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Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival Set To Convene Over 14,000 Innovators

Qatar Positions Itself As A Global Logistics Hub With 2026 FIATA RAME Conference

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Saudi Startup Ghaneem Opens Real Estate to Foreign Investors for Just $270

Hub71 To Host Fireside Chat On The Growing Founder-To-Funder Trend

Alchemist Doha Invests M In Armeta To Automate Industrial Engineering

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February 15, 2026

Alchemist Doha Invests $1M In Armeta To Automate Industrial Engineering

Alchemist Doha has announced a $1 million investment in Armeta, a technology firm developing an engineering intelligence layer for heavy industries. The investment aims to address the systemic inefficiencies in…

Saudi BNPL Startup Madfoo Closes .5 Million Pre-Series A Round

Funding

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February 15, 2026

Saudi BNPL Startup Madfoo Closes $25.5 Million Pre-Series A Round

Silicon Valley Pioneer Adeo Ressi To Launch 100 New VC Firms In The Middle East By 2028

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February 15, 2026

Silicon Valley Pioneer Adeo Ressi To Launch 100 New VC Firms In The Middle East By 2028

Ruya Partners Launches 0 Million Fund to Bridge MENA’s Private Credit Gap

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February 15, 2026

Ruya Partners Launches $400 Million Fund to Bridge MENA’s Private Credit Gap

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February 15, 2026

ADIB Capital Targets Global Digital Infrastructure With New Sharia-Compliant Fund

Jordan’s Startup Ecosystem Ranks Second in Arab World Amidst A Critical Funding Gap

Ecosystem

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February 15, 2026

Jordan’s Startup Ecosystem Ranks Second in Arab World Amidst A Critical Funding Gap

Algeria Waives Stock Exchange Listing Fees For Startups To Boost Market Access

Ecosystem

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February 15, 2026

Algeria Waives Stock Exchange Listing Fees For Startups To Boost Market Access

Ecosystem

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February 15, 2026

Egypt Champions Female Entrepreneurship at High-Profile OIC Conference

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Egypts Mubasher Capital Seeks to Launch Nations First Silver Investment Fund

Egypts Mubasher Capital Seeks to Launch Nations First Silver Investment Fund

News

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February 15, 2026

Mubadala Capital Leads .2 Billion Acquisition Of Clear Channel Outdoor

Mubadala Capital Leads $6.2 Billion Acquisition Of Clear Channel Outdoor

News

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February 15, 2026

Egypt’s Beltone Holding Acquires Baobab Group to Forge a Pan-African Financial Platform

Egypt’s Beltone Holding Acquires Baobab Group to Forge a Pan-African Financial Platform

News

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February 14, 2026

Egypt’s Engazaat Unveils 0 Million Climate Infrastructure Investment Plan

Egypt’s Engazaat Unveils $100 Million Climate Infrastructure Investment Plan

News

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February 14, 2026

PIF Unveils Billion in Opportunities to Supercharge Private Sector Growth

PIF Unveils $19 Billion in Opportunities to Supercharge Private Sector Growth

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February 14, 2026

Mubadala Sells Getir’s Delivery Business to Uber

Mubadala Sells Getir’s Delivery Business to Uber

News

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February 14, 2026

Latest Funding Rounds

UAE Proptech Sekra Launches With .5M Seed To Reimagine Community Living

UAE Proptech Sekra Launches With $12.5M Seed To Reimagine Community Living

Funding

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February 14, 2026

Qatar Investment Authority Backs US Humanoid Robotics Firm Apptronik in 0M Round

Qatar Investment Authority Backs US Humanoid Robotics Firm Apptronik in $520M Round

Funding

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February 14, 2026

UAE’s AI Real Estate Startup Smart Bricks Lands Million In a16z-Led Pre-Seed Round

UAE’s AI Real Estate Startup Smart Bricks Lands $5 Million In a16z-Led Pre-Seed Round

Funding

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February 14, 2026

UAE’s iBLOXX Studios Secures Million To Scale Web3 Shooter Game StrayShot

UAE’s iBLOXX Studios Secures $5 Million To Scale Web3 Shooter Game StrayShot

Funding

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February 13, 2026

UAEs XSquare Secures AngelSpark Investment To Automate B2B Finance

UAEs XSquare Secures AngelSpark Investment To Automate B2B Finance

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February 13, 2026

UAE’s QuicKart Raises .5M Seed To Scale Farm-to-Home Fresh Commerce

UAE’s QuicKart Raises $1.5M Seed To Scale Farm-to-Home Fresh Commerce

Funding

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February 12, 2026

Ecosystem Updates

Kuwait’s Mushtari And Forvis Mazars Partner To Elevate M&A And Business Sales

Kuwait’s Mushtari And Forvis Mazars Partner To Elevate M&A And Business Sales

Ecosystem

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February 15, 2026

DMCC Extends Strategic Web3 Partnership With CV VC Group Into 2026

DMCC Extends Strategic Web3 Partnership With CV VC Group Into 2026

Ecosystem

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February 15, 2026

Qatar and the United Kingdom Advance Bilateral Partnership with New Joint Report

Qatar and the United Kingdom Advance Bilateral Partnership with New Joint Report

Ecosystem

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February 15, 2026

Emirates Entrepreneurship Association Partners With The Accounter To Boost SME Financial Health

