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Amazon, Microsoft are boosting Saudi offices amid state pressure SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP) (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP via Getty Images Global technology giants including Amazon.com Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Microsoft Corp. are among firms working to ramp up their presence in Saudi Arabia amid pressure from the government, which has said it will stop giving contracts to companies without regional headquarters in the country. The three US firms… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Ride-hailing app Yango to set up global office in Dubai  WHBL Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Ride-Hailing Firm With Russian Roots Challenges Uber in Dubai  Bloomberg Source link

A new ride-hailing app operated by Russia’s answer to Google has hit the road in Dubai after a trial. Yango, part of web and search engine portal Yandex, launched in Dubai on Thursday. Commuters can use the service by downloading the Yango app available on App Store and Google Play. A trial began two weeks ago, with the company saying it saw “good demand” for a permanent roll-out. Dubai is one of the most influential economic centres of the region attracting investments and people from all… Source link

On Yandex Go users can now buy a taxi in Dubai. There are currently two tariff plans available that allow you to choose between Comfort and Premier. These cars are Lexus ES, GMC Yukon, Cadillac Escalade, Mercedes S and BMW 7. Now two tariffs are available for Comfort and Premier. In the first phase, Lexus ES cars are announced for the second GMC Yukon and Cadillac Escalade, the second and third generation models such as the Mercedes S-Classe and BMW 7segment. The company is… Source link

Yango, the international division of Yandex operating taxi, kicksharing and delivery services, has launched its taxi hailing service in test mode in the United Arab Emirates, reports Interfax. “Yandex is developing world-class technologies and services and is constantly experimenting with them on international markets. Testing of taxis in Dubai on a pilot basis is no exception,” the news agency quoted a company spokesman as saying Earlier this year, the company launched a… Source link

Yango, the international division of Yandex operating taxi, kicksharing and delivery services, has launched its taxi hailing service in test mode in the United Arab Emirates, reports Interfax. “Yandex is developing world-class technologies and services and is constantly experimenting with them on international markets. Testing of taxis in Dubai on a pilot basis is no exception,” the news agency quoted a company spokesman as saying Earlier this year, the company launched a… Source link

Andy Cohen and Bravo continue to face backlash for Real Housewives of Dubai. Ahead of the show’s June 1 premiere and days after the first trailer was released, a group of 12 human rights groups called for the network to publicly oppose the violence against women as well as the homophobic laws perpetrated by the rulers of Dubai and the United Arab Emirates. Andy Cohen and Bravo are being slammed by human rights groups ahead of the Real Housewives of Dubai premiere on June 1. (Photo: Slaven… Source link

Novak Djokovic lost any chance of defending his Australian Open title, and now he’s about to his lose No. 1 ATP ranking. The Serbian was shocked by the Czech Republic’s Jiri Vesely, ranked No. 123 in the world, on Thursday in the semifinal of the Dubai Open. The loss guarantees that the No. 2-ranked Daniil Medvedev will have more points than Djokovic in the next ATP rankings, ending his reign. The Dubai Open had been Djokovic’s first since his Australian Open debacle, in which he was deported… Source link

Volume of retail trade down by 0.3% in euro area and by 0.2% in the EUIn September 2021, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade decreased by 0.3% in the euro area and by 0.2% in the EU, compared with August 2021, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In August 2021, the retail trade volume increased by 1.0% in the euro area and by 0.8% in the EU.Source: ec.europa.eu  India: Future Retail’s independent directors urge CCI to… Source link