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Lebanese Company Anghami Relocating To Abu Dhabi
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.
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.
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 “invests in their team”.
Amid a horrifying economic crisis that has no end in sight, Lebanon is suffering from a brain drain like no other.
1/ #Anghami HQ relocating to Abu Dhabi
— Elie Habib (@elie_h) January 26, 2021
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8 years ago when @EddyMaroun and me launched @anghami , we wanted to build a business that would hopefully get some traction & show that can build a tech startup in a competitive field such as music.
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.
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 .
— Elie Habib (@elie_h) January 26, 2021
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 “invests in their team”.
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 & research over the many years to come.
— Elie Habib (@elie_h) January 26, 2021
Amid a horrifying economic crisis that has no end in sight, Lebanon is suffering from a brain drain like no other.
