The highly anticipated shortlist of nominees for Athar Awards 2025 has been revealed, setting the stage for the boldest and most dynamic edition of Saudi Arabia’s biggest celebration of creativity and innovation. With 14 new categories added this year, the competition now spans more than 35 awards across Campaign, Team, and Individual segments, spotlighting breakthrough
EFG Hermes, an EFG Holding company and the leading investment bank in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, has announced a strategic partnership with the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute, the global non-profit foundation dedicated to creating meaningful impact on humanity, to be part of its upcoming conference (FII9). The partnership comes ahead
Tamara, the first homegrown Saudi fintech unicorn, has secured the largest asset-backed facility of its kind in the region of up to $2.4 billion from major financial institutions, including Goldman Sachs, Citi and Apollo funds. This transaction fully refinances and upsizes a prior USD 500 million asset-backed facility arranged by Goldman Sachs. The deal, which
HALA, Saudi Arabia’s leading fintech and provider of embedded financial services to micro, small and medium enterprises, has raised $157 million in a Series B investment round — officially one of the largest fintech Series B funding rounds in the Middle East. The funding round is led by The Rise Fund, TPG’s multi-sector global impact
RX Arabia has officially confirmed inter aviation Arabia will now take place from 29 September to 1 October at the Riyadh Front Exhibition Centre & Conference Center, where it will be co-located with the recently launched WTM Spotlight in Saudi Arabia event and the second edition of FIBO Arabia. RX Arabia will leverage its international
Diriyah Art Futures (DAF), the first hub for New Media Arts in the Middle East and North Africa, launched its latest exhibition CONTINUUM ’25, showcasing the works of its inaugural cohort of emerging artists and mentors. Artists, cultural leaders and members of the public flocked to DAF to explore compelling works spanning a range of
The Saudi Event Show (SES), the Kingdom’s largest gathering for the events and MICE industry, will return to Riyadh on 17–18 September 2025 at The Arena. This year’s edition promises to be bigger than ever, with 5,000+ industry professionals, 100+ exhibitors and suppliers, and 30+ free-to-attend seminars led by global experts. The Saudi Event Show
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