Ricardo Trade, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Operations at FIFA World Cup (FWC) Qatar, 2022, speaks about how his team leveraged data and analytics to create a seamless experience for 3.4 million fans in a phygital world FIFA World Cup (FWC) Qatar, 2022 created several records; the event bagged maximum fan engagement both online and […]
Microsoft has expanded its operations in Qatar with the opening of a new Lusail City facility. It is the company’s fourth and largest in the country, part of a significant investment in Qatar which includes the soon to be launched Microsoft Cloud Datacenter Region. The launch of the new offices reinforces Microsoft’s commitment to establish […]
Careem, the region’s multi-service platform, has opened its highly popular food delivery service to its customers in Qatar, bringing the best selection of Qatar’s diverse food scene to customers’ doors in minutes. The Careem app helps restaurant owners to expand their customer base, payments, and logistic capabilities. Food partners gain access to Careem’s 55 million […]
Kuwait-based OptimizeApp, a platform that helps marketers intuitively launch, manage and track all their social media campaigns in one app, announced it has fully acquired Panda Media, a Kuwait-based online education company focused on entrepreneurs. The company’s new offering will provide local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurs with exclusive educational marketing courses and […]
Ever Fashion Luxury Group is one the first customers out of Qatar to be migrating its entire IT infrastructure to Google Cloud under the Rise with SAP offering, and also plans to launch an eCommerce Platform. Ever Fashion, the luxury brand retailer in Qatar, operates 21 high-end stores across the country, with additional locations in […]
A dark store grocery app backed by Russian and UAE investors has launched in Dubai and it plans to open 100 stores in the Emirates and Qatar by the end of 2022. The term dark store refers to a retail outlet or distribution centre that caters exclusively for online shopping. Yalla Market opened its first […]
Arab Advisors Group recently announced the launch of its new benchmark reports during September 2021 covering key telecom operators in MENA. The reports will track and monitor operators’ presence, engagement, responsiveness, and interaction on social media platforms. The reports will cover more than 40 operators which offer telecommunication services across 14 Arab countries. These countries are Algeria, […]
Cohesity has appointed Gregg Petersen as regional director for its operations in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. Petersen will focus on empowering regional businesses in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, and South Africa to easily and effectively back up, manage, protect, and derive value from their data through Cohesity’s next-gen data management solutions. […]
Spendwisor has secured a $1 million in Pre-Seed funding round, led by Mr Erhama Nasser IA Al-Kaabi and local angel investors. Further, it has signed an agreement with one of the leading US VCs focusing on Global Emerging Market (GEM)for a commitment of QAR 50 Million (QAR 190 Million). This commitment is based on milestones […]
Qatar-based Doha Venture Capital has participated in a $235 million funding round for Singapore-based exhibition entertainment experience provider Cityneon. The round, which was led by Cityneon’s existing investors including Singapore’s Pavilion Capital, Ron Tan, Cityneon’s executive chairman and Group CEO, as well as EDBI, also saw backing from Seatown Holdings, along with other financial institutions […]
