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Mitgo’s New Gaming Network Has The MENA Region In Its Sights

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3 years ago

July 25, 2023

Nour Nasir

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Global IT company Mitgo has launched Mitgame, a specialized network for games and online gaming services. Mitgame was formed by creating a separate company from the online gaming segment of the Admitad network, which is also a Mitgo-owned company.

Over the last 12 months, revenue across the Admitad network grew by over 50%. After this period of rapid growth, it was decided to launch Mitgame as a separate entity with a special focus on the online gaming market.

Mitgame will target client, browser, and console games, and the newly-formed network already has more than 200,000 publishers, 100+ game brands, and over 500,000 active players. Current partnerships include Epic Games, Perfect World, Plarium, MY.GAMES, Wargaming, Gaijin, Nexters, Innogames, and Upjers. The company also has a solid track record of cooperating with industry leaders like PlayStation, Xbox, and Riot Games.

The MENA region will be a key market for Mitgame. In the first half of 2023, MENA player acquisitions and purchases increased by 64%, and over the next 12 months, the network plans to have built partnerships with up to 80 MENA gaming brands and 5,000 publishers.

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“Mitgame has evolved into a very gaming-focused business. Being part of Mitgo will allow Mitgame to benefit from all the services and partner networking opportunities the company offers. This is part of our core strategy to broaden and diversify the business into successful, global market segments,” said Alexander Bachmann, CEO and Founder of Mitgo.

Mitgo also has plans to invest over $9 million into the ongoing development of Mitgame before 2025, which should help establish the network as a global market leader.

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Syria Just Got Its First Super App Featuring Built-In Digital Payments

Built by UAE-based Syrian founders with the Ministry of Tourism’s backing, My Syria lands as visitor numbers more than double.

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5 days ago

August 1, 2026

Nour Nasir

syria just got its first super app featuring built-in digital payments

For most of the past decade, paying for anything in Syria with an international card was effectively impossible. Sanctions, a collapsed banking sector, and years of isolation left the country running on cash. That is what makes the launch of My Syria — the country’s first super app — more than a routine product announcement.

Developed by 121 Living, a company founded by four UAE-based Syrian entrepreneurs — Rami Kaiem, Feras Kaiem, Waseem Qudmani, and Kinan Madi — the app launched in Damascus on July 30 under the patronage of Minister of Tourism Mazen Al-Salhani. It bundles hotels, restaurants, transport, attractions, food delivery, and other lifestyle services into a single platform, currently offering eight services with plans to expand to more than 40 verified tourism and hospitality providers across the country.

Although the app already sounds enticing, the headline feature is its built-in payments. My Syria is the first platform in Syria to support cross-border digital payments through Apple Pay, Google Pay, Visa, Mastercard, and American Express — familiar tools for international visitors, and a route into the digital economy for local businesses that have long operated outside it.

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The launch rides on a sharp rebound for the troubled country. Syria’s tourism sector recorded 3.52 million visitor arrivals in the first half of 2026, a 111 percent increase over the 1.67 million during the same period in 2025 — a mix of returning expatriates, regional visitors, and international tourists.

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The Ministry of Tourism, which supported and supervised the app’s development, frames the launch as proof of concept for a wider strategy. “Digital transformation is one of the Ministry’s strategic priorities because it enables us to build a more competitive, connected and investment-ready tourism sector,” Al-Salhani said, inviting technology companies “globally, regionally and locally” to explore opportunities across the wider economy.

For 121 Living, this is phase one, with additional services and expanded geographic coverage planned. Whether a super app can flourish in a market still rebuilding its infrastructure is an open question, but for the first time in years, a visitor to Damascus can pay for dinner with their phone.