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2026-10-28 · Semafor · Economy/Business

Canada, UAE boost trade network under new deal

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2026-09-22 · Semafor · Economy/Business

Abu Dhabi-based Eagle Hills lands in the Maldives

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2026-09-14 · Semafor · Politics

UAE infrastructure moves underground

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2026-11-02 · Semafor · Other

OpenAI's Sam Altman does deals in Abu Dhabi amid fundraising

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2026-10-30 · Semafor · Economy/Business

Oman stands out amongst Gulf markets weathering disruption

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2026-10-30 · Semafor · Technology

Oracle among AI firms forging ahead with Gulf expansion

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2026-09-04 · Semafor

🔮 Fielding a question from Chinese state media on Sunday, a senior government official from Saudi Arabia touted a “great wave” of scientific innovation emerging from China, and pledged the two countries would further deepen their ties, Xinhua reported. assertive

2026-09-06 · Semafor

🔮 China’s Tencent Cloud secured a Saudi operating license to serve clients in government and finance, EnterpriseAM reported, a move that will build on $150 million the tech giant has invested so far in the kingdom. assertive

2026-09-08 · Semafor

🔮 UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed will arrive on a state visit to Germany tomorrow. assertive

2026-09-14 · Semafor

🔮 Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths told the Financial Times that the multibillion-dollar project to relocate Dubai’s main airport south of the city may include underground fuel storage tanks. mixed

2026-09-17 · Semafor

🔮 The Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant was targeted by a drone in May, but the strike didn’t cause a leak or major disruption. assertive

2026-09-22 · Semafor

🔮 The project will be run through his Abu Dhabi-based firm Eagle Hills, which has close ties to the emirate’s ruling family; Dubai-based Emaar, also headed by Alabbar, may invest too, he told Reuters. assertive

2026-09-28 · Semafor

🔮 The fund is an investor in the BlackRock-backed AI Infrastructure Partnership, which together with Australia’s IFM Investors is in exclusive talks for Stack Infrastructure’s Asia Pacific data centers, a portfolio expected to be valued at as much as $25 billion, Bloomberg reported. assertive

2026-10-01 · Semafor

🔮 A pilot in Egypt predicted a pump failure 45 days in advance, according to the firm’s chief technology officer. assertive

2026-10-12 · Semafor

🔮 Last month, the world’s most active sovereign wealth fund bought a minority stake in Luckin Coffee, which may bring the Chinese chain to Abu Dhabi. assertive

2026-10-14 · Semafor

🔮 The fund had expected to nearly double in size, boosted by an 85% expansion of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) output by 2030. assertive

2026-10-16 · Semafor

🔮 Whether they will bring their Netflix reality show cameras is another question, but The Oppenheim Group, known for Selling Sunset, pressed ahead with opening a new office in September. assertive

2026-10-22 · Semafor

🔮 Boston-based Whoop will study whether continuous monitoring and coaching can improve markers like cholesterol in adults with obesity and hypertension, both persistent public health challenges in the Gulf. assertive

2026-10-27 · Semafor

🔮 The partnership agreement would explore linking Churchill and its railway to DP World’s global network. assertive

2026-10-28 · Semafor

🔮 Its trade pact with Canada, signed Tuesday, is expected to boost exports to the emirates in aerospace, cereals, machinery, and vehicles. assertive

2026-10-30 · Semafor

🔮 Still, as elsewhere, markets are not the economy: The IMF has forecast a 4.8% contraction in the Gulf’s GDP in 2026, but stocks haven’t plunged as much, suggesting stronger-than-expected corporate earnings have supported valuations. Within the relatively thin universe of equities, one name outshines all: Saudi Aramco accounted for about 72% of the combined earnings of Tadawul-listed companies in the first half of the year. mixed

2026-10-30 · Semafor

🔮 In Saudi Arabia, New York-listed Snowflake projects it will invest $300 million in the kingdom through 2030; its customers there include dairy company Almarai and PIF-backed developer Red Sea Global. assertive

2026-11-02 · Semafor

🔮 The biggest of the four agreements is with ADNOC, which will deploy OpenAI’s Frontier platform for building and managing AI agents. assertive