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Biban 2025 Forum Wins Global Award for SME Ecosystem Development

Biban 2025 Forum Wins Global Award for SME Ecosystem Development

Egypt’s Creativa Backs 27 Startups with EGP 9.7M in New Incubator Cohort

Egypt’s Creativa Backs 27 Startups with EGP 9.7M in New Incubator Cohort

Dadu Children’s Museum Launches Summer Club to Cultivate Next-Gen Founders in Qatar

Dadu Children’s Museum Launches Summer Club to Cultivate Next-Gen Founders in Qatar

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Oman and Jordan Launch $100 Million Joint Investment Fund Targeting Key Economic Sectors

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Latest News
Biban 2025 Forum Wins Global Award for SME Ecosystem Development
Egypt’s Creativa Backs 27 Startups with EGP 9.7M in New Incubator Cohort
Dadu Children’s Museum Launches Summer Club to Cultivate Next-Gen Founders in Qatar
Oman and Jordan Launch $100 Million Joint Investment Fund Targeting Key Economic Sectors
Saudi AI Firm HUMAIN Taps Cohere for Major Sovereign and Arabic LLM Push
Dubai’s AVELIN AI Lands .7 Million Pre-Seed To Scale Sovereign AI for Enterprises
Funding
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July 10, 2026

Dubai’s AVELIN AI Lands $3.7 Million Pre-Seed To Scale Sovereign AI for Enterprises

Dubai-based AVELIN AI, a platform developing sovereign artificial intelligence for regulated sectors, has closed a $3.7 million pre-seed funding round from a group of angel investors. The investment arrives as…

Qatar Investment Authority Backs  Billion Funding for AI Chipmaker SambaNova Amid Saudi Push
Funding
4 Min Read
July 9, 2026

Qatar Investment Authority Backs $1 Billion Funding for AI Chipmaker SambaNova Amid Saudi Push

Oman and Jordan Launch 0 Million Joint Investment Fund Targeting Key Economic Sectors
News
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July 10, 2026

Oman and Jordan Launch $100 Million Joint Investment Fund Targeting Key Economic Sectors

MSMEDA and Banque Misr Inject  Million to Fuel Egypt’s Microenterprises
News
3 Min Read
July 9, 2026

MSMEDA and Banque Misr Inject $10 Million to Fuel Egypt’s Microenterprises

Palestine and South Korea Ink M Deal to Launch Bethlehem Entrepreneurship Hub
News
4 Min Read
July 9, 2026

Palestine and South Korea Ink $21M Deal to Launch Bethlehem Entrepreneurship Hub

Biban 2025 Forum Wins Global Award for SME Ecosystem Development
Ecosystem
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July 10, 2026

Biban 2025 Forum Wins Global Award for SME Ecosystem Development

Egypt’s Creativa Backs 27 Startups with EGP 9.7M in New Incubator Cohort
Ecosystem
2 Min Read
July 10, 2026

Egypt’s Creativa Backs 27 Startups with EGP 9.7M in New Incubator Cohort

Dadu Children’s Museum Launches Summer Club to Cultivate Next-Gen Founders in Qatar
Ecosystem
3 Min Read
July 10, 2026

Dadu Children’s Museum Launches Summer Club to Cultivate Next-Gen Founders in Qatar

Main Headlines

Egypt: Tamweely Secures EGP 350M From MSMEDA to Back 3,000 Micro-Businesses

Egypt: Tamweely Secures EGP 350M From MSMEDA to Back 3,000 Micro-Businesses

News
4 Min Read
July 8, 2026
Saudi EdTech Noon Academy Acquires AlMokhfy to Expand Digital Learning Ecosystem

Saudi EdTech Noon Academy Acquires AlMokhfy to Expand Digital Learning Ecosystem

News
3 Min Read
July 7, 2026
Nova Capital and Metamorph Target 0M to Build UAE-Led Wellness and Longevity Platform

Nova Capital and Metamorph Target $100M to Build UAE-Led Wellness and Longevity Platform

News
4 Min Read
July 7, 2026
Mubadala Opens  Billion Credit Portfolio to Outside Investors in Major Private Lending Push

Mubadala Opens $25 Billion Credit Portfolio to Outside Investors in Major Private Lending Push

News
3 Min Read
July 6, 2026
VAP Group Launches Venture Arm in Saudi Arabia to Back 100 Startups by 2030

VAP Group Launches Venture Arm in Saudi Arabia to Back 100 Startups by 2030

News
3 Min Read
July 4, 2026
OSN Bids to Take Anghami Private, Seeking Full Control of MENA’s Top Music Streamer

OSN Bids to Take Anghami Private, Seeking Full Control of MENA’s Top Music Streamer

News
4 Min Read
July 4, 2026

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Latest Funding Rounds

Saudi DeepTech Uvera Secures Seed Funding from Morgan Stanley and Aramco to Cut Food Waste

Saudi DeepTech Uvera Secures Seed Funding from Morgan Stanley and Aramco to Cut Food Waste

Funding
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July 9, 2026
UAE Proptech Keyper Secures  Million Series A To Digitize Monthly Rent Payments

UAE Proptech Keyper Secures $11 Million Series A To Digitize Monthly Rent Payments

