Trend Analysis

Saudi Arabia Has Revealed Its First CEER Cars. The Bigger Test Starts After the Reveal

Saudi Arabia now has something it did not have a day ago: two fully revealed flagship vehicles from its first homegrown automotive brand.

Robius 22 September 2026 · 11:46 PM GST

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Banque Misr’s UAE Business Is Being Sold to NBE. The U.S. Dollar Risk Is the Backstory

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PhonePe Has UAE Approval. It Still Cannot Launch Yet

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Saudi Arabia Left mBridge in 2025. The UAE Is Still Building on the Network

21 Sep

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Citi Put Subscription Controls Inside Its UAE App. The Bigger Story Is Why the UAE Got It First

21 Sep

The UAE Briefing

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Abu Dhabi Wants IVF Success to Reach 80% by 2030. That Is a Target, Not Today’s Rate

Saudi Arabia’s New Tawrid Platform Is Live. The SAMA Sandbox Permit Is Not a Full Licence

Dubai’s AI Wildlife Feeder Processes 15 Million Images a Year. The 80–97% Figure Is Confidence, Not Accuracy

Etihad Rail Now Takes Fujairah Cargo Straight to ICAD. The Bigger Change Is Where Customs Happens

Abu Dhabi’s New Tourism Academy Already Has 38,643 Learners. It Is Not a New University

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Your Telecom, Your Card Terminal, and Your Free Zone All Want to Be Your Bank Now. Here Is What Happened.

du Combined Six 5G Carriers on a Live Network. That Does Not Mean Everyone Gets 420MHz

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DXB’s New Scanners Are Coming. Don’t Change How You Pack Yet

Dubai International is rolling out security scanners that can let laptops and liquids stay inside…

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UAE AI App Warning: Check Your Phone Permissions

Your AI App Does Not Need Everything on Your Phone

An AI app asks for your camera. Then your location. Then your microphone. The useful…

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Your UAE Bank Is Moving Beyond SMS OTPs. That Changes What a Scam Message Looks Like

A text message asking for your banking OTP used to feel normal because banks themselves trained customers to expect one. That pattern is changing in the UAE.

17 Sep 2026•3 MIN READ

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The Email Has the DFSA Logo. The DFSA Says It Is a Scam

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The Scam Ad Does Not Want Your Card Number. It Wants You to Install the App

2 Sep 2026•5 MIN READ

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Capital.com Has a Category 1 UAE License. Crypto Will Be a Different Company

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7× GCC Revenue Growth

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Paymob Raised $35M After GCC Revenue Grew 7×. Nearly Half Its Revenue Now Comes From the Gulf

Paymob has raised $35 million in a pre-Series C round co-led by Abu Dhabi sovereign investor Mubadala and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.…

21 Sep 2026•3 MIN READ

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