Emirates Entrepreneurship Association Partners With The Accounter To Boost SME Financial Health

Ecosystem

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February 15, 2026

OSN Partners With Samsung For The Region’s First Boxless TV Experience

OSN Partners With Samsung For The Region’s First Boxless TV Experience

Ecosystem

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February 15, 2026

UAE’s Family Businesses Evolve Into Global Investment Powerhouses

UAE’s Family Businesses Evolve Into Global Investment Powerhouses

Ecosystem

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February 15, 2026

Programs & Opportunities

EdTech Startups Invited To Apply For C.XSEED Ventures Cohort

EdTech Startups Invited To Apply For C.XSEED Ventures Cohort

Opportunities

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February 15, 2026

Jerusalem Female Entrepreneurs Invited To Apply For Reyadyat Program

February 15, 2026

Entrepreneurship Jerusalem Opportunity

Jerusalem Female Entrepreneurs Invited To Apply For Reyadyat Program

Available Grants For Startups And SMEs In Qatar

February 15, 2026

Entrepreneurship Grant Opportunity

Available Grants For Startups And SMEs In Qatar

Apply Now For The Founder Institute MENA Pre-Seed Accelerator

February 14, 2026

Accelerator Entrepreneurship Founder Institute

Apply Now For The Founder Institute MENA Pre-Seed Accelerator

Apply Now For Plug And Play Tech Center’s Tourism Startup Program

February 14, 2026

Accelerator Entrepreneurship KSA

Apply Now For Plug And Play Tech Center’s Tourism Startup Program

Apply Now For AUC Venture Lab’s InsurTech Challenge 2026

February 14, 2026

AUC Venture Lab Challenge Egypt

Apply Now For AUC Venture Lab’s InsurTech Challenge 2026

Saudi Arabia Startups Invited To Join AWS KSA Founders Club

February 14, 2026

Amazon AWS AWS KSA Founders Club

Saudi Arabia Startups Invited To Join AWS KSA Founders Club

Apply Now For The QSTP X Merck FemTech Accelerator

February 13, 2026

Accelerator Entrepreneurship Femtech

Apply Now For The QSTP X Merck FemTech Accelerator

Egypt Startups Invited To Join Athar Green Tech Accelerator

February 13, 2026

Accelerator Athar Accelerator Egypt

Egypt Startups Invited To Join Athar Green Tech Accelerator

Startup News

Saudi Startup Ghaneem Opens Real Estate to Foreign Investors for Just 0

Saudi Startup Ghaneem Opens Real Estate to Foreign Investors for Just $270

Startups

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February 15, 2026

Egypt’s Olimi AI Secures Top Innovator Award At Inaugural Supernova AI MEA Competition

Egypt’s Olimi AI Secures Top Innovator Award At Inaugural Supernova AI MEA Competition

Startups

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February 15, 2026

Bahrain’s Calo Reimagines Regional Food Tech With Its Full-Stack Nutrition Platform

Bahrain’s Calo Reimagines Regional Food Tech With Its Full-Stack Nutrition Platform

Startups

4 Min Read

February 15, 2026

UAE’s Wipe Expands From Roads To Orbit With New Space Tourism Division

UAE’s Wipe Expands From Roads To Orbit With New Space Tourism Division

Startups

3 Min Read

February 15, 2026

Saudi and UAE Lead The Charge In Homegrown Robo-Advisory

Saudi and UAE Lead The Charge In Homegrown Robo-Advisory

Startups

4 Min Read

February 15, 2026

UAE’s EmCoin Launches as First Onshore Regulated Multi-Asset Investment Platform

UAE’s EmCoin Launches as First Onshore Regulated Multi-Asset Investment Platform

Startups

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February 15, 2026

Upcoming Events

Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival Set To Convene Over 14,000 Innovators

Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival Set To Convene Over 14,000 Innovators