Funding
5 Min Read
July 9, 2026
UAE Climatetech Planno Secures Incubayt Investment to Scale Solar AI Platform Across 16 Markets

UAE Climatetech Planno Secures Incubayt Investment to Scale Solar AI Platform Across 16 Markets

Funding
4 Min Read
July 8, 2026
Dubizzle Group Deepens Proptech Play with Strategic Investment in Takeem

Dubizzle Group Deepens Proptech Play with Strategic Investment in Takeem

Funding
3 Min Read
July 7, 2026
Jordanian AI Healthtech Carevision Lands Investment from 2080 Ventures

Jordanian AI Healthtech Carevision Lands Investment from 2080 Ventures

Funding
3 Min Read
July 6, 2026
BlueFive Capital Co-Leads Record  Billion Funding for China’s Kling AI

BlueFive Capital Co-Leads Record $3 Billion Funding for China’s Kling AI

Funding
3 Min Read
July 3, 2026

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Ecosystem Updates

Khalifa Fund Crowns Winners In FinTech, AI, And HealthTech

Khalifa Fund Crowns Winners In FinTech, AI, And HealthTech

Ecosystem
3 Min Read
July 10, 2026

Emirates Group Partners with Digital Dubai to Enhance Operations and Employee Experience

Ecosystem
4 Min Read
July 10, 2026
Monsha’at’s Tomouh Program Powers 40 Saudi Startups to a SAR 22 Billion Public Market Valuation

Monsha’at’s Tomouh Program Powers 40 Saudi Startups to a SAR 22 Billion Public Market Valuation

Ecosystem
3 Min Read
July 9, 2026
Egypt’s Maged Ghoneima Reveals M Portfolio Spanning 220 Startups and a Pivot to DeepTech

Egypt’s Maged Ghoneima Reveals $40M Portfolio Spanning 220 Startups and a Pivot to DeepTech

Ecosystem
5 Min Read
July 9, 2026
EGBANK’s MINT Incubator Powers Egyptian Startups to Raise .8M and Create 14,000 Jobs

EGBANK’s MINT Incubator Powers Egyptian Startups to Raise $18.8M and Create 14,000 Jobs

Ecosystem
5 Min Read
July 9, 2026
Jordan’s Hashemite University and GIZ Partner to Boost Women in the Green Economy

Jordan’s Hashemite University and GIZ Partner to Boost Women in the Green Economy

Ecosystem
3 Min Read
July 9, 2026

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Programs & Opportunities

Apply Now For The Youth Center’s AI Agent MVP Challenge

Apply Now For The Youth Center’s AI Agent MVP Challenge

Opportunities
2 Min Read
July 9, 2026
Syrian Entrepreneurs Invited To Join The Modern Commerce Leaders Initiative
July 9, 2026
Commerce e-Commerce Entrepreneurship

Syrian Entrepreneurs Invited To Join The Modern Commerce Leaders Initiative

Apply Now For The Dubai Founders HQ Accelerator Program (Cohort 3)
July 9, 2026
Accelerator Dubai Dubai Founders HQ

Apply Now For The Dubai Founders HQ Accelerator Program (Cohort 3)

Register Now For TIEC’s InnovEgypt Program
July 9, 2026
Egypt Entrepreneurship InnovEgypt

Register Now For TIEC’s InnovEgypt Program

Apply Now For The Hub71+ Digital Assets Program In Abu Dhabi
July 9, 2026
Abu Dhabi Digital Assets Entrepreneurship

Apply Now For The Hub71+ Digital Assets Program In Abu Dhabi

Apply Now for TIEC’s StartIT Incubation Program
July 7, 2026
Egypt Entrepreneurship ICT

Apply Now for TIEC’s StartIT Incubation Program

Apply Now For The C3 and HSBC Nature Impact Accelerator
July 6, 2026
Accelerator C3 - Companies Creating Change Cleantech

Apply Now For The C3 and HSBC Nature Impact Accelerator

Jordanian Tech Startups Invited To Join The C3 Launchpad Accelerator
July 6, 2026
Accelerator C3 - Companies Creating Change Entrepreneurship

Jordanian Tech Startups Invited To Join The C3 Launchpad Accelerator

Sharaka Capital Invites MENA Founders To Apply For Seed & Series A Funding
July 6, 2026
Funding GCC MENA

Sharaka Capital Invites MENA Founders To Apply For Seed & Series A Funding

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Startup News

Saudi Unifonic Rebrands To Double Down On AI-Powered Customer Experience

Saudi Unifonic Rebrands To Double Down On AI-Powered Customer Experience

Startups
4 Min Read
July 10, 2026
Saudi Lahint Unveils Unified AI Platform to Streamline Business-to-Government Services

Saudi Lahint Unveils Unified AI Platform to Streamline Business-to-Government Services

Startups
4 Min Read
July 10, 2026
Saudi Penny AI Partners with SAP Ariba to Integrate Local Content Management

Saudi Penny AI Partners with SAP Ariba to Integrate Local Content Management

Startups
3 Min Read
July 10, 2026
Property Finder Egypt Partners with Government to Formalize Real Estate Brokerage Ahead of New Licensing Law

Property Finder Egypt Partners with Government to Formalize Real Estate Brokerage Ahead of New Licensing Law

