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4.4KQuick Byte: JadoPado closes down after acquisition by a ‘regional player’
JadoPado, the Dubai-based marketplace has been acquired by a regional player, company announced in a blogpost today. The company did not share details about...
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4.7KQraar Blog is now MENAbytes
About three months ago, we started a blog for our upcoming startup Qraar. The idea was to cover tech & digital media...
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4.4KNoon.com, the billion-dollar ecommerce portal to go live within few weeks in UAE & Saudi Arabia
The billion-dollar ecommerce portal Noon.com from UAE that is backed by Saudi Investment Fund a group of investors from UAE led by the...
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3.5KApril Fools’ Day Pranks 2017: From Emirates to JadoPado – a round-up of them from MENA
It has become a norm for companies in West to pull April Fools pranks on their social media channels. Its still not very common...
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4.1KAmazon confirms the acquisition of Souq.com
After months and months of rumors, Amazon has today announced that the acquisition of Middle East’s largest ecommerce website, Souq.com in a statement. The terms...
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3.0KEmaar Malls challenges Amazon with a bid of $800 million for Souq.com
Update – Mar 27, 2016 – 11:10 AM – Emaar Malls has confirmed that they have submitted a bid of $800 million...
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4.7KAmazon set to acquire Souq.com for $650-750 million
Update 2 – Mar 25, 2017 – 1:15 PM – Emaar Malls has challenged Amazon’s bid with an offer of $800 million...
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2.0KUS & UK ban electronic devices larger than cell phones in cabins on flights from 10 Muslim countries
Both US & UK have banned electronic devices larger than cell phones in cabins on flights from 10 different Muslim countries. The ban was...
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4.5KCareem expands into delivery business in Saudi Arabia
Careem has expanded into deliveries space by starting the delivery services in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The company has started rolling out the feature...
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2.7KCompareit4me just made it super easy to buy health insurance for yourself or your employees in UAE
Generally speaking, health insurance is covered by employers in UAE but if you’re a freelancer or own your own small business it could...