We constructed the Emo-SL using a corpus of 58K Arabic tweets containing emojis, calculating sentiment scores for 222 frequently occurring emojis based on their distribution across positive and ...

Saudi engineer turns crown prince’s heartfelt gesture into viral symbol of Arab identity Emoji could take up to two years to appear on devices worldwide ...

Saudi engineer Ali Al-Mutairi has submitted a proposal to Unicode Consortium for creation of a hand-on-the-chest emoji inspired by the Saudi Crown Prince's reaction to Trump's Syria pledge ...

It was a gesture seen around the world. Now, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's heartfelt reaction to US President Donald Trump could soon become an emoji, if one software engineer has ...

The newly adopted flag, which many Syrians consider a symbol of freedom and independence, is set to be featured in one of Apple’s latest emoji designs.

Halla Walla, a new keyboard app, complete with emoji and sticker app that that captures the conversation of the Arab and Khaleeji lifestyle. Halla Walla, derived from the saying which roughly ...

While Unicode's policy states that no new flag emojis will be accepted, in the case of the existing flag design for Syria, a new emoji submission may not be required in the first place if the ...

We constructed the Emo-SL using a corpus of 58K Arabic tweets containing emojis, calculating sentiment scores for 222 frequently occurring emojis based on their distribution across positive and ...

Hand gestures are super universal and communicate a bunch-load of information, which is why they’ve become go-to emojis on every smartphone. What is great is that, along with the general gestures like ...

The watermelon emoji has been popular among people supporting Palestinians while trying to evade what they argue is suppression of their speech on social media.

The watermelon emoji, which was added to keyboards in 2015, is part of this legacy. Shortly after the emoji’s launch, posts about Palestinian culture, sports, and politics began featuring it.