Startups
3 Min Read
July 10, 2026
Egyptian Healthtech SURGIA Nabs Prestigious AfricaTech Award at VivaTech

Egyptian Healthtech SURGIA Nabs Prestigious AfricaTech Award at VivaTech

Startups
3 Min Read
July 9, 2026
From a Simple Question to Retail Shelves: How UAE Founder Sahar Karoubi Built Sustainable Tissue Brand Bambuyu

From a Simple Question to Retail Shelves: How UAE Founder Sahar Karoubi Built Sustainable Tissue Brand Bambuyu

Startups
4 Min Read
July 9, 2026

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Upcoming Events

Startup Sync To Host Webinar On Challenges Facing Syrian Startups

Startup Sync To Host Webinar On Challenges Facing Syrian Startups

Events
3 Min Read
July 9, 2026
Pune Ideas Festival to Launch in 2027, Targeting Stronger India-GCC-Africa Tech and Trade Ties

Pune Ideas Festival to Launch in 2027, Targeting Stronger India-GCC-Africa Tech and Trade Ties

Events
4 Min Read
July 8, 2026
Oman Startup Hub To Host From Idea to Impact Founder Session In Muscat This July

Oman Startup Hub To Host From Idea to Impact Founder Session In Muscat This July

Events
3 Min Read
July 7, 2026
JHF Tech Talks To Explore AI-Powered Halal Investing In Jerusalem This July 2026

JHF Tech Talks To Explore AI-Powered Halal Investing In Jerusalem This July 2026

Events
3 Min Read
July 7, 2026
Arab SMEs Summit 2026 Set To Convene The Region’s Top Entrepreneurs And Innovators

Arab SMEs Summit 2026 Set To Convene The Region’s Top Entrepreneurs And Innovators

Events
3 Min Read
July 6, 2026
Homs Hosts Digital Horizons Exhibition to Boost Syria’s Digital Economy

Homs Hosts Digital Horizons Exhibition to Boost Syria’s Digital Economy

Events
3 Min Read
July 6, 2026

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Tech Bytes

Saudi AI Firm HUMAIN Taps Cohere for Major Sovereign and Arabic LLM Push

Saudi AI Firm HUMAIN Taps Cohere for Major Sovereign and Arabic LLM Push

Tech
4 Min Read
July 10, 2026
Cohere Unveils Top-Performing Arabic AI Model, Inks Major Deal with Saudi Arabia’s HUMAIN

Cohere Unveils Top-Performing Arabic AI Model, Inks Major Deal with Saudi Arabia’s HUMAIN

Tech
4 Min Read
July 10, 2026
UAE’s Space42 successfully tests Direct-to-Device SatelliteMessaging on Android, paving way for Commercial Launch

UAE’s Space42 successfully tests Direct-to-Device SatelliteMessaging on Android, paving way for Commercial Launch

Tech
4 Min Read
July 10, 2026
Bahrain’s Batelco Nabs Top MEA Award for its AI Agent Basma

Bahrain’s Batelco Nabs Top MEA Award for its AI Agent Basma

Tech
2 Min Read
July 10, 2026
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Work, Intensifying AI Workplace Race with Microsoft and Anthropic

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Work, Intensifying AI Workplace Race with Microsoft and Anthropic

Tech
3 Min Read
July 10, 2026
Egypt Partners With UNDP To Launch National AI Sandbox, Strengthening Responsible AI Governance

Egypt Partners With UNDP To Launch National AI Sandbox, Strengthening Responsible AI Governance

Tech
3 Min Read
July 10, 2026

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What’s Happening in Saudi Arabia

PepsiCo Concludes MENA Youth Impact Studio in Jordan, Tapping Top Innovators from Five Countries

PepsiCo Concludes MENA Youth Impact Studio in Jordan, Tapping Top Innovators from Five Countries

July 7, 2026
Ecosystem Entrepreneurship impact
Saudi Fintech DaftarPay Secures Official BNPL License from SAMA

Saudi Fintech DaftarPay Secures Official BNPL License from SAMA

July 7, 2026
BNPL DaftarPay Fintech
Saudi Tech Startups Invited To Join The KPMGGlobal Tech Innovator Competition

Saudi Tech Startups Invited To Join The KPMGGlobal Tech Innovator Competition

July 6, 2026
Competition Entrepreneurship Innovation
Apply Now for The Garage Accelerator Cohort 11

Apply Now for The Garage Accelerator Cohort 11

July 4, 2026
Accelerator Entrepreneurship KSA
Saudi Startup Sumou Al-Mousafer Launches Platform for Inter-City Travel Across the Kingdom

Saudi Startup Sumou Al-Mousafer Launches Platform for Inter-City Travel Across the Kingdom

July 4, 2026
KSA Platform Startups
Bahrain’s Investcorp to Deploy 0M Across GCC, Targeting Family Firms and Saudi Scale-Ups

Bahrain’s Investcorp to Deploy $350M Across GCC, Targeting Family Firms and Saudi Scale-Ups

July 4, 2026
Bahrain Family Office GCC

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What’s Happening in UAE

UAE’s Circa Biotech Wins Prestigious Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award for Food Waste Innovation

UAE’s Circa Biotech Wins Prestigious Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award for Food Waste Innovation

