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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.

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2 years ago

March 11, 2025

Nour Nasir

yasmina smart speakers now feature ramadan-specific content

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

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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

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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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Egypt’s Mobile Wallets Are Booming, But Cash Still Has Power

Egypt’s telecom regulator says $57.6 billion moved through more than 57 million wallets in six months. And one operator handled 77% of the value.

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4 days ago

September 12, 2026

Nour Nasir

egypt's mobile wallets are booming but cash still has power

Egypt’s mobile wallets handled EGP 2.96 trillion ($57.6 billion) in transactions in the first half of 2026, according to the National Telecom Regulatory Authority – a 56% rise on the EGP 1.90 trillion ($36.9 billion) recorded a year earlier. Transactions grew faster still, up 62% to 2.22 billion, while registered wallets climbed 23% to 57.01 million.

On one reading, that is exactly what Egypt’s regulators have been pushing for: a payments system that runs through telecom-linked wallets rather than banknotes. But the same data shows how far cash still reaches into it. Cash withdrawals made up just 12% of the transactions taking money out of wallets, yet 75% of the value withdrawn or spent.

Money arrives mostly from bank accounts: transfers through InstaPay accounted for 78% of deposit transactions and 58% of the value deposited, while incoming remittances from abroad made up 3% of deposit transactions but 10% of their value. Once inside, it largely moves between wallets – wallet-to-wallet transfers accounted for 54% of all transactions and 67% of total value, with mobile and internet top-ups a distant second at 25% of volume. In effect, the wallet is serving as a transfer layer: the place money passes through between the bank account and the banknote.

That layer also runs predominantly through one operator. Vodafone Cash held 53% of registered wallets and 57% of active ones, but handled 69% of transactions and 77% of their value. Its nearest rival, e& money, held 23% of registered wallets but 14% of transaction value; Orange Cash 20% and 8%; WE Pay 4% of wallets. How many of the 57.01 million are active is not stated.

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Adoption is rather uneven in other respects. Men held 38 million wallets, or 67% of the total, against 19 million held by women. Users aged 26 to 45 accounted for half of all wallets, and Cairo alone had 10.6 million, or 19% of the national total, with Giza next at 6.5 million.

The NTRA says it is continuing to work with telecom operators on the regulatory framework for wallet services, part of a wider effort to expand electronic payments and financial inclusion. Its own figures show that effort succeeding on the way in. On the way out, three-quarters of the value still leaves as cash.