Events

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February 15, 2026

Qatar Positions Itself As A Global Logistics Hub With 2026 FIATA RAME Conference

Qatar Positions Itself As A Global Logistics Hub With 2026 FIATA RAME Conference

Events

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February 15, 2026

Hub71 To Host Fireside Chat On The Growing Founder-To-Funder Trend

Hub71 To Host Fireside Chat On The Growing Founder-To-Funder Trend

Events

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February 15, 2026

RiseUp Summit 2026 Signals a Strategic Turning Point for the Ecosystem

RiseUp Summit 2026 Signals a Strategic Turning Point for the Ecosystem

Events

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February 15, 2026

The General Women’s Union Collaborated with Kuwait’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Launch the First-ever UAE-Kuwaiti Women’s Forum

The General Women’s Union Collaborated with Kuwait’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Launch the First-ever UAE-Kuwaiti Women’s Forum

Events

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February 15, 2026

Qatar’s Sheikha Moza Warns Arabic Is Fighting Its Last Technological Battles at Web Summit

Qatar’s Sheikha Moza Warns Arabic Is Fighting Its Last Technological Battles at Web Summit

Events

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February 15, 2026

Tech Bytes

e& Introduces Addictech to Promote Digital Wellbeing for Families

e& Introduces Addictech to Promote Digital Wellbeing for Families

Tech

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February 15, 2026

Egypt’s Kortech Partners With Honeywell To Digitize Regional Infrastructure

Egypt’s Kortech Partners With Honeywell To Digitize Regional Infrastructure

Tech

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February 15, 2026

Qatar Drives into the Future with Mowasalat’s Autonomous Robotaxi Launch

Qatar Drives into the Future with Mowasalat’s Autonomous Robotaxi Launch

Tech

4 Min Read

February 15, 2026

Jordan Launches National AI Initiative To Boost Student Literacy

Jordan Launches National AI Initiative To Boost Student Literacy

Tech

4 Min Read

February 15, 2026

Saudi Arabia Mandates AI Education For All University Students

Saudi Arabia Mandates AI Education For All University Students

Tech

4 Min Read

February 15, 2026

Saudi Arabia Launches 12 Initiatives To Drive AI and Innovation in Media

Saudi Arabia Launches 12 Initiatives To Drive AI and Innovation in Media

Tech

3 Min Read

February 15, 2026

What’s Happening in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s Whj.ai Launches Sanam AI Platform To Unify Enterprise Operations

Saudi Arabia’s Whj.ai Launches Sanam AI Platform To Unify Enterprise Operations

February 15, 2026

AI Enterprise KSA

Saudi Arabia’s Private Capital Ecosystem Takes Center Stage At SuperReturn 2026

Saudi Arabia’s Private Capital Ecosystem Takes Center Stage At SuperReturn 2026

February 15, 2026

Event Jada Fund of Funds KSA

Pan-Arab Sovereign Fund Rebrands to Arab Invest Signalling New Strategic Direction

February 15, 2026

Arab Invest Ecosystem Fund

Saudi EV Brand CEER Secures $987 Million In Local Supply Chain Deals

February 14, 2026

Ceer EV KSA

Saudi Arabia’s Zid And Sellenvo Partner To Streamline Multi Channel Operations For Regional E-commerce Merchants

Saudi Arabia’s Zid And Sellenvo Partner To Streamline Multi Channel Operations For Regional E-commerce Merchants

February 14, 2026

e-Commerce KSA Palestine

Saudi Arabia’s New 0M VC Fund Targets Defence Tech Localisation

Saudi Arabia’s New $100M VC Fund Targets Defence Tech Localisation

February 14, 2026

Defence DefenceTech Fund

What’s Happening in UAE

Arab Meeting for Young Leaders Launches New Economy and Space Tech Programs

Arab Meeting for Young Leaders Launches New Economy and Space Tech Programs

February 15, 2026

Arab Youth Center Ecosystem Event

DIFC Reports Record Growth With Net Profit Surging to Dhs1.48 Billion

DIFC Reports Record Growth With Net Profit Surging to Dhs1.48 Billion

February 15, 2026

DIFC Ecosystem UAE

UAE Launches Dubai Ambition Initiative To Funnel Local Talent Into The Private Sector

UAE Launches Dubai Ambition Initiative To Funnel Local Talent Into The Private Sector

February 15, 2026

Dubai Ambition Ecosystem Initiative

UAE’s Cyber Security Council Partners With Mastercard To Bolster National Digital Defenses

UAE’s Cyber Security Council Partners With Mastercard To Bolster National Digital Defenses

February 15, 2026

Cyber Security Council Cybersecurity Ecosystem

Abu Dhabi Fund for Development Taps Spacetech Firm Orbitworks for Global Project Monitoring

Abu Dhabi Fund for Development Taps Spacetech Firm Orbitworks for Global Project Monitoring