July 9, 2026
Award Biotech Circa Biotech
UAE EdTech arabee Shows 12% Boost in Arabic Skills After Winning Sheraa Challenge

UAE EdTech arabee Shows 12% Boost in Arabic Skills After Winning Sheraa Challenge

July 9, 2026
arabee Arabic Arabic Tech
Khalifa Fund Crowns Abu Dhabi’s Top Innovators In AI, FinTech, And Cleantech Competition

Khalifa Fund Crowns Abu Dhabi’s Top Innovators In AI, FinTech, And Cleantech Competition

July 8, 2026
Abu Dhabi AI Cleantech
Dubai’s Pioneers of Tomorrow Program Spotlights Four Winning Startups in AI and HealthTech

Dubai’s Pioneers of Tomorrow Program Spotlights Four Winning Startups in AI and HealthTech

July 8, 2026
AI Dubai Ecosystem
Abu Dhabi’s Tamkeen 5.0 Connects Young Emirati AI Talent with EDGE Group, G42, and du

Abu Dhabi’s Tamkeen 5.0 Connects Young Emirati AI Talent with EDGE Group, G42, and du

July 8, 2026
AI du EDGE
Talabat Delivers 56 Million Meals as Customer Donations Jump 25% in H1 2026

Talabat Delivers 56 Million Meals as Customer Donations Jump 25% in H1 2026

July 8, 2026
MENA Report Startups

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What’s Happening in Qatar

Qatar Launches Global AI Ethics Alliance at UN to Challenge Western-Dominated Governance

Qatar Launches Global AI Ethics Alliance at UN to Challenge Western-Dominated Governance

July 8, 2026
AI Alliance Qatar
ZAKA and Ibtechar Partner to Accelerate AI Adoption in Qatar

ZAKA and Ibtechar Partner to Accelerate AI Adoption in Qatar

July 6, 2026
Ibtechar Partnership Qatar
Revio Tapped for Qatar Development Bank’s Fintech Hub, Validating its Circular Economy Model

Revio Tapped for Qatar Development Bank’s Fintech Hub, Validating its Circular Economy Model

July 6, 2026
Circular Economy Fintech Qatar
Apply Now For Qatar Development Bank’s Go Global Program

Apply Now For Qatar Development Bank’s Go Global Program

July 4, 2026
Entrepreneurship Go Global Program Opportunity
Qatar’s Scale Now Program Unveils Twelve Innovative Startups For Cycle Four Cohort

Qatar’s Scale Now Program Unveils Twelve Innovative Startups For Cycle Four Cohort

July 3, 2026
Cohort Ecosystem Entrepreneurship
Apply For Funding From QSTP’s M Tech Venture Fund

Apply For Funding From QSTP’s $30M Tech Venture Fund

July 3, 2026
Fund Funding Opportunity

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What’s Happening in Egypt

Egypt’s TokenAI Launches Horus Hiero, A Multimodal AI That Reads Ancient Hieroglyphics

Egypt’s TokenAI Launches Horus Hiero, A Multimodal AI That Reads Ancient Hieroglyphics

July 8, 2026
AI Egypt Hiero
Thndrand MNT-Halan Land Key Licenses as Egypt Expands its Fintech Sector

Thndrand MNT-Halan Land Key Licenses as Egypt Expands its Fintech Sector

July 8, 2026
Ecosystem Egypt Fintech
MENA Startup Funding Dips to 8M in June, But Egypt and Enterprise AI Signal a Rebound

MENA Startup Funding Dips to $148M in June, But Egypt and Enterprise AI Signal a Rebound

July 7, 2026
AI Ecosystem Egypt
Egypt Partners With Major Telcos to Launch Child SIMs for Enhanced Online Safety

Egypt Partners With Major Telcos to Launch Child SIMs for Enhanced Online Safety

July 7, 2026
Egypt Partnership Tech
Plug and Play Egypt Launches Venture Ready Program to Back Startups in Delta and Canal Regions

Plug and Play Egypt Launches Venture Ready Program to Back Startups in Delta and Canal Regions

July 6, 2026
Ecosystem Egypt Plug & Play
Egyptian Fintech Klivvr Invests Over  Million To Scale Its AI-Powered Financial Ecosystem

Egyptian Fintech Klivvr Invests Over $10 Million To Scale Its AI-Powered Financial Ecosystem

July 6, 2026
Egypt Financial Fintech

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What’s Happening in Syria

Syria Establishes New University with Dedicated College for Cybersecurity

Syria Establishes New University with Dedicated College for Cybersecurity

July 6, 2026
Cybersecurity Ecosystem Syria
Syria’s Eco Innovate Hackathon Backs Startups in Waste Recycling and 3D Printing Tech

Syria’s Eco Innovate Hackathon Backs Startups in Waste Recycling and 3D Printing Tech

July 6, 2026
Green Entrepreneurship Greentech Hackathon
Syrian Designer Mohamed Selwaya Details Vision Behind Syria’s New National Brand Identity

Syrian Designer Mohamed Selwaya Details Vision Behind Syria’s New National Brand Identity

July 3, 2026
Design Ecosystem Entrepreneurship
Dubai Business Women Council Explores Partnership with Syria to Support Female-Led Industries

Dubai Business Women Council Explores Partnership with Syria to Support Female-Led Industries

