What's worth knowing

Sia is an independent Arabic data journalism and knowledge discovery platform. We transform public and social media data into actionable insights for readers and decision-makers.

What we do

We monitor

International media, social platforms and open data, every day.

We analyse

With Arabic language technology and large-scale data analysis, using published methods.

We publish

Executive briefs and visual stories, always citing the source.

Services

Open tools any reader or researcher can use, and how to use each one.

Flagship service

Smart Search

A search engine over Sia's large Arabic corpora that understands meaning, so it finds texts about your idea even when they don't use your exact words.

Open Smart Search
How to use it
  1. Type a topic or a questionA word, a phrase or a full question. Arabic queries give the best results.
  2. We search by meaningYou get the texts closest to your idea, not only those matching its letters.
  3. Read results in contextOpen any result to see the full text, its source and its date.

Trend Report

An automatic report on any trending topic: how much it is discussed, which way it is moving, and the main things said about it.

  1. Type the topic you care about.
  2. Sia builds the report automatically from its data.
  3. Read it, or share it by its link.
Open Trend Report

Daily Newsletter

The executive briefs in your inbox every morning: a short digest with a link to the full edition.

2. Choose what to receive

What's on Arabs' minds now?

The topics rising in Arab public conversation, updated continuously.

Explore "Now"

Sia's policies

The principles behind everything we publish.

  • Independence and impartiality
  • Integrity of context
  • Intellectual property
  • Data accuracy and corrections
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Sia on social media

Short data stories every day, shaped for each platform.