Alarabia.net received requests for over 22 million pages of information (page impressions) in November 2006, claimed to be the largest audited figure for any Arabic website to date.

This was announced by Al Arabiya after verifying its traffic figures to industry agreed standards and confirming that it is the busiest Arabic-audited website.The audit was undertaken by ABC Electronic, said an official spokesman.

'We were confident that the auditing process would show the strength of our website. Al Arabiya has forged strong bonds with the hearts and minds of millions of Arab users and the website extends this relationship; a claim we know from the feedback we receive everyday and which has now been proven by this auditing process,' said director of New Media at MBC Group Dr Ammar Bakkar.

'This confirms the need for sober, balanced reporting and up-to-date information for the Arab world,' he added.

'It is highly encouraging that alarabiya.net is committed to both comparability and transparency having its site traffic figures independently verified to industry agreed standards,' said managing director of ABC Electronic, Richard Foan.TradeArabia News Service