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The highly anticipated Bitcoin Core 24.0 finally goes live

The Bitcoin Core 24.0 upgrade, a highly anticipated major release that gives users the option to implement replace-by-fee (RBF) logic, has finally gone live. The upgrade alters how nodes download blocks when they sync with...

by WAYA Staff - Nov 29, 2022

Markets

Egypt’s foreign-exchange reserves increase to $27b in May 2023

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said that the foreign-exchange reserves increased to US$26.6 billion in May 2023, compared to US$26.17 billion in April, an increase of...

by WAYA Staff - Jun 7, 2023

Uncategorized

UAE, Egypt sign agreement to build 10-gigawatt onshore wind farm

The United Arab of Emirates and Egypt have signed an agreement to establish an over US$10 million-worth wind farm project...

by WAYA Staff - Jun 7, 2023

Startups

Rology startup expands to Saudi market through acquisition of Arkan

Rology, the leading teleradiology company in the Middle East and Africa has announced the acquisition of Arkan United, a teleradiology provider in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Demand...

by WAYA Staff - Jun 7, 2023

Startups

Saudi Autobia secures US$2.5m seed funding to reshape the automotive aftersales market

The B2B platform for automotive aftersales and spare parts Autobia announces the successful completion of a $2.5 million seed funding round. The...

by WAYA Staff - Jun 6, 2023

Money

Saudi Arabia to establish US$1b investment project in Iraq

Saudi Arabia announced investing US$1 billion to establish a huge project in Iraq amid a fruitful phase of the strong...

by WAYA Staff - Jun 6, 2023

Startups

Saudi Integrative Health fully acquires Nala platform

Saudi Arabia-based healthtech Integrative Health announced that it has acquired Nala, another Saudi healthtech platform, according to media reports. The digital health company...

by WAYA Staff - Jun 5, 2023

Markets

Dubai-based marketplace Floranow acquires Saudi’s Bloomax for expansion

Dubai-based online floral marketplace, Floranow, announced it has fully acquired Bloomax, Saudi Arabia’s largest wholesale distributor of fresh-cut flowers aiming to expand its...

by WAYA Staff - Jun 5, 2023

Tech

SC Women in Tech program grants US$50k to three Saudi female-led startups

The leading global banking group, Standard Chartered (SC), and the region’s leading full-fledged investment firm, Falak Investment Hub, announced the successful...

by WAYA Staff - Jun 4, 2023

Markets

Edita Food Industries acquires 100% of Fancy Foods

Edita Food Industries, a leading Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company in Egypt and the Middle East, announced the acquisition of Fancy Foods,...

by WAYA Staff - Jun 4, 2023

Tech

Google leads US$36m funding round for Indian space startup Pixxel

Google is leading a $36 million funding round for Bengaluru-based Pixxel, a satellite-image startup, in the first major investment in...

by WAYA Staff - Jun 4, 2023

bitcoin

The highly anticipated Bitcoin Core 24.0 finally goes live

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