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| Aug 10, 2026 | Saudi Contech Startup Fitting Closes $1.1M Seed After Routing $40M in Materials | By Zachary Chambers
Published: Aug 10 2026, 5:01 PM EDT
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| Aug 7, 2026 | LG’s Proprietary Industrial Data Tops Google, Alibaba in AI Benchmarks | By Collin Mercer
Published: Aug 07 2026, 3:58 PM EDT
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| Aug 3, 2026 | Egypt’s Beltone VC Posts 80% IRR on BirdNest Deal, Outpacing US Benchmarks | By Collin Mercer
Published: Aug 03 2026, 10:49 AM EDT
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| Aug 3, 2026 | Gulf Capital Fills Western Banking Void: Emirates NBD Absorbs HSBC Egypt Retail | By Adrian Parham
Published: Aug 03 2026, 10:50 AM EDT
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| Jul 21, 2026 | Turkish Airlines Locks In Seven CAE Simulators to Staff Its 800-Plane Push | By Adrian Parham
Published: Jul 21 2026, 3:55 PM EDT
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| Jun 17, 2026 | Middle East weekly: Invest Qatar and QNB host dialogue, Keeta launches UAE restaurant SME program, China becomes Saudi’s top vehicle supplier, and more | Chinese companies deepen Middle East footprint Invest Qatar and QNB host China-Qatar investment dialogue in Beijing
According to a June 12 update, Invest Qatar and QNB Group jointly hosted a high-level investor dialogue in Beijing, highligh... |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Middle East weekly: Invest Qatar concludes China roadshow, Core42 secures HSBC financing, Salwa REIT Fund launches, and more | Chinese companies deepen Middle East footprint Invest Qatar concludes China roadshow
Invest Qatar has concluded a China roadshow led by CEO Sheikh Ali bin Alwaleed Al-Thani and a senior delegation.
The delegation held senior-level meetings ... |
| May 28, 2026 | Middle East weekly: Jetour opens UAE service center, Dubai launches second stimulus package, Aramco deploys Saudi Arabia’s first quantum computer, and more | Chinese companies deepen Middle East footprint CRCC launches Dubai hangar project
On May 18, the Emirates Engineering aircraft maintenance hangar project, undertaken by China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC), officially broke ground ... |
| May 21, 2026 | Middle East weekly: Dubai Business Forum returns to China, HK webinar explores Qatar opportunities, Saudi Arabia raises film rebates, and more | Chinese companies deepen Middle East footprint DBF China to convene in Shenzhen
Dubai Chambers has announced that the next edition of Dubai Business Forum (DBF) China will be held in Shenzhen on October 14, under the theme “Momentum at Scal... |
| May 13, 2026 | Middle East weekly: Chinese firms gain ground in the Gulf, Saudi PIF opens second China office, and more | China companies expand in the Middle East Sany Truck enters Saudi market
On May 6, Saudi Arabia’s Alkhorayef Commercial Company signed a memorandum of understanding with China’s Sany Truck at Sany’s headquarters in China. Under the agreemen... |
| May 5, 2026 | Middle East weekly: Li Auto expands UAE, Saudi footprint; UAE launches industrial fund; Qatar rolls out business measures; and more | China companies expand in the Middle East SAIC-GM-Wuling partners UMG to target Saudi market
On April 26, SAIC-GM-Wuling signed a cooperation agreement with United Motors Group (UMG) of Saudi Arabia, marking its official entry into the Saud... |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Oil exporters scramble for routes beyond Hormuz — but there are no easy options | Middle Eastern oil exporters are scrambling to explore alternative routes to get their oil and gas exports out of the region.
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered a huge energy supply crisis.
