Dubai Works Business Podcast

HEADLINES:♦ Trump May Receive Luxury Jet from Qatar Amid Air Force One Delays: ABC News♦ Syria Seeks Meeting With President Trump, Offering Oil Access and Trump Tower in Damascus: Reuters♦ Saudi Hospital Operator SMC’s $500 Million IPO Fully Subscribed Within Hours♦ Mike Thurston, Vadim Fedotov Launch Hack You Media with $1.5M Backing in Dubai♦ Gold Prices Hit $3,500, Up 27% So Far This Year

HEADLINES:♦ U.S. Backs Qatar's $87M Syria Salary Plan, Easing Sanctions Post-Assad ♦ Abu Dhabi’s XRG Eyes Billions in U.S. Investments with Trump Support ♦ Profit Rises But Share Price Falls as Emaar Reports Strong Q1 2025 Results ♦ Emirates Group Posts Record Profits and Rewards Staff with 22-Week Bonus

HEADLINES:- Disney to Open First Middle East Theme Park in Abu Dhabi- Qatar Airways lines up Boeing order for Trump visit- Meta Wins $168 Million Verdict Against Israeli Spyware Firm NSO Group- Tabby and Kitopi Weigh IPO Plans Amid Investor Limits and Oil Market Volatility

HEADLINES:- UAE Unveils Ambitious Islamic Finance and Tourism Strategy- Wall Street Leaders to Join Trump in Riyadh Ahead of US-GCC Power Talks- Egyptian-American WHOOP Founder Reveals First Prototype- Inside BNI UAE: 20 Years Of Building Business Through Relationships

HEADLINES:- Trump’s Gulf Itinerary Revealed: Riyadh May 13, Doha May 14, Abu Dhabi May 15- Shark Tank Dubai Season 3 Launches with Star Investors and Bold Entrepreneurs on Dubai TV- Cairo’s MoneyFellows Raises $13M to Expand Its Digital Savings Circles Beyond Egypt- STV Launches $100 Million Fund to Support Saudi Tech Startups- Egypt’s Rabbit Launches in Saudi Arabia, Backed by Regional Investors

HEADLINES:- UAE to have AI as core subject in government institutions - UAE lifts ban on Emiratis to travel to Lebanon, starting May 7- Abu Dhabi's AI powerhouse G42 plans US investments- Etisalat And (e&) launches regional office in Miami, US- Dubai's DAMAC saves the day for Chelsea 

HEADLINES:- MrBeast Signs Riyadh Season Deal- Saudi CEO Warns Against Misleading Digital Consultants- Dubai Real Estate Market Starts Strong in 1Q 2025- US May Ease Nvidia Chip Restrictions for UAE- Trump stablecoin is being used in a $2B investment from MGX into Binance

HEADLINES:- TWG Global and Mubadala Capital to Enter Multi-Billion Dollar Investment Alliance- Pakistani startup MedIQ Raises $6 Million for Expansion into GCC- Dubai Always Strives to be Number One: Dubai Future Foundation CEO- Don't Rush to Fire Your Team for AI: Damac's Ali Sajwani- HH Sheikh Khaled, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Meets Open AI CFO Sarah Friar

HEADLINES:- Mark Zuckerberg Has Launched the Standalone App for Meta AI- UAE Entrepreneur Raises Inclusivity Questions about AI- Dubai's Skyline Gets a New Addition - Trump International Hotel and Tower- BFL's Toufic: Retail in GCC is Changing- British Wealth Firm Azura Swaps Monaco for Abu Dhabi After Lunate Deal

HEADLINES:- Dubai has become the first Certified Autism Destination™ in the Eastern Hemisphere- UAE-based Zest Has Raised $4.3 Million in Pre-Series A Funding- Bahrain-born, Saudi-HQed Calo Expands into the UK- Etihad CEO says Trump's Tariffs Have No Effect on Airline

HEADLINES :- Saudi Arabia's PIF has raised its target for assets under management by 2030 to $2.67 - trillion- Saudi Arabia and Qatar to pay back Syria's debt to the World Bank- Trump poised to offer Saudi Arabia over $100 billion arms package, reports Reuters- Trump Wants a 'Free' US Ride in the Suez Canal- All-time AED100-million record set at latest RTA number plate auction

HEADLINES : - Highlights of Day 4 of Dubai AI Week- Cafu exploring first-ever 'stake sale': Bloomberg- Damac used AI to boost monthly financial collections by a staggering $54.4 million- Paypal chooses Dubai for first-ever regional headquarters for the Middle East and Africa- Dubai-based logistics giant Aramex has announced a leadership change 

HEADLINES:- Highlights of Day 3 of Dubai AI Week- Celebration of OSN's $57 Million with Warner Bros Discovery in Dubai - Emaar waives 4-month rent for F&B outlets facing Dubai Fountain - Most UAE firms paused hiring in Q1 2025 as corporate tax and costs add up 

HEADLINES:- US President Donald Trump's Middle East visit dates confirmed- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi concludes Saudi Arabia visit- Highlights of Day 2 of Dubai AI Week- The UAE bucks the trend in the IMF’s latest growth forecast- Saudi Arabia to appoint acting CEO of NEOM to permanent role

HEADLINES:- Highlights of Day 1 of the Inaugural Dubai AI Week- Aramco and BYD partner for EV Technology- PepsiCo Opens regional HQ in Riyadh; will invest SAR30 million in R&D center- Saudi Cash Revives Boxing’s Don King Era, Says World Boxing Council Chief- After Pistachio, Cocoa price rise can be concerning for UAE's $736 million chocolate market

HEADLINES:- UAE set to use AI to write laws in world first- Adnoc on shortlist to buy Shell South Africa fuel stations- B'Laban’s Facebook Account Announces the Reopening of Its Branches in Saudi Arabia- Tourism to hit 13% of Abu Dhabi’s GDP in 2025, 13% of Total GDP- Dubai’s RTA inks MoU with China's Baidu to launch trials of self-driving taxis

HEADLINES:- UAE has become the 11th largest merchandise exporter in the world- Abu Dhabi investors are stepping up their presence in the UK market- Dubai-listed companies outperformed their Gulf peers in Q4 of 2024- Deel CEO spotted in Dubai as Rippling struggles to serve corporate espionage lawsuit- Russia and Qatar sign 2 billion euro investment deal

HEADLINES:- UAE Tops Saudi Arabia’s Arab Export Markets in Q4 2024, Trade Surplus Soars 37%- B’laban Denies Poison Rumors as Giza Closes 12 Dessert Shop in Egypt- Red Sea Global Unveils New Island Despite PIF Budget Cuts- Women invest AED118 billion in Dubai real estate sector

HEADLINES:- Majid Al Futtaim has announced a AED5 billion investment to transform Mall of the Emirates- Dubizzle Group buys UAE's Property Monitor portal amidst IPO talks- Team ownership could be next F1 step for Saudi Arabia- Dubai’s Property Market Sees Rising Prices and Investor Demand in Q1 2025- Saudi-born Barn’s Coffee Eyes IPO On Saudi Tadawul- Meta's Zuckerberg eyed Instagram spinoff amid antitrust scrutiny, document shows

HEADLINES:- HH Sheikh Mohammed reviews UAE tax and launches AI efficiency drive at Cabinet meeting- Dubai tops list of world's busiest international airports for 11th year- Saudi Arabia plans to pay off Syria's World Bank debts, Reuters reports- Dubai Property Market and Trump Tariffs- Egypt and Qatar said they agreed to “work toward” a $7.5 billion investment package