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Business
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Economy
4/6/2025 5:23:19 PM
Ahram Online discussed significant advancements in Egypt's digital infrastructure and how they enhance the operations of ride-hailing apps with Youssef Abouseif, the General Manager (GM) for Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain at Uber.
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Business
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Markets & Companies
2/20/2025 4:38:01 PM
Egypt is a strategic and core market for Uber in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with a bold economic atmosphere, Youssef Abouseif, the company's general manager for Egypt, KSA, and Bahrain, told Ahram Online (AO).
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Business
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Tech
11/28/2024 5:26:03 PM
Two rival ride-hailing platforms announced on Thursday options allowing Parisian women to order a car driven by a female driver in a bid to ensure "greater safety" for its customers.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
11/4/2024 4:43:38 PM
The Ministry of Transport launched an electronic app, Transport, to facilitate transportation for participants at the 12th World Urban Forum (WUF), which kicks off on Monday and runs till 8 November.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
10/31/2024 5:02:45 PM
The Ministry of Transport announced Thursday that it will offer free buses and discounted Uber rides for attendees of the 12th World Urban Forum (WUF), which will take place in Egypt from 4 to 8 November.
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Business
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Tech
8/26/2024 1:39:01 PM
The Dutch data protection watchdog said Monday it hit ride-hailing app Uber with a 290-million-euro ($324 million) fine over the transfer of personal data of European drivers to US servers.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
8/22/2024 10:08:26 PM
The Cairo Court of Appeals accepted the appeal filed by the Uber driver convicted in the case of Habiba El-Shamaa's death, reducing his sentence from 15 to 5 years and his fine from EGP 50,000 to EGP 10,000 after clearing him of the kidnapping charge.
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World
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International
8/13/2024 1:05:28 PM
Donald Trump ran through his checklist of conspiracy theories Monday in a rambling conversation with his uber-wealthy supporter Elon Musk that was initially derailed by what the tech titan said was a technical glitch.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
7/14/2024 9:51:54 PM
Cairo Criminal Court sentenced an Uber driver to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman involving the use of a deadly weapon in Nasr City last May.
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World
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Region
7/2/2024 12:24:38 PM
Uber driver Hussein Khalil was battling traffic in Beirut when he found himself in the Gaza Strip, according to his online map, anyway, as location jamming blamed on Israel disrupts life in Lebanon.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
5/24/2024 3:30:00 PM
Ride-hailing apps in Egypt are facing lawsuits and calls for boycotts in the wake of concerns over safety standards.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
5/20/2024 10:29:14 PM
Ahmed Aly, head of public policy and government relations for Uber in North Africa and Middle East, requested that the company be granted access to the government's database to verify whether drivers working with the company have criminal records.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
5/14/2024 4:19:48 PM
Egypt’s Ministry of Interior arrested a driver affiliated with a popular ride-hailing app for attempting to assault a female passenger. The woman was injured during the attempt but managed to escape.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
4/15/2024 8:08:00 PM
A Cairo criminal court sentenced on Monday an Uber driver accused of attempting to kidnap Habiba El-Shamaa - who died after sustaining serious injuries in the incident - to 15 years in prison and fined him EGP 50,000.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
3/28/2024 12:06:50 PM
A Cairo criminal court has set 15 April to start the trial of the defendant in Habiba El-Shamaa’s alleged attempted kidnapping case in an urgent session.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
3/25/2024 8:57:43 PM
The Public Prosecution referred its suspect in the alleged attempted kidnapping of Habiba El-Shamaa to criminal court for, in addition to attempted kidnapping, possessing illegal drugs and driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
3/15/2024 2:03:51 PM
Habiba El-Shamma, the victim of an alleged attempted kidnapping in a car affiliated with a popular ride-hailing app, passed away after 21 days in a coma.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
2/27/2024 5:46:00 PM
An investigating judge has ordered a 15-day detention pending investigation for a ride-hailing driver accused by the mother of attempted kidnapping of her daughter, who is now in a coma in a hospital, during a ride.
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Business
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Tech
10/2/2023 9:59:12 AM
Apple is blaming a software bug and other issues tied to popular apps such as Instagram and Uber for causing its recently released iPhone 15 models to heat up and spark complaints about becoming too hot to handle.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
9/17/2023 11:21:02 PM
Uber promised on Sunday to refund its customers in Egypt who have recently been wrongly charged extra fees for paying with their bank cards, blaming the issue on a “technical glitch.”
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