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Blu Penguin, Network International to power Mobile Money payments across Africa
Business and Financial Times
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July 21, 2025
Network International (Network), a leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa, has announced a collaboration with Blu Penguin, a Ghana-based fintech and mobile money aggregator, to provide low mobile money transactions...
Iranian Threat Actors Use AI-Generated Emails to Target Cybersecurity Researchers and Academics
GBHackers
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July 17, 2025
Iranian state-backed Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups and their hacktivist allies have stepped up operations that could spark worldwide cyber retaliation in the wake of Israeli and American strikes on Iranian nuclear and military facilities...
Baidu signs deal with Uber to deploy Apollo Go robotaxis in Asia, Middle East
South China Morning Post
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July 16, 2025
Chinese search engine and AI giant Baidu and global taxi-hailing firm Uber Technologies have agreed to work together to deploy thousands of Baidu Apollo Go robotaxis in markets outside the US and mainland China, a move that comes as Tesla seeks to...
Yara International ASA (YARIY) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strategic Gains Amidst Market ...
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 19, 2025
Release Date: July 18, 2025 For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript. Yara International ASA (YARIY) is progressing well with its blue ammonia project in the US, supported by favorable tax...
Turkey central bank expected to restart interest rate cutting cycle in July
Kathimerini
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Turkey’s central bank is expected to kick off a renewed easing cycle with a 250 basis-point rate cut to 43.50% next week, as disinflation continues and market turmoil has largely faded, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday. All but one of the 17...
Iranian Threat Actors Leveraging AI-Crafted Emails to Target Cybersecurity Researchers and Academics
Cyber Security News
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July 17, 2025
Iranian state-sponsored threat actors have significantly escalated their cyber operations, employing sophisticated artificial intelligence-enhanced phishing campaigns to target cybersecurity researchers and academic institutions across Western...
Oil Refining Market To Reach USD 72.98 Billion By 2030 Driven By Growing Energy Demand And Shifts In Fuel Standards Mordor Intelligence
MENAFN
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July 18, 2025
(MENAFN- GetNews) "Oil Refining Market"Mordor Intelligence has published a new report on the Oil Refining Market offering a comprehensive analysis of trends, growth drivers, and future projections. Introduction According to a 2025 report on the...
How Iran Sees the China-US Trade War
The Diplomat
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July 18, 2025
As the expiration date for the truce in the trade war between the United States and China approaches, policymakers in Tehran see both immediate risks and potential long-term opportunities for the Islamic Republic of Iran. This is demonstrated in...
Krispy Kreme picks Magnitude Creative for Middle East strategy, creative
Campaign Middle East
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July 16, 2025
Krispy Kreme has appointed Magnitude Creative as its strategy and creative agency of record across the Middle East. The Abu Dhabi-based digital marketing and creative agency will now oversee brand communications for Krispy Kreme in the UAE, Saudi...
Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy and Dubai Finance Partner on Cashless Strategy
Fintech News Middle East
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July 18, 2025
Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Middle East News once a month in your Inbox The Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy and Dubai Finance (DOF) have signed a MoU to support the implementation of the Dubai Cashless Strategy. The agreement focuses...
Saudi Arabia Leads Middle East Venture Capital Investments
Asharq Al-Awsat
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July 16, 2025
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Competition (GAC) received 340 complaints last year, most of them related to the wholesale and retail sector, and referred 35 firms for criminal proceedings over anti-competitive practices, according to a new...
Cyprus Business Now: hotel bookings, GSI, student costs, rental properties, ICT
Cyprus Mail
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July 19, 2025
President of the hoteliers association (Pasyxe) Thanos Michaelides on Friday said hotel occupancy in July ranges between 80 and 85 per cent, stating that the flow of reservations is normal for this time of year. “We are at the peak of the summer...
World News | UAE-India CEPA Council, BHU Sign MoU to Boost Startup Ties and Global Market Access
Latestly
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July 19, 2025
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 19 (ANI): The UAE-India CEPA Council and Banaras Hindu University (BHU) have signed a partnership agreement aimed at fostering cross-border scaling, knowledge exchange, and institutional linkages between...
Iraq: Massive fire rips through shopping mall killing dozens
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
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July 17, 2025
By Laura Sharman, Aqeel Najim and Teele Rebane, CNN (CNN) — A huge fire tore through a large shopping center in Iraq’s eastern city of Kut on Wednesday, killing dozens of people and devastating a community. At least 61 people – including men,...
Oil dips as Russia sanctions seen limited in impact; diesel supply fears curb losses
Profit by Pakistan Today
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July 21, 2025
Oil prices edged lower on Monday, as investors assessed the latest European sanctions on Russian oil exports, which are expected to have limited near-term impact on global supplies. However, fears of a tighter diesel market helped curb further...
Rep Josh Gottheimer addresses stablecoins regulation and US-Israel cooperation in recent posts
NW Bergen News - New Jersey
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July 18, 2025
Rep. Josh Gottheimer, who represents New Jersey’s 5th district in the U.S. Congress, posted a series of statements on his social media account this week addressing legislative priorities ranging from stablecoin regulation to U.S.-Israel...
Saudi Arabia complying fully with voluntary OPEC+ target, energy ministry says
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 18, 2025
Saudi Arabia’s energy ministry said on Friday the kingdom had been fully compliant with its voluntary OPEC+ output target, adding that Saudi marketed crude supply in June was 9.352 million barrels per day, in line with the agreed quota. The...
Iranian, Armenian Security Chiefs Discuss Regional Transport Links
Azatutyun
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An official Armenian readout of the call suggests that Ali Akbar Ahmadian, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, discussed the issue with his Armenian counterpart Armen Grigorian. “Armen Grigorian emphasized Armenia’s position...
Anxious parents face tough choices on AI
The Wellsboro Gazette - Pennsylvania
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When it comes to AI, many parents navigate between fear of the unknown and fear of their children missing out. "It's really hard to predict anything over five years," said Adam Tal, an Israeli marketing executive and father of two boys aged seven...
Israel: Netanyahu considering early election but can he convince people he’s winning the war?
The Conversation
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July 17, 2025
One of Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties, Shas, has announced it will resign from prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. The party said its decision was made due to the government’s failure to pass a bill exempting ultra-Orthodox...