June 30, 2026
Business Dubai Dubai Business Women Council
Damascus Hosts Major Industrial and Reconstruction Exhibitions with Regional and International Players

Damascus Hosts Major Industrial and Reconstruction Exhibitions with Regional and International Players

June 30, 2026
Damascus Event Exhibition
Syria Launches Smart Industrial City Platform in China to Attract Investment and Tech

Syria Launches Smart Industrial City Platform in China to Attract Investment and Tech

June 30, 2026
China Ecosystem Industrial

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What’s Happening in Morocco

Morocco Launches eTrade.ma, Targeting .6B Boost for National Exporters

Morocco Launches eTrade.ma, Targeting $1.6B Boost for National Exporters

July 8, 2026
Ecosystem Export Government
Moroccan LegalTech Charikaty Unlocks Diaspora Investment With 100% Online Company Formation

Moroccan LegalTech Charikaty Unlocks Diaspora Investment With 100% Online Company Formation

July 6, 2026
Charikaty Legaltech Morocco
Fintech Booster Program Unveils 23 Startups to Drive Financial Innovation in Morocco

Fintech Booster Program Unveils 23 Startups to Drive Financial Innovation in Morocco

July 4, 2026
Ecosystem Entrepreneurship Fintech
Innovators Invited To Join Morocco’s First AgriHackathon Souss Massa

Innovators Invited To Join Morocco’s First AgriHackathon Souss Massa

June 30, 2026
Agriculture AgriHackathon Agritech
North African Trio: Egypt, Algeria, and Morocco Secure .5M Each from FIFA World Cup Payouts

North African Trio: Egypt, Algeria, and Morocco Secure $12.5M Each from FIFA World Cup Payouts

June 29, 2026
Algeria Egypt Interesting
ANDZOA Backs Youth Hackathon to Tackle Oasis Challenges with Tech in Morocco

ANDZOA Backs Youth Hackathon to Tackle Oasis Challenges with Tech in Morocco

June 28, 2026
ANDZOA Challenge Ecosystem

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What’s Happening in Palestine

Palestine’s Unlootable Archive: The Tech Preserving 500,000 Records Against Erasure

Palestine’s Unlootable Archive: The Tech Preserving 500,000 Records Against Erasure

July 9, 2026
Archive Palestine Tech
Palestine Techno Park’s Urban Up Hackathon Connects Startups with Municipalities to Build Smarter Palestinian Cities

Palestine Techno Park’s Urban Up Hackathon Connects Startups with Municipalities to Build Smarter Palestinian Cities

July 9, 2026
Ecosystem Entrepreneurship Hackathon
Palestinian VC Ibtikar Fund Expands to the GCC, Establishes UAE Presence

Palestinian VC Ibtikar Fund Expands to the GCC, Establishes UAE Presence

July 6, 2026
Expansion GCC Ibtikar Fund
Palestinian ICT Companies Invited To Join The BIGTECH Africa 2026 Delegation

Palestinian ICT Companies Invited To Join The BIGTECH Africa 2026 Delegation

July 2, 2026
Africa BIGTECH Africa Delegation
Palestine’s Business Leaders Back Gaza Startups to Drive Economic Recovery

Palestine’s Business Leaders Back Gaza Startups to Drive Economic Recovery

July 1, 2026
Ecosystem Entrepreneurship Gaza
Agentic AI Bootcamp Opens Registration For Aspiring AI Developers In Jerusalem

Agentic AI Bootcamp Opens Registration For Aspiring AI Developers In Jerusalem

June 29, 2026
Agentic AI AI Bootcamp

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Entrepreneurship Across MENA

MIT Features Egypt’s Tatweer Misr in New Case Study on Sustainable Growth

MIT Features Egypt’s Tatweer Misr in New Case Study on Sustainable Growth

July 8, 2026
Ecosystem Entrepreneurship MIT
ZINC Jordan Hosts MENA Space Game Challenge, Backing Top Game Developers from Across the Region

ZINC Jordan Hosts MENA Space Game Challenge, Backing Top Game Developers from Across the Region

July 8, 2026
Challenge Ecosystem Entrepreneurship
Dubai Chambers Launches Business in Dubai Platform to Streamline Growth for Startups and SMEs

Dubai Chambers Launches Business in Dubai Platform to Streamline Growth for Startups and SMEs

July 8, 2026
Business in Dubai Dubai Dubai Chamber
Omani Women’s Association Launches Summer Program to Cultivate Next-Gen Female Entrepreneurs in Oman

Omani Women’s Association Launches Summer Program to Cultivate Next-Gen Female Entrepreneurs in Oman

July 7, 2026
Ecosystem Entrepreneurship Oman
Oman’s Riyada and Ministry of Education Launch Future Pioneers Bootcamp to Cultivate Next-Gen Founders

Oman’s Riyada and Ministry of Education Launch Future Pioneers Bootcamp to Cultivate Next-Gen Founders

July 7, 2026
Bootcamp Ecosystem Entrepreneurship
Saudi Monsha’at Spotlights 35 New EdTech Startups at AI-Focused Hackathon

Saudi Monsha’at Spotlights 35 New EdTech Startups at AI-Focused Hackathon

July 7, 2026
AI Ecosystem Edtech

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Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Tech

