الإمارات العربية المتحدة والمملكة العربية السعودية والبحرين والكويت وعُمان وقطر
Deloitte Innovation Hub in Cairo exports technology services to 30 countries. Ahmed Salem said the hub plans an additional $40 million investment, completing a $110 million total of which $70 million has already been spent.
44.01 has secured $11.7 million in offtake agreements from Frontier for the removal and permanent storage of 20,932 metric tons of CO2 between 2028 and 2031. The deal is a purchase commitment, not equity.
Snoonu has acquired BiteSight, a Y Combinator-backed US social-commerce startup. The Qatar super-app will add video-driven restaurant discovery across the Gulf. Founders are joining the team. No terms were disclosed.
Rafeeq has formed a strategic partnership with Startup Grind Doha to support events connecting entrepreneurs, investors and technology professionals in Qatar. The deal is an ecosystem partnership, not an investment or acquisition.
The Education & EdTech Landscape Report 2026 finds about 234 active EdTech companies in Egypt, with 88 percent unfunded and $13.2 million in venture capital over a decade. Released by EdVentures, Nahdet Misr and Entlaq.
Doctors at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City in Abu Dhabi performed the UAE’s first robotic thyroid surgery on a 27-year-old woman. She was discharged the next day. The approach uses armpit incisions and avoids a neck scar.
Phoenix Venture Partners led the second close of Nabta Health’s ongoing $3 million Pre-Series A. The amount of this close was not disclosed. The deal mixes primary funding for the company with secondary share purchases.
Saudi Arabia has sent the first biological samples from the Middle East into space on the BioGravity-1 mission. Healthy cells will set a baseline for later Alzheimer’s and multiple sclerosis studies in microgravity. No results yet.
Ooredoo has launched what it calls Qatar’s first 5G+ network, commercially available on mobile broadband in covered areas. Speeds are claimed up to 1.6 Gbps. Coverage is selected locations. No full map was published.
Proofpoint has secured $1.25 billion in financing for its planned $6.3 billion cash acquisition of Varonis. Shareholders are to get $49.75 a share. Close is expected in the first half of 2027. There is no financing condition.