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Arab Nations Back UK Settlement Import Ban; Replit Reaches $1 Billion Revenue Rate; Egyptian Fintech Zeal Secures Ten Million Dollars

Bahrain Airshow cancelled & AI in Abu Dhabi

ADNOC in Thailand & Africa; $400B Asset Manager in Dubai; L'Imad Takeover of AD Ports Nearly Done

Khalaf Al Habtoor Praises UAE Governance; Ben Harburg Delivers Al-Kholood Kits; Mubadala Joins $3 Billion Crusoe Raise

IRGC Claims Attacks on Hormuz Shipping; Egypt Targets 2.1 Billion Dollar Fuel Refinements; HUMAIN Prepares Saudi AI IPO

US Approves $5B Saudi Arms Sale; Turkish Bank Hit With Iran Sanctions; Lebanon Launches New BDL Audit

HUMAIN x Tarjama; Delivery Drones Flying Again in Dubai; Gaza Farmers Rebuild Seed Bank

Replit Expands to London Following $9 Billion Valuation as Kuwait Unlocks Borrowing From $1 Trillion Fund and Qatar Prepares Event Show 2026

Starlink Pauses New UAE Subscriptions After Reaching Capacity; Kingdom Holding Buys 70% of Al Hilal; Qatar Event Show 2026 Convenes MICE Leaders

LIV Golf Considers Chapter 11 Filing as HUMAIN Partners With Applied Intuition on Autonomous Trucking and Qatar Event Show 2026 Officially Kicks Off Today

Banque Misr UAE Branches Operating Normally Amid Forensic Audit; UAE and Lebanon Launch Business Council; Qatar Prepares for Event Show 2026