MENA Business Travel Airfares Rise 46% in H1 2026 as April Marks the Demand Peak, Tumodo Reports - mena business

MENA Business Travel Airfares Rise 46% in H1 2026 as April Marks the Demand Peak, Tumodo Reports

Tumodo, the MENA-based online business travel platform, reports on corporate travel pricing, demand, and destination trends across the region for Q2 and H1 2026. Despite the regional disruptions, business travel in the Middle East and North Africa is growing faster than the global average, forecast to reach $270.8 billion by 2030. According to Tumodo’s data, […]

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Beyond the Mall Launches as the UAE’s Home for Meaningful Gifting and Independent Brands - beyond mall

Beyond the Mall Launches as the UAE’s Home for Meaningful Gifting and Independent Brands

Beyond the Mall, a new UAE-based online lifestyle marketplace, has launched with a mission to shine a spotlight on the region’s most inspiring independent brands, artisans and entrepreneurs. Bringing together a carefully curated collection of unique products spanning fashion, homeware, personalised creations, gifts and everyday lifestyle essentials, the platform offers consumers a destination to discover […]

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AnaAkhtar Moves from Field Validation to Institutional Adoption — The First Arabic Platform Built to Put School Counsell...

AnaAkhtar Moves from Field Validation to Institutional Adoption — The First Arabic Platform Built to Put School Counsellors at the Heart of Student Growth

It began with a simple question: how do we see the student who never shows up in any spreadsheet? Today, UAE-based AnaAkhtar — the first Arabic platform purpose-built to support the school counsellor — presented the outcomes of two years of field implementation and validation at “Educational Technology in Educational Counseling and Well-Being,” held in […]

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IMAN Holdings Plans $100 Million Fundraise to Expand AI-Powered Islamic Banking Into the GCC - iman holdings

IMAN Holdings Plans $100 Million Fundraise to Expand AI-Powered Islamic Banking Into the GCC

IMAN Holdings has announced plans to raise $100mn to accelerate the development and expansion of its AI-powered Islamic banking platform, with a focus on entering GCC markets. Founded in 2020, the Central Asia–based fintech company has developed a mobile-first financial ecosystem built around Shariah-compliant principles. Its platform integrates savings, investments, payments, and financial guidance within […]

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