Aalia Mehreen Ahmed

3 days ago | entrepreneur.com | Aalia Mehreen Ahmed

During a fireside chat on day one of the Dubai Fintech Summit 2025 -the third edition of an annual event by DIFC that convenes regional and global fintech stakeholders, which was held from May 12-13 this year- H.E. Dr. Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment, noted that the UAE "has always been a supporter for countries to achieve their climate action and climate agenda." Moderated by Lenah Hassaballah, editor and presenter at CNN Business Arabic, the...

4 days ago | entrepreneur.com | Aalia Mehreen Ahmed

In January 2025, Germany-headquartered artificial intelligence (AI)-powered translation service provider DeepL revealed a study showing that 84% of professionals in the UAE and Saudi Arabia have integrated AI translation tools into their workflows.

1 week ago | entrepreneur.com | Aalia Mehreen Ahmed

In 1870, decades before the nations of Oman and India as we know them today were formed (with the latter still in the early years of British occupation), during one of the many journeys made from their seaside hometown Mandvi in Gujarat, father-and-son merchants Ramdas Thackersay and Khimji Ramdas landed at the Port of Oman.

1 week ago | entrepreneur.com | Aalia Mehreen Ahmed

There are countless entrepreneurial ventures that are born out of personal grievances and observations, but perhaps few have taken form through the course of a wedding. But that is precisely what happened to Hadeel Al Jaberi, who is today the co-founder of Abu Dhabi-based event and wedding planning boutique StageDay- and sharing in her plight was her friend (and, later, business partner) Dina Al Abbasi.

2 weeks ago | entrepreneur.com | Aalia Mehreen Ahmed

Launched in 2022 by Salem Abu-Hammour, Faris Yaghmour, Abdulmalik Almeheini, and Youssef Said, erad is a financing platform that helps SMEs access Shariah-compliant working capital solutions. By offering data and technology-driven, quick and flexible financing solutions to businesses in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, erad has already supported businesses in both nations with over SAR100 million ($26.6 million) in funding.