Experts say Iran’s gambit with the ... |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Middle East weekly: Aito secures first UAE order, Qatar launches 36 digital services, Dubai tests autonomous taxis, and more | China companies expand in the Middle East Greenland Group signs export deal with UAE distributor
On February 24, Greenland Group said its new energy vehicle (NEV) export platform had signed a partnership with UAE-based automotive distributo... |
| Feb 17, 2026 | В Египте запустят пять проектов для МСП и «зеленого» финансирования | В Египте запустят пять проектов для МСП и «зеленого» финансирования Общий объем новых инвестиций превысит $200 млн
В Египте и ряде стран Африки запускаются пять новых проектов по поддержке малого и среднего бизнеса, развитию климатического ... |
| Feb 2, 2026 | Mohammed Jameel Supports Shinshu University Water Purification Trial for Rural Communities | Created by
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| Dec 11, 2025 | Momentum 25 and the reality of Saudi Arabia’s mega-projects | The ‘Momentum 25’ conference is taking place in Riyadh this week, at a definitive juncture for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The midpoint of the Vision 2030 timeline, launched in 2016 by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, to diversify the nat... |
| Sep 8, 2025 | Media OutReach Newswire Strengthens Press Release Distribution Network in Singapore and Southeast Asia | Singapore
Media OutReach Newswire, Asia Pacific's first global newswire, has further cemented its reputation as the leading newswire for Singapore and Southeast Asia, with guaranteed news posting partnerships with Mediacorp and SPH Media, S... |
| Sep 6, 2025 | From Startup to IT Powerhouse: The Rise of Reputation House | Share
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Nowadays, reputation often matters more than price or product. Literally a random negative headline can erase years of brand-building, while a wave of positive reviews can open doors to entire markets. Consumer... |
| Jul 1, 2025 | The Gulf’s water crisis: Why cooperation is crucial — and complicated | On June 19, false reports of an Israeli strike on Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant sparked alarm across the Gulf. Though denied by Israeli officials, the claim traces back to a warning from Qatar’s prime minister of a potential catastrophe in t... |
| Jun 3, 2025 | The downside oil market risks of a new Iran deal | After five rounds of negotiations to date, the United States and Iran have yet to reach a new agreement on the Iranian nuclear program, though reportedly the two sides have made some limited progress and plan to meet again. Most of the Midd... |
| May 31, 2025 | Digital Nomads: For Chiderah Azodoh, Dubai’s promising tech industry is a hotbed for fintech | In 2019, Nigeria’s banking sector experienced a major event: Access Bank, now the country’s largest bank by assets, acquired Diamond Bank, which used to be at the top of the food chain as the largest tier-2 lender in the country.
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| May 29, 2025 | Vault Wealth Announces Official Launch with Investment from Peak XV Partners | Vault Wealth Limited, MENA’s digital private wealth platform built for the modern affluent, announced its public launch, alongside an investment round led “by Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India & SEA), with continued suppo... |
| Feb 18, 2025 | ASB Capital Launches in the DIFC Bridging Regional and Global Markets | Connecting MENA and global markets with deep regional expertise and strategic partnerships
The launch of ASB Capital marks a strategic milestone in our vision to set a new standard in wealth and asset management”
— Rafik Nayed, Managing Dir... |
| Feb 18, 2025 | توسع "ASB Capital" حضورها في المنطقة بإطلاق أعمالها الاستراتيجية في مركز دبي المالي العالمي | من خلال خبراتها الإقليمية الواسعة وشراكاتها الاستراتيجية، تساهم الشركة في ربط أسواق الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا بالأسواق العالمية
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| Feb 18, 2025 | Dubai’s Hoxton Wealth partners with SnapTrade | Dubai-based international financial advisory Hoxton Wealth has announced several innovations to its Hoxton Wealth App, a platform designed to streamline financial management by enabling users to connect all their assets in one place, track ... |
| Jan 30, 2025 | Arab Financial Services Announces Expansion into UAE | Arab Financial Services (AFS), a provider of digital payment solutions and a fintech enabler across the MENA region, has announced its expansion into the United Arab Emirates.
This follows the acquisition of a Retail Payment Services Licens... |
| Jan 13, 2025 | Innovating in the eGift Card Industry: The How-To The future of tech in the region will not just be about adopting what works - it will be about shaping what's next. | Innovation doesn't simply emerge from a singular idea or isolated effort. No, it thrives where cultures and perspectives intersect - by blending regional expertise and global technology to create something greater than the sum of its parts.... |
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| Oct 31, 2024 | How SMEs Are Driving A Fintech Revolution Across The MENA Region In just a little over a decade, fintech has advanced so rapidly that our current digital payment landscape would have been almost unimaginable not too long ago. | When you think about the future of digital payments, what comes to mind? Is it the seamless interface that anticipates your needs, the convenience of instant transactions at your fingertips, or the assurance that your funds are always secur... |
| Oct 21, 2024 | GITEX Global 2024: AI at the center of global innovation | The 44th edition of GITEX Global ran from October 14–18 at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), concurrent with Expand North Star, organized by the Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy at the Dubai Harbour.