February 15, 2026

Abu Dhabi ADFD Ecosystem

Apolitical Unveils Google Backed AI Tools For Governments At World Governments Summit

Apolitical Unveils Google Backed AI Tools For Governments At World Governments Summit

February 15, 2026

AI Event Google

What’s Happening in Qatar

Ooredoo Qatar Deploys Real-Time AI Voice Agents for Outbound Sales

Ooredoo Qatar Deploys Real-Time AI Voice Agents for Outbound Sales

February 15, 2026

AI AI Agent Ooredoo

Qatar’s PayLater Signs MOU With Shorooq For Landmark Credit Facility

Qatar’s PayLater Signs MOU With Shorooq For Landmark Credit Facility

February 15, 2026

Fintech Partnership PayLater

Byanat Partners With MEEZA And Qatar Foundation To Drive AI Innovation

Byanat Partners With MEEZA And Qatar Foundation To Drive AI Innovation

February 15, 2026

AI Byanat Innovation

QCDC and QFBA Partner to Bolster National Career Development in Qatar

QCDC and QFBA Partner to Bolster National Career Development in Qatar

February 15, 2026

Ecosystem Partnership Qatar

Qatar’s Ministry Of Commerce And Industry Launches AI Agent Factory To Modernise Government Services

Qatar’s Ministry Of Commerce And Industry Launches AI Agent Factory To Modernise Government Services

February 15, 2026

AI AI Agent Govtech

Qatar Deepens Oracle Partnership To Bolster National Cloud Infrastructure

Qatar Deepens Oracle Partnership To Bolster National Cloud Infrastructure

February 15, 2026

AI Infrastructure MCIT

What’s Happening in Egypt

Egypts Robo-Advisory Sector Nears Pivotal Growth Phase

Egypts Robo-Advisory Sector Nears Pivotal Growth Phase

February 15, 2026

Ecosystem Egypt Fintech

Egypt Boosts Investment Fund Market with New Rules for In-Kind Subscriptions

Egypt Boosts Investment Fund Market with New Rules for In-Kind Subscriptions

February 15, 2026

Ecosystem Egypt Fund

Egypts Real Estate Giant TMG Taps EFG Hermes Backed Platform For New Smart City University

Egypts Real Estate Giant TMG Taps EFG Hermes Backed Platform For New Smart City University

February 15, 2026

Ecosystem Egypt Partnership

Egypt’s OTONOM Champions Local IoT Manufacturing and Eyes Six-Figure Funding Round

Egypt’s OTONOM Champions Local IoT Manufacturing and Eyes Six-Figure Funding Round

February 15, 2026

Egypt IoT Manufacturing

Egypt Strengthens German Economic Ties With Over 1500 Companies and .9 Billion Investment

Egypt Strengthens German Economic Ties With Over 1500 Companies and $4.9 Billion Investment

February 14, 2026

Economy Ecosystem Egypt

Egypt’s New Startup Charter Receives 30 Applications In First 48 Hours

Egypt’s New Startup Charter Receives 30 Applications In First 48 Hours

February 14, 2026

Ecosystem Egypt Entrepreneurship

What’s Happening in Syria

Syria’s ShamCash Navigates Growth Amidst Regulatory and Security Risks

Syria’s ShamCash Navigates Growth Amidst Regulatory and Security Risks

February 15, 2026

Fintech ShamCash Startups

SYNC Dubai Chapter 2026 Set To Shape The Future Of Syria’s Tech Ecosystem This February

February 14, 2026

Event SYNC Sync Dubai

Syria’s Doushesh Classifieds Platform Surpasses 200,000 App Downloads

Syria’s Doushesh Classifieds Platform Surpasses 200,000 App Downloads

February 14, 2026

Doushesh Startups Syria

Syria And Lebanon Launch Strategic Digital Partnership To Drive Post War Reconstruction

Syria And Lebanon Launch Strategic Digital Partnership To Drive Post War Reconstruction

February 11, 2026

Ecosystem Lebanon Partnership

Syria’s SEED Becomes Official Agri-Food Incubator For Damascus University

Syria’s SEED Becomes Official Agri-Food Incubator For Damascus University

February 10, 2026

Agriculture Agrifood Agritech

stc Wins 0 Million Bid to Build Syria’s Silklink Digital Infrastructure

stc Wins $800 Million Bid to Build Syria’s Silklink Digital Infrastructure

February 9, 2026

Infrastructure KSA NEWS

What’s Happening in Morocco

Morocco’s Leading Fintech Startups Reshaping Digital Finance In 2026

Morocco’s Leading Fintech Startups Reshaping Digital Finance In 2026

February 15, 2026

Alya Chari Finance

Morocco Launches Idarati X.0 To Digitize Government Services With AI

Morocco Launches Idarati X.0 To Digitize Government Services With AI

February 13, 2026

AI Idarati X.0 Morocco

Moroccan Retail Tech Builder Launches START 2.0 To Accelerate Digital Commerce

Moroccan Retail Tech Builder Launches START 2.0 To Accelerate Digital Commerce

February 13, 2026

e-Commerce Ecosystem Entrepreneurship

Morocco’s StartGate And Glovo Launch Initiative To Bridge Iberian Tech Ecosystems

