The UAE, Bahrain, and Israel come together in Washington D.C. to sign the historic Abraham Accords
Here’s a look at today's biggest tech stories in the MENA+:
- Foreign Minister signs historic agreement to establish ties with Israel
- Al Ain gears up for National Space Science and Technology Centre opening in October
- 93% of companies actively developing AI skills of their workforce, says Microsoft
- SEWA installs 1,800 smart meets across Sharjah in August
- Abu Dhabi Digital Authority’s TAMM launches 2nd phase of Abu Dhabi Pay platform
- STC IPO for internet services unit to value company at $2.7 billion
- AstroLabs helps over 60 firms with combined value of $5 billion enter Saudi market
- Aecom wins bid to design NEOM city's transport, utilities infrastructure
- Saudi Chemical, Russian Direct Investment Fund sign MoU to supply Covid-19 vaccine
- Riyadh Angels, Najd Angels merge to become Riyadh Angel Investors
- MCIT Center for Applied Innovation signs cooperation deal with Alexandria University
- Supreme Council for Media Regulation to investigate hijab comments after online debate
- US VC Openner launches accelerator to invest in 50 Egyptian startups
- President Sisi to Egyptian-Japanese University for Science and Technology
- Amazon mulling plans to build fulfilment warehouse in Sohag
- Economy to recover, GDP to rebound to 2% in FY 2020/21, says ADB
- 48,000 commuters to benefit daily from Islamabad electric buses
- Cabinet in talks to establish MoU on IT cooperation with China
- TechOne Incubator NUST launches startup challenge for students
- PTA publishes draft mobile device manufacturing law to boost domestic production
Other MENA+ Developments
- MENA: Middle East economies to shrink by 7.6% in 2020
- Oman: Damana launches digital portal to enhance insurance processing
- Bahrain: Investcorp launches platform to invest in Chinese healthcare firms
- Qatar: Italian startup Golee aims to digitalize amateur soccer clubs in Qatar
- Jordan: Ministry of Health, Orange to launch sign language translation initiative
