Tawakkalna monthly transactions reach 4.4 billion as Saudi app expands
Tawakkalna monthly transactions averaged more than 4.4 billion over the past six months, a figure that shows how deeply the platform now sits in daily life across Saudi Arabia. Alongside that count, the app drew 13.3 million active users each month. Dr. Esam Alwagait, director of the National Information Center at SDAIA, shared the data […]
Tim Cook last day as Apple CEO: John Ternus takes over $4 trillion firm
Tim Cook’s last day as Apple CEO arrived on August 31, 2026, ending a run that began when Steve Jobs resigned in 2011. He led the company for about 15 years. John Ternus, the senior vice president of hardware engineering, takes over as chief executive on September 1. Cook announced the plan in April. He […]
Emirati Women’s Day 2026 Becomes a Month as UAE Counts Its Policy Gains
Emirati Women’s Day 2026 arrives on 28 August with a change of format, as the UAE extends a single date into a month of national programming that ends on 28 September. The country fixed the date in 2015, choosing 28 August because the General Women’s Union was founded that day in 1975. Sheikha Fatima bint […]
Pushing the Tesla Cybertruck into the Luxury Segment With a $5,000 Hike
The move to push the Tesla Cybertruck into the luxury segment arrived this week as a price increase, not the discount a slow-selling product usually gets. On Tuesday, Tesla lifted the sticker price of two trims by $5,000 each. The base Dual Motor now starts at $74,990, up from $69,990. Premium All-Wheel Drive rose to […]
Meta’s Bombastic $17 Billion Settlement Signals Shift for Teen Safety Rules
Meta’s bombastic $17 billion settlement closes one of the largest child safety fights the tech industry has faced. The company agreed to pay $16.68 billion after 47 states and U.S. territories accused it of designing Instagram and Facebook to hook young users. State attorneys general said Meta built features meant to “entice, engage, and ultimately […]
Turkiye Exports to Islamic Countries Reach $41.5 Billion in 2026
Turkey’s exports to Islamic countries reached $41.5 billion in the January to July period of 2026, according to figures released by the Trade Ministry on Monday. The total marks a rise of $345.7 million, or 0.8%, from the same period a year earlier. Growth was modest in percentage terms, but the underlying trade relationship with […]
Mada Media Books AED1.5 billion in Media contracts Across 683 Dubai Assets
Mada Media closed the first half of 2026 with AED1.5 billion in Media contracts, covering 683 advertising assets across Dubai. The company organises, develops and manages the emirate’s out-of-home advertising sector. Eighty local and regional advertising companies entered the tenders held during the period. Earlier company figures put first-quarter contract value at AED971.3 million, which […]
Dubai Free Zones Ranked: The Top 10 That Decide Who Wins and Who Pays More
Dubai free zones all advertise the same headline benefits: 100 percent foreign ownership, zero corporate and personal tax, and full repatriation of profits. Price and sector fit are where Dubai free zones differ. A founder paying AED 25,000 for a DIFC license and a founder paying AED 12,900 for an IFZA package are buying two […]
Parkin’s regional growth plans extend to Egypt with smart parking deal
Parkin’s regional growth plans now stretch past the UAE, after the Dubai-listed parking operator signed a memorandum of understanding to take its technology into Egypt. The agreement brings in three local partners: Modon Misr for Asset and Facility Management, transport services provider Mwasalat Misr, and Redcon Properties. They control the ground. Parkin brings the cameras […]
Ministry upgrades the online service to register a trademark in Bahrain
The paper form that once stood between a business owner and a protected brand name has been retired for anyone preparing to register a trademark in Bahrain. Officials at the Bahrain Ministry of Industry and Commerce have rebuilt the service for registering trademarks and service marks in a single class, trimming the documents, approvals, and […]
Apple link-out fees proposed at 15% as Epic Games court battle continues
Apple link-out fees are back on the table. The company filed its proposed rates with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Thursday, the same day the Supreme Court refused to pause the case. Apple wants 15% on purchases made through external links inside standard iOS apps. That is half the […]
Lamborghini Revuelto SV arrives as brand’s most powerful car ever
The Lamborghini Revuelto SV launched Friday as a limited-edition hybrid version of the automaker’s V12 flagship, and the company is calling it the fastest, most powerful production car it has ever built. Only 1,963 will be made worldwide. The number carries meaning. It marks the year Lamborghini was founded, a detail the brand has leaned […]