Amid the booming global artificial in... |
| Oct 21, 2024 | Morning Bid: China rate cuts looming, US booming | Asian MarketsMorning Bid: China rate cuts looming, US booming
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| Sep 17, 2024 | Zindi Powers the Practical Round of the First International AI Olympiad in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tackling Global Challenges Through AI Innovation | Share
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – September 12, 2024 – Zindi, Africa’s leading data science competition platform, played a pivotal role in ho... |
| Sep 6, 2024 | 👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – How OmniRetail cracked African e-commerce | In partnership with
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| Jul 18, 2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Biotech co Digestiva closes $18m round, Syntetica bags $4.5m for nylon recycling | The week was dotted by a handful of early-stage rounds for the likes of food biotech Digestiva, nylon recycling company Syntetica, personalized supplements maker Bioniq, and several others. Funds-wise, ag and food investor Tiverton closed i... |
| Jul 11, 2024 | Saudi e-learning platform LEORON takes funding from Olive Rock Partners | The MENA region has seen a surge of edtech funding in recent years
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has seen a big rise in edtech funding in recent years, growing from $2 million in 2017 to $21 million by the end of 2019, then... |
| Jul 4, 2024 | Уродливые дети ИИ-революции | Революция ИИ случилась очень внезапно даже по меркам стремительно развивающихся технологий последних десятилетий. Как говорил фантаст и идеолог киберпанка Уильям Гибсон, будущее уже наступило — оно просто неравномерно распределено. И в одно... |
| Jul 2, 2024 | The top 10 biggest edtech fundraisings in the last year | Edtech funding has been dropping since 2021, meaning only the best companies are raising money
Much like healthcare, the pandemic was a boon for the edtech space: thanks to the rise of e-learning and new technologies to help kids learn whil... |
| Apr 9, 2024 | Protocol Village: Storm Labs Naka-secure ng $3M para Magtayo ng Cove, On-Chain Portfolio Manager | Abril 9: Ang Storm Labs ay nakakuha ng $3 milyon para itayo ang Cove , "ang unang on-chain portfolio manager na tumutugon sa mga limitasyon ng mga kasalukuyang AMM," ayon sa koponan: "Ang round ay pinangunahan ng Electric Cap... |
| Apr 6, 2024 | Ellipsis Labs: Revolutionizing DeFi with $20M Funding | Ellipsis Labs, the mastermind behind the innovative Phoenix exchange, has secured a whopping $20 million in Series A funding. Led by Paradigm and Electric Capital, this investment will fuel Ellipsis Labs' mission to disrupt the financial la... |
| Apr 4, 2024 | Protocol Village: Ellipsis Labs, Developer Behind Solana-Based DEX Phoenix, Raises $20M | April 4: Ellipsis Labs, the core developers behind the on-chain Phoenix exchange, today announced $20 million in Series A funding, according to the team: "Led by Paradigm with participation from Electric Capital, the funding will accel... |
| Feb 13, 2024 | ChatGPT-5: release date, price, and what we know so far | In a recent conversation between the CEOs of Microsoft and OpenAI, it was revealed by Sam Altman that ChatGPT-5 is expected to receive significant updates to its speech, images, and eventually video capabilities.
On his “Unconfuse Me” podca... |
| Jan 30, 2024 | WRISE Launches Dubai Office to Penetrate the Middle Eastern Markets | New Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and team to serve UHNW clients in the UAE and grow opportunities in the region
SINGAPORE, HONG KONG SAR and DUBAI, UAE – Media OutReach Newswire – 30 January 2024 – WRISE Group today announced the official ... |
| Jan 3, 2024 | Funding reaches two-year decline as African startups raise $3.2 billion in 2023 | In 2023, African startups secured $3.191 million in funding. This marks a sharp decline compared to the previous years.
