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,

Think, the Saudi-based company building a new generation of intelligent, unified hardware and software infrastructure for artificial intelligence, today announced it has raised over $8 million in pre-seed funding, marking the largest AI infrastructure and deeptech pre-seed round in MENA to date. The round is being co-led by RAED Ventures and Wa’ed Ventures, with participation from

Following the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Dubai Humanitarian (DXBH) has dispatched a fourth relief shipment to Uganda, its third aboard a Dubai Royal Air Wing aircraft, as part of the sustained response to the Ebola outbreak in

The U.S. military on Tuesday announced the resumption of the blockade of Iranian ports. “U.S. forces resumed the naval blockade against vessels transiting to and from Iranian ports and coastal areas today at 4 p.m. Eastern Time,” the U.S. Central Command said in a statement posted on social media platform X. “There are currently more

For decades, full-size SUVs and pickups have been at the heart of how customers across the Middle East define confidence on the road, accounting for almost half of General Motors (GM) Middle East’s sales, exactly 44% between 2000 and 2025, reflecting a deep, enduring preference for capability, space, presence and safety. As GM marks 100