Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (DIEZ) has announced the doubling of the venture capital fund managed by its investment arm, Oraseya Capital, to AED1 billion ($272.2 million). The move is aimed at strengthening the ecosystem around promising companies in the emirate.
Corrosion protection is an integral part of the layup/startup checklist that is too often overlooked—sometimes solely due to lack of information, says Cortec Corporation, a corrosion specialist.
NMDC Group, a global leader in integrated marine, energy, construction, logistics, and engineering solutions, has inaugurated the Abu Al Bakhoush vessel, a state-of-the-art self-propelled heavy-duty cutter suction dredger.
The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) has concluded a working visit to Japan aimed at strengthening cooperation in industry, technology and artificial intelligence, with meetings held in Tokyo and Kyoto.
The fourth Emirates Perfumes and Oud Exhibition and the second Middle East Cosmetics Show has opened at Expo Centre Sharjah (ECS), bringing together regional and international companies and brands.
The Annual Meeting of Global Future Leaders 2026 kicks off next Tuesday bringing together more than 700 global leaders and experts from government, business, academia, sport and culture.
UAE-based tech and defence group EDGE has signed an agreement with Morocco to establish a framework to identify local production opportunities for high-performance small arms and aeronautical engines in the kingdom, through partnerships with Moroccan companies.
Bahrain has invited bids from leading developers for setting up a multi-storey factory complex in Salman Industrial City catering to SMEs, said a report. The winning bidder will sign a lease deal with the ministry for its industrial units and will also be responsible for site development as well as construction of the complex.
Saudi Readymix has signed an agreement with ClimateCrete (a King Abdullah University of Science and Technology [KAUST] spinout) - supported by the Oil Sustainability Program (OSP) - to test and use re-engineered construction and drilling waste sand in sustainable concrete mixes across Saudi Arabia.
Hamad Mohammed Bin Saedan Real Estate said it has signed a deal with Bloom Investment Saudi to establish a real estate investment fund focused on warehouses in Riyadh. The new 'HS Logistics Fund' will aim to acquire prime plots spanning about 130,276 sq m in the Saudi capital for these logistics projects.
