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Mubadala to Sell 7.55 Percent Stake in Telecom Giant du

Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (du) has launched a secondary public offering for…

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Syria Finalizes New Draft Income Tax Law with Unprecedented Exemptions

Syria's Minister of Finance, Muhammad Yasar Barania, has announced the completion of…

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Syria Launches National Development Fund to Support Reconstruction

The Syrian Development Fund has been officially launched, representing a new phase…

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Oman and Iraq Sign Wide-Ranging Investment Agreements to Deepen Economic Ties

Oman and Iraq have signed 24 agreements covering multiple investment sectors, a…

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Saudi’s anb capital and UK’s Lexham Partners Launch $200M MENA Tech Growth Fund

anb capital and London-based Lexham Partners have announced the launch of a…

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Saudi Arabia and UK Sign Business Deals Worth $5.3 Billion at London Summit

Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom have signed investment agreements worth SAR…

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Abu Dhabi’s G42 to Sell 2% Stake in Presight AI for Over $100M

Abu Dhabi's technology holding group, G42, is offering 2% of its shareholding…

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Qatar Cabinet Approves Establishment of National Center for Artificial Intelligence

The Qatar Cabinet has approved a draft resolution to establish and organize…

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UAE’s Khazna Secures $2.62B Facility to Expand Data Centre Footprint

UAE-based Khazna Data Centres (Khazna) has secured a $2.62 billion credit facility…

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UAE’s Ministry of Finance Issues New Decisions for Corporate Tax in Free Zones

The UAE's Ministry of Finance (MoF) has issued two new ministerial decisions…

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Basata Holding to Deploy $7M in 2026 for Local and Regional Growth in Egypt

Basata Holding for Financial Payments, the leading e-payment services company in Egypt,…

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Qatar Investment Authority Joins $13B Series F Round for US-Based Anthropic

The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has invested in the US-based AI safety…

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Egypt’s Progressio and Falak Startups Launch First $10M IP-Focused Venture Fund

Progressio and Falak Startups have launched Egypt’s first Intellectual Property (IP) Venture…

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Oman’s Alternative Investment Market to Boost Green Funding for SMEs

The launch of the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) regulation is set to…

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Oman Launches $75M National Green Mobility Company

The National Green Mobility Company (NGMC), a public-private platform designed to accelerate…

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Qatar Issues New Corporate Governance Law to Enhance Transparency

Qatar has issued a new governance law that instructs listed companies to…

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Bahrain’s Bluecove Capital and China’s CICC Launch $500M Joint Investment Fund

Bahrain-based Bluecove Capital, in partnership with CICC Capital of China, has announced…

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Oman and Saudi Arabia Sign MoUs to Strengthen Trade and Industrial Ties

Several memoranda of understanding (MoUs) were signed between Omani and Saudi companies…

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Egypt Plans New Measures to Attract Large Companies to List on EGX

The Egyptian government has affirmed its full support for efforts to develop…

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UAE’s Abu Dhabi Becomes New Regional Hub for Industrial AI Leader Cognite

Norwegian industrial AI leader Cognite has announced the incorporation of a new…

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Iraq’s Central Bank to Launch Riyada Bank to Finance SMEs

The Central Bank of Iraq has announced that it will soon launch…

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Oman to Launch Golden Residency Program for Investors on August 31

Oman’s Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion will launch its Golden…

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Saudi’s Impact46 Acquires Gaming Studio Kammelna in Over $53M Deal

Saudi Arabian venture capital firm Impact46 has acquired the Dammam-based gaming studio…

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Japanese VCs Launch $20M Fund for Early-Stage Startups in MENA and Africa

Two Japanese venture capital firms, Uncovered Fund and Monex Ventures, have launched…

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UAE’s ASB Capital Launches Global Technology Fund with BlueBox Asset Management

Dubai-based asset and wealth management firm ASB Capital has launched the ASB…

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Egypt’s Meska AI Launches Meska Ventures to Build a Y Combinator-Style Ecosystem

