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4.5KNewsExclusive: Tajawal & Almosafer’s parent Seera lays off many employees as world stops traveling due to Coronavirus
Coronavirus (Covid-19) is the biggest threat the world is facing right now. Almost every country on the planet is trying to find...
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3.8KInvestmentsDubai’s Rise raises $1.4 million investment to provide financial services to low-income migrants in Gulf
Dubai-based fintech has closed an investment round led by the Middle East Venture Partners and joined by Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC)...
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4.2KNewsCovid-19: Tunisian bike taxi startup IntiGo temporarily pivots to delivery services because of Coronavirus
Tunisian bike-taxi startup has temporarily pivoted to offer different types of delivery services to consumers and businesses because of Coronavirus, it told...
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3.8KNewsCovid-19: Dubai Mall goes online, to help its retailers sell on Noon and Namshi
Emaar Malls, one of the leading real estate development companies of the United Arab Emirates has launched an initiative to allow the...
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3.9KNewsCovid-19: Vezeeta launches free over the phone medical consultations in Egypt & Saudi
Vezeeta, the leading healthtech company of the Middle East & North Africa has launched a free medical consultation service for anyone experiencing...
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9.0KNewsCovid-19: UAE & Oman lift ban on Zoom & some other similar apps amid Coronavirus
Update – Mar 21, 2020 – 4:35 PM GMT: A previous version of this article noted that the UAE hasn’t unbanned any...
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6.6KNewsOpinion: Investing in startups during a crisis
On March 5, 2009, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 6,594.44, a total decline of 53.4% from its previous peak close...
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5.9KInvestmentsYassir becomes first Algerian startup to get Y Combinator’s backing, aims to become super-app for French-speaking Africa
Algerian ride-hailing startup Yassir has become country’s first to make it to Y Combinator. The startup was part of Y Combinator’s Winter...
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3.2KNewsCovid-19: Pakistani mass transit startup Airlift temporarily suspends its services
Pakistani mass transit startup Airlift has temporarily suspended its services in the country due to the spread of Covid-19 (Coronavirus) in the...
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6.5KInvestmentsExclusive: Egypt’s ElCoach raises six-figure seed to offer personalized fitness and nutrition programs in MENA
Cairo-based fitness startup ElCoach has raised six-figure (USD) in seed funding, it told MENAbytes today, without disclosing the exact amount. The investors...
