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Online medical bookings platform Vezeeta plans to expand its services in Saudi Arabia early next year, CEO Amir Barsoum said<\/a>. The decision comes after Vezeeta secured USD 12 mn<\/a> in a series \u2018C\u2019 fundraising round led by Saudi Telecom\u2019s venture capital arm, STV, which Barsoum said will be used for expanding Vezeeta\u2019s services in the region as well as launching a number of new products. Vezeeta also plans to offer its services in an unspecified African country in the next six months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Online medical bookings platform Vezeeta plans to expand its services in Saudi Arabia early next year, CEO Amir Barsoum said. 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