OpenAI Challenges Anthropic with New, More Efficient GPT-5.6 Models

OpenAI Challenges Anthropic with New, More Efficient GPT-5.6 Models

July 10, 2026
AI Anthropic Chatgpt
Presight Expands in Central Asia with AI Transport Platform Deal in Kazakhstan

Presight Expands in Central Asia with AI Transport Platform Deal in Kazakhstan

July 8, 2026
AI Presight Tech
Alef Education and Microsoft Conclude AI Training for 25,000 Teachers in UAE

Alef Education and Microsoft Conclude AI Training for 25,000 Teachers in UAE

July 7, 2026
AI Alef Education Microsoft
Jordan’s First AI Unicorn: Replit Founders Amjad Masad and Haya Odeh Welcomed into Endeavor’s Global Network

Jordan’s First AI Unicorn: Replit Founders Amjad Masad and Haya Odeh Welcomed into Endeavor’s Global Network

July 7, 2026
AI Amjad Masad Ecosystem
Oman Targets Regional AI Hub Status with Strategic Data Centre Push

Oman Targets Regional AI Hub Status with Strategic Data Centre Push

July 7, 2026
AI Data Data Center
Innovation City and IOPN Secure Exclusive Access to UAE’s First Sovereign AI Data Centre

Innovation City and IOPN Secure Exclusive Access to UAE’s First Sovereign AI Data Centre

July 7, 2026
AI Data Center Innovation City

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Gaming & Esports

Google Targets Africa’s Rising Game Developers with M Google Play Fund

Google Targets Africa’s Rising Game Developers with $1M Google Play Fund

July 8, 2026
Africa Fund Gaming
Dubai Doubles Down on Global Gaming Hub Goal as Sheikh Hamdan Meets Industry Leaders

Dubai Doubles Down on Global Gaming Hub Goal as Sheikh Hamdan Meets Industry Leaders

July 7, 2026
Dubai Ecosystem Esports
Meta Enters AI Gaming With Pocket, A New App That Creates Games From Text Prompts

Meta Enters AI Gaming With Pocket, A New App That Creates Games From Text Prompts

July 3, 2026
AI Gaming Meta
The End of an Era: Sony Confirms PlayStation Will Ditch Physical Game Discs by 2028

The End of an Era: Sony Confirms PlayStation Will Ditch Physical Game Discs by 2028

July 3, 2026
Gaming PlayStation Sony
Global Games Show Riyadh Unveils Star-Studded Speaker List to Spotlight Saudi’s Gaming Ambitions

Global Games Show Riyadh Unveils Star-Studded Speaker List to Spotlight Saudi’s Gaming Ambitions

June 24, 2026
Esports Event Gaming
Morocco Eyes African Gaming Leadership by 2030, Fueled by 100+ Startups

Morocco Eyes African Gaming Leadership by 2030, Fueled by 100+ Startups

June 21, 2026
Ecosystem Entrepreneurship Esports

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Fintech & Digital Finance

Taptap Send Awarded Three CBUAE Licenses to Launch Digital Wallets and Cards in the UAE

Taptap Send Awarded Three CBUAE Licenses to Launch Digital Wallets and Cards in the UAE

July 8, 2026
CBUAE Digital Wallet Ecosystem
UAE Fintech Qashio Unveils Exclusive FIFA World Cup 2026 Fan Experience in Dubai

UAE Fintech Qashio Unveils Exclusive FIFA World Cup 2026 Fan Experience in Dubai

July 7, 2026
Dubai Fintech Qashio
Jordan’s Ahli Fintech Taps Portfolio Startup InvoiceQ to Offer Discounted E-Invoicing Across MENA

Jordan’s Ahli Fintech Taps Portfolio Startup InvoiceQ to Offer Discounted E-Invoicing Across MENA

July 7, 2026
Ahli Fintech E-Invoicing Ecosystem
Fintech Giant Revolut Secures UAE Licence, Threatening High Remittance Fees

Fintech Giant Revolut Secures UAE Licence, Threatening High Remittance Fees

July 6, 2026
Fintech Interesting Revolut
Emirates NBD and Techstars Launch Dubai Accelerator to Plug AI Startups Directly into Banking Operations

Emirates NBD and Techstars Launch Dubai Accelerator to Plug AI Startups Directly into Banking Operations

July 6, 2026
Accelerator AI Banking
UAE’s Rewa Partners with Spare to Digitize Dubai’s AED 126B Rental Market and Ditch the Cheque

UAE’s Rewa Partners with Spare to Digitize Dubai’s AED 126B Rental Market and Ditch the Cheque

July 4, 2026
Dubai Fintech Proptech

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Property & Real Estate Technology

Dubai’s PRYPCO Reports 30% Surge in Mortgages, Crossing AED 20 Billion as Buyer Confidence Holds Strong

Dubai’s PRYPCO Reports 30% Surge in Mortgages, Crossing AED 20 Billion as Buyer Confidence Holds Strong

July 7, 2026
Dubai Mortgage Proptech
Rently Reveals Major Shift to Mid-Market Rentals as Flexible Payments Gain Traction in UAE

Rently Reveals Major Shift to Mid-Market Rentals as Flexible Payments Gain Traction in UAE

July 6, 2026
Payment Proptech Rently
REACH Middle East Launches Second Proptech Cohort Targeting .3T Market

