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- The intercity service was first piloted in the UAE and Egypt, and the vehicles can carry up to five passengers for each trip
RIYADH: Dubai鈥檚 Careem has introduced a ride-hailing service between Bahrain and 抖阴短视频, it was announced on Monday.
As part of the service, users can book a car for a one-way journey from Bahrain to a number of Saudi cities, including Dammam, Khobar, Dhahran, Jubail, Buqaiq, Hufof and Riyadh, with fares starting from $198.
The intercity service was first piloted in the UAE and Egypt, and the vehicles can carry up to five passengers for each trip.
Careem鈥檚 GCC General Manager Khaled Nuseibeh said in a statement: 鈥淎s we continue to invest in the Bahraini market, Careem remains committed to broadening our product range to provide convenient transportation solutions within and across cities.鈥�
This week it was reported that non-oil trade between Bahrain and 抖阴短视频 rose 18 percent to $781 million during the second quarter of the year.
Saudi trade accounted for around half of Bahrain鈥檚 total trade with the six Gulf Cooperation Council members, according to the latest figures from Bahrain鈥檚 eGovernment and Information Authority.