UAE Cyber Security Council launches national accelerator, KSA’s Shura Council seeks social media age restrictions, Oman backs free Hormuz transits without conditions, Malaysia-EU FTA nears completion, India platforms, IAMAI challenge gig workers’ welfare law
Here’s a look at today's biggest tech stories in the MENA+:
- Nano Nuclear to explore SMR deployment for data centers
- M42 launches UAE’s first genomics-driven clinical trial for Alzheimer’s disease
- Cyber Security Council launches national accelerator for cybersecurity startups
- Abu Dhabi, Eli Lilly partner on AI-enabled obesity treatments
- Mashreq, Mastercard partner for cross-border payment corridors
- Tabby secures consumer finance, SME lending licenses
- Shura Council seeks social media age restrictions
- Saudi Arabia to privatize 4 water sector activities
- Kingdom emerges first among G20 nations for safety
- State Street gets license to manage funds from inside Saudi Arabia
- TSFE studying investment mechanism to support late-stage startups
- Sawiris family office makes $990M bid to acquire European chemicals firm OCI
- Schneider Electric to raise local component ratio in products to 85%
- Bokra, Geidea partner to offer digital savings products to over 200,000 merchants
- Scatec commits $5B to Egyptian renewables, data center investments
- New Finance Act introduces scrutiny of bank accounts with over $1.1M in transactions every six months
- Finance Ministry launches Petroleum Prices Stabilisation Fund
- 5% withholding tax on digital content creators' income comes into effect
- Pakistan Digital Authority to get wide-ranging powers over govt data
- JazzWorld's GameNow, Finz sign mobile gaming partnership
Other MENA+ Developments
- BCP, Western Union launch Morocco instant international transfers
- Oman backs free Hormuz transits without conditions
- Ooredoo, Google Cloud unveil coordinated effort for Oman enterprise AI
- Doha to host eFIBA World Finals again
- Iran says $6B in funds frozen in Qatar to be unlocked
Southeast Asia Developments
- Neolix gets Malaysian approval for level 4 AV public road tests
- Grab targets tripling of Indonesia EV fleet by this year
- AirTrunk to file for Singapore data center REIT IPO, raising $1.5B
- Digital platforms have removed 4.7M child accounts since Indonesia's ban
- Malaysia-EU FTA nears completion, to be signed in 2027
