Sinopsis
DUBAI WORKS, a business podcast about the innovators, the products, the services and trending topics, Lovin Dubai's take on the business stories that matter.The shows host is Richard Fitzgerald, founder of Augustus Media, publishers of Lovin Dubai, Lovin Saudi and SMASHI TV.
Episodios
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Snapchat Opens in Doha, Saudi AI Win, Goldman’s $10B Kuwait Investment
28/10/2025 Duración: 33minHEADLINES:♦ HH Sheikh hamdan Tells Apparel Group Founder to Double 2,400-Store Empire♦ ASnapchat Opens New Doha Office to Strengthen Ties with Qatar and the Gulf ♦ Saudi AI Startup Humain to Launch Voice-Activated Operating System ♦ Goldman Sachs in Talks with Kuwait Fund for $10 Billion Mandate 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
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Qatari Founder Backs Mamdani, G42 Denies Claims, UAE Opens Bond Market
27/10/2025 Duración: 51minHEADLINES:♦ Snoonu Founder Backs Mamdani After Criticism for Eating with Hands♦ Abu Dhabi-Based G42 Denies US Claims of Links to Chinese Missiles ♦ UAE Opens Government Sukuk Investments to Individuals for the First Time♦ Jordan Partners With Amjad Masad’s Replit to Launch “Siraj,” an AI Learning Assistant 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
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Property Finder Invests, Saudi ATP 1000, Sequoia Controversy
24/10/2025 Duración: 35minHEADLINES:♦ Property Finder Invests in Stake to Boost MENA’s Real Estate Tech Ecosystem♦ Saudi Arabia to Host New ATP Masters 1000 Tournament in Landmark Expansion Backed by PIF♦ Sequoia COO Resigns Over Islamophobia Row After Partner’s Controversial Tweet 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
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MBS Meets Trump as Dubizzle Halts IPO, UAE Talks Gaza, AttiasEyes Riyadh
23/10/2025 Duración: 30minHEADLINES:• Dubizzle has Halted its dubai IPO just a Day Before Bookbuilding was due to start• Reuters NEXT Gulf Debut: UAE Leaders Tackle Gaza, Global Fragmentation, and Economic Resilience• Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman To Visit Trump At White House In November• Richard Attias & Associates To Go Public In Riyadh In 2026 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
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Dubai Airports IPO; Amazon enters UAE Q-Commerce; UK's Alphageek in Dubai
22/10/2025 Duración: 23minHEADLINES:♦ Dubai Airports CEO Says Potential IPO Would Attract Global Investors♦ Amazon Launches 15-Minute “Amazon Now” Delivery Service Across UAE♦ UK’s Alphageek Expands to Dubai Amid Surge in British Business Migration 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
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Prince Khaled Slams Meta; AWS Outage; Salary Negotiations in UAE
21/10/2025 Duración: 45minHEADLINES:♦ Gulf Users Were also Affected by AWS Outage with Many Big Services Shut Down ♦ Saudi Prince Khaled Slams Meta for Prioritising Sales over Security in Gulf ♦ Michael Page Report: 2024 Wasn't Good for Salary Negotiations in the UAE 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
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UAE Bans Compound Interest, Sharjah Property Hits AED 44B, Sinner Wins $6M
20/10/2025 Duración: 41minHEADLINES:♦ UAE Supreme Court Rules Against Compound Interest on Loans♦ Sharjah Property Market Hits Record AED 44.3 Billion in 2025 ♦ Sinner Clinches $6m Six Kings Slam Title in Saudi Arabia
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Careem Exclusive, G42 Stargate Update, King Salman Gate Project
17/10/2025 Duración: 31minHEADLINES:• Dubai’s FIX Dessert Chocolatier Ditches Deliveroo for Exclusive Partnership With Careem• G42 Speeds Up Work on Stargate UAE AI Cluster• Crown Prince Launches King Salman Gate Project Near Makkah’s Grand Mosque• UAE’s Largest Listed Firm IHC to Merge Three Units Into AED120 B Investment Giant 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
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North Star 2025 & GITEX; MGX+BlackRock $40B Deal; ALEC IPO Records
16/10/2025 Duración: 33minHEADLINES:♦ I2025 Expand North Star Concludes and GITEX Global Continues Strong in Dubai♦ MGX and BlackRock Strike Record $40 Billion Texas Data Center Deal♦ ALEC Holdings Makes Historic Debut on DFM with UAE’s Largest Construction IPO 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
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Live from Day 4 of Expand North Star 2025 in Dubai
