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UAE Freezes Trade and Financial Dealings With Iran

The United Arab Emirates has suspended trade, commercial exchanges and financial transactions with Iran, disrupting one of Tehran’s most...

Qatar Enters Global Diamond Trade with New Exchange

Qatar has entered the global diamond trading industry with the launch of the Qatar Diamond Exchange (QDE) in the...

Houthi Threat Opens Second Front in Regional Shipping Crisis

Tanker diversions from Bab el-Mandeb expose the Red Sea route used to bypass disruption in Hormuz, raising oil, freight...

Saudi-US Partnership Targets $500m to Advance Kingdom’s Biotechnology Ambitions

Saudi Arabia has unveiled a strategic biotechnology partnership expected to facilitate up to US$500 million in investments as the...

Saudi Arabia Grants ACWA Power Exclusive Green Hydrogen Export Mandate

Kingdom shifts from renewable energy development to building a global clean-energy export industry Saudi Arabia has designated ACWA Power as...

Tabby Becomes Licensed Consumer and SME Lender in Saudi Arabia

Saudi fintech company Tabby has secured Consumer Finance and Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Finance licences from the Saudi...

UAE Deploys AI-Generated Spokesperson in Digital Government Push

Zayed" to represent Presidential Court's International Affairs Office as Abu Dhabi deepens AI integration The United Arab Emirates has introduced...

Kuwait Joins Global Race to Finance AI Infrastructure

The Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) has joined forces with Nvidia, KKR and US power producer Vistra to launch Helix...

Saudi Arabia Embarks on Ambitious $50 Billion Megastructure: Unveiling ‘The Mukaab’

In a bold stride towards its transformative "Saudi Vision 2030," Saudi Arabia has initiated construction on an extraordinary megastructure...

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