Health & Environment

Health & Environment

$148m healthtech investment puts GCC startups in focus

Thu, 10 Sep 2026

Healthcare technology startups across the GCC attracted $148 million in disclosed investment between January 2025 and July 2026, according to PitchBook data

Health & Environment

Wetex to show how green tech shapes resilient cities

Thu, 10 Sep 2026

The 28th edition of the Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition (Wetex 2026) will highlight how sustainable and resilient technologies support smart cities.

Health & Environment

Fourth RGMBS to open Monday in Riyadh

Thu, 10 Sep 2026

The fourth Riyadh Global Medical Biotechnology Summit (RGMBS) will bring together leading experts, researchers, innovators, investors and policymakers from around the world to discuss the latest developments in medical biotechnology.

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Hyundai, Oman to drive green mobility transition

Wed, 09 Sep 2026

Hyundai Motor Group has signed partnership agreements with Oman’s Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology for smart city development and eco-friendly mobility.

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New removable stent technology comes to Dubai

Wed, 09 Sep 2026

Medcare Hospital Al Safa has introduced SPUR Retrievable Scaffold Therapy, becoming the first hospital in Dubai to use it for patients with severely narrowed or blocked arteries below the knee.

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Empower wins LEED Gold certification for its JBH plant

Wed, 09 Sep 2026

Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, said its Jumeirah Beach Hills (JBH) District Cooling Plant has been awarded LEED Gold certification by the US Green Building Council.

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Integrated climate, clean-air action could deliver $15 for every $1 invested: UN report

Wed, 09 Sep 2026

Investing in climate action and air pollution reduction together could generate around US$15 in economic benefits for every US$1 invested, according to a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC).

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FTS Cleanrooms to build cleanroom KSA facility

Mon, 07 Sep 2026

FTS Cleanrooms, a turnkey cleanroom design, manufacturing and validation firm, has secured a contract to design and build a 350 sq m cleanroom facility for a medical device facility in Dammam.

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Al-Modawat Hospital expands inpatient capacity by 60%, adds 42 clinics

Mon, 07 Sep 2026

Al-Modawat Specialized Medical Company is expanding the inpatient capacity of Al-Modawat Hospital by 60% as part of a wider expansion programme driven by high demand.

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QIC, Cleveland Clinic to collaborate on sports medicine centres Saudi Arabia

Mon, 07 Sep 2026

Qiddiya Investment Company and Cleveland Clinic have formalised a strategic advisory collaboration to support the design, development and operational planning of world-class sports medicine and performance centres in Saudi Arabia.