15/10/2025 Duración: 21minLive from Day 4 of Expand North Star 2025 in DubaiNewsletter: https://aug.us/4jqModrWhatsApp: https://aug.us/40FdYLUInstagram: https://aug.us/4ihltzQTiktok: https://aug.us/4lnV0D8Smashi Business Show (Mon-Friday): https://aug.us/3BTU2MY
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Live from Day 3 of Expand North Star in Dubai
14/10/2025 Duración: 27minLive from Day 3 of Expand North Star in Dubai
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Live From Expand North Star 2025
13/10/2025 Duración: 23minLive From Expand North Star 2025Newsletter: https://aug.us/4jqModrWhatsApp: https://aug.us/40FdYLUInstagram: https://aug.us/4ihltzQTiktok: https://aug.us/4lnV0D8Smashi Business Show (Mon-Friday): https://aug.us/3BTU2MY
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Man United Takeover, Free Internet Warning, UAE Finance Index Ray Dalio
10/10/2025 Duración: 29minHEADLINES:♦ Is Manchester United being sold? Turki AlShikh says Yes, Sources Say No!♦ Telegram Founder Durov Warns of ‘Death of the Free Internet’ on 41st Birthday♦ NYU Abu Dhabi Launches Global Financial Competitiveness Institute Backed by Veteran Ray Dalio 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
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UAE Secures Nvidia Chips, Multiply Acquires Stake, Riyadh Air's Flight
09/10/2025 Duración: 34minHEADLINES:♦ UAE Secures First Batch of US Nvidia Chips in Major AI Partnership♦ Multiply Group Acquires Majority 60.8% Stake in Gucci Packaging Partner ISEM♦ Riyadh Air Takes Off With First London Flight — But Tickets Aren’t on Sale Yet♦ Oman Stands Firm on Launching Personal Income Tax in 2028 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
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Revolut CEO Moves to UAE | Saudi Boom Slows | No Israel at Dubai Airshow
08/10/2025 Duración: 30minHEADLINES: ♦ Revolut CEO Nik Storonsky Leaves London for UAE as Tax Changes Trigger Billionaire Exodus♦ Saudi Consultancy Hiring Boom Eases as Vision 2030 Enters Delivery Phase♦ Israeli Companies to Skip Dubai Airshow 2025, Organiser Confirms♦ Thomas Maton, Business Development Manager, DMDC
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Sam Altman’s Middle East Tour; Netflix Backlash; Diriyah Probe
07/10/2025 Duración: 30minHEADLINES:♦ OpenAI’s Sam Altman Tours the Middle East to Raise Funds for AI Expansion♦ Saudis Join Elon Musk’s Netflix Boycott Over Arabic-Dubbed Kids Show♦ Saudi Executives Detained in Diriyah Corruption Probe♦ SSC Channels Go Off Air After Losing Saudi Football Rights to Thmanyah 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
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IFFCO Debt Restructuring, Sawiris Gaza Plan, DoorDash-Deliveroo Deal
06/10/2025 Duración: 33minHEADLINES:♦ London Dairy Owner IFFCO Hires Rothschild for $2 Billion Debt Restructuring♦ Naguib Sawiris Named in Tony Blair–Linked Postwar Gaza Governance Plan♦ DoorDash Completes Deliveroo UAE Takeover♦ London Court Rules in Favor of DP World in $685 Million Djibouti Port Dispute 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
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Dubai Property Sales Hit AED500B; ADIA’s Deal; $50M Fund for MENA
03/10/2025 Duración: 16minHEADLINES:♦ Dubai Property Market Hits Record AED500B in Nine Months♦ ADIA and Goldman Sachs Lead $4.23B Investment in Häagen-Dazs Maker Froneri♦ Saudi Sukna Capital Teams with US Venture Debt Firm to Deploy $50M in MENA Tech and SMEs 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
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Spotify Pays $3.5M to Saudis, First Saudi in Time100, Mubadala's $17.4B
02/10/2025 Duración: 17minHEADLINES:♦ Saudi Artists’ Spotify Royalties Surge to $3.5 Million in 2024♦ Jomana R. Alrashid Named to TIME100 Next List, First Saudi Honored♦ Saudi Arabia Launches $80 Million Fashion Fund to Boost Local Brands♦ Mubadala Leads MENA Sovereign Investment Activity with $17.4 Billion in 2025Newsletter: https://aug.us/4jqModrWhatsApp: https://aug.us/40FdYLUInstagram: https://aug.us/4ihltzQTiktok: https://aug.us/4lnV0D8Smashi Business Show (Mon-Friday): https://aug.us/3BTU2MY
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Speak up for Gaza: Masad; Careem Backs Swapp; Gems Eyes Saudi Schools
01/10/2025 Duración: 17minHEADLINES:♦ Replit Founder Urges Tech Industry to Speak Out on Gaza♦ Careem Invests in UAE Car Rental Platform Swapp♦ Gems Education Bids for Saudi School Operator Ajialuna Educational♦ Dubai Journalist Calls for Courtesy Towards Speakers at Major Events 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