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Egypt’s YFS gets $7M to scale its on-demand logistics and delivery business across MENA

TechCrunch

With increased customer activity, e-commerce companies in North Africa sought to adopt trending models such as quick commerce pioneered by Gopuff, Gorillas, and Flint. These investors backed the company again in this round, including lead investor DisruptAD , ADQ’s venture platform and Kuwait-based Kharafi Group.

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Egyptian health and wellness platform Esaal raises $1.7M to scale across MENA

TechCrunch

That trend pushed him into developing a platform that captured this virtual opportunity but with therapists on the other end. “We Doss said Esaal services are available in 7 other countries across MENA and the GCC: Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Palestine and Iraq. million in 2021 and 130% between 2020 and 2021.

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Netflix is building a global audience by empowering Arab creatives

Fast Company Tech

Last springs Honeymoonish , an Arab-language rom-com from Kuwait, trended in the top 10 film list of 73 countries, amassing more than 22 million views. Dubai Bling , filmed in English and Arabic, is subtitled in 31 languages and dubbed in 5. The show has been part of a surge in Arabic content on Netflix attracting global viewership.

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Platforms successfully stopped a lame COVID conspiracy video from going viral

The Verge

Trending down : Facebook abandoned thousands of gallons of drilling fluid under the ocean floor just off the coast of Oregon in April. The more aggressive apps introduced in South Korea and Kuwait may have been more effective, but they also introduced privacy concerns. They know how to do the right thing, and they can.

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