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Salla acquires Paylink in Saudi payments push
Saudi e-commerce platform Salla has acquired fintech firm Paylink to integrate payment processing across online and physical sales channels.
Saudi real estate platform to invest in Syrian classifieds startup
Saudi corporate travel platform FlyAkeed raises $25.15 million
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Fitch affirms Qatar's AA rating, expects LNG exports to recover by mid-2025
Fitch Ratings affirmed Qatar's AA credit rating and removed the country from its negative watch list, projecting liquefied natural gas exports will recover to pre-war levels by the second half of 2025.
UAE explores AI-powered materials discovery as next economic frontier
The UAE is positioning itself to use its AI infrastructure advantage to accelerate the discovery of advanced materials, which experts argue could anchor its transition to a knowledge-based economy.
Iran attacks Kuwait as fighting with U.S. intensifies
Iran launched attacks on Kuwait on Thursday, part of an intensifying exchange of strikes with the United States that included American bombing of a wedding in Iran.
Trump declines to discuss CIA involvement in potential Iranian uprising
President Trump said it would be inappropriate to discuss whether he would authorize CIA operations to arm Iranians, a day after calling for the Iranian people to rise up.
