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Why MENA Female-Founded Startups Still Struggle to Access Capital

While progress has been made to address a lack of funding for MENA female-founded startups, structural hurdles in how capital is sourced and distributed still need to be overcome.

Fortune

Bigo Live joins Esports World Cup 2026 as official content partner for MENA region

The livestreaming platform will stream key matches across Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Honor of Kings, and PUBG Mobile for Arabic-speaking and multilingual gaming communities.

Dot Esports

Vantage Markets Strengthens UAE and MENA Market Engagement with Trust Led Regional Strategy

PORT VILA, Vanuatu, June 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Vantage Markets today announced a strengthened UAE and MENA market engagement strategy, outlining a trust led regional direction focused on transparency, trader education, responsible market access and long-term participation in one of the world's fastest evolving financial hubs. "The UAE is one…

AAP

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Bybit Delivers: Bybit Celebrated Bitcoin Pizza Day 2026 Across MENA, Reaffirming Commitment to Regional Crypto Ecosystem

DUBAI, UAE, May 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Bybit, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, commemorated Bitcoin Pizza Day 2026 across the UAE and Morocco with the region's crypto community and institutional partners, reflecting the company's commitment to growing with and contributing to MENA's digital asset ecosystem.From May 21…

AAP

MENA leaders call for housing to go beyond 'bricks and mortar' at Baku forum

Saudi Arabia, Palestine and Morocco took to the stage at WUF13 in Baku to argue that housing policy must go beyond construction — linking shelter to jobs, climate resilience and human dignity.

Euronews

Sign and the Blockchain Centre Abu Dhabi Strike Collaboration to Strengthen Blockchain Infrastructure in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi is accelerating blockchain adoption as Sign partners with the Blockchain Centre Abu Dhabi to deploy sovereign digital infrastructure across MENA.

International Business Times

How tariffs and other uncertainties are weighing on Middle East economies

Countries across the Middle East and North Africa face significant challenges to economic growth as the region faces economic uncertainty due to tariff measures, lower-than-recent oil prices and cuts to financial aid, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday.

Euronews

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Tariffs, oil prices and other uncertainties weighing down Mideast economies, IMF says

The International Monetary Fund says that countries across the Middle East and North Africa face significant challenges to economic growth as the region faces economic uncertainty due to tariff measures, lower-than-recent oil prices and cuts to financial aid

The Independent UK

Saudi’s first female racer welcomes a new future for Saudi motorsport at Qiddiya City

“I look at this as a blank canvas”, Reema Juffali says when she discusses not only helping to bring through the next generation of Saudi women racers but increasing motorsports participation in the region as a whole. She is clearly passionate about the subject as she talks with vigour –…

Autosport

Zee Network and partners to broadcast ILT20 Season 3 around the world

Across India, the ILT20 will be broadcast live on ZEE's 15-linear TV channels and OTT platform ZEE5. Dubai TV, Abu Dhabi TV, ILT20 official YouTube channel and MYCO to broadcast the tournament in the MENA region.

The Times of India

2024 PFL Championship: Dakota Ditcheva stops ex-UFC title challenger Taila Santos to win title, $1 million prize

Dakota Ditcheva put on a striking clinic on Taila Santos to win 2024 PFL women's flyweight title and the $1 million prize.

USA Today Sports Media Group

2024 PFL Championship: Dovlet Yagshimuradov trucks Impa Kasanganay in 58 seconds

At 2024 PFL Championship, Dovlet Yagshimuradov finished Impa Kasanganay in 58 seconds.

USA Today Sports Media Group

2024 PFL Championship: Shamil Musaev bludgeons Magomed Umalatov for $1 million knockout

Magomed Umalatov did not make it to the decision reading thanks to Shamil Musaev's missile-like punches.

USA Today Sports Media Group

2024 PFL Championship: Gadzhi Rabadanov faceplants Brent Primus’ for $1 million

At 2024 PFL Championship, Gadzhi Rabadanov crushed Brent Primus with a brilliantly violent combination to earn gold.

USA Today Sports Media Group

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2024 PFL Championship: Denis Goltsov sleeps Oleg Popov from bottom, calls for Francis Ngannou

A PFL heavyweight champion was crowned in under three minutes and then called for Francis Ngannou.

The Conversation

The EU’s outsourced migration control is violent, expensive and ineffective

The EU’s approach to managing migration flows depends heavily on outsourcing border control to non member countries, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Many far-right politicians enthusiastically back this policy: 19 nations recently signed a letter calling to go “beyond the EU’s migration pact” and further…

The Times of India

When, where, and how to watch IPL 2024 online LIVE in the MENA region

Get ready for the IPL fever as the 17th season of the much-anticipated league will commence with defending champions and five-time winners Chennai Super Kings (CSK) taking on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Chennai.

The Times of India

When, where and how to watch IPL 2024 online LIVE in the USA, Canada, and MENA region

Come March 22, and the world will come to a standstill as the much-anticipated 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) kicks off with the marquee clash between defending champions and five-time winners Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Chennai.

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Middle East and North Africa to see City of God release

Discover the exciting news of the international rerelease of City of God in the MENA region, bringing this cult crime drama to the big screen for the first...

International Business Times

Binance Re-Examines MENA Strategy, Withdraws Abu Dhabi License Application

Binance filed the application for an operating license with Abu Dhabi Global Market last November. The exchange withdrew it on Nov. 7.

PC Gamer

'Today is the end of Steam': Argentina and Turkey floored by new Steam price hikes as high as 2900%

Steam's new pricing policy for Latin America and the MENA region came in yesterday.

Al Jazeera

Outrage at Israel’s US, European allies grows after Gaza hospital blast

Widespread protests across the Arab world may signal growing disillusionment with the US and other Israeli allies.

Al Jazeera

Map: Which MENA countries have diplomatic ties with Israel?

Following the signing of the Abraham Accords in 2020, five Arab states in total have diplomatic ties with Israel.

Asharq Al-Awsat

World Bank: MENA Region Faces Unprecedented Water Scarcity

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is going to face unprecedented water scarcity in the future, warned the World Bank. In a report, titled "The Economics of Water Scarcity in the Middle East and North Africa Region – Institutional Solutions," it indicated that by 2030, the water available…

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