The wire
Every item from all 26 sources, deduplicated across outlets. Use “GCC only” to narrow to the region.
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| –– | Saudi Arabia launches 14-nation coalition to secure Red Sea routes Saudi Arabia has announced plans for a multinational maritime coalition to secure shipping routes in the Red Sea that are vital for the kingdom’s oil exports. The Defence Ministry announced on Thursday that 14 countries — not including the US — would form the coalition, which will have its headquarters in Riyadh. In a joint statement, […] GCCagbi · 6d | — — | agbi | 6d |
| –– | $38M in Bitcoin Drained by Coldcard Key Flaw Its Maker Thinks AI Found Coinkite said it’s likely that an attacker used AI to review previous versions of its open source firmware to uncover a vulnerability. globaldecrypt · 6d | — — | decrypt | 6d |
| –– | How I got locked out of Dubai’s autonomous future “Autonomous driving is now available!” The message flashed up on my Uber app as I sat in the Mezzanine bar at Madinat Jumeirah, contemplating what had become of my afternoon and what remained of my Corona. For the third time that day, it appeared that Dubai’s driverless future was ready to receive me. It wasn’t. […] GCCagbi · 6d | — — | agbi | 6d |
| –– | Dubai launches first all-electric community bus network in JLT It is the latest of the neighbourhood's environmental initiatives GCCarabian-business · 6d | — — | arabian-business | 6d |
| –– | UAE free zones guide: Everything entrepreneurs and investors need to know Compare 40+ UAE free zones, from ownership rules to tax benefits and market access GCCarabian-business · 6d | — — | arabian-business | 6d |
| –– | Editor’s letter: War, wealth and the business of keeping calm arabian-business · 6d | — — | arabian-business | 6d |
| –– | Saudi insurance market grows to $22.48bn as health cover tops 14m people Saudi Arabia's insurance market grew 10.7 per cent to SR84.3bn ($22.48bn) in 2025, with more than 14m health insurance beneficiaries GCCarabian-business · 6d | — — | arabian-business | 6d |
| –– | UAE weather: Rain forecast until at least Monday as El Nino wave hits Gulf A rare weather phenomenon will sweep across the UAE this weekend bringing widespread rain. GCCarabian-business · 6d | — — | arabian-business | 6d |
| –– | UAE petrol prices announced for August The global oil market continues to be extremely volatile GCCarabian-business · 6d | — — | arabian-business | 6d |
| –– | Meet the founders hoping to reinvent soda with the Middle East’s first prebiotic soft drink HalaPop founders Karim Jalloul and Walid Antabli believe the future of fizzy drinks isn't just about taste – it's about gut health GCCarabian-business · 6d | — — | arabian-business | 6d |
| –– | Indian passport renewal in the UAE: Everything you need to know From appointments to fees, Indian passport renewal in the UAE now follows a revised process. GCCarabian-business · 6d | — — | arabian-business | 6d |
| –– | Blossom Capital is dipping into defence. Here’s what the VC is looking for fundingglobalsifted · 6d | — — | sifted | 6d |
| –– | What the CEO of Irish unicorn Tines learned from its AI overhaul globalsifted · 6d | — — | sifted | 6d |
| –– | 222 spinouts, €4.9bn raised: Europe’s top universities for spinout funding in H1 2026 fundingglobalsifted · 6d | — — | sifted | 6d |
| –– | The European startups racing to power the AI boom, mapped globalsifted · 6d | — — | sifted | 6d |
| –– | du Pay Introduces Short-Term Digital Loans of Up to AED 5,000 du Pay has launched Flexi Cash Loan, a digital lending product that offers eligible customers up to AED 5,000 in short-term credit. The service targets customers with limited access to traditional banking products, including blue-collar workers, expatriates, and young professionals in the UAE. The company is introducing Flexi Cash Loan in phases, initially making it [...] The post du Pay Introduces Short-Term Digital Loans of Up to AED 5,000 appeared first on Fintech News UAE . GCCfintechnews-me · 6d | — — | fintechnews-me | 6d |
| –– | A New Chapter in Perfumery: The Future Smells Like Gowé A West African root, traditionally burned as incense, is about to enter the world of fine fragrance. arabian-business · 6d | — — | arabian-business | 6d |
| –– | Not just OpenAI: Now Anthropic says its internal models got online and cyberattacked 3 other organizations Days after OpenAI disclosed that two frontier AI models escaped containment measures and autonomously cyberattacked the AI code sharing platform Hugging Face, OpenAI's top U.S. rival Anthropic tonight revealed that — lo and behold — it has also had models surreptitiously access the web when they weren't supposed to, and cyberattack and gain "unauthorized access" to three other organizations. Anthropic says that it ran "capture the flag" cybersecurity scenarios with three models — Claude Opus 4.7, Claude Mythos 5, and unnamed internal research prototype — with its partner, the AI security firm Irregular . Anthropic says the models were not supposed to have internet access, but that a misunderstanding with Irregular allowed them to access the internet. Once they did, they "gained unauthorize… globalventurebeat · 6d | — — | venturebeat | 6d |
| –– | Anthropic says its own AI models breached three companies during security tests After OpenAI's models broke into Hugging Face, Anthropic checked its own history and found three similar incidents. globaltechcrunch-ai · 6d | — — | techcrunch-ai | 6d |
| –– | Qatar Airways extends Bahrain, Kuwait and Erbil flight suspensions until August 7 Qatar Airways has extended its temporary suspension of flights to Bahrain, Kuwait and Erbil until August 7 GCCarabian-business · 6d | — — | arabian-business | 6d |