Middle East

UAE is expected to overtake the UK in e-commerce adoption

The UAE is poised to overtake the UK in the adoption of e-commerce as more companies in…

Hub71 and Stripe partnership to accelerate seamless payments for tech startups

Hub71 and Stripe partnership to provide startups with payment gateways, founders gain discounted access to…

Abu Dhabi’s Group 42 to start first driverless car trials in the Middle East

An Abu Dhabi firm, backed by Mubadala Investment Co., plans to start trials for the…

Etisalat Group to acquire elGrocer to bolster its digital services portfolio

Etisalat Group, the UAE’s biggest telecommunications operator, signed an agreement to acquire 100 percent of…

Jordanian EdTech start-up Abwaab raises $20m in funding

Abwaab, an educational technology start-up based in Jordan, raised $20 million in funding that will help the…

Amity University Dubai taps AWS to transform learning experiences

Amity University Dubai has announced that it will move its entire information technology (IT) infrastructure…

Ex-Google exec said to raise at least $1bn for Middle East tech fund

STV, a venture capital firm started by ex-Google executive Abdulrahman Tarabzouni, is looking to raise at…

SAP launches new innovation hub at Expo 2020 Dubai

SAP, one of the world’s biggest enterprise software developers, unveiled its latest experience hub at…

Gaming accessories provider SteelSeries taps TechXHub as a regional distributor

Gaming peripherals provider SteelSeries announced that it has appointed Techxhub as its regional distributor across the GCC. The…

The Middle East, Africa edtech market to reach $7bln by 2027

The Middle East and Africa’s education technology (edtech) market is expected to reach 26 billion…