News Inc.Arabia Staff Iraq-Based Toolmart Wraps Up Undisclosed Seed Round Founded by Nadeem Al Salem, Shawkat Shegem, and Ahmed Al Hinti in Iraq in 2022, Toolmart streamlines procurement for institutional buyers with a scalable, low-inventory digital platform.
News Inc.Arabia Staff MoIAT And EDB Unveil Make It In The Emirates Accelerator The program aims to accelerate the development of high-potential industrial startups in the UAE.
News Inc.Arabia Staff flynas Secures US$109 Billion In Bids For Saudi IPO Priced at the top of its range, the deal signals strong investor confidence ahead of the retail tranche.
Money Inc.Arabia Staff Thndr Scales Up With Alpha, ThndrX, And Fresh Funding Ahmad Hammouda, CEO of Thndr, told Inc. Arabia that the US$15.7 million Series A will deepen the Cairo-based startup's product offerings, accelerate its regional expansion, and enhance its tech infrastructure as well.
News Anas (Andy) Abbar Inside the Economics of Emirates EK215 A380 to L.A. I Flew Emirates EK215 Again. This Time, I Dug Into Its Economics
News Inc.Arabia Staff noon And Dubai DET Join Forces To Boost SME Growth The initiative falls under the banner of the Dubai Traders program, which seeks to empower Dubai’s SMEs by helping them adopt innovative digital tools and channels to expand their reach both locally and globally.
AI Everything Inc.Arabia Staff Abu Dhabi’s TII Launches Arabic Version Of Its Falcon LLM Technology Innovation Institute (TII) has also unveiled a new model called Falcon H1, which has been able to outperform comparable offerings from Meta's LLaMA and Alibaba's Qwen.
Technology Inc.Arabia Staff Egypt-Based Sylndr Raises US$15.7 Million Series A Omar El Defrawy, founder and CEO of the used-car marketplace, told Inc. Arabia that the investment will allow it to broaden its footprint and expand its technological capabilities.
AI Everything Inc.Arabia Staff The UAE Unveils The World’s Biggest AI Campus Outside The US The new campus, which will be built by Abu Dhabi-based G42, will include 5GW of capacity for AI data centers in the UAE capital.
News Inc.Arabia Staff MaxAB-Wasoko Acquires Fatura To Boost African E-Commerce MaxAB-Wasoko, a pan-African retail e-commerce and supply chain super app, has bought Fatura, a B2B e-marketplace based in Egypt, from EFG Finance, a subsidiary of Cairo-headquartered EFG Holding.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Hub71 Launches Google For Startups Accelerator In Abu Dhabi 26 startups from the Hub71 community have been selected to join the first cohort of the customized three-month program.
News hussdajani Inside the Saudi–US Investment Forum The event’s success has already prompted discussions of making the Saudi–U.S. Investment Forum a recurring platform to track progress on these initiatives and launch new ones, all in service of Vision 2030 and the next chapter of Saudi-U.S. cooperat
News Inc.Arabia Staff Google Backs US$100 Million AI Fund Led by KSA-Based STV The announcement came on the heels of the $600 billion worth of investments declared by US President Donald Trump on his visit to Saudi Arabia this week.
Events Inc.Arabia Staff Nominations Open For Best in Business Awards Riyadh 2025 The ceremony, which will be held on June 24, 2025, will recognize businesses that are not only succeeding today, but shaping what’s possible tomorrow.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Seamless Middle East 2024 Kicks Off The event boasts a lineup of sponsors including diamond sponsor Geidea and platinum sponsors such as DubaiStore, Foodics, HPS, Unifonic, Verifone, Visa, and Worldpay.
AI Everything Inc.Arabia Staff Saudi Arabia Launches HUMAIN To Lead Global AI Development Chaired by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince HRH Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, HUMAIN is a wholly owned company of the country's Public Investment Fund (PIF).
News Inc.Arabia Staff 7awi Media Group Launches New Events Arm, Social Majlis Social Majlis is a new business vertical by 7awi Media Group, the media house behind Inc. Arabia, which will be dedicated to curating and managing bespoke events, high-level executive boardrooms, and impactful conferences in the MENA.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Tala Al Jabri Launches US$50 Million Wyld VC Fund “AI talent today is largely concentrated in the US and China. We want to change that,” Al Jabri told Inc. Arabia.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Astra Tech Unveils Palm Pay Technology Dubai Fintech Summit is taking place at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai on May 6th and 7th.
News Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based CPX Acquires Cyber-AI Firm SpiderSilk Inc. Arabia spoke with CPX's Hadi Anwar and spiderSilk's Mossab Hussein to explore what the acquisition signals for the future of cybersecurity innovation from the UAE.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Disney To Open New Theme Park And Resort In Abu Dhabi The waterfront resort, which will be located on Yas Island, is being built in partnership with UAE developer Miral.
AI Everything Inc.Arabia Staff Foras Acquires Minority Stake In Canater For US$1 Million Foras, an Abu Dhabi-based investment firm, has acquired a 10 percent stake in the Dubai-based logistics and supply chain startup Canater.
Grow Inc.Arabia Staff DoorDash Acquires Deliveroo For US$2.9 Billion The combined company will have a global presence in more than 40 countries, serving approximately 50 million active monthly users.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Win AED100,000 For Your Art On Dubai's Burj Khalifa The contest, which is being run by Dubai-based global property developer Emaar, is offering artists, designers, and creatives in the UAE a chance to leave their mark on one of the world’s most celebrated landmarks.
News Inc.Arabia Staff KSA's STV Closes US$100 Million Non-Dilutive Capital Fund The platform aims to bridge the funding gap for tech startups in Saudi Arabia by providing vital Sharia-compliant, non-dilutive capital to support their growth in the fast-evolving tech landscape.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Nahda Tech Launches Tech Bootcamp in Damascus to Bridge Skills Gap and Attract Regional Employers
News Inc.Arabia Staff KSA’s Miran, Egypt’s Welnes Merge To Build Wellness Platform The new company will be headquartered in KSA, with Eslam Ali appointed as its CTO and Amr Saleh as its CEO.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Social Media Addiction Leading to Decline in Mental Health Arab Youth Survey Reveals in 15th Year Edition
News Inc.Arabia Staff Qlik Launches New AWS Cloud Region In The Middle East “This is about making AI real for businesses in the Middle East,” said Tejas Mehta, SVP and GM for the MEA at Qlik.
News Inc.Arabia Staff KSA-Based iMENA Group Raises US$135 Million Ahead Of Its IPO The new investment will allow iMENA to boost its ownership stakes in its three top-performing companies — OpenSooq, SellAnyCar, and Jeeny — while also supporting vertical and geographic expansion and enhancing collaboration across its platforms.
AI Everything Inc.Arabia Staff Dubai Future Foundation, Antler Renew Strategic Partnership The two entities are coming together to support emerging entrepreneurs and promising startups by offering early-stage funding, mentorship, and access to global markets.
News Inc.Arabia Staff GCC to Roll Out Unified Tourist Visa by Year's End This visa will allow travelers to explore many destinations within the GCC for over 30 days.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Lucidya To Be NextGen AI Summit 2025's AI-Powered CX Partner Lucidya is an AI-powered, fully-compliant unified customer experience platform (CXM) designed to support CX and marketing leaders in large enterprises, governments, and SMEs across the Arab world.