UAE’s G42 and Spain’s Banco Santander outline AI workstreams from advisory tools to an intelligence layer across the bank.
The platform aims to deliver AI education in colloquial Arabic across more than 15 regional markets.
From coding bootcamps in Cairo to AI hiring platforms in Dubai, these MENA EdTech startups are reshaping how young people across the region access skills, jobs and career mobility.
Nearly 200 mergers and acquisitions were recorded across the region during the first quarter of 2026.
The acquisition strengthens CNTXT AI's capabilities in Arabic voice agents and enterprise AI solutions.
The bond attracted more than $1.1 billion in orders and was oversubscribed nearly three times.
The deal will give Bahrain's aluminium producer ownership of the EU's largest aluminium smelter.
Lunate's latest exchange-traded fund tracks a GCC-wide sharia-compliant dividend index and is set to debut on June 23rd.
Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund has partnered with French investment firm TRAIL to invest in a private equity fund focused on sport, luxury, arts and music.
UAE telecom operator du has launched a venture capital fund to back startups aligned with its digital growth strategy.
Dubai International Financial Centre licence marks Positron’s first office in the Middle East and North Africa after raising over $300 million.
The funding will support the rollout of driverless logistics operations across Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
The Green Forward programme has revealed key milestones and collaborative efforts to foster a resilient, eco-friendly economy.
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has increased its investment in Anthropic by participating in the firm’s $65B Series H financing round, marking its third backing of the generative AI startup.
A new AI-focused track under the National Experts Programme will train Emiratis across 25 priority sectors in artificial intelligence leadership and governance.
The partnership includes plans for AI factories, autonomous mobility technologies and large-scale GPU deployment.
