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The Food Lab, Egypt’s cloud kitchen operator, raises pre-seed round of $4.5m

Nuwa Capital, Shorooq Partners, and 4DX Ventures co-led the round, which comprised investors from all across the world

How DIFX is bridging the gap between traditional and digital assets

With a growing startup ecosystem and tech-driven individuals, the Middle East region is on the verge of becoming a global fintech leader, says Jeetu Kataria, co-founder and CEO at DIFX

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Lebanon strikes $3bn IMF deal in step to addressing crisis

The IMF loan will be disbursed over four years in return for the phased implementation of an economic recovery plan

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Saudi Arabia, UAE to give $3bn to Yemen in new peace push

Saudi Arabia will also provide $1bn for the purchase of oil products and to support of development projects

Here’s how advancements in robotics are driving micro-mobility innovation

Micro-mobility is playing a significant role in decarbonising transportation across the world, says Amir Melad, GM-Middle East at Tier Mobility

Huawei’s R&D investment soars to $22.4bn in 2021

The company’s total revenue in 2021 reached $99.9bn, and generated a net profit of $17.8bn

How 2021 was a record year for M&A

Regional and global M&A activity witnessed strong growth last year

EMEA to see increasing investment in DeFi in 2022: KPMG

KPMG’s latest Pulse of Fintech report shows investment in fintech companies in Europe, Middle East and Africa touched $77.4bn across 1,859 deals in 2021

Oil and gas prices are likely to remain elevated in 2022: APICORP

Power sector investments in the MENA region are also expected to continue to thrive, with an accelerating shift towards renewables

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The Middle East’s first large-scale NFT collection to launch in Dubai

The Bored Falcon initiative has been created and fuelled by a collective of artists across Dubai, Manama, Beirut, and Damascus

Middle East M&A activity scales 51% in 2021

The region’s M&A deal volumes for FY 2021 were up 58 per cent from 2020

RouteQ launches operations in Dubai to expand its presence in the Middle East

The technology provider aims to address the key delivery challenges in the Middle East such as inaccurate addressing and package tracking

Power Letters 2022: Mohamed Ebeid, CEO, EFG Hermes’ Investment Bank; group executive committee member

In Egypt, we closed three accelerated equity offerings, out of which one was the first dual listing of a London listed company on EGX

UAE retailer GMG to open more than 100 stores in Egypt by 2026

Sun & Sand Sports, a GMG brand and the Middle East’s sports retailer, is already slated to open at the City Centre Almaza as well as Mall of Egypt

Here’s how biometric has changed the airport environment

Although the pandemic has affected the air travel industry, new technologies and contactless systems can eliminate the bottlenecks, says Osama Nawayseh, Middle East sales manager at Vision-Box

AD Ports Group signs multiple agreements for tourism and maritime enhancement projects in Jordan

It will be the first facility to be developed by AD Ports Group in the Hashemite kingdom of Jordan and its first cruise facility outside of the UAE

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Saudi forces destroy armed drones launched towards Abha and Jazan airports

The coalition later said that it carried out airstrikes on “legitimate military targets” in Sana’a

Voices from the top: Josette Rizk, director of institutional clients, MEA, Invesco

Invesco’s client-centric approach has enabled its EMEA business to grow in assets under management

Here are the foundational elements of Middle East’s digital economy

As core infrastructure like 5G grows across the region, optimising ICT infrastructure with a focus on sustainability is critical to building a flourishing digital economy, says Steven Yi, president, Huawei Middle East

Advanced infrastructure and youth talent pave way for Jordan’s growing ICT sector

The government initiative ‘Jordan Source’ will facilitate and ease new investments into Jordan’s digital outsourcing economy and create more jobs for its digital talents

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Video: Saudi forces destroy ballistic missile targeting Riyadh

The interception resulted in scattered debris over some residential areas, with no damages reported

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Human Logic, Gamalearn collaborate to support region’s education sector

The organisations plan to integrate their technological solutions to boost the growth of the education industry

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Saudi forces intercept another drone attack on Abha airport

The Abha International Airport has faced several drone attacks in recent months

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Saudi forces destroy armed drone attacks targeting Abha airport and Najran

The Abha International Airport has faced numerous drone attacks in recent months

Why closing cyber skills gap remains critical today

The threat landscape is unpredictable, with many moving parts as well as social and economic changes affecting it all of the time says Alain Penel, regional VP – Middle East at Fortinet

Xylem expands footprint in Turkey with acquisition of Anadolu Flygt

Prior to the acquisition, Xylem held 46 per cent shares of Anadolu Flygt

Frank Dai named new president of Huawei Cloud Middle East

The cloud division aims to provide the best public cloud services in the region including optimal latency and ultimate experience

Drone attack on Saudi’s Jazan airport injures 10 people

Those injured included passengers as well as airport staff

Four people injured at Saudi’s Abha airport in latest Yemeni drone attack

The coalition said falling debris from the drone – which was intercepted and destroyed – injured four workers at the airport

Education 2.0: Classrooms need a ‘voice lift’ to adapt to the new normal

Schools and universities must now look to adapt their current spaces to new requirements