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Oman’s Rihal Secures 7.5 Million In First Close Of Series A Round

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Tunisia Calls For Deeper Economic Partnership With Egypt At Joint Business Forum

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Saudi Arabia To Host Global Finals As 250 Startups Qualify For Entrepreneurship World Cup

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Riyadh Valley Company Invests In US-Based FinTech Collective Fund IV

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UAE’s TII And ADSB Partner To Launch Naval Technology Innovation Hub

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Abu Dhabi Launches Region’s First Executive Program For Chief AI Officers

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UAE’s Gainz And Watermelon Ecosystem Partner To Tackle F&B Financing Gap

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ASEP Program to Take 450 Algerian Startups on International Innovation Tour
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ASEP Program to Take 450 Algerian Startups on International Innovation Tour

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Qatar’s Investment Forum 2025 To Focus On Family Offices And Smart Capital This September

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Oman’s Cyfr Capital Backs Five Startups Spanning AI, Fintech and Biotech

North Africa Smart Infrastructure Summit 2025 Set To Convene In Morocco This September
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North Africa Smart Infrastructure Summit 2025 Set To Convene In Morocco This September

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UAE’s FAHR Deploys AI Assistant to Automate 80 Percent of HR Services

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Palestine’s Female Entrepreneurs Turn Heritage Into Ventures Despite Hardships

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Dubai’s DIFC Report Reveals City’s Rise as a Global Hub for Private Wealth

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Palestine’s New Initiative to Boost Women-Led Agricultural Ventures
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Palestine’s New Initiative to Boost Women-Led Agricultural Ventures

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Saudi-Based 21Doctors Secures Pre-Seed Funding for AI-Powered Healthcare Platform

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Saudi Pharma-Tech DawaDose Closes Pre-Seed Round to Launch in the Kingdom

MENA’s MoneyHash and noon Payments Partner to Unify Regional Payments
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MENA’s MoneyHash and noon Payments Partner to Unify Regional Payments

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UAE’s VentureSouq Closes Second Fintech Fund With Backing From PIF and Mubadala

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Oman Launches $265 Million AI Zone to Attract Global Startups

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Saudi Gene Therapy Startup NanoPalm Crowned KPMG’s National Tech Innovator

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Saudi Arabia Calls on Game Developers for New Nationwide Incubator Program

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Sharjah’s Latest Founders Meet Highlights VC Insights and Ecosystem Support

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Egypt’s IoT and AI Challenge Launches Landmark 10th Edition

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South Sudan’s Orange Corners Seeks Young Entrepreneurs for 6-Month Incubation Program

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New Growth’Act+ Program to Propel Deep Tech Startups With €750K Funding in Tunisia

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DMZ Cairo Invites Students to Become On-Campus Entrepreneurship Catalysts

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BuildPalestine Calls for Fundraising Experts to Mentor Palestinian CSOs

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Startup Grind Doha to Host Pitch Battle Featuring 22 Startups At The Qatar Chamber

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New Agripreneurs Challenge Seeks to Propel 65 Agritech Ventures in Algeria

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Tabadol Fellowship Seeks Social Entrepreneurs in MENA for Paid CSO Collaboration

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Berytech Opens Call for Consultants in Waste, Energy and Green Finance in Lebanon

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Morocco’s Flagship Tremplin Competition Launches to Discover New Startups

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UAE’s Fintech Scene Braces for Revolut’s Arrival After Key Licence Approval

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Saudi Female-Led Gathern Reaches $2 Billion in Bookings and Eyes Expansion

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Jordanian Startup Bab Plus Secures Funding From Zain’s ZINC Platform
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Jordanian Startup Bab Plus Secures Funding From Zain’s ZINC Platform

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Egypt’s New Initiative to Boost University Entrepreneurship and Tech Education

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Doha to Host 7th Gulf Businesswomen Forum in November
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Doha to Host 7th Gulf Businesswomen Forum in November

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Saudi’s Shahbandr Empowers E-commerce With First Integrated Arabic AI Kit

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PIF Signs Deal With Macquarie Targeting Digital and EV Infrastructure
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UAE’s Ajman Chamber Launches Initiative to Halve Export Procedures
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Saudi’s MIS Secures $61 Million Contract to Expand Riyadh Data Center

ADGM Reports Record Growth and 42 Percent Jump in Assets Under Management
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ADGM Reports Record Growth and 42 Percent Jump in Assets Under Management

Mubadala to Sell 7.55 Percent Stake in Telecom Giant du
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Morocco Approves 67 Cannabis Products in Push to Formalize Industry
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Morocco Approves 67 Cannabis Products in Push to Formalize Industry

MENA Startups Raised 7 Million in August Amid Market Recalibration
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MENA Startups Raised $337 Million in August Amid Market Recalibration

DeepSeek Enters AI Agent Race With New Model Launching in Late 2025
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Alibaba Challenges OpenAI With New Trillion-Parameter AI Model
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Alibaba Challenges OpenAI With New Trillion-Parameter AI Model

UAE Proptech PRYPCO Lands Major Pre-Series A Investment From General Catalyst
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UAE Proptech PRYPCO Lands Major Pre-Series A Investment From General Catalyst

UAE Aims for Global AI Leadership With Launch of K2 Think Reasoning Model
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UAE Aims for Global AI Leadership With Launch of K2 Think Reasoning Model

Saudi’s Sunbulah Accelerator Showcases 13 AgriTech Startups in Paris Finale
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Saudi’s Sunbulah Accelerator Showcases 13 AgriTech Startups in Paris Finale

Saudi’s Taibah University Launches Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Students
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Saudi’s Taibah University Launches Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Students

Abu Dhabi’s EAD Launches AI-Powered Avatars to Boost Environmental Awareness
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Abu Dhabi’s EAD Launches AI-Powered Avatars to Boost Environmental Awareness

Saudi Fintech Orbii Raises .6 Million to Embed AI-Powered Lending Across MENA
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Saudi Fintech Orbii Raises $3.6 Million to Embed AI-Powered Lending Across MENA

Orange AI Incubator Celebrates Graduation of 14 Innovative Startups in Jordan
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Orange AI Incubator Celebrates Graduation of 14 Innovative Startups in Jordan

Syria Finalizes New Draft Income Tax Law with Unprecedented Exemptions
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Syria Finalizes New Draft Income Tax Law with Unprecedented Exemptions

Damascus International Fair Concludes with Over 935 Billion Lira in Deals
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Damascus International Fair Concludes with Over 935 Billion Lira in Deals

LAUNCH UP 2025 Bootcamp Concludes First Phase in Hama with 30 Startups
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LAUNCH UP 2025 Bootcamp Concludes First Phase in Hama with 30 Startups

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