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Latest News
Egypt’s Valu Ditches Points for Instant Cashback in New LoyaltyProgram
UAE ProptechMortgage Finder Unveils 1% Cashback to Ease Upfront Costs for First-Time Homebuyers
UAE’s Spare and Xsquare Partner to Embed Open Finance into B2B Payments
Dubai SME Folds Hamdan Innovation Incubator Into Dubai Founders HQ to Streamline Support for Emirati Founders
Meta’s Custom AI Chip Iris Enters Production in September to Double Compute Power
Morocco’s ORA Technologies Closes  Million Series A From Local Investors to Fuel Super App Growth
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July 13, 2026

Morocco’s ORA Technologies Closes $10 Million Series A From Local Investors to Fuel Super App Growth

Moroccan super app startup ORA Technologies has secured an additional $2 million, bringing its total Series A funding to a landmark $10 million. The entire round was backed by Moroccan…

UAE’s Azraq Raises Oversubscribed Pre-Seed to Bring AI Risk Intelligence to the Data Center Boom
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July 13, 2026

UAE’s Azraq Raises Oversubscribed Pre-Seed to Bring AI Risk Intelligence to the Data Center Boom

Morocco’s JaidaHits 0M Financing Milestone, Expands Mandate to Back Social Economy
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July 12, 2026

Morocco’s JaidaHits $470M Financing Milestone, Expands Mandate to Back Social Economy

Dubai Future District Fund Backs US VC MetaProp to Anchor the Emirate’s PropTech Hub
News
3 Min Read
July 12, 2026

Dubai Future District Fund Backs US VC MetaProp to Anchor the Emirate’s PropTech Hub

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

Dubai SME Folds Hamdan Innovation Incubator Into Dubai Founders HQ to Streamline Support for Emirati Founders
Ecosystem
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July 14, 2026

Dubai SME Folds Hamdan Innovation Incubator Into Dubai Founders HQ to Streamline Support for Emirati Founders

Bahrain Bourse Sets New Transparency Bar with Mandatory Investor Relations Guidelines
Ecosystem
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July 14, 2026

Bahrain Bourse Sets New Transparency Bar with Mandatory Investor Relations Guidelines

Kuwait’s E-Commerce Market Surges to KWD 7.1 Billion, Cementing Digital Economy Growth
Ecosystem
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July 13, 2026

Kuwait’s E-Commerce Market Surges to KWD 7.1 Billion, Cementing Digital Economy Growth

Main Headlines

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

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

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

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

News
4 Min Read
July 9, 2026
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
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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
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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
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July 6, 2026

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Latest Funding Rounds

Dubai’s AVELIN AI Lands .7 Million Pre-Seed To Scale Sovereign AI for Enterprises

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

Funding
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July 10, 2026
Qatar Investment Authority Backs  Billion Funding for AI Chipmaker SambaNova Amid Saudi Push

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

Funding
4 Min Read
July 9, 2026
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
3 Min Read
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
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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
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July 8, 2026
Dubizzle Group Deepens Proptech Play with Strategic Investment in Takeem

Dubizzle Group Deepens Proptech Play with Strategic Investment in Takeem

Funding
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July 7, 2026

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Ecosystem Updates

Tunisian Founder Sana Amari Wins Top COMESA Award for Agricultural Cooperative Venture

Tunisian Founder Sana Amari Wins Top COMESA Award for Agricultural Cooperative Venture

Ecosystem
2 Min Read
July 13, 2026
New TechTown Hub Launches in Damascus to Accelerate Syria’s Startup Scene

New TechTown Hub Launches in Damascus to Accelerate Syria’s Startup Scene

Ecosystem
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July 13, 2026
Creativa Innovation Hubs Backs 27 Startups With EGP 9.7M for Its Fourth Incubation Cohort in Egypt

Creativa Innovation Hubs Backs 27 Startups With EGP 9.7M for Its Fourth Incubation Cohort in Egypt

Ecosystem
2 Min Read
July 13, 2026
Egypt Boosts Startup Ecosystem With Launch of EEIC Digital Hub

Egypt Boosts Startup Ecosystem With Launch of EEIC Digital Hub

Ecosystem
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July 13, 2026
Egypt’s National Council for Women Boosts Female Founders with Rabha Program in Giza

Egypt’s National Council for Women Boosts Female Founders with Rabha Program in Giza

