August 9, 2021
PLG wins a contract to host Razer’s first-ever tournament series in ME
In 2021, PLG will handle the entire tournament from planning to execution, spanning seven nations in the MENA area, including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, and Egypt.
August 3, 2021
Cohesity Appoints Gregg Petersen as MEA Lead
Through Cohesity's next-generation data management solutions, Petersen will focus on helping regional businesses in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, and South Africa to conveniently and effectively back up, manage, protect, and derive value from their data.
July 29, 2021
SWVL first $1.5BN unicorn from the ME to list on NASDAQ
Company’s proprietary mobility solutions, powered by cutting-edge technology, are helping to solve mass transit supply and demand challenges in unchartered, emerging markets – empowering massively underserved communities with transportation solutions that are reliable , safe and affordable.
July 27, 2021
LG uncovers 4K OLED TV lineup in the gulf region
LG’s 2021 OLED TVs, spearheaded by the G1 and C1 series, represent company’s most comprehensive range of OLED TVs to date, with exciting new models that build on the brand’s legacy of superior picture quality.
July 20, 2021
New payout option by “MoneyFellows” to ‘Spend in Stores’ in partnership with “Waffarha”
“The partnership with “Waffarha” is a proactive step that leverages our strategy to make financial services that “MoneyFellows” provides easy and unique in a way that enables our users to actively achieve their goals through the Gam’eya module. We offer our customers opportunity to purchase what they need via Spending in Stores using their payouts.” Ahmed Wadi, CEO of MoneyFellows.
July 15, 2021
Fawry participates in ‘pre-series c’ fund raise in elmenus
Fawry will leverage its role as strategic investor in elmenus to engage, support, and encourage growth in Egypt’s wider digital ecosystem. Management has identified multiple opportunities to foster synergies with Fawry’s own lines of business.
July 5, 2021
Honeywell, SAP to help operators make smarter real estate decisions
Honeywell Forge Real Estate Operations is an out-of-the-box cloud-based analytics application. SaaS solution aggregates the financial, employee and real estate data of SAP with Honeywell’s buildings data, IoT sensor data and building management system insights.
June 30, 2021
Amazon’s MENA sustainability roadmap delivers first solar rooftop in the UAE
Starting on its sustainability journey, company inaugurated its first on-site renewable energy project in MENA – a solar rooftop at Amazon’s largest Fulfilment Centre in the UAE, DXB3. The 5,565-panel rooftop will generate on-site solar energy to power 60% of DXB3’s energy demands – the highest permitted capacity in the UAE. Project is estimated to save 4.6 million kilowatt-hours of energy annually.