Morocco’s StartGate And Glovo Launch Initiative To Bridge Iberian Tech Ecosystems

February 12, 2026

Ecosystem Glovo Initiative

Egypt’s Zilla Capital Targets Morocco And Saudi Arabia In Regional Growth Push

Egypt’s Zilla Capital Targets Morocco And Saudi Arabia In Regional Growth Push

February 7, 2026

Egypt KSA Morocco

Morocco Leverages 2030 World Cup To Become A Premier Global Investment Hub

Morocco Leverages 2030 World Cup To Become A Premier Global Investment Hub

February 7, 2026

Ecosystem Interesting Investment

What’s Happening in Palestine

Palestine’s Tzkrti Introduces New Fund To Empower Independent Arab Creatives

Palestine’s Tzkrti Introduces New Fund To Empower Independent Arab Creatives

February 13, 2026

Creative Creative Economy Creative Entrepreneurship

Stewardship As A Business Model Webinar Set To Explore Purpose-Driven Governance In February 2026

Stewardship As A Business Model Webinar Set To Explore Purpose-Driven Governance In February 2026

February 11, 2026

Event Palestine Palestine Technopark

Apply Now For Gaza Sky Geeks’s Coworking Space Support Initiative

Apply Now For Gaza Sky Geeks’s Coworking Space Support Initiative

February 11, 2026

Coworking Space Gaza Gaza Sky Geeks

Palestine’s Tech Sector Taps Into Diaspora Networks To Drive Jobs And Venture Investment

Palestine’s Tech Sector Taps Into Diaspora Networks To Drive Jobs And Venture Investment

February 11, 2026

Diaspora Ecosystem Investment

Palestinian Founders Invited To Join Nawah Pre-Accelerator Program Cycle 2

Palestinian Founders Invited To Join Nawah Pre-Accelerator Program Cycle 2

February 8, 2026

Entrepreneurship Flat6Labs Nawah

PIEC Catalyst Launches Fifth Cycle Of Formation And Development Program in Palestine

PIEC Catalyst Launches Fifth Cycle Of Formation And Development Program in Palestine

February 7, 2026

Ecosystem Entrepreneurship Palestine

Entrepreneurship Across MENA

Ajman Business Women Council Launches Takamul To Boost Female Industrial Entrepreneurs

Ajman Business Women Council Launches Takamul To Boost Female Industrial Entrepreneurs

February 15, 2026

Ajman Ajman Business Women Council Ecosystem

Kuwait Certifies PAAET Center as Its First Official Government-Backed Startup Incubator

Kuwait Certifies PAAET Center as Its First Official Government-Backed Startup Incubator

February 15, 2026

Ecosystem Entrepreneurship Incubator

Zain Great Idea Puts 11 Regional Startups In The Spotlight At Demo Day

Zain Great Idea Puts 11 Regional Startups In The Spotlight At Demo Day

February 14, 2026

Accelerator Demo Day Ecosystem

Egyptian Startups Untap And Tijara Hub Secure Spots At US Investment Summit

Egyptian Startups Untap And Tijara Hub Secure Spots At US Investment Summit

February 14, 2026

AUC Innovation Hub AUC Venture Lab Ecosystem

UAE’s RAKEZ Boosts Digital Transformation For Startups Through New Zoho Partnership

UAE’s RAKEZ Boosts Digital Transformation For Startups Through New Zoho Partnership

February 14, 2026

Ecosystem Entrepreneurship Partnership

Egypt To Host Inaugural AI Everything Summit Attracting Over 250 Startups And Global Investors

Egypt To Host Inaugural AI Everything Summit Attracting Over 250 Startups And Global Investors