Per our friends at Africa: The Big Deal, a curated funding database, African startups raised $3.4 billion in 2023. At Te... |
| Dec 3, 2023 | COP28 Daily Digest: Everything You Need To Know in Food and Climate News – Days 3 & 4 | 7 Mins Read Welcome to Days 3 and 4 of #COP28. In the weekend edition of the Green Queen COP28 Daily Digest, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the interwebs to help you ‘skim the ov... |
| Nov 28, 2023 | Wahed Invest, a Shariah-Compliant Fintech Platform, Launches Operations in the UAE | Wahed Invest Limited, the UAE robo-advisory subsidiary of Wahed Inc., a global Shariah-compliant fintech that aims to advance financial inclusion through accessible, affordable and value-based investing, has launched after “having been gran... |
| Nov 3, 2023 | The leading African tech moves from October 2023 | 1. Funding: Energy startups continue to lead funding
In October 2023, 27 African startups secured $144.3 million in funding through 27 fully disclosed investment rounds. This marks a 23.6% rise compared to the $116.7 million raised in Septe... |
| Sep 30, 2023 | Перспективные ниши для стартапов в Эмиратах в 2023 году | Конкурентные и неконкурентные ниши
Есть бизнес, который заходит на потенциально огромный рынок, но требует высоких стартовых вложений и больших усилий для дистрибуции и брендинга.
Когда в 2016 году компания Pure Harvest начала разрабатывать... |
| Sep 29, 2023 | Protocol Village: Google Cloud to Serve as Validator for Polygon PoS Network | NOTE: for previous or subsequent versions of Protocol Village, please go here.
Sept. 29: Polygon Labs, the provider of Ethereum scaling solutions, posted on X (formerly Twitter) that Google Cloud will become part of the "decentralized ... |
| Sep 7, 2023 | Mastercard, Fintech Saudi to Support Digitalization of Financial Services | Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and Fintech Saudi have announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding during Seamless Saudi Arabia 2023 “to advance the growth and development of the Saudi Arabia fintech industry.”
The announcement marks anoth... |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Agri-Nutrients SABIC cooperates with American companies to support sustainable farming | Through these collaborative efforts, SABIC aims to help reduce the carbon footprint in the agricultural supply chain, especially after the company obtained the world’s first independent certifications for low-carbon ammonia and blue hydroge... |
| Aug 31, 2023 | Archie, an Acceleration Partner for Fintech Disruptors, Launches to Scale Financial Technology Firms | Archie – an innovative new fintech acceleration partner – launches with “a mission to scale the next generation of fintech disruptors that will define and lead the category.”
With the belief that fintech founders need much more than financi... |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Antler Introduces $60M MENAP Fund Led by Dr. Jonathan Doerr, Romain Assunção | Antler announces the expansion of its presence to MENAP with Dr. Jonathan Doerr and Romain Assunção as Partners.
The firm aims to strengthen the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem “by backing exceptional founders at the earliest stage with ... |
| Aug 12, 2023 | Islamic Fintech Mnaara Secures Funding to Develop Shariah-Compliant Investment Solutions | Digital investment platform Mnaara has completed a US$500,000 pre-seed round funded by investors from the UK, US, Middle East and Singapore.
The investment round will enable Mnaara “to grow its team and continue developing its Shariah-compl... |
| Aug 4, 2023 | BNPL: Flynas, Fintech Tabby to Help Clients Pay Travel Tickets with Manageable Monthly Payments | flynas, the Saudi air carrier and the leading low-cost airline in the Middle East and the world, and Tabby, the MENA region’s shopping and financial services app, have announced a partnership “to provide travelers with flexible payment solu... |
| Aug 1, 2023 | Qatar Fintech Hub Announces Wave 5 of Incubator, Accelerator Programs | Qatar FinTech Hub (QFTH), founded by Qatar Development Bank (QDB), has announced the final list of FinTech Startups to join Wave 5 of its Incubator and Accelerator Programs.
The series is part of QDB’s efforts “to support startups in their ... |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Vietnam edtech firm Vuihoc bags $6m in TNB Aura-led round | InvestmentsNewsStartups
Deepti Sri · 31 Jul 2023 · 2 min readVietnam edtech firm Vuihoc bags $6m in TNB Aura-led round
(From left) Vuihoc executives Travis Richard Stewart, Thu Do, and Lam Do / Photo credit: Vuihoc
Vietnam’s e-learning mark... |
| Jul 26, 2023 | Barbie sales shoot up as movie frenzy hits South Africa | Barbie collector Bettina Dorfmann holds some of her rare Barbies as she sits among hundres of dolls at her “Barbie clinic” in Duesseldorf, western Germany on July 25, 2023. – With her collection of 18,000 Barbies, German Bettina Dorfmann wa... |
| Jul 17, 2023 | Unraveling the pulse of Africa’s tech ecosystem: Q2 2023 trends
TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report
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TechCabal Insights presents trends and events in African tech during the second quarter of the year: Sectoral funding, expansions, acquisitions, regulations, and more.
