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Arada launches $1.7bn commercial hub in Sharjah, UAE
The Dubai-based communities’ developer Arada has launched the Central Business District, a new commercial hub for Sharjah, with a cost…
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Careem acquires Dubai-based fintech startup ‘Denarii’
Careem has acquired the Dubai-based money transfer platform Denarii for an undisclosed amount, and some key members of the Denarii…
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Dubai-based Augustus Media Acquires CAM Plus Sports
The Dubai-based sports system integrator Augustus Media has acquired Cam Plus Sports startup aiming to make local sports more accessible…
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Dubai-based BNPL platform tabby raises $104M in series B
Dubai-based FinTech and buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) platform tabby has raised $54M in an extension round to the $50M series B round,…
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Global Proptech Facilio Secures $35M in Series B
The global proptech startup Facilio has secured $35 million in its Series B round led by Dragoneer Investment Group. Brookfield…
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UAE’s Tech Udrive Startup for Car Rental Secures $5M
UAE’s Tech startup for car rental Udrive, providing a pay-per-minute car rental service for UAE residents and tourists, has secured…
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Dubai-Based HyperSpace Secures $11M in Seed Round
Dubai-based Extended Reality (XR) Tech startup HyperSpace has secured US $11M inequity and development seed funding round. Introsight and Dubai…
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Saudi FinTech, InsurTech Rasan Secures $24M
Saudi FinTech and InsurTech startup Rasan has secured $24M in its latest funding round led by Impact 46, a Saudi…
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UAE-based financial literacy platform Verity secures $800K
UAE-based financial literacy platform Verity has secured $800,000 in pre-seed round. Gearing for the launch of its family banking and…
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CoinMENA Raises $9.5M Seed Fund
Bahrain-based CoinMENA has raised $9.5M in its first seed funding round led by BECO Capital, Kenetic, Arab Bank Switzerland, Bunat…
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Dubai-based Short Stay Vacation Homes Raises $1.9M
Dubai-based Real Estate startup and private property manager Short Stay Vacation Homes (Short Stay) has successfully raised $1.96M in its latest…
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Stripe “online payment” expands to Middle East with Dubai office
Online payments giant Stripe announced opening an office in the United Arab Emirates financial capital Dubai, its first expansion into…
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FinTech Ripple Chooses Dubai International Financial Center for Regional Headquarters
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), announced that Ripple, the enterprise blockchain solution for global payments, has established its regional headquarters…
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Best Startup Incubators in the UAE 2020
Startup incubators in the UAE are an integral part of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Even for the most experienced of campaigners,…
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Events
Dubai Lynx Postpones Annual Festival Amid Coronavirus Spread in MENA
Dubai Lynx’s annual festival in March has been rescheduled on 6-9 September 2020 in light of the coronavirus outbreak in…
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Dubai to benefit from 1M+ hotel room nights amid major business event wins
Dubai Business Events (DBE), the city’s official convention bureau, recorded a total of 301 successful bids for meetings, conferences, and…
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DAE signs new US$300 million 4-year unsecured term loan
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd. announced today that it has signed a US$300 million 4-year unsecured term loan with China…
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Silicon Valley’s Tribal Credit Eyes MENA, Closing Round to Bank Startups
Silicon Valley-based Tribal started private beta testing with MENA startups and is closing a funding round that includes some of…
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Google to Hire Cairo-Based Team
Google plans to hire a team for its Cairo office, seeking to expand its business in Egypt and implement new…
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Eventtus ‘rebrand’ aims to inspire event professionals to ‘think big, think easy’
Eventtus revolutionized its brand strategy and visual identity as it is expanding its event tech solutions globally. These were the…
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Game of Thrones Star Iwan Rheon to Make MEFCC Guest Appearance
The actor who played one of the most villainous characters in Game of Thrones history will make a sensational guest…
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Creative Work
JWT and POD Egypt Win 3 Awards at Dubai Lynx For DHL
JWT and POD Egypt won three awards (one gold and two silver) under DHL’s PR and Entertainment categories, and Mo…
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Rafeeg rolls out new update for its home improvement app
Rafeeg, an app-based marketplace for home improvement needs, has rolled out an update that comes with a new design and…
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Mohamed Omar Bids Farewell to Twitter, Joins Facebook
Mohamed Omar, the thriving media guru with 10 years of solid experience in Media Partnerships across the MENA region has resigned from…
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Creative Work
NOMAD Partners With Sony Professional Solutions MEA
Al Ahli Holding Group (AAHG) has partnered with Sony Professional Solutions MEA on the development of the media sector and…
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Meet ‘1TAM’: First Emirati Vlogging Social Media App
In the age of social media and interconnectivity what continues to be lacking is authentic and unfiltered conversations between people. 1TAM…
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Dubai-based HolidayMe.com raises $16 million in Series C funding
HolidayMe, the Middle East’s leading Online Travel Agency, has raised $16m in Series C funding from Gobi Partners, Algebra Ventures,…
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EY: 53% of MENA executives have AI and Automation on their agenda
53% of senior executives in the MENA region named artificial intelligence (AI) and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) as the most…
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Egyptian social media monitoring tool ‘Crowd Analyzer’ raises $1.1 million
Crowd Analyzer, the Arabic-focused social media monitoring tool, has received pre-Series A funding of $1.1 million from a group of…
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NYU Receives $500,000 Grant to Support Arabic Collections Online
New York University Libraries, a leader in digital library development, today announced that the philanthropic foundation Carnegie Corporation of New…
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The FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola Touches Down in Dubai
The FIFA World Cup trophy has landed in Dubai yesterday as part of the global FIFA World Cup™ Trophy Tour…
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Dubai Lynx announces full speaker programme
Dubai Lynx has announced its top speakers who join a Festival programme comprised of world-leading experts from the international creative…
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Dubai tests Air Taxi
Government of Dubai has launched The first test flight of the Autonomous Air Taxi by RTA Dubai. Reported Government of Dubai…
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Save the Children launches Ramadan campaign for Syrian children
Save the Children, an international NGO, today launched the “It’s Not the Same For Them” campaign to remind people of…
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Etisalat Digital participates in ICAO Cyber Summit and Exhibition
Abu Dhabi – Etisalat Digital announced its participation in an inaugural cyber-security summit organized by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and…
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Watch Dubai New Year’s Eve fireworks live on Twitter
Twitter announced today that they are partnering with global property developer Emaar to live-stream the New Year’s Eve firework displays…
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Supermoon rises over UAE skyline
November’s full moon isn’t only the closest and brightest ‘Supermoon’ of 2016 but also the largest since 1948.
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Snapchat to open its Middle East office in Dubai this November
Social media network Snapchat is set to enter the Middle East region with the opening of a regional office in…
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30K retweets give 17 employees a trip to Dubai
A trip to Dubai with just a tweet! While we were exploring our Twitter timeline, we found an RT by…
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Campaigns
Hello Happiness phone booth: A debatable Initiative
Coca cola is one of the world’s most loved brands, but in the UAE it’s not the market leader. The…
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Pharrell’s Music Video Happy MENA Versions
After the phenomenal Harlem Shake in 2013, people and brands reacted and produced videos to simulate the dance in their ways.…
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