February 14, 2026

AI Everything MEA 2026 Cairo Egypt

Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Tech

UAE Founder Urges Early Action As Global AI Regulation Takes Shape

UAE Founder Urges Early Action As Global AI Regulation Takes Shape

February 15, 2026

AI Ecosystem MENA

UAE’s GAIA Launches ChatGPShe To Empower Women Leaders In Hospitality With AI

UAE’s GAIA Launches ChatGPShe To Empower Women Leaders In Hospitality With AI

February 14, 2026

AI ChatGPShe Ecosystem

UAE’s Zoya Technologies Debuts Autonomous AI Clinic ZoyeMed 3.0 in Dubai

UAE’s Zoya Technologies Debuts Autonomous AI Clinic ZoyeMed 3.0 in Dubai

February 14, 2026

AI Startups Tech

Mega Tech IPOs From SpaceX And OpenAI Signal A Breakout Year For Listings

Mega Tech IPOs From SpaceX And OpenAI Signal A Breakout Year For Listings

February 14, 2026

AI Interesting IPO

OpenAI Launches Ads On ChatGPT Sparking Debate And Industry Rivalry

OpenAI Launches Ads On ChatGPT Sparking Debate And Industry Rivalry

February 14, 2026

AI Chatgpt OpenAI

Alphabet Raises 15 Billion In Bond Sale For Massive AI Infrastructure Buildout

Alphabet Raises 15 Billion In Bond Sale For Massive AI Infrastructure Buildout

February 14, 2026

AI Alphabet Tech

Gaming & Esports

Savvy Games Group Partners With NMBRS To Boost Kingdom’s Game Production Capabilities

Savvy Games Group Partners With NMBRS To Boost Kingdom’s Game Production Capabilities

February 14, 2026

Ecosystem Esports Gaming

Saudi Arabia’s Exel By Merak Gaming Accelerator Graduates 19 Startups From Second Cohort

Saudi Arabia’s Exel By Merak Gaming Accelerator Graduates 19 Startups From Second Cohort

February 14, 2026

Accelerator Ecosystem Esports

Egypt Blocks Roblox Gaming Platform Citing Child Safety Concerns

Egypt Blocks Roblox Gaming Platform Citing Child Safety Concerns

February 9, 2026

Egypt Gaming Regulation

Saudi Arabia Powers Regional Gaming Market Past .5B Surpassing Streaming And Music

Saudi Arabia Powers Regional Gaming Market Past $2.5B Surpassing Streaming And Music

February 8, 2026

Ecosystem Gaming Interesting

Savvy Games Group Partners With Alfaisal University To Launch New Game Design Program in Saudi Arabia

Savvy Games Group Partners With Alfaisal University To Launch New Game Design Program in Saudi Arabia

February 7, 2026

Ecosystem Gaming KSA

Saudi Arabia Leads MENA’s USD 2.5 Billion Gaming Boom Surpassing Streaming

Saudi Arabia Leads MENA’s USD 2.5 Billion Gaming Boom Surpassing Streaming

February 5, 2026

Ecosystem Gaming KSA

Fintech & Digital Finance

Stablecoins Poised To Transform Asset Management According To New Report

Stablecoins Poised To Transform Asset Management According To New Report

February 15, 2026

Fintech Report Stablecoin

UAE’s NEO PAY Partners With CredibleX To Enhance SME Access To Embedded Finance

UAE’s NEO PAY Partners With CredibleX To Enhance SME Access To Embedded Finance

February 15, 2026

CredibleX Fintech NEO Pay

MrBeast’s Beast Industries Acquires Gen Z Fintech App Step

MrBeast’s Beast Industries Acquires Gen Z Fintech App Step

February 14, 2026

Acquisition Fintech Interesting

DeFi Technologies Launches New Index to Track Regulated Capital in Digital Assets

DeFi Technologies Launches New Index to Track Regulated Capital in Digital Assets

February 14, 2026

DeFi Technologies Fintech

Egypt’s Bosta Partners With Mastercard to Boost E-commerce for SMEs

Egypt’s Bosta Partners With Mastercard to Boost E-commerce for SMEs

February 14, 2026

Bosta e-Commerce Fintech

FRA Launches Regulatory Sandbox to Accelerate Fintech Innovation in Egypt

FRA Launches Regulatory Sandbox to Accelerate Fintech Innovation in Egypt

February 13, 2026

Ecosystem Egypt Fintech

Property & Real Estate Technology

Syrian Homes And Atabe Form Strategic Partnership To Drive Data Transparency In Real Estate

Syrian Homes And Atabe Form Strategic Partnership To Drive Data Transparency In Real Estate

February 14, 2026

Atabe Partnership Proptech

UAE’s PRYPCO Mint To Launch Regulated Marketplace For Trading Property Tokens

UAE’s PRYPCO Mint To Launch Regulated Marketplace For Trading Property Tokens

February 14, 2026

Marketplace Proptech PRYPCO

UAE’s Baitak Groups Homebuyers To Unlock Bulk Property Discounts

UAE’s Baitak Groups Homebuyers To Unlock Bulk Property Discounts

February 13, 2026

Baitak Proptech Real Estate

Saudi Proptech Safqah Capital Closes .2 Million Seed to Power Real Estate Development

