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Huawei announces the national winners of the 2021 Huawei East ICT competition
Huawei has announced the national winners of the 2021 Huawei Middle East ICT Competition, recently held in 10 countries across the region. It is the fifth year of the annual competition, which aims to...
HyperSpace raises $11million in equity and development seed funding
HyperSpace, a company building the world’s first blockchain-enabled and Extended Reality (XR) native physical attractions, has raised $11 million in equity and development seed funding, a statement re...
The second cohort programme of Dubai Chamber TikTok Academy announced
Following the successful first edition of the Dubai Chamber TikTok Academy launched earlier this year, TikTok and Dubai Chamber have announced today, the start of the second cohort of the programme, o...
DIFC FinTech Hive highlights its significance in shaping the future of financial sector and developing female talent
DIFC FinTech Hive announced the growing popularity of both the DIFC FinTech Accelerator programme and the AccelerateHer programme, which contribute significantly to leading the future of the financial...
Nokia together with UNICEF and Orange Foundation announce UPSHIFT program
Nokia today announced a partnership with UNICEF and Orange Foundation to empower marginalized young people, particularly girls, in Morocco with digital, entrepreneurial and environmental skills. This ...
VentureSouq launches its MENA FinTech Fund I
GCC-based venture capital firm VentureSouq (VSQ) announced the launch of its MENA FinTech Fund I, the region’s first sector-specific fund focused on FinTech across the Middle East & North Africa (...
Unleashed 3rd edition is now accepting applications from innovative pet care startups
Unleashed – a program powered by the Purina Accelerator Lab that helps grow disruptive pet care startups – is taking applications until December 31st from entrepreneurs and small businesses that are u...
Standard Chartered ‘Saadiq’ launches USD 100 million Islamic financial programme
Standard Chartered ‘Saadiq’ announced today, in collaboration with the Malaysian Halal Development Corporation, the launch of a USD 100 million Islamic financial programme dedicated to supporting SMEs...
Number of websites under cyberattack in the Middle East
ESET researchers have discovered strategic web compromise (watering hole) attacks against high-profile websites in the Middle East, with a strong focus on Yemen. The attacks are linked to Candiru, a c...