Ecosystem
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July 13, 2026
Egypt’s National Council for Women Launches Rabha Program to Train Female Entrepreneurs

Egypt’s National Council for Women Launches Rabha Program to Train Female Entrepreneurs

Ecosystem
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July 12, 2026

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Programs & Opportunities

Apply To Be Named One Of Fast Company Middle East’s Most Innovative Companies 2026

Apply To Be Named One Of Fast Company Middle East’s Most Innovative Companies 2026

Opportunities
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July 13, 2026
Apply Now For Dhahran Techno Valley’s .dvp Cohort 2
July 13, 2026
.dvp Dhahran Dhahran Techno Valley

Apply Now For Dhahran Techno Valley’s .dvp Cohort 2

Apply Now For 500 Global’s Sanabil Accelerator Program
July 13, 2026
500 500 Global 500 MENA

Apply Now For 500 Global’s Sanabil Accelerator Program

Women Entrepreneurs in Morocco Invited To Join Orange Corners Incubation Program
July 13, 2026
Entrepreneurship Incubator Morocco

Women Entrepreneurs in Morocco Invited To Join Orange Corners Incubation Program

Khalifa Fund Launches Second Prompt Engineering Program to Upskill Al Ain Entrepreneurs
July 12, 2026
AI Al Ain Ecosystem

Khalifa Fund Launches Second Prompt Engineering Program to Upskill Al Ain Entrepreneurs

Apply Now For The Youth Center’s AI Agent MVP Challenge
July 9, 2026
AI AI Agent Challenge

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

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

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Startup News

Egypt’s Valu Ditches Points for Instant Cashback in New LoyaltyProgram

Egypt’s Valu Ditches Points for Instant Cashback in New LoyaltyProgram

Startups
3 Min Read
July 14, 2026
UAE ProptechMortgage Finder Unveils 1% Cashback to Ease Upfront Costs for First-Time Homebuyers

UAE ProptechMortgage Finder Unveils 1% Cashback to Ease Upfront Costs for First-Time Homebuyers

Startups
4 Min Read
July 14, 2026
UAE’s Spare and Xsquare Partner to Embed Open Finance into B2B Payments

UAE’s Spare and Xsquare Partner to Embed Open Finance into B2B Payments

Startups
4 Min Read
July 14, 2026
Saudi’s Shahbandr Rebrands to Komrz, Eyes GCC and Europe with New AI Agent Komi

Saudi’s Shahbandr Rebrands to Komrz, Eyes GCC and Europe with New AI Agent Komi

Startups
4 Min Read
July 14, 2026
Dubai Proptech Stake Reveals 69% of Investors Bet on Continued Property Price Surge

Dubai Proptech Stake Reveals 69% of Investors Bet on Continued Property Price Surge

Startups
3 Min Read
July 13, 2026
Omani Fintech Mamun Deepens Hong Kong Presence to Build GCC-Asia Trade Finance Corridor

Omani Fintech Mamun Deepens Hong Kong Presence to Build GCC-Asia Trade Finance Corridor

Startups
2 Min Read
July 13, 2026

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Upcoming Events

Oman Startup Hub To Host Future Of AI In Business Discussion In Muscat

Oman Startup Hub To Host Future Of AI In Business Discussion In Muscat

Events
3 Min Read
July 13, 2026
Doers Summit 2026 To Unite Founders And Investors In Dubai

Doers Summit 2026 To Unite Founders And Investors In Dubai

Events
3 Min Read
July 13, 2026
Startup World Cup Algeria 2026: The Road To Silicon Valley Begins In Algiers This June

Startup World Cup Algeria 2026: The Road To Silicon Valley Begins In Algiers This June

Events
4 Min Read
July 13, 2026
Morocco’s Hospitality Innovation Summit Sets Stage for FIFA 2030 Tourism Boom

Morocco’s Hospitality Innovation Summit Sets Stage for FIFA 2030 Tourism Boom

Events
4 Min Read
July 12, 2026
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

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Tech Bytes

Meta’s Custom AI Chip Iris Enters Production in September to Double Compute Power

Meta’s Custom AI Chip Iris Enters Production in September to Double Compute Power

Tech
4 Min Read
July 14, 2026
UAE Ramps Up Agentic AI Push with Relaunched National Award

UAE Ramps Up Agentic AI Push with Relaunched National Award

Tech
4 Min Read
July 14, 2026
Morocco Launches Women’s Leadership Academy to Drive Inclusive Digital Transformation

