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Chiva-Som taps IMAGINE PR for North American outreach
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Chiva-Som has named IMAGINE PR as its North American public relations agency for Chiva-Som Hua Hin in Thailand and Zulal Wellness Resort by Chiva-Som in Qatar.
Cap Spartel Club blends Moroccan memory with GCC demand
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Cap Spartel Club, the UAE swimwear label founded by French-Moroccan sisters Sophia and Nora, is gaining traction in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar with artist-made prints, color stories tied to place and a full range of fits.
Exhibo launches as open art platform for MENA galleries and museums
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Exhibo has launched in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar as the first open digital platform built to connect the MENA art world with collectors, press and cultural travellers.
Paris Couture Week spotlights Arab designers and cross-discipline art
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Paris Haute Couture Week 2026 at Hôtel Particulier Monceau paired Arab couture with contemporary art, literature and live performance, underscoring how the fashion calendar is expanding beyond the runway.
Chery tops 943,000 exports in H1 as iCAUR expands globally
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Chery Group posted record first-half sales and exports in 2026, while its iCAUR NEV brand pushed into more than 40 markets with new products, awards and showrooms.
Side Equity Ventures names Paolo Cozzolino to advisory role for GCC expansion
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Side Equity Ventures LLC-Fz has appointed Paolo Cozzolino as a Limited Partner Advisory Member as the firm pushes deeper into the Gulf Cooperation Council region.
beIN extends exclusive Wimbledon rights in MENA through 2030
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beIN MEDIA GROUP has renewed its exclusive Wimbledon broadcast deal with the All England Lawn Tennis Club, keeping The Championships on beIN SPORTS across 24 Middle East and North Africa territories through 2030. The agreement also preserves…
Spencer Striker launches free AI docudrama on Al-Khwarizmi
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Spencer Striker Digital Learning has released the first episode of a free 30-part AI-animated docudrama about Al-Khwarizmi, with new episodes rolling out through summer 2026 on YouTube. The series aims to bring the origins of algebra and…
LeapHope expands online therapy to 16 countries
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LeapHope said July 7, 2026, that it is broadening online marriage counselling, child therapy and mental health services across 16 countries, with verified psychologists and transparent pricing.
SIGEP Asia and Restaurant Asia open in Singapore with AI push and global competitions
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SIGEP Asia 2026 and Restaurant Asia 2026 opened July 17 at Sands Expo & Convention Centre in Singapore, uniting the region’s foodservice, hospitality and HoReCa sectors for three days of competitions, technology showcases and business networking….
RetreatBoss Magazine spotlights family as the missing piece in wellness travel
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RetreatBoss Magazine’s Summer 2026 issue, Issue 006, reframes wellness travel around family connection, grief, chosen family, and shared rituals.
EVA Live expands live entertainment footprint across India and the Middle East
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Deepak Choudhary’s EVA Live is building concerts, festivals and comedy formats across India and the Middle East as the company looks to scale repeatable live entertainment properties.
Artane Partners launches free newsletter on Gulf capital flows
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Artane Partners has launched The Gulf Capital Brief, a free newsletter aimed at tracking how Gulf sovereign wealth funds, family offices and institutional allocators are investing in Western markets.
Kangaroo-skin cleats disappear from the 2026 World Cup
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At the 2026 FIFA World Cup, kangaroo-skin soccer cleats have effectively vanished from the field after a six-year campaign by animal-welfare groups pushed the world’s biggest athletic brands to stop using kangaroo parts.
OriginChain taps bluarrows as GCC partner for AI database push
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OriginChain has named Dubai-based bluarrows as its strategic GCC channel partner to expand adoption of OriginChainDB across the Middle East. The deal aims to help enterprises in six Gulf markets adopt AI-ready data infrastructure for analytics and…
V expands free TV channels across 10 MENA markets with Screenomic
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V launched its TV Channels service across 10 Middle East and North Africa markets, adding more than 30 free premium streaming channels to the VIDAA platform.
Jetour T2 tops 500,000 global sales in 33 months
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Jetour says its T2 SUV has surpassed 500,000 global sales in just 33 months, making it the fastest boxy SUV to reach that milestone.
Tribuna.com launches Arabic World Cup prediction challenge
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Tribuna.com has launched a free, multilingual Bracket Challenge for the FIFA World Cup 2026, with a full Arabic version aimed at fans in the Middle East and North Africa.
beIN SPORTS lays out 17-hour daily World Cup 2026 coverage plan
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beIN SPORTS says it will provide live, trilingual coverage of all 104 FIFA World Cup 2026 matches across eight channels and digital platforms in 24 MENA countries.
AdEngage says Gulf downturn is a chance to win share
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AdEngage argues that the UAE slowdown is shifting market share toward brands that keep spending while rivals cut back.
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