Dubai Works Business Podcast

HEADLINES:♦ Kings League MENA: SURJ Sports And Gerard Piqué’s Kings League Launch Football Format In Saudi♦ Dubai’s Dune 23 To Be Acquired By M&C Saatchi In Strategic Middle East Expansion♦ Majid Al Futtaim And Dubai Future Foundation Launch People-First Retail Robotics Pilot At City Centre Mirdif♦ Fadi Ghandour Warns of AI Tsunami as Microsoft Layoffs Signal Shift in Software Industry

HEADLINES:• Saudi Arabia Denies Alcohol Legalization Rumors Amid World Cup Buzz• UAE will Become the First Country to Offer Free ChatGPT Plus to All Residents• Saudi Arabia and Kuwait Strike New Oil in Partitioned Zone• Piers Morgan’s Shift on Gaza Reflects Global Moral Shift, Says Khalaf Al Habtoor• Middle East’s Wealthy Family Offices are Look to the West

HEADLINES:• Fact Check: Is Saudi unbanning Alcohol in 600 Tourist Locations?• Omani Huda Al Lawati Raises $200M for Gulf’s First Woman-Led Equity Firm• Tabby and Tamara Report Strong Profits as Saudi Fintech Sector Surges• UAE Citizen Pavel Durov’s Telegram Posts $540M Profit in 2024 Newsletter: https://aug.us/4jqModrWhatsApp: https://aug.us/40FdYLUInstagram: https://aug.us/4ihltzQTiktok: https://aug.us/4lnV0D8Smashi Business Show (Mon-Friday): https://aug.us/3BTU2MY

HEADLINES:• Highlights of Day 3 of Qatar Economic Forum• Noor Sweid Warns of “Massive Funding Gap” in Middle East at Series B Stage• Saudi Arabia Launches AI Startup Incubator to Accelerate Digital Innovation• Abu Dhabi AI Giant G42 Has Brought Stargate to the UAE• Global Investors Expected to Put $10 Billion into Dubai Property by 2025

HEADLINES:• Highlights from Day 2 of the Qatar Economic Forum• Flynas Raises $1.1 Billion in IPO Priced at Top Range, Fueling Saudi Aviation Push• U.S. Officially Accepts Qatari Jet as Trump’s Air Force One• Moniify Officially Appoints Lana Sawiris as CEO

HEADLINES:♦ Key Announcements and Global Deals at Qatar Economic Forum Day 1♦ UK Halts Trade Talks, EU Reassesses Israel Ties Amid 'Horrifying' Genocide in Gaza♦ Saudi Arabia Plans $100 Billion ‘Project Paradise’ in Riyadh♦ Saudi Proptech Startup Ejari Eyes Expansion as Rental Demand Surges

HEADLINES:• Nvidia, UAE’s MGX Plan to Build Europe’s Largest Data Center• Saudi PIF Opens Paris Office, Aims to Double Europe Investments• Pavel Durov slams Mark Zuck, calls WhatsApp a cheap copycat of Telegram• UAE's travel and tourism sector to add more than 26,000 jobs this year• Codex: Will coding become obsolete as AI automates it in ChatGPT?

HEADLINES:• Sarwa Enforces No-Negotiation Pay Policy to Ensure Fair Salaries for New Hires• Trump Tower Dubai Launch Sparks Investor Frenzy with Promises of 30% Resale Gains• Dubai Holding Upsizes Dubai Residential REIT IPO Amid Strong Investor Demand• Syria to Print New Currency in UAE and Germany, Ending Russian Partnership• OpenAI, Oracle to Help UAE Develop Massive Data Center

HEADLINES:♦ US and UAE Sign Partnership to Build Largest Data Center Complex Outside of the US♦ Emirates in Talks With SpaceX to Bring Starlink Wi-Fi Onboard Widebody Fleet♦ UAE-Jordan CEPA Takes Effect, Set to Boost Bilateral Trade to $8 Billion by 2032♦ Etihad Rail Passenger Service to Launch in 2026, Transforming UAE Travel

HEADLINES:♦ Qatar Signs $200 Billion Deal to Buy Jets from Boeing During Trump Visit♦ Trump Meets Syria’s Interim Leader, Lifts Sanctions in Push to Rebuild Ties and Trade♦ Elon Musk says Starlink was approved in Saudi Arabia♦ Nvidia and AMD Join Forces with Saudi Arabia’s Humain to Build AI Superstructure

HEADLINES:♦ Trump Lands in Riyadh to Grand Welcome, Crown Prince Meets Global Tech and Business Titans♦ Trump Announces Major Policy Shift: U.S. to Lift Sanctions on Syria Amid Gulf Tour♦ Trump Secures Historic $600 Billion Investment Commitment from Saudi Arabia♦ Saudi Startup Kilow Secures $2.5M to Power AI-Driven Weight Loss Revolution

HEADLINES:♦ Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Launches HUMAIN to Power Nation’s Bold AI Push♦ Elon Musk Set to Join Trump Delegation at Saudi-U.S. Forum as Gulf Tour Begins♦ MBC Group Posts $70M Q1 Profit Surge as New CEO Michael Sneesby Takes Helm♦ Money Without Borders: Hubpay’s CEO on the Future of Fintech in the UAE

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