In our anal... |
| Jul 13, 2023 | Emirates NBD, a Financial Services Group in MENA Region and Turkey, Launches Updated WhatsApp Banking Service | Emirates NBD, a banking group in the MENA region and Turkey, has launched an enhanced and upgraded version of its WhatsApp banking service, “providing customers with a convenient, secure and reliable digital banking experience like never be... |
| Jul 13, 2023 | Fintech Firm BKN301 Expands Operations into Egypt, Focuses on Business Growth in Financial Tech Sector | c, a payment and Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider in the MENA region has expanded its operations into Egypt with the opening of a new office in Cairo.
The move is part of BKN301’s strategy “to support the growth of the fintech sector in... |
| Jul 5, 2023 | Russian Fintech CarMoney Introduces Direct Listing on Moscow Exchange | The owner of CarMoney, a Russian firm focused on offering secured car loans, launched a direct listing on the Moscow Exchange on Monday (July 4, 2023) in a capital raise that valued the business at roughly 6.3 billion roubles (or the equiva... |
| Jun 20, 2023 | Abu Dhabi pours $738.5M into China’s Tesla challenger Nio | China’s electric vehicle companies are pouring into the Middle East where both investors and consumers have a growing appetite for the country’s Tesla challengers.
Shanghai-based Nio announced Tuesday that CYVN Holdings, a smart mobility-fo... |
| Jun 5, 2023 | The leading African tech moves from May 2023
TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report
Success! | 1. Funding: East Africa leads the way
In May 2023, African startups raised $621.8 million from 34 fully disclosed* raises.
Compared to May 2022 where African startups raised $437.1 million, this shows a 42% year-on-year increase. The number... |
| May 30, 2023 | Helpful Huawei: how the tech giant is boosting its support for startups in Southeast Asia | StartupsTIA Partnership
Jonathan Chew · 31 May 2023 · 6 min readHelpful Huawei: how the tech giant is boosting its support for startups in Southeast Asia
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You might have heard of the phrase “unknown unknowns.” Known unkno... |
| May 26, 2023 | Sudan’s warring parties: blame each other for breaching ceasefire | Sudan’s warring parties accuse each other following the ceasefire violation.
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Sudan’s warring parties accused each other on Thursday 25th May, 2023 of being behind breaches of the latest ceasefire that was negotiated by the... |
| May 22, 2023 | Digital health news, funding round up in the prior week; May 22, 2023 | BetterUp partnered with Carahsoft; HippocraticAI raised $50M; CVS shuts down clinical trial business
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Steer Health, an AI-driven Automation & Growth Platform, announced the launch of its self-service patient platform for ... |
| May 19, 2023 | Fintech Firm Axis Launches Digital Payments Platform for Small Businesses | axis, a digital payments platform for small businesses, has launched its services, in partnership with Visa (NYSE: V).
axis has obtained the license from the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) “for its open-loop mobile wallet, offering a digital b... |
| May 17, 2023 | Taking Advantage Of Morocco's Emerging Aerospace Industry | Daniel Danino is the CEO and founder of Volta Metals, an international group focused on energy, industry and trading in EMEA. |
| May 12, 2023 | Tokenized Precious Metals: Digital Asset Platform Fasset Announces Partnership with Minted | Fasset, the global digital asset platform for emerging markets, announces its partnership with Minted, a provider of precious metals, in order “to offer increased accessibility and liquidity to the global precious metals market through toke... |
| Apr 20, 2023 | EU parliament approves global sweeping cryptocurrency rules | Image by Benjamin Nelan from Pixabay
The European Parliament approved the world’s first comprehensive rules to regulate the “Wild West” world of cryptocurrencies on Thursday, hoping to protect investors against abuse and manipulation.
