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Melissa Hancock

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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Melissa Hancock

    Saudi Arabia Rethinks IPO Rules as Investor Appetite Weakens | Fortune (opens the original)

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    Saudi Arabia’s IPO market is currently grappling with its weakest performance in years. Just three companies—Dar Al Balad, Saleh Abdulaziz Al Rashed, and MSGA—have listed across Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul and its smaller parallel market Nomu so far this year, raising a combined $144 million. In comparison, Saudi companies raised $3.7 billion through share sales last year—more than across the rest of the Gulf combined. Some $9.8 billion was raised across the 17 companies that listed in 2022. The $144

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Melissa Hancock

    From rift to rapprochement: Saudi-UAE reset over Yemen | Fortune (opens the original)

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    In a sign of thawing relations, UAE vice president Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed met with Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh on Tuesday, marking the first high-level bilateral meeting since a major rift over Yemen opened up earlier this year. In January, Saudi forces attacked and defeated the UAE-aligned Southern Transitional Council (STC), which had been seeking to re-establish an independent southern Yemen. The UAE subsequently effectively withdrew from Yemen. However, in September,

  3. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Melissa Hancock

    UAE prioritises satellites as strategic space asset | Fortune (opens the original)

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    Over the past decade, regional governments have substantially increased their investment in the space sector, with space budgets in the Middle East and North Africa rising by 69% from $1.4 billion in 2015 to $2.5 billion in 2025, according to a KPMG report. This upward trend is expected to continue, with spending projected to reach $3.2 billion by 2034—a 30% increase from 2025 levels. The report highlights the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Oman as the key engines of the region’s space sector, co

  4. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Melissa Hancock

    Trump faces Gulf pressure for diplomacy as world leaders gather in New York | Fortune (opens the original)

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    The U.S. President has certainly upped the rhetoric on the conflict in the Gulf, telling the annual UN General Assembly in New York, that Iran could face “annihilation”. “I have a big decision to make,” Trump said. “Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever was before? Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly?” The President has spoken before about the “decapitation” of Iran and that the country would be “decimated”, and t

  5. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Melissa Hancock

    Saudi’s Humain turns to outside investment as the kingdom reins in fiscal spending (opens the original)

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    Saudi AI company Humain has begun preparations for its IPO, after its CEO Tareq Amin announced he was assembling a team of experts to help lay the groundwork for its listing. While he did not specify a date, Amin told the Future Investment Initiative conference last October that his aim was to list Humain in both Saudi Arabia and New York by 2029. Since its launch last year, Humain has secured deals and partnerships with xAI, Nvidia, Amazon Web Services, Adobe and Cisco, to name a few. Those ach

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