Spectacular firework displays lit up the night sky in both Abu Dhabi and Dubai on Friday in honour of Saudi National Day.
The UAE ensured the event was celebrated in style, with dazzling pyrotechnic shows at Yas Bay in Abu Dhabi and The Beach in Dubai's JBR.
Landmarks including Burj Khalifa, Burj Al Arab, Ain Dubai, Dubai Frame and the Museum of the Future were also bathed in green for the kingdom's 92nd National Day.
The occasion marks the 1932 decree, issued by King Abdulaziz, which renamed the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia's Entertainment Authority announced an array of activities under the slogan, “It is our home", which will run until Monday.
Air and marine shows will feature fighter jets, helicopters, boats and ships.
Firework displays will take place in 18 cities across the kingdom and parks will host cultural exhibitions open to the public at the long weekend.
Schools are closed for National Day celebrations until Sunday.
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Company name/date started: Abwaab Technologies / September 2019
Founders: Hamdi Tabbaa, co-founder and CEO. Hussein Alsarabi, co-founder and CTO
Based: Amman, Jordan
Sector: Education Technology
Size (employees/revenue): Total team size: 65. Full-time employees: 25. Revenue undisclosed
Stage: early-stage startup
Investors: Adam Tech Ventures, Endure Capital, Equitrust, the World Bank-backed Innovative Startups SMEs Fund, a London investment fund, a number of former and current executives from Uber and Netflix, among others.
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Company: Justmop.com
Date started: December 2015
Founders: Kerem Kuyucu and Cagatay Ozcan
Sector: Technology and home services
Based: Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai
Size: 55 employees and 100,000 cleaning requests a month
Funding: The company’s investors include Collective Spark, Faith Capital Holding, Oak Capital, VentureFriends, and 500 Startups.
