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Uber Competitor Careem secures $200 million in funds from Saudi and Japanese investors

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Careem, the Middle East-based ride-hailing company, said on Thursday it had secured $200 million in new funding from existing investors, including from Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal's Kingdom Holding.

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