REACH Middle East Launches Second Proptech Cohort Targeting $1.3T Market

July 4, 2026
Cohort Ecosystem Entrepreneurship
REACH Middle East Launches Second Proptech Cohort Targeting .3T Market

PropTech Startups: Apply Now For The REACH Middle East 2026 Accelerator

July 1, 2026
Accelerator Entrepreneurship Opportunity
Abu Dhabi Real Estate Roars Back: Bayut and dubizzle Data Reveals Key Recovery Trends

Abu Dhabi Real Estate Roars Back: Bayut and dubizzle Data Reveals Key Recovery Trends

June 26, 2026
Abu Dhabi Bayut Dubizzle
Cityscape Global 2026 To Launch New Investor Platform In Riyadh This December

Cityscape Global 2026 To Launch New Investor Platform In Riyadh This December

June 24, 2026
Cityscape Event KSA

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Arabic-First Technology

Arabic.AI Partners With Magna AI to Advance Sovereign AI in Saudi Arabia

Arabic.AI Partners With Magna AI to Advance Sovereign AI in Saudi Arabia

July 2, 2026
AI Arabic Arabic Tech
Inception42 Partners With Microsoft to Launch Seraj, an Arabic-First AI for Enterprises

Inception42 Partners With Microsoft to Launch Seraj, an Arabic-First AI for Enterprises

July 2, 2026
Abu Dhabi AI Arabic
Egyptian Startup Parlex AI Joins NVIDIA Inception to Scale Arabic Voice AI Across MENA

Egyptian Startup Parlex AI Joins NVIDIA Inception to Scale Arabic Voice AI Across MENA

June 27, 2026
AI Arabic Arabic Tech
Arabic.AI Partners With Stanford to Launch HELM, a New Benchmark for Enterprise Arabic AI in MENA

Arabic.AI Partners With Stanford to Launch HELM, a New Benchmark for Enterprise Arabic AI in MENA

June 10, 2026
AI Arabic Arabic Tech
Syria’s Zuolfa Secures 0K Pre Seed Round To Advance Quranic And Arabic Education

Syria’s Zuolfa Secures $120K Pre Seed Round To Advance Quranic And Arabic Education

June 10, 2026
Arabic Arabic Tech Edtech
UAE’s CNTXT AI Acquires Actualize to Build Sovereign Arabic Voice Agents Across the GCC

UAE’s CNTXT AI Acquires Actualize to Build Sovereign Arabic Voice Agents Across the GCC

June 5, 2026
Acquisition Actualize AI

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Women in Entrepreneurship

Women in Tech Accelerator Reveals Full 12-Founder Cohort in UAE

Women in Tech Accelerator Reveals Full 12-Founder Cohort in UAE

July 6, 2026
C3 - Companies Creating Change Cohort Ecosystem
Standard Chartered Women In Tech Accelerator Unveils The Final Startups For Its 2026 Cohort in UAE

Standard Chartered Women In Tech Accelerator Unveils The Final Startups For Its 2026 Cohort in UAE

July 6, 2026
Accelerator Cohort Ecosystem
Tunis Declaration Pledges M Fund and AI Training for 100,000 African Women Entrepreneurs

Tunis Declaration Pledges $50M Fund and AI Training for 100,000 African Women Entrepreneurs

July 4, 2026
Africa AI Ecosystem
Egyptian Tech Leader Engy El-Sabban Named Winner of the 2026 Arab Woman Award for Social Responsibility

Egyptian Tech Leader Engy El-Sabban Named Winner of the 2026 Arab Woman Award for Social Responsibility

July 4, 2026
Award Ecosystem Egypt
Oman’s Ra’edat Incubator Backs Over 260 Female Founders, Plans New Disability-Focused Program

Oman’s Ra’edat Incubator Backs Over 260 Female Founders, Plans New Disability-Focused Program

June 30, 2026
Ecosystem Entrepreneurship Incubator
MSMEDA Deploys EGP 79.6 Billion to SMEs, Women Founders Secure Nearly Half

MSMEDA Deploys EGP 79.6 Billion to SMEs, Women Founders Secure Nearly Half

June 30, 2026
Ecosystem Egypt MSMEDA

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Crypto Trends

Oman Mandates National Bitcoin Mining Pool with Omanhash.om Launch

Oman Mandates National Bitcoin Mining Pool with Omanhash.om Launch

June 21, 2026
Bitcoin Crypto Cryptocurrency
CoinMENA Inks Major Banking Deal with Standard Chartered to Streamline Crypto Payments

CoinMENA Inks Major Banking Deal with Standard Chartered to Streamline Crypto Payments

June 19, 2026
CoinMENA Crypto Cryptocurrency
UAE’s Bybit Rolls Out IPO Express, Offering Retail Investors Tokenized SpaceX Shares at IPO Price

UAE’s Bybit Rolls Out IPO Express, Offering Retail Investors Tokenized SpaceX Shares at IPO Price

June 12, 2026
Bybit Crypto Cryptocurrency
Egypt’s Hany Rashwan Reportedly Closes .2B Crypto Exit with 21Shares Sale to FalconX

Egypt’s Hany Rashwan Reportedly Closes $1.2B Crypto Exit with 21Shares Sale to FalconX