Saudi Proptech Safqah Capital Closes $15.2 Million Seed to Power Real Estate Development

February 9, 2026

COTU Ventures Fintech Funding

UAE Proptech SmartCrowd Advances Tokenised Real Estate Plans With VARA Approval

UAE Proptech SmartCrowd Advances Tokenised Real Estate Plans With VARA Approval

February 9, 2026

Dubai Proptech Real Estate

UAE’s Daleel Launches AI-Native Real Estate Platform With M Pre-Seed To Eliminate Market Bias

UAE’s Daleel Launches AI-Native Real Estate Platform With $3M Pre-Seed To Eliminate Market Bias

February 8, 2026

AI Daleel Funding

Arabic-First Technology

UAE’s Buy Any Flowers Launches Arabic Platform to Capture Local Gifting Market

UAE’s Buy Any Flowers Launches Arabic Platform to Capture Local Gifting Market

February 14, 2026

Arabic Arabic Tech Buy Any Flowers

Saudi Arabia Welcomes AI Leader Luma AI to Riyadh to Spearhead Arabic Creative Content

Saudi Arabia Welcomes AI Leader Luma AI to Riyadh to Spearhead Arabic Creative Content

February 12, 2026

AI Arabic Arabic Tech

Arabic.AI And Sheraa Partner To Support Founders With Arabic-First Artificial Intelligence

Arabic.AI And Sheraa Partner To Support Founders With Arabic-First Artificial Intelligence

February 10, 2026

AI Arabic Arabic Tech

Arabic AI And Stanford Unveil HELM Arabic To Benchmark Language Models

Arabic AI And Stanford Unveil HELM Arabic To Benchmark Language Models

February 1, 2026

AI Arabic Arabic Tech

Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre Launches Massive Digital Library on Amazon

Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre Launches Massive Digital Library on Amazon

January 30, 2026

Abu Dhabi Amazon Arabic

Qatar’s BilAraby Initiative Links Arab Identity and Language to Future Innovation

Qatar’s BilAraby Initiative Links Arab Identity and Language to Future Innovation

January 30, 2026

Arab Arabic Arabic Tech

Women in Entrepreneurship

Saudi Women Leaders Network Champions Billion Investment to Empower Women in the Workforce

Saudi Women Leaders Network Champions $8 Billion Investment to Empower Women in the Workforce

February 15, 2026

Ecosystem Network Saudi Women Leaders Network

Dubai Business Women Council Unveils 2026 Strategic Plan to Bolster Female Entrepreneurship

Dubai Business Women Council Unveils 2026 Strategic Plan to Bolster Female Entrepreneurship

February 13, 2026

Dubai Business Women Council Ecosystem Entrepreneurship

Apply Now For The Lebanese Women Empowerment Program (LWEP)

Apply Now For The Lebanese Women Empowerment Program (LWEP)

