Starlink gets license for UAE satellite internet services, KSA e-sales up 9.8% in Q2, Qatar integrates Himyan into Samsung Wallet, Thailand’s e-payments hit record high, India’s Jio Platforms gets SEBI approval for $3.8B IPO
Here’s a look at today's biggest tech stories in the MENA+:
- Starlink gets TDRA license for satellite internet services
- US Treasury Department proposes sanctions on Banque Misr UAE branches
- National Program for Advanced Sciences and Technologies established
- Mubadala Capital to buy stake in US freight broker Arrive Logistics
- Dubai Finance to integrate AI, digital twins for 2027-2029 strategy
- Digital Cooperation Organization names eight nations for landmark membership expansion
- Saudi Food and Drug Authority unveils Food Composition Database
- LEAP 2026 set to feature 600 startups
- WhatsApp, Snapchat lead as most used social media applications
- Saudi e-sales up 9.8% in Q2 led by 13.4% rise in retail trade
- Saudi-Egyptian consortium to establish real estate investment fund
- Egypt, China set to boost investment, trade ties with President Xi’s visit
- Egypt, Masdar in talks to expand renewables partnership
- Cabinet denies plans to transfer Suez Canal ownership to CBE
- First money market fund tokenization project joins regulatory sandbox
- NIFT designated as key payment system operator
- Punjab inks deal with Huawei for AI skilling as six data centers planned
- Telecom bill amendments withdrawn following pushback
- Jazz marks rapid 5G rollout with 1,000 live sites
- SECP launches unified digital onboarding framework
Other MENA+ Developments
- Faraday Future launches robotics business in regional push
- UAE seeks to tap growth potential of longevity economy
- UAE, Lebanon relaunch joint business council to boost economic ties
- TAQA Arabia to launch natural gas pipeline project in Jordan
- Qatar integrates national payment scheme Himyan into Samsung Wallet
Southeast Asia Developments
- Thailand’s e-payments set new monthly record at 4.57B
- Indonesia game developers face funding challenges despite growth
- Singapore firms account for 98% of regional data center funding
- Philippines’ remittances under pressure as peso slumps
- Malaysia introduces measures to address living costs, boost businesses
