The Gulf first · languages, not just countries

One ad.
Every language
your customers speak.

Not subtitles. Origin re-voices, re-times, re-cuts and re-captions per language, and a native speaker checks every one. In the Gulf one city is several markets — Arabic, English, Hindi, Urdu and Tagalog on the same street. We built right-to-left first, the hardest case, so everything after it lands cleanly.

Languages per pilot film
3
Checked by a native speaker
Every one
Right-to-left
Done properly
Renders needed
One
Home markets

The Gulf, market by market.

Real calendars, real currencies, real dialects, real peak hours. Every default below is what Origin picks before you touch anything.

Saudi Arabiaالسعودية
Cities
Riyadh · Jeddah · Dammam
Clock
GMT+3 · peak 21:00
Currency
SAR ﷼
Dialect
Najdi Arabic
Dates
National Day 23 Sep · Founding Day 22 Feb
Platforms
TikTok · Snapchat · YouTube
Disclosure
“إعلان” or #ad, clearly visible
Default cut: 9:16 · Arabic VO · English captions
United Arab Emiratesالإمارات
Cities
Dubai · Abu Dhabi · Sharjah
Clock
GMT+4 · peak 21:30
Currency
AED د.إ
Dialect
Gulf Arabic + English
Dates
National Day 2 Dec · Flag Day 3 Nov
Platforms
Instagram · TikTok · YouTube
Disclosure
#ad + advertiser identity
Default cut: Bilingual · dual caption track
Qatarقطر
Cities
Doha · Al Wakrah
Clock
GMT+3 · peak 21:00
Currency
QAR ﷼
Dialect
Gulf Arabic
Dates
National Day 18 Dec · Sport Day Feb
Platforms
Instagram · Snapchat · TikTok
Disclosure
#ad, Arabic first
Default cut: 9:16 · Arabic VO
Kuwaitالكويت
Cities
Kuwait City · Hawalli
Clock
GMT+3 · peak 22:00
Currency
KWD د.ك
Dialect
Kuwaiti Arabic
Dates
National Day 25 Feb · Liberation 26 Feb
Platforms
Instagram · Snapchat · X
Disclosure
#ad required
Default cut: 9:16 · Arabic VO
Bahrainالبحرين
Cities
Manama · Riffa
Clock
GMT+3 · peak 21:00
Currency
BHD .د.ب
Dialect
Bahrani Arabic + English
Dates
National Day 16–17 Dec
Platforms
Instagram · TikTok
Disclosure
#ad required
Default cut: Bilingual
Omanعُمان
Cities
Muscat · Salalah
Clock
GMT+4 · peak 20:30
Currency
OMR ﷼
Dialect
Omani Arabic
Dates
National Day 18 Nov · Renaissance 23 Jul
Platforms
Instagram · YouTube · TikTok
Disclosure
#ad required
Default cut: 9:16 · Arabic VO
Local rhythm

The calendar Origin plans against.

Ramadan inverts the clock — the audience is awake after iftar and again before suhoor, and a spot cut for 20:00 is wrong for a market fasting until 18:40. Origin schedules against the occasion, not the timezone alone. Islamic dates shift each year and are confirmed locally before posting.

Ramadan~Feb–Mar, shifts ~11 days/yrThe clock inverts: audiences peak after iftar and again before suhoor. Origin cuts a calmer open, schedules to the local iftar time, and never uses food-forward hooks during fasting hours.
Eid al-FitrEnd of Ramadan · 3–4 daysGifting, family, new clothes, travel. Ceremonial register, brighter grade, and a shorter ask — the audience is buying, not researching.
Eid al-Adha~70 days after Eid al-FitrLonger holiday, heavy travel. Origin front-loads publishing before the exodus and holds a second wave for the return.
Saudi Founding Day22 FebruaryHistorical register, Najdi visual language, no fireworks-and-flags treatment — it is distinct from National Day and mixing them reads badly.
Saudi National Day23 SeptemberGreen, flags, crowd energy, high competitive noise. Origin recommends briefing 10 days out and publishing at 21:00 local.
UAE National Day2 DecemberBilingual by default, Union-era archival register, three-day retail window.
White FridayLate NovemberOffer ads: hard cut, price on screen by 0:03, CTA repeated. The one occasion where Origin will put the product first.
Back to schoolAugust–SeptemberFamily decision-making. Origin cuts a parent-facing 16:9 and a student-facing 9:16 from the same brief.
Global calendarGolden Week · Diwali · Lunar New Year · Black FridaySame machinery outside the Gulf: the occasion sets structure, register and publish window per market.
Same cut, native delivery

Pick a language. See what changes.

One render, then per-market delivery. Voice, caption, cut length and hook position are all market variables — not a single translated track.

Voice
Najdi Arabic · warm, ceremonial register
Captions
English burned in, Arabic burned in
Cut change
Hook holds 0.4s longer; reveal at 45% of runtime
Layout
Mirrored RTL — end card and lower-thirds move side
Right-to-left, properly

Arabic layouts are mirrored, not flipped. Logos, lower-thirds and end cards move to the correct side; numerals stay readable; bilingual tracks can run together with correct lip timing on both.

Dialect, not just language

Najdi for Riyadh, Khaleeji for the coast, Egyptian for Cairo, Levantine for Amman. A single “Arabic” voice is how you sound foreign in five markets at once.

Licensed voices only

Every voice in the library is licensed with a consent reference on file. Origin will not clone a voice from a reference clip you upload.

Local law, checked first

Disclosure and category rules, by market.

Origin runs the check before you post, not after. It informs; it does not block — and it never claims to be legal advice. Confirm current requirements with your own counsel before a campaign goes live.

MarketAd disclosureSensitive categoriesPermit field
Saudi ArabiaArabic disclosure, visible in-frameFinance, health claims, tobaccoGAMR permit ref for regulated categories
United Arab Emirates#ad + advertiser identityAlcohol, gambling, health claimsNMC influencer licence ref
Qatar#ad, Arabic firstAlcohol, pork, gamblingMinistry ref for pharma
Kuwait#ad requiredAlcohol, gambling, cosmetics claimsMoCI ref where applicable
Bahrain#ad requiredAlcohol (licensed venues only)IAA ref for broadcast
Oman#ad requiredAlcohol, gambling, tobaccoTRA ref for telecom claims
Later

Beyond the Gulf — when our pilot brands need it.

We’re starting where one city speaks five languages. If your customers are somewhere else too, tell us which languages they speak — that’s how the next ones get chosen.

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