February 13, 2026

Lebanon LWEP Opportunity

Egypt’s Ra’eda Program Drives Female Entrepreneurship In Rural Communities

Egypt’s Ra’eda Program Drives Female Entrepreneurship In Rural Communities

February 8, 2026

Ecosystem Egypt Entrepreneurship

Ibtikar Fund Co-Hosts Inaugural Women In Tech Collective At Web Summit Qatar

Ibtikar Fund Co-Hosts Inaugural Women In Tech Collective At Web Summit Qatar

February 7, 2026

AI Ecosystem Event

GAIA Expands to Abu Dhabi to Build a Cross-Emirate Leadership Network

GAIA Expands to Abu Dhabi to Build a Cross-Emirate Leadership Network

February 6, 2026

Abu Dhabi Ecosystem GAIA

Crypto Trends

IHC and FAB Secure UAE’s Central Bank Approval for Dirham-Backed Stablecoin

IHC and FAB Secure UAE’s Central Bank Approval for Dirham-Backed Stablecoin

February 12, 2026

CBUAE Crypto Cryptocurrency

UAE’s Bybit Unveils Direct AED Bank Transfers For Crypto Trading

UAE’s Bybit Unveils Direct AED Bank Transfers For Crypto Trading

February 9, 2026

Bank Bybit Crypto

Dubai Insurance Launches Crypto Wallet for Premiums and Claims

Dubai Insurance Launches Crypto Wallet for Premiums and Claims

February 7, 2026

Crypto Cryptocurrency Dubai

UAE’s Federal Government Adopts AE Coin For Nationwide Service Payments

UAE’s Federal Government Adopts AE Coin For Nationwide Service Payments

February 2, 2026

AE Coin Crypto Cryptocurrency

Fintech Bay Bahrain Taps Ripple to Bolster Regional Digital Asset Hub

Fintech Bay Bahrain Taps Ripple to Bolster Regional Digital Asset Hub

February 2, 2026

Bahrain Bahrain FinTech Bay Blockchain

Dubai Insurance Debuts First Crypto Wallet for the Insurance Sector

Dubai Insurance Debuts First Crypto Wallet for the Insurance Sector

February 2, 2026

Crypto Cryptocurrency Dubai

Sustainability & Circular Economy

Apply Now For The Kering Generation Award X MENA 2nd Edition

Apply Now For The Kering Generation Award X MENA 2nd Edition

February 10, 2026

Award Entrepreneurship Fashiontech

Join The CircuPack Sustainable Packaging Hackathon At Heliopolis University

Join The CircuPack Sustainable Packaging Hackathon At Heliopolis University

February 9, 2026

CircuPack Entrepreneurship Hackathon

Sustainability Future Lab Crowns University Team For Innovative Digital Platform in Bahrain

Sustainability Future Lab Crowns University Team For Innovative Digital Platform in Bahrain

February 9, 2026

Bahrain Ecosystem Entrepreneurship

Abu Dhabi Launches Solar Self-Supply Policy to Accelerate Clean Energy Adoption

Abu Dhabi Launches Solar Self-Supply Policy to Accelerate Clean Energy Adoption

February 9, 2026

Abu Dhabi Ecosystem Policy

UAE’s ThrowMeNot Secures 0K Pre-Seed To Tackle Food Waste

UAE’s ThrowMeNot Secures $550K Pre-Seed To Tackle Food Waste

February 9, 2026

Foodtech Funding pre-seed

Green Growth And Jobs Accelerator Project Welcomes Fourth Cohort Of Sustainability Startups in Egypt

Green Growth And Jobs Accelerator Project Welcomes Fourth Cohort Of Sustainability Startups in Egypt

January 29, 2026

Accelerator Ecosystem Egypt

Reports

UAEs Mortgage AI Shifts Focus From Speed To Smarter Decisions In 2026

UAEs Mortgage AI Shifts Focus From Speed To Smarter Decisions In 2026

February 7, 2026

AI Interesting Proptech

Property Finder Report Reveals A Decisive Shift To Home Ownership in UAE

Property Finder Report Reveals A Decisive Shift To Home Ownership in UAE

February 7, 2026

Property Finder Proptech Report

Snap And Business Of Fashion Detail The Future Of GCC Luxury In New Report

Snap And Business Of Fashion Detail The Future Of GCC Luxury In New Report

February 7, 2026

AI Business Of Fashion Fashiontech

Qatar’s FinTech Sector Achieves Major Milestones Toward National Vision 2030

Qatar’s FinTech Sector Achieves Major Milestones Toward National Vision 2030

February 7, 2026

Ecosystem Fintech Interesting

Egypt’s Government Report Spotlights Gen Z As The Driving Force Of The Startup Boom

Egypt’s Government Report Spotlights Gen Z As The Driving Force Of The Startup Boom

February 5, 2026

Ecosystem Egypt Entrepreneurship

UAE And Saudi Entities Dominate The 10 Most Active VC Investors In The Middle East

UAE And Saudi Entities Dominate The 10 Most Active VC Investors In The Middle East

February 5, 2026

Ecosystem KSA MENA

Interesting Picks

Global Tech Investors Pivot To Smaller Companies Amid Growing Risk Aversion

Global Tech Investors Pivot To Smaller Companies Amid Growing Risk Aversion

February 14, 2026

Ecosystem Interesting Investor

Dubai Sets New Tourism Record With 19.59 Million International Visitors

Dubai Sets New Tourism Record With 19.59 Million International Visitors

February 14, 2026

Dubai Interesting Tourism

UAE Unveils Comprehensive Price Control Strategy Ahead of Ramadan

UAE Unveils Comprehensive Price Control Strategy Ahead of Ramadan

February 12, 2026

Interesting Policy Ramadan

Y Combinator To Offer Funding In USDC Stablecoins From 2026

Y Combinator To Offer Funding In USDC Stablecoins From 2026

February 5, 2026

Interesting Stablecoin Y Combinator

Global Tech Giants Under Scrutiny As Epstein Files Impact Market Sentiments

Global Tech Giants Under Scrutiny As Epstein Files Impact Market Sentiments

February 5, 2026

Interesting Tech

Europe’s New 2026 Unicorns Signal Strategic Alignment With MENA Tech Priorities

Europe’s New 2026 Unicorns Signal Strategic Alignment With MENA Tech Priorities

February 2, 2026

Entrepreneurship Interesting Startups