Amazon Prime Day 2022 dates announced for UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the rest of GCC

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Amazon has finally announced the dates for Prime Day in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and other GCC countries. Prime Day is an annual two-day sales bonanza held by the retailer.

Amazon Prime Day 2022 is scheduled for Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24 , the retailer divulged in a press release this morning. 

Exclusive to Prime members in the UAE, Amazon also recently launched a new 10% discount on Amazon Home Services for all Prime members, with no discount cap, on unlimited orders, applied directly at checkout. The new offer applies to over 95 on-demand professional services including car rentals, home cleaning, beauty, moving, pet grooming, repairs, and more, available to order from home through a hassle-free experience.

While Prime Day is designed for customers who are signed up for the Amazon Prime subscription service, a handful of deals are usually made available to all. That means even if you aren't willing to part with the membership fee you could still bag a discount or freebie next month. Of course, the very best will be exclusive to Prime members.

Luckily, if you've not signed up before, the retailer has a handy 30-day free trial for its Prime service. Redeem that today and it will cover you all the way through this year’s early Prime Day sales, the main Prime Day event and beyond. You also get immediate access to a number of other Amazon Prime benefits, including speedy same-day or next-day delivery, Amazon’s best Prime Video shows, Prime Gaming and a whole host more extras such as. 

Amazon Prime Day 2022 is now live in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and other parts of the Middle East. Here are some great deals to check out:

  • Free access to Deliveroo Plus – free access to a 12-month Deliveroo Plus Silver membership – otherwise priced at AED 19/month – offering unlimited free delivery on food orders, with a minimum food order of AED 80. Offer available for a limited time at http://deliveroo.ae/amazon-prime.
  • Free Delivery from Amazon US and Amazon UK – Save on shipping with free delivery for international orders on Prime eligible products shipped from Amazon US and Amazon UK, with no minimum purchase during Prime Day.
  • Free access to Anghami Plus – free access to a 6-month Anghami Plus subscription, followed by 50% off the subscription fee

Amazon Prime Day 2022: what deals to expect

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As for the deals we expect to see on Prime Day – which has grown to resemble something close to Black Friday and Cyber Monday in recent years – the best discounts are typically on Amazon’s own products. 

This means it's the best time of the year to buy tech such as Echo smart home gadgets, Kindle readers, Ring security devices and so on as they will be close to 50% off. 

Deals on major brands such as Samsung, Bose, Braun, Nutricook, Black+Decker, LEGO, and Philips will also feature. 

That being said, we occasionally see deals on higher-ticket items from other major brands such as Apple, LG, Nintendo and Sony on everything from laptops, TVs, games consoles and smartwatches. Though, naturally, these tend to sell out fast. 

All Prime Day deals generally run across both days – July 23 and 24 this year – but Amazon will sometimes drop limited-time and limited stock lightning discounts. We’ll have the low-down on all the best deals when they do go live next month, so stay tuned to TechRadar for the details.

Abbas Jaffar Ali
Managing Editor - Middle East

Abbas has been living and breathing tech before phones became smart or clouds started storing data. It all started when he got his very first computer- the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. From computers to mobile phones and watches, Abbas is always interested in tech that is smarter and smaller because he believes that tech shouldn’t be something that gets added to your life- it should be a part of your life.