“We b... |
| Apr 11, 2023 | MENA Region: Republic Crypto Launches New Headquarters in the UAE | Republic Crypto, part of US-based securities crowdfunding firm Republic, has “expanded to the UAE with an aim to grow its presence and offer its services across the MENA region.” Republic Crypto is partnering with Ghaf Labs, a UAE-based inc... |
| Apr 10, 2023 | Digital health news, funding round up in the prior week; April 10, 2023 | Digital health investments hit $3.4B; OXOS Medical raised $23M; OpenLoop Health bought Imaging Panda
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Investments in digital health rose to $3.4 billion raised across 132 deals in Q1, up 26% from the $2.7 billion raised in Q4... |
| Apr 6, 2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Hardee Fresh grabs $56m, Upward Farms shuts down, Wine that tastes like climate change | Vertical farming saw good and bad news this week, as Hardee Fresh raised new funds, Upward Farms ceased operations and Kalera filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Elsewhere, digital-first burger delivery service VICIO secured new cap... |
| Apr 5, 2023 | Startup Nation: The Best Startup Capitals for Entrepreneurs in 2023 | The last few months have been an unprecedented time for entrepreneurs and startup founders on the market. Tightening of monetary policies has led to skyrocketing interest rates as central banks try to manage rampant running inflation, suppl... |
| Apr 4, 2023 | Paris garbage workers to strike again | (FILES) In this file photo taken on March 23, 2023 demonstrators hold a placard reading “We are tired of paying for privileged people” as a fire burns during a rally on a nationwide action day, a week after the government pushed a pensions ... |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Notable male icons in the Nigerian banking sector you should know | The Nigerian banking industry is a leader in the continent’s financial sector. Total assets were pegged at N66.76 trillion ($151 billion) as of August 2022, a 19.13% from the same period in 2021. The banking sector provides almost 80,000 jo... |
| Mar 30, 2023 | Thirty-one killed after fire rips through Philippine ferry | Image by David Mark from Pixabay
At least 31 people died and 230 were rescued after a fire engulfed a ferry in the southern Philippines, authorities said Thursday.
Some jumped overboard before putting on life jackets.
“It’s beyond my imagin... |
| Mar 27, 2023 | How Gulf Cooperation Council Initiatives Are Shifting The Foreign Investment Landscape | Naeim Khanjani is the CEO and cofounder of Electo Analytics, a public affairs software company designed to empower policy teams. |
| Mar 26, 2023 | Sygnum, a Digital Asset Bank, Launches Business Operations in Abu Dhabi | Sygnum, the digital asset bank, announces the opening of its Middle East hub in the Abu Dhabi Global Market international financial centre “to provide a portfolio of Swiss-regulated crypto banking services.”
This move should further strengt... |
| Mar 8, 2023 | UK defends asylum plan after Nazi-era Germany comparison | Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during a press conference in the Downing Street Briefing Room in central London on March 7, 2023, following the announcement of the on the Illegal Migration Bill. – The UK government on Tuesday un... |
| Feb 23, 2023 | Gunman returns to Florida murder scene, kills reporter and child | Image from Twitter by Andy Vermaut
A man suspected of killing a woman on Wednesday in Florida returned to the scene of the crime hours later and gunned down a television reporter and a nine-year-old girl, authorities said.
The victims were ... |
| Feb 23, 2023 | Philippine rescuers confirm four dead in plane crash | Image fromTwitter by CTV News
Philippine rescuers have confirmed four people died after the plane they were in crashed on an active volcano at the weekend, officials said Thursday.
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said... |
| Feb 21, 2023 | Tanzania approves controversial $3.5 billion oil pipeline | Image from Twiitter by List of Solar Companies In Kenya
Tanzania’s government gave its approval on Tuesday for the construction of a $3.5 billion crude oil pipeline despite human rights and environmental concerns about the mega-project.
