GCC Business News

Emirates and Al Etihad Payments have signed an agreement to enable customers to use Jaywan, the UAE’s national card scheme, to book Emirates flights, expanding payment options for travel from Dubai.

Starting September 16, 2026, customers will be able to use Jaywan cards to book flights online through emirates.com or at Emirates Retail stores. The agree...

Dr. Eman Yahya Abdu Al-Qaisi, a faculty member at King Khalid University (KKU)’ s College of Computer Science, has secured a patent from the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) for an artificial intelligence system designed to diagnose multimodal medical images within seconds, including in healthcare settings without internet connectivity.

Snowflake, a leading AI Data Cloud company, has launched Snowflake for Startups in the UAE, providing founders with product capabilities, strategic relationships with leading venture capital firms and access to infrastructure to build and scale enterprise-grade AI applications.

The initiative aligns with the UAE’s ‘We the UAE 2031’ vision to strengthen...

Khazna Data Centers and Siemens have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a technical partnership focused on advancing the infrastructure needed to support the next generation of AI-powered data centers.

The agreement, signed at the UAE-Germany Business Forum, outlines several areas for potential collaboration, including AI-ready inf...

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Group has signed a strategic agreement with DFNS, a digital asset custody technology provider, to provide digital asset wallet and tokenization capabilities for on-chain assets.

The agreement will support ADX’s plans for the issuance, listing, and trading of digital assets and add infrastructure for tokenized product...