{"id":61403,"date":"2021-01-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/61403\/lebanese-company-anghami-relocating-to-abu-dhabi"},"modified":"2021-01-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T00:00:00","slug":"lebanese-company-anghami-relocating-to-abu-dhabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/61403\/lebanese-company-anghami-relocating-to-abu-dhabi\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanese Company Anghami Relocating To Abu Dhabi"},"content":{"rendered":"In a message posted on his Twitter account, the co-founder of the popular music app Anghami Elie Habib announced that they would be moving their headquarters to Abu Dhabi. <br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Anghami?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Anghami<\/a> HQ relocating to Abu Dhabi<br>Thread time ><br><br>8 years ago when <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EddyMaroun?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EddyMaroun<\/a> and me launched <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anghami?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@anghami<\/a> , we wanted to build a business that would hopefully get some traction &#038; show that  can build a tech startup in a competitive field such as music.<\/p>\u2014 Elie Habib (@elie_h) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elie_h\/status\/1354149189173866497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  <br \/>  Anghami launched back in 2012 as the first legal music streaming service in the Arab world out of its previous headquarters in Jal el Dib. It grew to cater to an impressive 55 million users and is seen as an example of successful tech startups in Lebanon. <br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">7\/ Little did we know, that 2019 will end with lashed hope of country revival , followed by a domino of doom that started by financial crisis, strapped funds and ended with human suffering on 4 August .<\/p>\u2014 Elie Habib (@elie_h) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elie_h\/status\/1354149200167133186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  <br \/>  Habib made a promise that the Beirut office will never close, yet the decision to relocate the headquarters to Abu Dhabi would allow the app to be in a city that &#8220;invests in their team&#8221;. <br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">12\/ However, our new HQ will now be Abu Dhabi . A city that welcomed us with utmost support. Well beyond our expectations. A city that will invest in our team, technology &#038; research over the many years to come.<\/p>\u2014 Elie Habib (@elie_h) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elie_h\/status\/1354149209742716934?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  <br \/>  Amid a horrifying economic crisis that has no end in sight, Lebanon is suffering from a brain drain like no other.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a message posted on his Twitter account, the co-founder of the popular music app Anghami Elie Habib announced that they would be moving their headquarters to Abu 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