Al-Mukhtas Al-Sehhi Medical, the 51%-owned subsidiary of Saudi Arabia's Specialized Medical Company (SMC Healthcare), has been awarded a SAR 3.8 billion (USD 1 billion) contract by the Kingdom's Ministry of Health to manage and operate the SABIC Behavioral Care Specialist Hospital.

Dubizzle Group has announced a strategic partnership and investment in Tern, a UAE-based rental rewards platform, through its venture capital arm Dubizzle Group Ventures.

Revolut has received stored value facilities and retail payment services (Category II) licenses from the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), completing its regulatory authorisation process following in-principle approval granted in September 2025.

Sharjah's 102 hotels welcomed 2.1 million guests in 2025, a 22% increase on the previous year, according to real estate advisory firm Cavendish Maxwell.

The Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) has joined forces with NVIDIA, KKR and Vistra to establish Helix Digital Infrastructure, a consolidated platform designed to serve hyperscale data centre operators with total capital commitments exceeding USD 10 billion.

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has announced the arrival of Oak Hill Advisors, a milestone that brings the total number of hedge fund managers registered at the Centre to 100.

DXC Technology has entered a multi-year global alliance with Anthropic to embed AI into mission-critical enterprise systems serving banks, airlines, insurers, manufacturers and government agencies.

Dubai's Al Maktoum International Airport project is accelerating rapidly, with the onsite workforce expected to grow from its current 9,000 to approximately 120,000 at peak construction capacity.