News Inc.Arabia Staff Morocco’s Tamwilcom Launches US$69 Million Startup Venture Building... A statement on the program described it as a reflection of “Morocco’s broader strategy to strengthen its startup infrastructure, build a scalable pipeline of high-growth companies, and position the country as a leading innovation hub in Africa.”
News Inc.Arabia Staff Abu Dhabi's DIAFA Acquires Majority Stake In Richard Caring’s UK-Ba... DIAFA will take a controlling interest in the business behind some of the UK’s best-known hospitality brands, including The Ivy, the upscale restaurant group that has expanded into a nationwide chain, as well as private members’ club Annabel's.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Saudi Housing Minister Launches Sandbox Initiative For Municipal So... Sandbox shall allow entities to test their products and operating models in a controlled, real-world environment supported by regulatory and legislative frameworks.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Why The World’s Biggest TikTok Star’s US$975 Million Business Deal... Khaby Lame’s landmark merger drew in traders and creator economy optimists alike, but the stock has since plunged over 90 percent and major brokerages are restricting trading.
News Inc.Arabia Staff According To Ray Dalio, “We Are In A World War That Isn’t Going To... The billionaire founder of Bridgewater Associates, one of the world’s largest hedge funds, has put forward a stark view of the current global landscape.
News Inc.Arabia Staff DIFC, DFSA Roll Out Relief Measures For Business Community Amid Ong... The package of temporary measures aims to ease immediate pressures while reinforcing the strength, resilience and long-term sustainability of the DIFC ecosystem.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Qatar’s Snoonu And Namaa Social Incubator Partner To Empower The Co... The agreement will see founders enrolled in Namaa’s incubation programs gain access to Snoonu’s digital platform and integrated ecosystem.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Dubai Launches The World’s First Dedicated Regulatory Guidance On V... The move has been said to reinforce "Dubai’s position as a jurisdiction that enables responsible innovation while safeguarding market integrity.”
News Inc.Arabia Staff Gulf Sovereign Funds Commit US$24 Billion To Paramount’s Warner Bro... Saudi sovereign wealth fund Public Investment Fund (PIF) is expected to contribute around $10 billion, with the remaining equity commitments coming from state-backed funds in Qatar and Abu Dhabi.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Saudi Arabia's Aramco Ventures Joins US$36 Million Round For US-Bas... The funds will back the startup’s expansion of modular filtration systems for energy-efficient chemical separations.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Emirates NBD Announces Fee Waivers And Discounts For SMEs In The UAE Emirates NBD, one of the MENAT region’s leading banking groups, has unveiled a Business Support Package consisting of a set of temporary fee-relief measures for SMEs in the UAE.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Cairo-Based Fintech Lucky Cashes In US$23 Million In A Series B Fun... The investment also sees OneStop Holding founder Mohamed Farouk join Lucky—which is led by CEO Ayman Essawy—as the Chairman of its board.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Kingdom Holding Acquires Prince Alwaleed’s Breakthrough Energy Vent... Breakthrough Energy Ventures, which is led by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, invests in sectors like green hydrogen, nuclear fusion, and carbon capture.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Qatar’s Resilient Business Environment Reaffirmed At Invest Qatar E... The event highlighted the country’s fiscal strength, diversified economy, and seamless business operations.
Business Plans Anas (Andy) Abbar Press Releases Are Not Dead. They’ve Just Been Reinvented. As someone who has spent over two decades across global tech companies and now leads a media platform operating across the region, I’ve seen this model from every angle, as a publisher, as an agency, and most importantly, as a consumer.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Abu Dhabi Launches Supply Chain Support Platform ADEED To Bolster B... "ADEED reflects exactly the kind of public-private collaboration that builds long-term supply chain resilience."
Grow Inc.Arabia Staff Crypto Exchange ChangeNOW Makes Its Strategic Move Into The Middle... ChangeNOW, a non-custodial crypto exchange, is officially moving into its new regional headquarters in Convention Tower at Dubai World Trade Centre.
