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Bahrain awards Golden Licenses to $3.89bn in projects
Bahrain has handed out Golden Licenses to four large-scale projects worth a combined $3.89 billion, the Bahrain Economic Development Board announced at Gateway Gulf 2026 in Manama. For investors and businesses across the GCC, the announcement signals that Bahrain is pushing harder to pull in foreign...
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Aramco buys 49% of HUMAIN in $2.6bn Saudi AI deal
Saudi Aramco has completed a $2.6bn deal to buy a 49 per cent stake in artificial intelligence company HUMAIN, with the Public Investment Fund keeping a 51 per cent controlling share. For businesses across the UAE and wider Gulf, the deal is another sign that Saudi...
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Dar Global starts handovers at Dubai’s Pagani-branded tower
Dar Global has begun handing over units at DaVinci Tower by Pagani, the 80-residence development on the Dubai Water Canal...
Al Satwa plots can now rise to 9 floors under new Dubai rules
Dubai Municipality has revised building regulations for Al Satwa, letting property owners build taller residential and mixed-use projects on their...
Sheikh Mohammed launches Dubai’s Nad Zabeel campus for 30,000 researchers
H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, has announced the launch of...
Emirates Business Setup Offers Dubai Firm Formation via Single Team
Emirates Business Setup is now helping international entrepreneurs register companies in Dubai through a single dedicated team handling the setup...
Dubai Police Break Up Crypto Fraud Ring Worth AED 2.6 Million
Dubai Police have dismantled a criminal network accused of running a cryptocurrency fraud scheme worth AED 2.6 million, according to...
Esports Goes Geopolitical: Three Trends Reshaping Pro Gaming
Professional gaming is turning into a geopolitical issue, according to an analysis published by The Conversation, which sets out three...
Abu Dhabi gets 230m One&Only tower on Al Maryah Island
Mubadala Investment Company, TARAF and Kerzner International Holdings have unveiled plans for a new 230-metre One&Only Private Residences tower on...
UAE Fuel Price Committee confirms fuel prices will fall in November
The UAE Fuel Price Committee confirmed on Saturday that fuel prices across the country will drop in November. The decision...
Gujarat Pitches Vibrant Gujarat 2027 Summit to Dubai Investors
Gujarat state officials presented their pitch for Vibrant Gujarat 2027 to Dubai's business community, according to DD News. The pitch...
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J.P. Morgan opens new DIFC private banking branch in Dubai
J.P. Morgan Private Bank has opened a new branch in the Dubai International Financial Centre, giving the US lender a...
Context Labs Taps 22/x Funding to Open Abu Dhabi AI Hub
Context Labs has received a strategic investment from 22/x to set up a regional headquarters in Abu Dhabi, according to...
UAE Treasury Sukuk auction draws AED4.54bn bids, 4.1x oversubscribed
The UAE Ministry of Finance raised AED1.1 billion in its October 2026 Treasury Sukuk and Treasury Bonds auction, with total...
Formation Bio Breaks Mould, Launches Own Fund, WSJ Reports
Formation Bio, a venture-backed biotech company, has raised its own investment fund, according to the WSJ. The move reverses the...
DIFC AI, fintech firms hit 1,933, up 39% in a year
Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance, met Standard...
US students from Central Michigan University win two finance contests
Finance students from Central Michigan University won two separate investment competitions held in Detroit and Chicago, according to the university....
Robots and the Future of Business: The New Architecture of the Global Economy
From factories and warehouses to hospitals, hotels and corporate offices, robots are moving from the margins of business operations to...
Could AI Get Out of Control—and Harm Us?
For most of human history, the most frightening technologies were weapons. Fire could destroy a village. The sword could kill...
Criticizing AI to Make It More Human?
Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish from the technologies that preceded it. It is no longer simply a...
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AI could unlock $1tn for Mena region by 2030, MEED says
Artificial intelligence could add $1 trillion in economic value across the Middle East and North Africa by 2030, according to...
UAE, Saudi Arabia plan electricity grid interconnection
The UAE and Saudi Arabia are working on a plan to link their electricity grids, according to MEED, part of...
Acwa Power plots $4bn US platform as data centres drive demand
Saudi Arabia’s Acwa Power is moving into the United States for the first time. It is doing so through Plenum...
Riyadh’s $301m Road Deal Signals Giant Expo 2030 Push
Riyadh just handed out another huge road contract, and it's a sign of how fast Saudi Arabia is racing to...
Neom’s Oxagon lands 50MW AI data centre deal with Nebius
Saudi Arabia just landed another big AI infrastructure win, and it's happening on the Red Sea coast. Humain, the kingdom's...
Riyadh Expo 2030: 20,000-Visitor Innovation Pavilion Tendered
Riyadh has just put out a tender that shows how serious Saudi Arabia is about Expo 2030. The organisers have...
Saudi Arabia Awards $246m Deal for New Riyadh Flyovers
A joint venture has just landed a $246m contract to build steel flyovers across some of Riyadh's busiest junctions, in...
Dana Gas Starts Graphene Production in Sharjah, UAE
Dana Gas has begun producing graphene in Sharjah, marking the company's first move into advanced materials. The news, confirmed on...
UAE Construction Market Holds Steady, Signals More to Come
Here's some good news if you work in UAE or Saudi construction, real estate or infrastructure: the regional project market...
Who Owns the Future
AI can create an influencer who never sleeps, never ages and never accidentally goes off brand. It can generate a...
Do You Speak AI-rabic?
For much of the early AI conversation, the focus was on how quickly technology could help businesses adapt what already...
AI Ads Gone Wrong
Artificial intelligence has made it easier than ever to produce an advertisement. It has also made it easier to produce...
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