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<\/a> Uber will launch is Uber Eats service in Cairo and Riyadh sometime this year<\/strong>, according to a company statement<\/a>. \u201cThe expansion comes on the back of Uber Eats success in the UAE, where orders grew by 169% in the 2nd semester of 2017 only, and the number of restaurants opening their doors on the app increased twofold, to more than a thousand active today,\u201d Uber says. The company is \u201cpartnering with national and local restaurants to bring the convenience of the Uber Eats app to more people in the region \u2026 [Uber is] doubling down on creating a localised version of the app that meets the needs of the Arabic speaking population,\u201d says Nic Robertson, General Manager, Uber Eats Middle East and Africa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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