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Yasmina Smart Speakers Now Feature Ramadan-Specific Content
Yango Group’s AI assistant is helping to enhance Ramadan 2025 with Quran recitations, prayer reminders, bedtime stories, and mindfulness tips.
Yango Group is helping to make Ramadan 2025 more immersive with the latest updates to its AI assistant, Yasmina. Designed for its smart speaker lineup, these features include Quran recitations in over 30 new voices, Ramadan-specific content, and bedtime stories for children — bringing families closer during the holy month.
World-Renowned Reciters
For those who cherish listening to the Quran, Yasmina now offers recitations from more than 30 world-renowned speakers, including Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy, Abdul Basit Muhammad Abdul Samad, and Yasir al-Dawsari. Whether you want to hear a complete recitation or a specific Surah, Yasmina provides a seamless experience. Just say, “Yasmina, play Surah At-Tawbah”.
Ramadan-Focused Content

Beyond Quran recitations, Yasmina is now packed with content designed to support spiritual growth. Users can access Ayat Al-Siyam and daily Ramadan Duas in both Arabic and English with simple voice commands like, “Yasmina, play Ramadan Dua” or “ياسمينة، شغلي أدعية رمضانية”.
Additionally, the assistant provides daily mindfulness tips, promoting reflection and well-being. To hear one, just ask, “Yasmina, what is your Ramadan advice for today?” or “ياسمينة، أيش نصيحة رمضان لليوم؟”.
Prayer Time Reminders

Yasmina’s smart speakers can now provide accurate prayer times for any location worldwide and even set reminders. A simple command like, “Yasmina, remind me of Fajr today,” ensures you stay on track with your prayers.
Bedtime Stories For Kids
Ramadan is an important time for families, and Yasmina now brings a special feature to help with bedtime routines. The smart assistant can play stories in both Arabic and English, with content ranging from Puss in Boots to tales from Shamandar, a popular children’s podcast. Parents can simply say, “ياسمينة، شغّلي قصص للنوم” or “Yasmina, play bedtime stories for children”.
Automatic Shutdown
Finally, for added convenience, Yasmina allows users to set a timer for automatic shutdown. Whether playing Quran recitations, Duas, or bedtime stories, just say, “Yasmina, turn off the device after half an hour”.
AI That Enhances Ramadan
“Ramadan is a time for reflection, family, and community,” said Rami Abu Arja, Senior Innovation Marketing Manager at Yasmina, Yango Group Middle East. “As we embrace this holy month, Yasmina stands ready to ease the daily lives of families across the GCC with its intelligent and culturally aware features. Whether it’s helping adults deepen their spiritual practice or lulling children to sleep with bedtime stories, Yasmina is here to help”.
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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.
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.

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.
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