X is reducing payments to clickbait accounts, but the more important question is whether a platform built on engagement-driven revenue can genuinely reward quality content without rethinking the structural incentives that made clickbait the most rational strategy in the first place.
Syrian agritech startup Nutra GreeniX has secured a $200,000 seed round led by EBLA Ventures as it seeks to scale sustainable livestock nutrition solutions across Syria.
Jordan's Alefredo has acquired UK tutoring platform Tutor House for $600,000 adding 30,000 tutors and four million potential UK students to its digital learning ecosystem. The deal completes its AI-powered end-to-end learning platform.
Beirut-based legal technology startup HAQQ has raised $3 million to expand its AI-powered legal services platform across the Middle East and North Africa.
Palestinian investment platform Flow Ventures launches Flow Angels, an organized angel investor network expected to mobilize up to $2 million in early‑stage capital through syndicated investments for Palestinian led startups in 2026.
Qarah app has closed a multi million dollar investment round led by angel investors to scale its digital platform, as consumer facing technology startups continue to attract early stage capital in the MENA region.
UNDP and partners open applications for Cohort 4 of the Green Growth and Jobs Accelerator Project in Jordan to support SMEs driving sustainability and green jobs.
Engagesoft, founded in Jordan by brothers Omar and Tareq Tahboub, has raised $3.5 million in a pre-Series A round led by Silicon Badia to expand its AI-driven employee engagement platform across MENA.