Morocco Launches Women’s Leadership Academy to Drive Inclusive Digital Transformation

Tech
3 Min Read
July 13, 2026
Saudi Arabia Launches INSAIGHTS AI to Unlock National Economic Data with Simple Questions

Saudi Arabia Launches INSAIGHTS AI to Unlock National Economic Data with Simple Questions

Tech
3 Min Read
July 13, 2026
Oman Launches Digital Platform to Overhaul .4B Energy Supply Chain

Oman Launches Digital Platform to Overhaul $10.4B Energy Supply Chain

Tech
3 Min Read
July 12, 2026
Hsoub Launches Khbra to Offer Scenario-Based Skill Verification for MENA’s Gig Economy

Hsoub Launches Khbra to Offer Scenario-Based Skill Verification for MENA’s Gig Economy

Tech
3 Min Read
July 12, 2026

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What’s Happening in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia to Host 2027 International Physics Olympiad, Bolstering Vision 2030 Talent Goals

Saudi Arabia to Host 2027 International Physics Olympiad, Bolstering Vision 2030 Talent Goals

July 13, 2026
Interesting KSA Olympiad
Magna AI and Saudi Xerox Partner to Scale Sovereign AI Infrastructure Across Saudi Arabia

Magna AI and Saudi Xerox Partner to Scale Sovereign AI Infrastructure Across Saudi Arabia

July 12, 2026
AI Infrastructure KSA
Saudi Arabia, Qatar Lead GCC’s Shift to Mega-Scale 3D Printed Construction

Saudi Arabia, Qatar Lead GCC’s Shift to Mega-Scale 3D Printed Construction

July 12, 2026
3D Print Construction GCC
Saudi’s SICO Capital Nabs Equity Fund of the Year After Outperforming a Declining Market

Saudi’s SICO Capital Nabs Equity Fund of the Year After Outperforming a Declining Market

July 12, 2026
Ecosystem Fund KSA
Saudi Arabia Greenlights Foreign Real Estate Ownership With New Digital Regulations

Saudi Arabia Greenlights Foreign Real Estate Ownership With New Digital Regulations

July 12, 2026
Ecosystem KSA Policy
King Khalid University Launches Riyadah 30 to Upskill 3,000 Entrepreneurs Across Saudi Arabia

King Khalid University Launches Riyadah 30 to Upskill 3,000 Entrepreneurs Across Saudi Arabia

July 12, 2026
Ecosystem Entrepreneurship King Khalid University

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What’s Happening in UAE

Fractional | Dubai Launches to Connect UAE SMEs With On-Demand C-Suite Executives

Fractional | Dubai Launches to Connect UAE SMEs With On-Demand C-Suite Executives

July 12, 2026
Dubai Ecosystem Fractional | Dubai
Dubai’s HITEK AI Launches GCC’s First AI-Powered Tool to Automate Building Asset Audits

Dubai’s HITEK AI Launches GCC’s First AI-Powered Tool to Automate Building Asset Audits

July 12, 2026
AI Dubai GCC
Abu Dhabi Equips 35,000 Civil Servants with Microsoft’s AI Copilot in Major Sovereign AI Push

Abu Dhabi Equips 35,000 Civil Servants with Microsoft’s AI Copilot in Major Sovereign AI Push

July 12, 2026
Abu Dhabi AI Microsoft
IHC and FAB-Backed Dirham Stablecoin DDSC Secures UAE Central Bank Approval for Exchange Listings

IHC and FAB-Backed Dirham Stablecoin DDSC Secures UAE Central Bank Approval for Exchange Listings

July 12, 2026
Digital Dirham Dirham e-Dirham
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

July 10, 2026
Android Satellite Space
Khalifa Fund Crowns Winners In FinTech, AI, And HealthTech

Khalifa Fund Crowns Winners In FinTech, AI, And HealthTech

July 10, 2026
Abu Dhabi AI Entrepreneurship

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What’s Happening in Qatar

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

July 10, 2026
Ecosystem Entrepreneurship Museum
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

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What’s Happening in Egypt

How an Egyptian Founder is Reviving Ancient Pharaoh-Era Recipes for Her Natural Skincare Startup

How an Egyptian Founder is Reviving Ancient Pharaoh-Era Recipes for Her Natural Skincare Startup

July 13, 2026
Beauty Beautytech Egypt
Giza Businesswomen’s Council Rolls Out Free Training Program to Bolster Founder Skills

