Spotify Officially Launches in Middle East and North Africa
The world's most popular paid music streaming service, Spotify, has officially launched in the Middle East and North Africa on Tuesday.
The company stated that its services would now be available in 13 Arab markets, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Morocco but not Libya, Iraq, Syria, or Yemen.
Spotify has been unofficially available in the Middle East for several years through accounts usually registered in other markets such as Europe.
Claudius Boller, who previously worked in the region with Universal Music Group, is Spotify's managing director for the Middle East and Africa.
Boller said in a statement that Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, and Morocco were expected to drive regional growth, pointing to the Middle East's youthful population and high sm...