It ... |
| Feb 21, 2023 | Digital health news, funding round up in the prior week; February 21, 2023 | Cigna rebranded; Elation Health bought Lightning MD; Aera Therapeutics raised $193M
Top Health News
AARP announced that it chose Luna to be the exclusive provider of in-home physical therapy for its 38 million members. As a result of this p... |
| Feb 20, 2023 | Japan PM pledges $5.5 billion in additional Ukraine aid | US President Joe Biden (C) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky place a wreath on the Wall of Remembrance for the Deceased for Ukraine during a visit in Kyiv on February 20, 2023. – US President Joe Biden promised increased arms deliv... |
| Feb 17, 2023 | Wanted crypto founder Do Kwon accused of fraud in US | Image from Flickr by Ivan Radic
The Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday it has charged crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon, and the firm he co-founded called Terraform Labs, “with orchestrating a multi-billion dollar crypto asset secur... |
| Feb 17, 2023 | Hundreds of flights axed as German airport staff strike | An airport staff member pulls luggage carts during a strike at Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on February 17, 2023. – Tens of thousands of travellers faced flight delays and cancellations as workers at eight airpor... |
| Feb 15, 2023 | White House unveils deal with Musk on EV chargers | Tesla has agreed to make at least 7,500 chargers nationwide open to non-Tesla EVs by the end of 2024, according to a White House fact sheet laying out its latest efforts to add 500,000 EV chargers by 2030. Image from Twitter by Automotive N... |
| Feb 15, 2023 | Tech firm ASML probes info leak in China | ASML, which is one of the world’s leading makers of machines that help make microchips, however added that the leak was “not material” to its business. Image from Twitter/@ASMLcompany
Key Dutch semiconductor tech supplier ASML said Wednesda... |
| Feb 13, 2023 | Digital health news, funding round up in the prior week; February 13, 2023 | ShiftMed raised $200M; CVS Health bought Oak Street Health; Blue Shield of California added Virta
Top Health News
VideaHealth, a dental artificial intelligence platform, announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued 510(k) cl... |
| Feb 10, 2023 | Quake-hit Syria city buries its dead on farmland | Mourners attend the funeral of seven Cypriot students killed in an earthquake that hit Turkey, on February 10, 2023 in Nicosia, in breakaway Turkish Cypriot statelet of northern Cyprus. – Two dozen children aged 11 to 14 from the island, al... |
| Jan 29, 2023 | Gamers8 2023: $30 Million Prize Pool, 8 Weeks of Esports & Gaming Fun Begins July 6 | John Lopez, Tech Times 29 January 2023, 08:01 am
Gamers8, the biggest esports and gaming festival in the world, is set to return this summer with a world-record prize pool of more than $30 million (double last year's pool), a recent press r... |
| Jan 23, 2023 | Egypt lawyers end strike after colleagues released | The move came after an appeals court on Sunday ordered the six be released and scheduled a verdict for February 5. Image from Twitter by Newsnoon
Members of the Egyptian Bar Association on Sunday called off a days-long strike held in protes... |
| Jan 6, 2023 | XRP Adoption May Boom if This Ripple Plan Becomes Reality | Ripple's Managing Director for South Asia and MENA, an acronym for the Middle East and North Africa, Navin Gupta, in an interview with ZAWYA, confirmed the company's optimistic view of the region and plans for further expansion there.
As XR... |
| Dec 27, 2022 | Digital health news, funding round up in the prior week; December 27, 2022 | Healthy.io and Blue Cross of Idaho partnered; CheckMe bought Doctor Online
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Local Infusion, a company looking to design its own clinics that not only incorporate new technology but with an entirely new aesthetic, opened its f... |
| Dec 23, 2022 | Fintech Galaxy Acquires Egypt’s Underlie as it Expands Open Finance Footprint | UAE-based Fintech Galaxy, the “first” Central Bank-regulated Open Finance platform in the Middle East, announced the acquisition of Underlie, an Egypt-based Open Banking platform offering APIs to banks and businesses.
The deal will help “to... |
| Dec 22, 2022 | Top 10 Wealthtech Players from Southeast Asia to Watch in 2023 | 2022 has been a challenging year for fintech startups as investors scaled back their investment, valuations plummeted and tech firms were forced to undergo massive layoffs. But despite turbulent market conditions and shrinking fintech fundi... |
| Dec 13, 2022 | NALA expands into Europe to enable cross border payments
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Success! | NALA, a Tanzanian fintech company, has expanded its services into the European market. This expansion will allow the fintech to operate in 19 European countries and enable remittances from them to African countries.
Despite the internationa... |
| Dec 6, 2022 | Ripple Partner and J.P. Morgan Join Forces in UAE, Here's What For | A recently published press release states that Al Fardan Exchange LLC, which is one of the partners of Ripple Labs fintech giant, has teamed up with another behemoth, though it is from the conventional financial industry – banking juggernau... |