Sustainability Inc.Arabia Staff The Zayed Sustainability Prize Opens Submissions For Its 2027 Cycle The global award invites SMEs, nonprofits, and high schools to submit impactful sustainability solutions across six categories.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Applications Now Open For The Eighth Edition Of The Women In Tech A... The program, which is being run as a partnership between the Standard Chartered Foundation and Village Capital, will support women-led startups with funding, training and global networks.
News Inc.Arabia Staff ChatGPT Creator OpenAI Raises US$122 Billion At A Valuation of $852... The transaction ranks among the largest funding rounds secured by technology companies to date, exceeding recent raises by privately backed startups as well as some acquisitions and initial public offerings.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Dubai Crown Prince HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Announces AED1 Bil... In a post on the social media platform X, Sheikh Hamdan said, “Our message is clear: Dubai remains committed to supporting individuals, families and businesses with confidence and stability.”
News Inc.Arabia Staff American Investment Firm Blackstone Backs UAE-Born Payments And Dat... The platform aims to power regulated digital ecosystems across emerging and international markets.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff UK-Born Healthtech Startup Bioniq To Be Acquired By US-Based Health... The transaction between Herbalife, which is led by CEO Stephan Gratziani, and Bioniq, which is led by co-founder and President Vadim Fedotov, is expected to close in the second quarter of 2026.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Applications Now Open For The 2026 Edition Of The US$15,000 Women I... The competition has been described as “a global call designed to identify and back early-stage founders building practical, execution-ready solutions for the AV ecosystem and closely related fields.”
Technology Aby Sam Thomas Inside Sofra, The Digital Platform Connecting Donors, Restaurants,... Amid the ongoing displacement of more than a million people in Lebanon, thousands of families in the country are struggling to secure a daily meal—and a new digital platform called Sofra has emerged to respond to this need.
News Inc.Arabia Staff The UAE Is Offering Businesses A Tax Credit Of Up To 50 Percent On... The benefit is being offered as part of the first phase of the UAE's Research and Development (R&D) Tax Incentives program.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Saudi Arabia-Based Blossom Accelerator Launches DominAite, A Nation... Inc. Arabia spoke to Blossom Accelerator founder and CEO Emon Shakoor to learn how DominAite has been designed as “a strategic, world-class initiative focused on scaling high-potential AI-native startups into and from the Kingdom.”
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News Inc.Arabia Staff talabat UAE To Offer 100 Rent-Free Cloud Kitchen Spaces To Homegrow... The initiative aims to empower F&B brands in the UAE by reducing cost hurdles to their operations and growth, while also giving them access to scalable infrastructure.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Abu Dhabi-Based Presight Invests In Six AI Companies Through US$100... The investments form part of the Presight–Shorooq Fund I (PSFI), a US$100 million global early-stage fund the company had launched in partnership with Abu Dhabi-based investment firm Shorooq.
News Inc.Arabia Staff The Industries Most At Risk As The Middle East Conflict Disrupts Trade As shipping through the Strait of Hormuz gets disrupted, supply chain data shows which industries—and S&P 500 companies—face the greatest risk.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Replit CEO Says Its New AI Agent Can Vibe Code A Startup From Scratch Amjad Masad announced that Replit has raised US$400 million in a Series D, and also unveiled a powerful new agent.
Grow Inc.Arabia Staff The ENTERTAINER’s “Our Home. Our Heart.” Initiative To Support UAE... The ENTERTAINER founder and CEO Donna Benton told Inc. Arabia that the initiative has led to the redemption of nearly 100,000 of its buy-one-get-one-free offers at venues across the UAE.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Big Tech Stocks Like The Magnificent 7 Suddenly Look Cheap The "Magnificent 7" refers to the seven dominant tech companies in the world today: Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, NVIDIA, and Tesla.
Technology Jensen Huang NVIDIA Founder And CEO Jensen Huang: “AI Is A Five-Layer Cake” According to Huang, artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming the foundational infrastructure of the modern world.