On Tuesday, Spotify Technology SA made its long-awaited debut in South Korea marking its entry into the sixth largest music market in the world. Spotify has a market presence in more than 90 countries and has entered into several new markets in the last two years including India, Middle East and Russia. It will have…
In a statement, Alphabet Inc’s Google said, it plans on providing grants worth $1.1 million to help businesses in the Middle East and North Africa towards improvements of their digital skills as well as to get them connected to the internet. In a presentation, Google said, it will also provide $3 million in loans to…
For the very first time, from April 9, Walt Disney Co’s Disney+ content will be made available in the Middle East and North Africa in the region’s pay television and online streaming service provider OSN. Dubai-headquartered OSN has signed a “long-term” exclusive distribution rights agreement with Walt Disney. OSN’s Chief Executive Patrick Tillieux declined to…
In a respite from the crisis surrounding the Boeing 737 MAX, the airplane maker has successfully tested the first flight test of the 777x – the world’s largest twin-engined jetliner. The 777X, a larger version of the 777 mini-jumbo jet, touched down at the historic Boeing Field outside Seattle at 2 pm (2200 GMT) on…
Qatar will be Microsoft’s foothold in the Gulf for expanding its Azure cloud platform in the Middle East. Qatar’s state news agency QNA has reported that Doha’s cabinet has approved the establishment of a Microsoft global data center in the country. In 2018, Microsoft had announced plans to expand its Azure, cloud platform to the…
Malta registered Huulk allows the trade of commodities, stocks and sharia compliant products. It aims to partner with several European exchanges in the coming weeks. On Monday, as per Ibrahim Mohammed, the Chief Executive of Huulk, a new digital exchange has been launched aimed at listings financial technology firms which are sharia compliant. The development…
Although its been largely blocked in the United States and Australia, Huawei has reported a surge in shipments to the EMEA region during the first quarter and expects to take the crown of being World No. 1 in sales by the end of 2018. In a significant, Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co, raised…
Although these negotiations are only exploratory in nature, according to sources, they are a pointer to Uber’s intention of expanding its market to the Middle-East. As per a Bloomberg report which cites 3 sources familiar with the matter at hand, Uber Technologies is in preliminary talks with its Middle Eastern ride-hailing services rival, Careem to…
The Malaysia-based fintech firm’s GOLDX covers all the principles that are the cornerstones in Islamic financial contracts. HelloGold, a Malaysia-based firm disclosed that it has received a sharia-compliant certification for its gold-backed cryptocurrency; it plans on launching its online gold platform in Thailand later this year. GOLDX, its cryptocurrency product which was launched at the…
Although Chinese military drones look suspiciously similar to U.S. and Israeli ones, drone makers are confident that customers will continue to prefer a reliable strike platform rather than a cheap unreliable ones. A predicted rise in demand for military drones from regions in Asia, the military drone market is gradually leaning towards Chinese drone makers…
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