Middle East

Middle East Online Marketplace Slowly Taking Shape
Middle East Online Marketplace Slowly Taking Shape
August 28, 2017  |  Retail

eCommerce has become a natural part of life in many parts of the world, but that hasn’t been the case in the Middle East. Most...

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Noon And The Race For Middle Eastern eCommerce
Noon And The Race For Middle Eastern eCommerce
July 25, 2017  |  International

Until fairly recently the Middle East was a rather underdeveloped region from an eCommerce point of view.  According to McKinsey, 50 million consumers are scattered...

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Amazon Positions Itself For Online Grocery Dominance With Dash Wand
Amazon Positions Itself For Online Grocery Dominance With Dash Wand
June 28, 2017  |  Retail

Amazon’s new voice-activated grocery assistant is practically magic, and you don’t even have to go to Diagon Alley to get it. The company has added...

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Quisk, Network International Set To Launch New Digital Payment Solution In Middle East
Quisk, Network International Set To Launch New Digital Payment Solution In Middle East
June 15, 2017  |  Digital Payments

Quisk Inc., a global provider of digital payment services and solutions located in Silicon Valley, announced that it will soon launch a new digital payment...

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Emaar Malls’ $151M Majority Buy of Rocket Internet’s Namshi
Emaar Malls’ $151M Majority Buy of Rocket Internet’s Namshi
May 25, 2017  |  Retail

Dubai-based e-commerce retailer Emaar Malls has been looking to expand its online presence for quite some time. Following a March bid loss of Souq to...

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NSA Has Reportedly Infiltrated Middle East Financial Network
NSA Has Reportedly Infiltrated Middle East Financial Network
April 17, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

American spies have reportedly infiltrated the Middle East’s financial network and comprised the Dubai office of EastNets, a anti-money laundering and financial services company, reported...

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Amazon Secures Souq.com Acquisition
Amazon Secures Souq.com Acquisition
March 29, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

It’s official. After months of will they? won’t they? and a last-minute challenger bid, Amazon has closed an acquisition deal to buy 100 percent Dubai-based...

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Amazon Tracker: Delays
Amazon Tracker: Delays
March 28, 2017  |  Amazon

After hitting what appears to be an all-time high of $861.74 during Tuesday morning trading last week, Amazon (AMZN) cooled off somewhat over the course...

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