Egyptian artificial intelligence company Meska AI has announced the launch of a…

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Saudi Arabia to Host Lenovo’s New Regional Headquarters in Riyadh

Chinese multinational technology company Lenovo has announced its plans to establish a…

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UAE’s BurjX Partners with Fireblocks to Secure its Digital Asset Platform

BurjX, a UAE-based digital asset trading platform licensed by the ADGM's Financial…

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Saudi Arabia and Syria to Establish Joint Investment Fund

Saudi Arabia and Syria are establishing a joint investment fund to serve…

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Iraq Revokes Licenses of 10 Banks in Major Financial Sector Overhaul

The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has announced it is revoking the…

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Saudi Impact46 Deepens Gaming Sector Investments with Multi-Studio Deals

Saudi Arabia's venture capital landscape continues to mature, with leading firms strategically…

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Algérie Télécom Unveils $11 Million AI Fund to Drive Digital Transformation

Algérie Télécom, the national telecommunications operator, has launched an ambitious 1.5 billion…

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UAE and Russia Sign New Trade and Investment Agreement

The United Arab Emirates and Russia have signed a Trade in Services…

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Qatar Launches New Digital Platform to Boost Public-Private Partnerships

Qatar's Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MCI) has officially unveiled the "Qatar…

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Kuwait’s KOC Launches Landmark AI Innovation Center with Microsoft

Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) has inaugurated a cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) Innovation…

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Saudi Arabia’s Savvy Games Group Backs Territory Studio’s Riyadh Launch

Riyadh is set to bolster its burgeoning creative and gaming ecosystem with…

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Iraq Unveils Ambitious Five-Year Plan for Economic Diversification

Iraq, a nation historically defined by its vast oil reserves, is charting…

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Qatar Unveils $4 Billion Investment to Spearhead Syria’s Economic Revival

Qatar has announced a substantial $4 billion foreign investment deal aimed at…

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Jordan’s Central Bank Unveils Landmark AI Regulatory Framework for Banking Sector

The Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) has issued a comprehensive regulatory framework…

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Egypt’s FRA Introduces Landmark Rules for Digital Real Estate Investment Platforms

Egypt's Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has issued the country's first-ever rules allowing…

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Kuwait Charts Ambitious Path to Carbon Neutrality by 2060

Kuwait has unveiled an ambitious strategic roadmap aimed at achieving carbon neutrality…

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Syria’s $14 Billion Investment Deals Propel Infrastructure Modernization

Syria has announced the signing of $14 billion worth of investment deals…

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Saudi’s Wa’ed Ventures Secures Key Exit as GE Vernova Acquires Portfolio Firm Alteia

Wa'ed Ventures, the Dhahran-based venture capital arm of Saudi Aramco, has marked…

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Saudi’s Afaq Capital Acquires Venture Capital Portfolio in Landmark Deal

The CMA-licensed firm Afaq Capital has announced its full acquisition of a…

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Bahrain’s Mumtalakat Expands Global Private Equity Reach With Bluefive Capital Stake

Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company, the sovereign wealth fund of the Kingdom of…

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Abu Dhabi’s MGX in Talks to Lead $1B Funding Round for French AI Giant Mistral

Abu Dhabi's technology investment company, MGX, is reportedly in talks to lead…

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UAE’s Mubadala Deepens AI Push With Major Investment In Anaconda

Abu Dhabi’s sovereign investor, Mubadala Investment Company, has made a strategic investment…

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Trump Proposes Steep Tariffs on Six MENA Nations Citing Currency Devaluation

In a move that could introduce significant economic headwinds for several Middle…

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Jordan Explores Digital Economy and Telecom Cooperation with Syria

In a significant move to bolster regional economic ties, Jordan and Syria…

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UAE’s MGX and Qatar’s QIA in advanced talks to back AI giant Anthropic

In a landmark move signaling the Middle East's burgeoning ambitions in artificial…

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