Revolutionizing News and Entertainment for Al Sharqiya
About the Client
Al Sharqiya is a prominent Arabic-language media outlet, known for delivering timely and trusted news across the Middle East. With a growing digital audience, Al Sharqiya needed a powerful and scalable news platform that could deliver real-time updates, video content, and personalized news experiences across web and mobile. The aim was to modernize their digital presence while ensuring fast, secure, and multilingual delivery of high-volume content.
Project Goals & Objectives
- Build a high-performance news website and mobile app
- Enable real-time news publishing with rich media (video, images, live streams)
- Create a custom CMS for journalists and editors
- Deliver push notifications and breaking news alerts
- Optimize for Arabic (RTL) and English content
- Ensure responsive design and high mobile performance
- Integrate social sharing, live TV, and audience engagement tools
Challenges Faced
- Managing large-scale news traffic and spikes during major events
- Delivering real-time updates with minimal latency
- Supporting video-heavy content without compromising speed
- Implementing robust editorial workflow and version control
- Building native mobile apps in sync with the web backend
Our Solution
Royex developed a custom, scalable news CMS, a fast-loading responsive website, and native mobile apps for iOS and Android. The platform included live TV streaming, article categories, video content management, author pages, and editorial tools.
We ensured fast performance through content caching, CDN integration, and media optimization. The mobile apps were built using Flutter to ensure a smooth experience across platforms, complete with push notifications, real-time updates, and offline article access.
Technology Stack Used
- Frontend (Web): Next.js
- Mobile Apps: Flutter (iOS & Android)
- Backend: ASP.NET Core
- Database: SQL Server
- CMS: Custom-built CMS for editorial team
- Media & Streaming: HLS for video, Cloudflare CDN
- Push Notifications: Firebase Cloud Messaging
- Security: SSL, role-based access, IP whitelisting
- Hosting: Microsoft Azure
Al Sharqiya Gallery
Key Features Delivered
🔹 News Website Features
- Responsive RTL/LTR design
- Multi-category news & video sections
- Live TV integration with streaming player
- SEO-optimized article structure
- Social sharing and reader comments
🔹 Mobile App Features
- Real-time article sync with web
- Push notifications for breaking news
- Save articles for offline reading
- Video and image gallery support
- Reader personalization (category following)
🔹 CMS Features
- Multi-author support with approval workflow
- Scheduled publishing and editing history
- Video uploads, thumbnail generation
- Real-time content preview
- Role-based access for journalists, editors, and admins
Results & Impact
- Over 1 million monthly visitors within 6 months of launch
- 4.7★ app rating across Play Store and App Store
- 200K+ app installs in the first 90 days
- 80% faster content publishing workflow
- Increased reader engagement via live content and push notifications