How to get it: 1️⃣ Open Gemini & tap Settings. 2️⃣ Tap Personal Intelligence. 3️⃣ Select your apps (Gmail, Photos, etc.). Available now for Google AI Plus, Pro, and Ultra subscribers! Learn more about Personalization via the link in the comment