June 10, 2026
Crypto Cryptocurrency Egypt
UAE Proptech Integra Taps SettleMint for Real Estate Tokenisation in the Emirates and US

UAE Proptech Integra Taps SettleMint for Real Estate Tokenisation in the Emirates and US

June 5, 2026
Crypto Integra Proptech
Bahrain’s CoinMENA Partners With INFINIOS to Launch Crypto-to-Fiat Spending Cards

Bahrain’s CoinMENA Partners With INFINIOS to Launch Crypto-to-Fiat Spending Cards

June 5, 2026
Bahrain CoinMENA Crypto

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Sustainability & Circular Economy

Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park Puts Sustainability at the Forefront for Second Sharjah Next Summit in 2026

Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park Puts Sustainability at the Forefront for Second Sharjah Next Summit in 2026

June 21, 2026
Event Sharjah Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park
Saudi Vision 2030 Accelerates With Major Milestones in Aviation, Healthcare, and Sustainability

Saudi Vision 2030 Accelerates With Major Milestones in Aviation, Healthcare, and Sustainability

June 16, 2026
Aviation Ecosystem Healthcare
From Classroom to Boardroom: UAE Students Launch Five Tech Startups in Health, Sustainability, and HR

From Classroom to Boardroom: UAE Students Launch Five Tech Startups in Health, Sustainability, and HR

June 16, 2026
Entrepreneurship health HR
Apply Now For The 2026 Meaningful Business 100 Award

Apply Now For The 2026 Meaningful Business 100 Award

May 25, 2026
Award Entrepreneurship impact
Oman Mandates Sustainability Disclosures for Public Companies in Major Ecosystem Overhaul

Oman Mandates Sustainability Disclosures for Public Companies in Major Ecosystem Overhaul

May 23, 2026
Ecosystem Oman Sustainability
Apply Now For The UNIDO-WTCA Blue Economy Global Call 2026

Apply Now For The UNIDO-WTCA Blue Economy Global Call 2026

May 17, 2026
Blue Economy Entrepreneurship MENA

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Reports

KnowBe4: A Quarter of UAE and Saudi Firms Are Running Shadow AI Unchecked

KnowBe4: A Quarter of UAE and Saudi Firms Are Running Shadow AI Unchecked

July 4, 2026
AI KSA Report
SVC Report: Foreign Investors Pour .3 Billion into Saudi Arabia’s Private Markets in 2025

SVC Report: Foreign Investors Pour $5.3 Billion into Saudi Arabia’s Private Markets in 2025

July 3, 2026
Ecosystem Investor KSA
Dubai Future Foundation and WEF Pinpoint 10 Technologies Set to Reshape Global Industries by 2026

Dubai Future Foundation and WEF Pinpoint 10 Technologies Set to Reshape Global Industries by 2026

June 27, 2026
Dubai Future Foundation Ecosystem Report
Saudi and UAE Firms Outpace Global Peers in Agentic AI Deployment, Confluent Report Finds

Saudi and UAE Firms Outpace Global Peers in Agentic AI Deployment, Confluent Report Finds

June 27, 2026
Agentic AI AI KSA
Qatar Ranks Among Top 5 Most Resilient Economies Globally in 2026 IMD Report

Qatar Ranks Among Top 5 Most Resilient Economies Globally in 2026 IMD Report

June 26, 2026
Economy Ecosystem Qatar
MENA Startup Funding Reshuffles: Saudi Arabia and UAE Capture 86% of Capital as Egypt’s Dominance Fades

MENA Startup Funding Reshuffles: Saudi Arabia and UAE Capture 86% of Capital as Egypt’s Dominance Fades

June 21, 2026
Ecosystem Egypt Entrepreneurship

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Interesting Picks

Mubadala Makes .1 Billion Bid For French Operator of Disneyland Paris-Adjacent Resort

Mubadala Makes $1.1 Billion Bid For French Operator of Disneyland Paris-Adjacent Resort

June 30, 2026
Disneyland Interesting Investment
UAE Travel Searches on Wego Spike 173% as Users Rush to Beat Summer Price Hikes

UAE Travel Searches on Wego Spike 173% as Users Rush to Beat Summer Price Hikes

June 16, 2026
Interesting Report Travel
MENA Fans Face Staggering ,000 Bill For 2026 World Cup Dream

MENA Fans Face Staggering $75,000 Bill For 2026 World Cup Dream

June 15, 2026
Interesting MENA World Cup
Elon Musk Crosses The Trillion-Dollar Mark After SpaceX’s Blockbuster IPO

Elon Musk Crosses The Trillion-Dollar Mark After SpaceX’s Blockbuster IPO

June 12, 2026
Elon Musk Interesting IPO
Race for Saudi’s Al-Nassr Heats Up as Three Consortiums Vie for 70% Stake, with Ronaldo in the Mix

Race for Saudi’s Al-Nassr Heats Up as Three Consortiums Vie for 70% Stake, with Ronaldo in the Mix

June 9, 2026
Cristiano Ronaldo Interesting KSA
How Qatar’s Family Businesses Are Pivoting to Tech and Venture Capital to Drive Economic Growth

How Qatar’s Family Businesses Are Pivoting to Tech and Venture Capital to Drive Economic Growth

May 27, 2026
Business Economy Interesting

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