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AI Cybersecurity Startup Lyrie.ai Raises $2 Million Pre-Seed Round

Dubai-based cybersecurity startup Lyrie.ai has officially emerged from stealth mode after raising $2 million in pre-seed funding. Developed by OTT Cybersecurity LLC, the platform focuses on securing autonomous AI agents operating across enterprise and government systems. The funding will support platform development, expansion of the cybersecurity research team, and the rollout of the company’s newly […]

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María Muñoz Is Transforming MENA Luxury Through Maison Pyramide

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In a region experiencing a powerful cultural and creative transformation, María Muñoz has emerged as one of the defining figures shaping the future of fashion, luxury, and brand communication across the Middle East and North Africa. As co-founder and partner of Maison Pyramide, the Cairo-based creative agency and luxury communications platform, she has played a

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Quill Leads Online Communications for Make it in the Emirates 2026

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Integrated communications agency Quill has overseen the digital outreach and live content execution for Make it in the Emirates 2026, the UAE’s premier manufacturing and industrial development forum. Hosted at ADNEC Abu Dhabi from May 4 to 7, the latest edition marked the event’s largest scale to date, gathering more than 1,200 exhibitors and welcoming

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Why Asia and the Middle East Are Giving Rise to a New Kind of Communications Powerhouse

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There is no shortage of noise in today’s media landscape. Brands speak constantly, founders post daily, companies chase visibility with relentless urgency. And yet, very few are truly heard.Across Asia and the Middle East, a new generation of leaders is emerging. They are building global businesses, shaping culture, and moving capital and ideas at unprecedented

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JOOL JEWELRY: HOW Founder Layal Rkain Is Defining a New Modern Heirloom House

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Layal Rkain is a first-generation jeweler building a luxury brand defined not by lineage, but by intention. Founded as a modern heirloom house, JOOL Jewelry was created from Rkain’s belief in the Middle East’s enduring relationship with precious objects. In the region, jewelry is not simply worn. It is preserved, gifted, and carried forward. Rkain

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OmniOps Secures Strategic Backing to Launch Bunyan Saudi Arabia’s First Sovereign AI Inference Platform

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OmniOps, Saudi Arabia’s AI infrastructure leader, has officially launched Bunyan (بنيان) the Kingdom’s first sovereign inference-as-a-service platform following a strategic endorsement by H.E. Eng. Abdullah Alswaha, Minister of Communications and Information Technology. With significant institutional support and strategic investment, Bunyan is designed to power AI-driven applications across text, vision, and speech, while preserving data sovereignty

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Credit Suisse just rehired a specialty-finance dealmaker who’s a double boomerang

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Dynamic Capital Ltd IPO gets oversubscribed by over five times on Day 20

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