Technology
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4.7KKuwaiti beauty ecommerce platform for women Boutiqaat expands into men’s fashion
Boutiqaat, the Kuwait-based beauty ecommerce platform for women has quietly expanded into men’s fashion. The startup appears to have launched men’s fashion...
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2.9KUber and Careem scrap their cheapest ride options in Dubai following regulator’s decision after launch of Hala
Uber and Careem have scrapped their cheapest ride options in Dubai following a decision by Dubai’s Road and Transportation Authority (RTA), different...
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2.7KDubai’s transport regulator and Careem officially launch taxi-hailing service ‘Hala’
Dubai’s transport regulator, Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and Careem, six months after first announcing their plans, have last week officially announced...
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7.5KExclusive: Egypt’s Swvl to move its headquarters to Dubai
Cairo-based transportation startup Swvl is moving its headquarters to Dubai, Swvl’s co-founder and CEO Mostafa Kandil revealed in a conversation with MENAbytes...
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5.7KJordan introduces new customs service fee on cross-border online shopping of clothes, shoes and few other products
Jordan Customs Authority last week has introduced new rules and custom service fee for personal online cross-border purchases of apparel and clothing,...
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6.3KEventtus expands to Saudi, to open a Riyadh office soon
Eventtus, one of the leading regional event tech startups is expanding to Saudi, it announced in a statement to MENAbytes earlier this...
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3.7KMultiple MENA VCs score a win with Cisco’s acquisition of Voicea
Cisco, the American technology conglomerate with a market cap of over $220 billion earlier this month announced that it is acquiring California-based...
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3.1KLittleBits, an educational toys startup founded by Lebanese female entrepreneur, gets acquired by Sphero
LittleBits, a New York-based education startup that invented the electronic building blocks and a hands-on learning system around it, allowing students of...
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7.8KEgypt close to finalizing a draft law that will impose tax on social media ads, says country’s finance minister
Egypt is close to issuing a new income tax draft law that will include taxes on advertisements posted on social media and...
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8.3KExclusive: Swvl’s last round (Series B-2) valued the company at $157 million
Cairo-based transportation startup less than two months ago announced closing of it’s $42 million Series B-2 led by BECO Capital and Sweden’s...