Despite ongoing economic and geopolitical uncertainty, the GCC’s luxury interiors market continues to demonstrate remarkable resilience. While many international markets are experiencing more cautious consumer spending and delayed investment, the Middle East remains one of the world’s fastest-growing luxury residential design markets, driven by sustained wealth creation, premium real estate development and an expanding base
Proofpoint, Inc., a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today released new research revealing that more than half (57%) of the Middle East’s most valuable listed companies have implemented the highest level of email protection. While adoption of email authentication is widespread across the region’s largest organisations, 43% have yet to implement the strongest protection available.
According to the latest EY MENA M&A Insights report, the MENA region recorded 390 M&A deals worth US$46.7b in the first half of 2026. While activity moderated compared to H1 2025 (434 deals worth US$58.8b) amid geopolitical developments, accelerating deal momentum in the second quarter reflected market resilience, supported by sustained domestic and outbound activity
My Syria’, Syria’s first integrated digital super app bringing together tourism, hospitality, lifestyle and payment services within a single ecosystem, officially launched today under the patronage and in the presence of H.E. Mazen Al-Salhani, Minister of Tourism. Developed by 121 Living with the strategic support and supervision of the Ministry of Tourism, the platform launches
The global travel industry is entering its next phase of growth, according to new research from Arabian Travel Market’s (ATM) Official Research Partners, STR and Euromonitor International, which indicates that consumer demand for travel remains fundamentally resilient despite the challenges facing the Middle East this year. The latest forecasts suggest that while geopolitical developments have temporarily
FREELANDER has unveiled the full exterior colour palette of the FREELANDER 8 and introduced its Super Intelligent Valet Parking (SIVP). The two highlights reveal how the brand combines expressive design, sophisticated paint technology and intelligent functions to create a premium all-terrain SUV for modern global users. Originally born in 1997, FREELANDER has evolved from a
The iGaming industry enters 2026 in a phase of recalibration rather than raw expansion. After years of hyper-growth, operators now face rising acquisition costs, tougher advertising rules, higher taxes in mature markets, and regulators who expect compliance and player protection to be built into the product rather than bolted on afterwards. Growth has not stopped,