Forbes Middle East has revealed its annual Fintech 50 list, recognizing the region’s leading trailblazers in the digital financial services sector as they navigate shifting consumer expectations in an increasingly digital landscape. The ranked companies have collectively processed over $240 billion in transactions and secured more than $3.8 billion in total funding. The ranking was
The James Dyson Award, an international student design and engineering competition, opens for submissions today to its 2025 programme in 28 countries and regions. From everyday challenges to the world’s most pressing issues, the Award calls for current or recent students to submit problem-solving ideas that could make a real difference to people’s lives. Since
Data issued by the Statistical Centre for the Cooperation Council for the Arab Countries of the Gulf (GCC-Stat) revealed that the total labour force in GCC countries reached 31.8 million, representing 54.2 percent of the total population. Male workers accounted for 78.7 percent, while females made up 17.6 percent. The number of working citizens in
Luxury fashion brands from around the world looking togrow their footprint into the Middle East and emerging markets will be given support and guidance thanks to The Circle project, a business development organisation from the team behind WHITE Milano, atradeshow for international womenswear at the heart of Milan Fashion Week. Announced during Milan Fashion Week last week, The
In an unprecedented journey across continents and time, Emirati seeds, collected and extensively studied at the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), have reached the Arctic, where they are now securely preserved in the world’s most protected agricultural time capsule—the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. This historic deposit, the first of its kind from the Gulf
With the arrival of Ramadan, Snap Inc. is once again setting out to redefine online shopping with the highly anticipated return of its AR Ramadan Mall. Now in its fourth year, the 2025 edition introduces an entirely new concept, transforming the virtual retail space into a mystical shopping village where culture, community, and cutting-edge technology
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