October 3rd, 2018Dubai’s Flydubai Cargo has announced that they will now begin with offering live animal transportation across its network. Along with providing return flights for pet and other live animals, the airlines would also be able to offer additional features for customers such as door to door, or airport to airport transportation.
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October 1st, 2018Saudi Arabia has put on hold an amount of $200 billion under a plan with SoftBank Group Corp. with the purpose of building the largest solar-power-generation project in the world.
As of now, nobody is actively working on the project. However, the Saudi kingdom is working up a broader, much more practical strategy to boost renewable...
September 27th, 2018Dubai-based Workz Group has announced the launch of a new remote SIM which would provide a solution for mobile network operators. This move is being taken by the company in partnership with Truphone.
The solution offers operators in the UAE with the immediate capability to enable the owners of eSIM-enabled devices such as the new...
September 25th, 2018Dubai-based ride-hailing company Careem has acquired a part of Indian bus-shuttle service platform called Commut. The amount of the deal is yet not disclosed and with this, the company is looking to expand to mass transport across 100 cities.
Following the acquisition, Careem will take over Commut's talent and technology. Founded in...
September 20th, 2018Automobile maker Volkswagen will end almost all business in Iran. As per the report, the company is bowed under US pressure to stop all kind of business activity with IRAN but VW will still be able to do humanitarian business in Iran.
The decision was made after several round of talks between the German auto giant and the...
September 18th, 2018The food on demand platform Faasos is reportedly foraying into the international market starting from Dubai. The company has plans of seeking to capture the next leg of growth. Faasos Food Services, which operates the brand Faasos, is gearing up to establish its first batch of multi-brand cloud kitchens in Dubai.
By the first...
September 10th, 2018Careem, the leading ride-hailing company in the Middle East has announced that it has started a service in Sudan, one of few international companies to enter the country since US economic sanctions were lifted last year.
Following this move, Careem has hired 10 Sudanese employees and signed up hundreds of drivers to its app to launch...
September 1st, 2018With the increased demand for beauty and wellness products among the people, UAE is now among the top spenders in cosmetics and personal care products across the globe.
People these days are preferring natural skin care treatments, non-invasive beauty procedures and also with the growing influence of beauty and lifestyle bloggers has...
August 22nd, 2018Saudi Arabia-based public investment fund is reportedly looking to invest in Lucid Motors, a Newark, CA-based electric car maker which is also a rival of Elon Musk’s Tesla.
The amount of the fund is expected to be more than $1 billion and the fund ownership of the company will be transferred as stated by the reports. Under this...
August 15th, 2018The ever emerging Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi announced that it has launched its first official store in Israel. The store was opened in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on Tuesday.
The company stated that the newly set up store will be offering more than 100 products, that will comprise of smartphones, laptops, cameras, speakers,...
August 6th, 2018Qatar based Qatar Investment Authority, or QIA, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indonesian government for a $500 million investment in Indonesia tourism.
Under this agreement, QIA will invest the amount on 10 tourist destinations in Indonesia, also known as "10 New Balis."
The destinations include Lake Toba in North...