Technology news and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
Technology News and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
JD.com has opened a new 10,000 sq m warehouse in Dubai’s Jafza, its sixth in the UAE. Operated by Jingdong Logistics, the site supports nearly 1 million items with a 99.9% on-time rate. The move boosts JD.com’s Middle East expansion, with a 70,000 sq m smart hub planned in Abu Dhabi.
stc Bahrain has relaunched its jeel ICT programme in partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Tamkeen, offering Bahraini youth hands-on training in ICT and FinTech. The initiative, part of Bahrain’s Economic Vision 2030, has already placed graduates into full-time roles and is shaping the Kingdom’s next generation of digital leaders.
Presight and Dow Jones Factiva have signed an MoU to co-develop AI-driven risk and compliance solutions. The tools will combine regulatory-grade data with sovereign-scale AI to deliver predictive intelligence for financial institutions, regulators, and sovereign entities, with initial rollout in the UAE and wider GCC.
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Cairo, August 18, 2025 – Foodics, the leading provider of restaurant management and financial tech solutions in the MENA region,…
Iran’s Space Agency confirmed that Zafar and Paya satellites will be launched on Russia’s Soyuz rocket in fall 2025, while also preparing the Chabahar Space Center for domestic launches. Alongside, Iran is advancing its Nahid-2 program, reflecting both Russo-Iranian space cooperation and growing domestic capabilities.