Giza Businesswomen’s Council Rolls Out Free Training Program to Bolster Founder Skills

July 12, 2026
Business Ecosystem Egypt
Capital University Boosts Egypt’s Tech Ecosystem with The Capital Innovates Exhibition

Capital University Boosts Egypt’s Tech Ecosystem with The Capital Innovates Exhibition

July 12, 2026
Capital University Ecosystem Egypt
Egyptian-Saudi Platform Startup Sync Joins National Alliance to Boost Syria’s Tech Ecosystem

Egyptian-Saudi Platform Startup Sync Joins National Alliance to Boost Syria’s Tech Ecosystem

July 12, 2026
Ecosystem Egypt Entrepreneurship
Aswan Launches Bedayet Intag Initiative to Boost Local Entrepreneurship

Aswan Launches Bedayet Intag Initiative to Boost Local Entrepreneurship

July 12, 2026
Aswan Ecosystem Egypt
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

July 10, 2026
AI Egypt Partnership

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

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

July 6, 2026
Digital Economy Event Exhibition
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

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What’s Happening in Morocco

Morocco Inks Major AI Partnership with ALTEN Group to Boost Digital Sovereignty

Morocco Inks Major AI Partnership with ALTEN Group to Boost Digital Sovereignty

July 12, 2026
AI Morocco Partnership
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

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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
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

July 7, 2026
Event Fintech Halal Economy
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

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Entrepreneurship Across MENA

Beyond The Pitch: How England’s Football Partners Are Building Business Empires

Beyond The Pitch: How England’s Football Partners Are Building Business Empires

July 13, 2026
Business Entrepreneurship Interesting
How Saudi Telecom Giant stc is Building an End-to-End Startup Ecosystem

How Saudi Telecom Giant stc is Building an End-to-End Startup Ecosystem

July 12, 2026
Ecosystem Entrepreneurship KSA
Oman Rolls Out Nationwide Tech Programs To Upskill Youth In AI, Robotics, And Entrepreneurship

Oman Rolls Out Nationwide Tech Programs To Upskill Youth In AI, Robotics, And Entrepreneurship

July 12, 2026
AI Entrepreneurship Oman
Lebanon’s Storyland Wins Top Entrepreneurship Prize for its AI-Powered StorytellingApp

Lebanon’s Storyland Wins Top Entrepreneurship Prize for its AI-Powered StorytellingApp

July 12, 2026
AI Award Entrepreneurship
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

July 9, 2026
Ecosystem Entrepreneurship KSA
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

July 9, 2026
Deeptech Ecosystem Egypt

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Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Tech

Alibaba’s New SkillWeaver AI Slashes Agent Token Costs By Over 99%

Alibaba’s New SkillWeaver AI Slashes Agent Token Costs By Over 99%

July 12, 2026
AI AI Agent Alibaba
Meta’s New AI Generator Can Use Your Instagram Photos Without Consent

Meta’s New AI Generator Can Use Your Instagram Photos Without Consent

July 12, 2026
AI Instagram Meta
Ayman AlGhamdi Tapped as New President of Microsoft Arabia to Accelerate Saudi’s AI Ambitions

Ayman AlGhamdi Tapped as New President of Microsoft Arabia to Accelerate Saudi’s AI Ambitions

July 12, 2026
AI Ecosystem KSA
From Oman to London: How ThermoLeak AI is Using Predictive Tech to Stop Water Leaks

From Oman to London: How ThermoLeak AI is Using Predictive Tech to Stop Water Leaks

July 12, 2026
AI Oman Tech
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

July 10, 2026
AI Arabic Arabic Tech
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

July 10, 2026
AI Arabic Arabic Tech

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Gaming & Esports

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
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

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Fintech & Digital Finance

Policybazaar.ae Taps Tabby to Split Insurance Premiums, Tackling Upfront Costs

Policybazaar.ae Taps Tabby to Split Insurance Premiums, Tackling Upfront Costs

July 12, 2026
Fintech Insurance Insurtech
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
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
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
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

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Property & Real Estate Technology

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

July 10, 2026
Egypt Government License
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
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
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

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Arabic-First Technology

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
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

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Women in Entrepreneurship

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

July 9, 2026
Ecosystem Entrepreneurship GIZ
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
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

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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

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

July 9, 2026
Bambuyu Retail Startups
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

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Reports

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
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
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

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Interesting Picks

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
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

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