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  • Astronomers’ divergence of views on first day of Eid Al-Fitr depends on a number of factors

    There has been divergence of views among the Arab and Muslim astronomers and astronomical institutes with regard to the first day of the celebration of Eid Al-Fitr this year. Some of them cite that the Eid will fall on Friday while others say Eid would be on Saturday, and these are based on their astronomical calculations. The solar eclipse and some other factors were attributed to this. In such a scenario, only sighting of the Shawwal crescent in a clear weather on Thursday evening would put an end to the controversy.

  • Study: Almost 60% of Saudi Arabia Consumers Choose Only Digital Money-Transfer Platforms, but Choice Still Matters

    Consumers in Saudi Arabia predominantly view digital money transfers as the preferred way to send money now and in the future, according to research commissioned by Western Union. Yet many still want the power to choose between online and retail (in-person) experiences - depending on their convenience and needs. Exclusive insights show that today almost 60% of consumers who send money abroad prefer digital money-transfer services, compared to 22% who want choice, and 17% who send cash through retail channels only.

  • Study: Almost 60% of Saudi Arabia Consumers Choose Only Digital Money-Transfer Platforms, but Choice Still Matters

    Consumers in Saudi Arabia predominantly view digital money transfers as the preferred way to send money now and in the future, according to research commissioned by Western Union. Yet many still want the power to choose between online and retail (in-person) experiences - depending on their convenience and needs. Exclusive insights show that today almost 60% of consumers who send money abroad prefer digital money-transfer services, compared to 22% who want choice, and 17% who send cash through retail channels only.

  • 19 Newcomers Join Forbes Middle East’s Top 50 Most-Funded Startups 2022

    Forbes Middle East has released its annual list of MENA's Top 50 Most-Funded Startups, celebrating the mission-driven young businesses attracting investor attention. Combined, the 50 startups on the 2022 list have raised $3.2 billion in funding, up from $3 billion in 2021.

  • 19 Newcomers Join Forbes Middle East’s Top 50 Most-Funded Startups 2022

    Forbes Middle East has released its annual list of MENA's Top 50 Most-Funded Startups, celebrating the mission-driven young businesses attracting investor attention. Combined, the 50 startups on the 2022 list have raised $3.2 billion in funding, up from $3 billion in 2021.

  • Commentary: Morocco’s World Cup victories are historical revenge for subaltern dreamers from the global south

    Modern soccer was codified in nineteenth-century Britain and soon became a European favorite. The collective sport turned into a global sensation with the creation of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) and organization of the first World Cup in 1930 in Uruguay. Soccer remains a largely euro-centric sport today, supported by professional leagues, media, and capitals in the old continent with outliers in the Americas. Thus, soccer culture is linked to iconic players who built their careers in Spanish, British, Italian, and other European teams. It is also largely associated with ritualistic beer drinking, ultras chanting, and shots of beautiful white models featured on television screens.

  • The world cup is not a MERS superspreader event

    The sensationalist headlines about MERS are stoking all sorts of extreme reactions among readers. The very name of the disease is problematic, as it associates the virus to a location, adding stigma and causing confusion. One of the largest outbreaks of MERS was in South Korea, where 200 people got sick in 2015. Because of this risk, the UN recommends not naming pathogens after locations, although MERS pre-dates such guidelines.

  • Yemeni farmers turn to planting wheat as prices bite

    Some Yemeni farmers have turned to planting their own wheat as global disruptions dent imports and send prices soaring in Yemen where a seven-year conflict has pushed people deeper into poverty and left millions hungry. Farmer Khaled Maasar said most Yemenis cannot afford foreign wheat with prices rising to some 20,000 riyals, equivalent to $33. Food price inflation had already doubled in just two years in some part of the country.

  • Egypt’s farmers are using apps to fight climate change

    The looming threats of climate change and food insecurity, plus the hype surrounding the COP27 climate summit is drawing in more investors into Egypt.

  • Swizz Beatz Is Opening An Immersive Roller Rink In Saudi Arabia

    Swizz Beatz is ready to rock in Saudi Arabia. The producer/musician and his Good Intentions creative agency co-founder, Noor Taher, are onto their third project together —  this time teaming up with the Royal Commission of AlUla to create the FIRST EVER immersive roller rink experience in Saudi Arabia, AlUla on Wheels, with music curated personally by Swizz. As part of the AlUla Wellness Festival, guests will glide under the twinkling desert stars in the art-centric AlJadidah district this October.