• A few pedestrians walk in an almost deserted street in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli of Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, during a lockdown due to surging cases of Covid-19 infections. AFP
    A few pedestrians walk in an almost deserted street in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli of Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, during a lockdown due to surging cases of Covid-19 infections. AFP
  • A young boy rides a bicycle in front of closed shops in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli of Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province. AFP
    A young boy rides a bicycle in front of closed shops in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli of Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province. AFP
  • Palestinian students arrive at a school run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza Strip. AFP
    Palestinian students arrive at a school run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza Strip. AFP
  • Palestinian students attend a class at a school in Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza Strip. AFP
    Palestinian students attend a class at a school in Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza Strip. AFP
  • Anti-government protesters gather for a demonstration demanding better public services and against corruption outside the provincial council building, in Basra, Iraq. AP Photo
    Anti-government protesters gather for a demonstration demanding better public services and against corruption outside the provincial council building, in Basra, Iraq. AP Photo
  • A rescue team worker rests at the site of a massive explosion in the port of Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
    A rescue team worker rests at the site of a massive explosion in the port of Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
  • Men walk near the site of the blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon. Reuters
    Men walk near the site of the blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon. Reuters
  • Staff members of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre unload humanitarian aid at Beirut International airport. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via Reuters
    Staff members of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre unload humanitarian aid at Beirut International airport. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via Reuters
  • Shoppers take an escalator at a commercial mall in Cairo, Egypt. American credit rating agency Fitch Ratings Inc. expected GDP growth in Egypt at 2.5 per cent in the current fiscal year, down from the 5.6 per cent recorded in the last fiscal year. EPA
    Shoppers take an escalator at a commercial mall in Cairo, Egypt. American credit rating agency Fitch Ratings Inc. expected GDP growth in Egypt at 2.5 per cent in the current fiscal year, down from the 5.6 per cent recorded in the last fiscal year. EPA
  • Tunisia's Prime Minister-designate Hichem Mechichi welcomes former head of government, Youssef Chahed during consultations as part of the formation of the next government in Tunis, Tunisia. EPA
    Tunisia's Prime Minister-designate Hichem Mechichi welcomes former head of government, Youssef Chahed during consultations as part of the formation of the next government in Tunis, Tunisia. EPA

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Started: 2016

Founders: Hussein Nasser Eddin, Laila Akel, Tayeb Akel 

Based: Ramallah, Palestine

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Investors: Palestine’s Ibtikar Fund, Abu Dhabi’s Gothams and angel investors

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