Turkish football club Galatasaray said it is in early stage talks with Kuwait Airways for a potential sponsorship deal.
If the two parties reach an agreement, it would mark the first major deal between a Gulf airline and a Turkish football club.
“Our negotiations with the international airline company Kuwait Airways are still at the starting point,” Istanbul-based Galatasaray said in a stock exchange filing to Borsa Istanbul.
“Since the day we took office, we have been working on strengthening our relations with our existing business partners and on new collaborations. In this context, our work with various institutions, which has reached different stages, continues,” the Galatasaray Sports Club Association said.
Kuwait Airways said a delegation visited the club “to discuss ways of commercial co-operation between the two parties”, according to a tweet on its official account. However, it denied that any deal had been signed so far.
When approached for further details on the talks, Kuwait Airways referred The National to its tweets.
Companies in the Gulf, notably airlines, have struck several major sponsorship agreements with some of the world's biggest sports clubs over the years.
Emirates has signed several deals with AC Milan, Arsenal, Real Madrid, Greece's Olympiakos, Portugal's Benfica and French club Lyon.
The deals reflect Emirates' continued strategy of extending its reach and visibility through the sport, the airline said.
Aside from partnerships with some of the biggest clubs in European football, Emirates also sponsors golf, tennis, rugby, cricket, horse racing and motorsport events around the world.
Meanwhile, Etihad Airways has a long-standing partnership with Manchester City football club, the Formula One Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and the Special Olympics.
In March, the Turkish unit of Bahrain-based cryptocurrency platform Rain also signed a deal to become the chest sponsor of Istanbul football club Besiktas until the end of 2023/2024 season, according to their websites.
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Dir: Steven Spielberg
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Guns N’ Roses’s last gig before Abu Dhabi was in Hong Kong on November 21. We were there – and here’s what they played, and in what order. You were warned.
- It’s So Easy
- Mr Brownstone
- Chinese Democracy
- Welcome to the Jungle
- Double Talkin’ Jive
- Better
- Estranged
- Live and Let Die (Wings cover)
- Slither (Velvet Revolver cover)
- Rocket Queen
- You Could Be Mine
- Shadow of Your Love
- Attitude (Misfits cover)
- Civil War
- Coma
- Love Theme from The Godfather (movie cover)
- Sweet Child O’ Mine
- Wichita Lineman (Jimmy Webb cover)
- Wish You Were Here (instrumental Pink Floyd cover)
- November Rain
- Black Hole Sun (Soundgarden cover)
- Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (Bob Dylan cover)
- Nightrain
Encore:
- Patience
- Don’t Cry
- The Seeker (The Who cover)
- Paradise City
What is hepatitis?
Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver, which can lead to fibrosis (scarring), cirrhosis or liver cancer.
There are 5 main hepatitis viruses, referred to as types A, B, C, D and E.
Hepatitis C is mostly transmitted through exposure to infective blood. This can occur through blood transfusions, contaminated injections during medical procedures, and through injecting drugs. Sexual transmission is also possible, but is much less common.
People infected with hepatitis C experience few or no symptoms, meaning they can live with the virus for years without being diagnosed. This delay in treatment can increase the risk of significant liver damage.
There are an estimated 170 million carriers of Hepatitis C around the world.
The virus causes approximately 399,000 fatalities each year worldwide, according to WHO.
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Started: December 2016
Founder: Ibrahim Kamalmaz
Based: UAE
Sector: Finance / legal
Size: 3 employees, pre-revenue
Stage: Early stage
Investors: Founder's friends and Family
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