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With ride-hail and delivery launch, Fenix wants to be the Bolt of the Middle East

TechCrunch

The company launched “Fenix Taxi” in Manama, Bahrain, on Monday and says it’s planning to add two additional markets this summer. Fenix launches ride-hailing service in Bahrain. Abu Dhabi-based mobility startup Fenix has added ride-hail and courier services to its portfolio of mobility products. Image Credits: Fenix.

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Tunisian edtech startup GOMYCODE raises $8M to expand across Africa and the Middle East

TechCrunch

In addition to Tunisia, GOMYCODE is present in Bahrain, Morocco, Egypt, Algeria, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Nigeria. The edtech platform has grown from 100 students in its first year to around 4,000 active students today. It raised $850,000 seed in October 2020.

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Gulf states using COVID-19 contact tracing apps as mass surveillance tools, report says

The Verge

A new study analyzing COVID-19 contact tracing apps conducted by Amnesty International has found that Bahrain and Kuwait are using their public health apps as mass surveillance tools. In one extreme case, some citizens who downloaded the BeAware Bahrain contact tracing app became contestants on a televised game show called Are You At Home?

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