Author: Arabian Media staff

UNITED NATIONS: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, at a UN event Thursday commemorating the Nakba, urged more action to end the war in Gaza, linking the historical displacement during Israel’s creation to the current conflict. The United Nations has since 2023 commemorated the “Nakba” — “catastrophe” in Arabic — which refers to the flight and expulsion of an estimated 700,000 Palestinians during the creation of the State of Israel in 1948. This year the anniversary is particularly painful, as Palestinians say history is being repeated in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. Tens of thousands have been…

LONDON: English sports broadcaster Gary Lineker, at the center of a backlash over a social media post, said that Israel is to blame for the origins of the Gaza conflict, because it turned the territory into an “outdoor prison.” Speaking on Friday in an interview at the Football Business Awards days before he was accused of antisemitism over a post on X, Lineker said that his issues are with the Israeli government rather than Jewish people. Source link

On Iran, Gaza, Syria and Yemen, President Trump is moving ahead without Israel, reshaping decades of foreign policy. Source link

Not long after the attacks, Yuval Raphael said, she resolved to follow her long-held dream of becoming a professional singer. Source link

Y Combinator-backed startup Firecrawl is back on the hunt for AI agent employees. As we reported back in February, its first attempt didn’t yield an AI worth hiring. But it’s now placed three new ads on YC’s job board for “AI agents only” and has set aside a $1 million budget total to make it happen. Within about a week after the new job posts went live, it had about 50 applicants, founder Caleb Peffer tells TechCrunch. Firecrawl offers a web crawling tool that scrapes data from websites for LLMs. This is, Peffer admits, a shady part of the AI…

Iran rejects any deal that would ban it from any nuclear enrichment, long a demand of U.S. conservatives. Source link

For some, President Trump’s visits to Arab nations, Iran’s regional rivals, only made their country’s acute energy and economic crises harder to bear. Source link

Two UAE firms – fintech Aura financial institution Reem Finance – are joining hands to give a big push to SME cash flow. The two signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to leverage Reem Finance’s lending capabilities to expand Aura’s SME financing platform in the UAE market. Aura’s platform focuses on improving SME cash flow through innovative credit solutions. The partnership is set to tackle the substantial credit gap facing SMEs in the UAE, in line with Aura’s goal of offering instant access to funds through invoice discounting. Aura said its solution is particularly vital in a market where over…

Mamo, a UAE-based fintech startup, announced the successful completion of a $3.4 million funding round. The fresh capital will be used to expand the company’s product offerings and extend its market presence. The funding round was led by an existing investor 4DX Ventures and the Dubai Future District Fund. Cyfr Capital also participated in the funding round, said Mamo, focusing on solutions to help small and medium-sized businesses consolidate their payment collection, corporate cards and expense management needs. The company said it has plans to further develop its comprehensive financial services platform to address the deeper finance operations needs of…

Global tech giant Meta and Startupbootcamp, a leading startup accelerator, announced a collaboration to boost MENA’s startup scene. The strategic partnership aims to empower local startups with cutting-edge AI technologies by launching Llama Design Drive, a program specifically designed to address the needs of the MENA region. The programme will consist of three four-week sprints conducted across the region – in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. Strategic partnerships with industry leaders, including RTA (The Roads and Transport Authority), Chalhoub Group, and Dubai Holding, have also been forged to guide the definition of design challenges and explore cutting-edge solutions that…