Middle East

Remember SVS Securities? Its Banned CEO Just Got Caught Working in Dubai

Remember SVS Securities? Its Banned CEO Just Got Caught Working in Dubai

Remember SVS Securities? Its Banned CEO Just Got Caught Working in Dubai

Jonathan Jeriah January 21, 2026

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) banned Kulvir Virk from working in financial services...

Circle Wins Full ADGM License to Expand USDC Across the UAE

Circle Wins Full ADGM License to Expand USDC Across the UAE

Jonathan Jeriah January 21, 2026

Circle has secured a major regulatory win in the United Arab Emirates, gaining a...

Binance and Dubai Customs Partner to Expand Crypto Payments

Binance and Dubai Customs Partner to Expand Crypto Payments

Binance and Dubai Customs Partner to Expand Crypto Payments

Jonathan Jeriah January 21, 2026

Dubai’s new pact with Binance signals a bold push to embed blockchain and crypto...

United Arab Emirates-backed separatists tighten grip of southern Yemen, and airspace briefly closed

United Arab Emirates-backed separatists tighten grip of southern Yemen, and airspace briefly closed

United Arab Emirates-backed separatists tighten grip of southern Yemen, and airspace briefly closed

Jonathan Jeriah January 21, 2026

An official says the airspace over Yemen was briefly closed as tensions rose in...

MARAKEZ secures EGP 3bn financing from KFH-Egypt to expand District 5 commercial, office offerings

MARAKEZ secures EGP 3bn financing from KFH-Egypt to expand District 5 commercial, office offerings

MARAKEZ secures EGP 3bn financing from KFH-Egypt to expand District 5 commercial, office offerings

Jonathan Jeriah January 21, 2026

MARAKEZ, one of Egypt’s leading mixed-use real estate developers, has secured an EGP 3bn...

Epic bets against Horses, Russia bans Roblox, and Saudi Arabia wants the majority of EA

Epic bets against Horses, Russia bans Roblox, and Saudi Arabia wants the majority of EA

Epic bets against Horses, Russia bans Roblox, and Saudi Arabia wants the majority of EA

Jonathan Jeriah January 20, 2026

Plus: Netflix sells game studio back to its founders and more layoffs at Embracer…Read...

Saudi Arabia will own 93.4 percent of EA after buyout

Saudi Arabia will own 93.4 percent of EA after buyout

Saudi Arabia will own 93.4 percent of EA after buyout

Jonathan Jeriah January 20, 2026

Fellow consortium members Silver Lake and Affinity Parters will own 5.5 percent and 1.1...

Impact of PR on SEO Rankings: How Press Releases Boost Search Visibility

Impact of PR on SEO Rankings: How Press Releases Boost Search Visibility

Impact of PR on SEO Rankings: How Press Releases Boost Search Visibility

Jonathan Jeriah January 20, 2026

Press releases help your SEO by getting you good links from news websites. When...

Diddy and his team waste no time slamming Netflix’s Sean Combs: The Reckoning

Diddy and his team waste no time slamming Netflix’s Sean Combs: The Reckoning

Jonathan Jeriah January 20, 2026

Almost immediately after a new three-part Netflix documentary was released came the cease and...

Dubai’s new sweet spot: Bayut’s data spotlights mid-market communities redefining urban living

Dubai’s new sweet spot: Bayut’s data spotlights mid-market communities redefining urban living

Jonathan Jeriah January 20, 2026

The post Dubai’s new sweet spot: Bayut’s data spotlights mid-market communities redefining urban living...