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Saudi Arabia

OmniOps, HPE sign MoU at LEAP to advance sovereign AI solutions

Press release: OmniOps, Saudi Arabia's sovereign AI infrastructure technology company, today announced at LEAP the signing of a...

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U.A.E

Dubai’s growing role in the global digital economy

An article by Artem Shargin, a UAE-based entrepreneur and co-founder and chief operating officer of 0to8. In the digital economy,...

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Saudi Arabia

What I’ll be watching at LEAP 2026 — beyond billions and big announcements

An article by Abdullah Al Jaafari, CEO and Founder of Resquad AI At the end of this month, Riyadh will host the fifth edition of LEAP....

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Regional

Private equity can help write MENA’s next growth chapter

Among the most pressing challenges facing policymakers and business leaders across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is creating...

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Regional

What crisis reveals about a startup

An article by Ayman Gomaa, Founder of Acacia Innovations Technology When you are building a business, crisis planning is rarely a...

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Regional

When founders become bottlenecks

An article by Shahnaz Hamade, Founder and CEO of Harmonie Consulting There is a particular kind of exhaustion that many founders...

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U.A.E

The missing piece in Dubai's AI strategy is talent

An article by Abdullah Al Jaafari, CEO and Founder of Resquad AI In May, Dubai did something few governments do: it set a deadline....

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Regional

GCC asset management grows to $2.7 trillion as AI rewrites the rules of competition

Assets under management (AuM) across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) climbed to $2.7 trillion in 2025, marking a 10% year-on-year...

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Regional

When funding slows, silence becomes a startup's biggest risk

An article by Jürgen Salenbacher, Personal Branding Strategist & Leadership Advisor In a slower funding market, the biggest...

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Regional

Arabic AI has a trust problem, not a language problem

Why global AI models still struggle with Arabic.. and how region-specific technology is turning accuracy into a business...

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Regional

Venture capital’s most underrated skill: knowing when NOT to invest

An article by Husameddin AlMadani, angel investor and aviator There is a moment before every flight that matters more than takeoff...

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Regional

In MENA, the day after the crisis begins today

As we in the GCC navigate yet another political and security crisis, founders, CEOs and investors need a blunt reminder: cash is the only...

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Regional

The strategic role of GCC sovereign funds in rebuilding post-war economies

During the past two decades, the emergence of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) marked a dramatic shift in the balance of strategic capital and...

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Regional

Founders still building in MENA understand what others miss

An article by Darya Nikulina, Director of Operations & Marketing at Dubai-based travel tech company Visarun Whenever a crisis hits,...

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Regional

A new playbook for founders navigating uncertainty in MENA

Uncertainty has returned to the centre of the MENA startup ecosystem, and this time it is not cyclical. It is structural. After a strong...

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Palestine

Beyond survival, what Palestine’s resilience means for investors

When exploring investment opportunities, most investors tend to avoid conflict-affected and fragile economies. Yet in Palestine, the...

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Regional

The Middle East’s butterfly effect on the global economy

For years, the Gulf has quietly become one of the most influential forces shaping the global economy. This influence extends not only to...

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Lebanon

As war unfolds, Sofra is turning solidarity into a system that sustains Lebanon

Two weeks into Israel’s escalating assault on Lebanon, more than one million people—nearly a quarter of the...

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U.A.E

Buy, license, or build? Why most firms struggle to enter the UAE

An article by Hasnae Taleb, the Managing Partner of Mintiply Capital The question is no longer whether global firms should enter...

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Regional

The real cost of undervaluing human capital in the GCC

An article by Natasha Hatherall, the founder and CEO of TishTash Group. Human resources are still too often treated as a support...

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Regional

AI capital is flooding the world, with the GCC emerging as the next hub

An article by Alexander Rugaev, the Founder of AR Ventures. Artificial intelligence has rapidly become the primary destination for...

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Regional

The costly marketing assumption MENA founders make

An article by Charral Izhiman, the author of the book "The Marketing Movement" When founders say, “We’ll invest in...

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U.A.E

At Family Office Summit Dubai, governance and AI redefine wealth strategy

As global volatility reshapes capital markets and artificial intelligence redraws competitive advantage, family offices are quietly...

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U.A.E

The true price of scaling AI in the UAE

An article by Matt Spriegel, the Founder and CEO of Atiom The United Arab Emirates has spent the past decade positioning itself as...

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