Startups Knot Technologies Raises USD 1.1M to Scale AI Native Ticketing Platform Knot Technologies KNOT Technologies raised a USD 1 million pre-seed round led by A15 to scale its AI-native ticketing and... by WAYA Staff - Jan 19, 2026
Markets Joy Awards Spotlights Saudi’s USD 3B Entertainment Market Entertainment Sector Saudi Arabia’s entertainment sector is undergoing a major transformation driven by Vision 2030, with clear growth in both... by WAYA Staff - Jan 18, 2026
Tech OpenAI to Start Testing ChatGPT Ads Ahead of IPO Push OpenAI OpenAI is taking a major step toward monetizing ChatGPT, its widely used AI chatbot, by testing ads for free... by WAYA Staff - Jan 18, 2026
Startups Saudi’s Resquad AI Raises USD 1.5M to Scale Recruitment Platform Resquad AI Saudi-based Resquad AI, an AI-driven recruitment platform, closed a USD 1.5 million seed funding round. The round was... by WAYA Staff - Jan 18, 2026
Markets Gourmet Moves Toward IPO IPO Gourmet Egypt.com for Food Products (Gourmet/GE), a premium grocery retailer, announced plans for an initial public offering (IPO) on... by WAYA Staff - Jan 18, 2026
Real Estate What Palm Hills’ Latest Land Bet Says About the Next Phase of West Cairo’s Expansion As Egypt’s real estate market matures, growth is increasingly defined by scale, adjacency, and long-term land strategy rather than isolated... by WAYA Staff - Jan 15, 2026
Reports Oil Prices Hit New Highs Increase in Prices In light of current events, oil prices have been on the rise hitting record highs since October... by WAYA Staff - Jan 15, 2026
Markets Saudi’s PIF Shifts USD 12B in Gaming Shares to Savvy Games Group Savvy Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is transferring USD 12 billion worth of gaming company shares to its subsidiary... by WAYA Staff - Jan 15, 2026
Startups UAE’s Khosouf Studio Raises USD 600K from Merak Capital’s Gaming Fund Khosouf Studio UAE-based independent game developer Khosouf Studio raised USD 600 thousand (SAR 2.2M) in a seed funding round. The... by WAYA Staff - Jan 15, 2026
Tech Google’s Gemini Will Power Apple’s Next-Gen Siri and AI Gemini Apple and Google have entered into a multi-year collaboration. Apple will use Google’s Gemini models as the foundation for... by WAYA Staff - Jan 14, 2026