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Amnesty International calls for Google to halt cloud business in Saudi Arabia

The Verge

Amnesty International is teaming up with 38 other human rights groups and individuals to call for a halt to Google’s plans to set up an enterprise cloud business in Saudi Arabia because of concerns over the country’s human rights track record.

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US seeks to drop charges against former Twitter employees accused of spying for Saudia Arabia

The Verge

Two former Twitter employees who were last fall charged with spying on behalf of the government of Saudi Arabia may have charges against them dropped at the recommendation of US prosecutors, according to Bloomberg. Alzabarah fled the country in July 2015, while Almutairi remains in Saudi Arabia.

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Palm.hr raises $5M, embarks on MENA growth

TechCrunch

Following this growth, it is planning on expanding to Egypt and the UAE, while doubling down on Saudi Arabia, against the backdrop of $5 million pre-Series A funding it has raised, in a round led by Europe-based VC Speedinvest, which marked its debut into Saudi Arabia, and RAED Ventures, with participation from MENA focused VC firm Wamda Capital. “We

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Grocery delivery firm Dingdong Maicai becomes latest Chinese company to enter Saudi market

TechNode

Dingdong Maicai, a New York-listed Chinese e-commerce company specializing in fresh groceries, has officially launched its international expansion with Saudi Arabia as its first overseas market. Some roles are based in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Sina.com, in Chinese ]

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Huawei opens cloud data center in Saudi Arabia’s capital

TechNode

Huawei Technologies has inaugurated a cloud data center in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, according to a September 4 report by Reuters. In the global cloud services market for the first quarter, Huawei held the fifth position with a 2.4% This marks Huaweis 30th cloud data center globally, the report said.

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FlapKap provides revenue-based financing to e-commerce brands in MENA, gets $3.6M seed funding

TechCrunch

Recent research suggests that the e-commerce market in Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt account for a combined $21.4 Aside from the financing solutions we offer our partners, we also give them other value-added services to help them go further. billion and is projected to grow by more than 50% to $33.3

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Meituan to bring delivery service KeeTa to Riyadh following its CEO’s take over of overseas business

TechNode

Chinas food delivery giant Meituan is hiring Arabic- and English-proficient talent for its likely entry into Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, as the company puts expansion beyond China on its agenda as domestic consumption falls.