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Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy, Alibaba Cloud Partner on AI
Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy has partnered with Alibaba Cloud to boost the adoption of agentic AI, according to Moomoo. The Dubai-based organisation and the cloud computing company did not disclose further details of the agreement. Key facts Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy has entered a...
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Taco Bell sales rebound as Saudi Aramco profits rise on oil prices
Taco Bell has seen its sales recover, while Saudi Aramco's profits have been boosted by higher oil prices, according to a market roundup. Key facts Taco Bell sales have recovered. Saudi Aramco profits have risen on the back of higher oil prices. What happened with Taco...
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Etihad resumes Abu Dhabi-Jeddah flights, cuts more Riyadh, Dammam services
Etihad Airways is set to resume flights between Abu Dhabi and Jeddah, while cancelling more flights to Riyadh and Dammam,...
NEXUS, Dubai Media Council sign deal to boost gaming industry
NEXUS has signed an agreement with Dubai Media Council aimed at fostering the gaming industry, according to Inven Global. The...
Justin Sun: Trump crypto firm cited UAE roots to exit US court
Justin Sun said a crypto firm tied to Trump and branded "Proudly American" pointed to UAE roots to get out...
WebBox expands PR and AI search service to UAE businesses
WebBox has expanded its PR distribution and AI search visibility service to cover UK, US and UAE businesses, according to...
Dubai tenants can now do Ejari, DEWA on DubaiNow app
Dubai tenants and landlords can now register, renew and cancel Ejari tenancy contracts and pay DEWA security deposits in one...
Dubai Ejari goes digital on DubaiNow, rents hit AED32.2bn
Dubai Land Department has rolled out an upgraded Ejari service on the DubaiNow app, letting tenants and landlords register, renew...
Canton Network Secures $355M as Abu Dhabi Fund Joins a16z
Canton Network has raised $355 million in a funding round backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and an Abu Dhabi fund,...
Saudi-backed Kingdom of Gaming event pushed back to 2027
Kingdom of Gaming, a Saudi-backed gaming event, has been delayed and is now scheduled to take place in 2027. The...
UAE Flag Day 2026: Nationwide events set for 11am Tuesday
The UAE will mark Flag Day on Tuesday, with official celebrations beginning at 11:00 am, according to arnnewscentre.ae. Flag Day...
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Dubai Firm Raises $529 Million in UAE’s First IPO of the Year
A Dubai-based firm has raised $529 million in an initial public offering, marking the UAE's first IPO of the year,...
UAE to invest AED200bn in energy sector by 2030: Al Mazrouei
The UAE plans to invest between AED150 billion and AED200 billion in its energy sector by 2030, Energy and Infrastructure...
BlackRock Publishes Weekly Market Commentary for Global Investors
BlackRock has released its latest weekly market commentary, part of a regular series the asset manager produces to track financial...
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...
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...
Innovation
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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