Middle East AgTech Red Sea Farms accelerates expansion following oversubscribed investment round

Red Sea Farms, a Saudi Arabian AgTech business whose one-of-a-kind technology enables the commercial farming of produce using primarily salt water and sunlight, has successfully closed its latest funding round. A USD 10m investment target has been exceeded. Strong confidence raised USD 16m from leading Saudi, UAE and USA investors. This oversubscribed, pre-series A investment […]

Dubai Airports Expects A Strong Second Half After DXB’s H1 Passenger Traffic Reaches 10.6 Million

Dubai Airports is projecting robust growth for Dubai International (DXB) in the second half of the year after the airport clocked 10.6 million passengers in the first six months of 2021 despite travel restrictions affecting its key source markets throughout the second quarter. “In anticipation of the robust recovery of global air travel, we started […]

Women Entrepreneurs Lead The Way In Digital Presence, According To Mastercard SME Research In Middle East And Africa

Despite the gender gap and social challenges, entrepreneurial women across the world and in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) are leading the way in tapping into the power of the digital economy to succeed and grow. In new research by Mastercard, women-owned small and medium enterprises (SMEs) believe there are huge benefits of a […]

Shell Egypt announces the winning team in the local version of “Imagine the Future” Global competition

Shell Egypt celebrated the announcement of the winning team in the final phase of “Imagine the Future” local version: The American University in Cairo’s team “AUC-07”. The team will represent Egypt in the “Imagine the Future” global competition, taking place virtually on the 26th of August 2021. This is the fourth time that Egypt qualifies to […]

SonicWall turns 30: Cybersecurity pioneer marks three decades of innovation

SonicWall today announces its 30th anniversary as a cybersecurity industry leader. Throughout August, the company will celebrate its heritage, product innovation, channel DNA and the many cybersecurity innovators who have helped support and transform it into the SonicWall it is today. “Innovation and adaptability are key components to successfully evolving cybersecurity strategy through the ebb […]

Local governments becoming more digitally enabled, data-driven and community-focused

Local government organizations are becoming more digitally enabled, data-driven, agile, and customer-centric, concludes a new and wide-ranging publication of KPMG. Based on research on eight major global economies including Saudi Arabia, “Future of local government – Embracing connectivity and customer centricity” presents key trends that shape local government in today’s hyper-connected reality. The publication, which […]

Industries Qatar announces a net profit of QR 3.5 billion for the six-month period ended 30 June 2021

Industries Qatar (“IQ” or “the Group”; QE Ticker: IQCD), today reported a net profit of QR 3.5 billion for the six-month period ended 30 June 2021, representing an increase of 391% compared to the same period last year. Updates on macroeconomic environment The economic momentum built upon effective ongoing vaccination campaign and ease of lockdowns […]

Brand Dubai and Dubai Municipality host virtual session for participants selected to redesign 10 public parks in Dubai

Brand Dubai, the creative arm of the Government of Dubai Media Office, in cooperation with Dubai Municipality, today hosted a virtual session for 30 participants selected to redesign 10 public parks in the emirate as part of a joint redevelopment project. The session, led by leading industry experts in the fields of architecture, interior design […]