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HEADLINES: • Dubai Begins Construction of $680m Underground Transport Loop with Elon Musk • Aldar and Mubadala Launch $2.72bn Retail Platform • Ronaldo Misses Al-Nassr Match Amid Reports of Strike Over Lack of Transfer Activity 

Smashi Business Show live from Web Summi Qatar 2026 - Day 2

HEADLINES:• Upscroll Surges Past One Million Users As Alternative Social Platform Goes Viral• ADQ Chief Steps Down To Join Lunate As Abu Dhabi Targets Rapid Asset Growth • Gulf Stocks Slide As Wall Street Weakens On Fed Uncertainty And Tech Turmoil • Saudi-Backed LIV Golf Moves To Sell Team Stakes At Up To $300 Million Valuation

HEADLINES: • PwC Returns to Pitch for Saudi Arabia’s $1 Trillion Wealth Fund After Year-Long Ban • Al Habtoor Group to Shut Down Lebanon Operations and Fire All Employees • Palestinian Journalist Bisan Owda Says TikTok Permanently Banned Her Account   Newsletter: https://aug.us/4jqModr WhatsApp: https://aug.us/40FdYLU Instagram: https://aug.us/4ihltzQ Tiktok: https://aug.us/4lnV0D8 Smashi Business Show (Mon-Friday): https://aug.us/3BTU2MY

HEADLINES: • Mubadala Joins Property Finder’s $170 Million Fundraise • Al Habtoor Group Flags $1.7 Billion Lebanon Losses, Prepares Legal Action • Palestinian-Owned App UpScrolled Surges to the Top of App Store Charts Newsletter: https://aug.us/4jqModr WhatsApp: https://aug.us/40FdYLU Instagram: https://aug.us/4ihltzQ Tiktok: https://aug.us/4lnV0D8 Smashi Business Show (Mon-Friday): https://aug.us/3BTU2MY

HEADLINES:• Telegram's Durov Slams WhatsApp Security as "Braindead" • Disney CEO Bob Iger just revealed the location of Disneyland Abu Dhabi • Saudi Arabia's PIF Lifts Year-Long Ban on PwC Advisory Services • Saudi Arabia Plans to Expand Premium Residency Program to Ultra-WealthyNewsletter: https://aug.us/4jqModrWhatsApp: https://aug.us/40FdYLUInstagram: https://aug.us/4ihltzQ Tiktok: https://aug.us/4lnV0D8Smashi Business Show (Mon-Friday): https://aug.us/3BTU2MY

HEADLINES: • Palestinian App Climbs the Apple App Store  • Saudi Arabia Plans to Expand Premium Residency Program  • Saudi Arabia Delays 2029 Asian Winter Games at NEOM   Newsletter: https://aug.us/4jqModr WhatsApp: https://aug.us/40FdYLU Instagram: https://aug.us/4ihltzQ Tiktok: https://aug.us/4lnV0D8 Smashi Business Show (Mon-Friday): https://aug.us/3BTU2MY

HEADLINES:• DAMAC Secures $12bn in US AI Data Centre Projects • ‘There Is No Plan B’: Jared Kushner’s Gaza Master Plan Draws Backlash in Davos• Altman Courts Middle East for $50bn OpenAI Funding RoundNewsletter: https://aug.us/4jqModrWhatsApp: https://aug.us/40FdYLUInstagram: https://aug.us/4ihltzQTiktok: https://aug.us/4lnV0D8Smashi Business Show (Mon-Friday): https://aug.us/3BTU2MY

HEADLINES: • Qatar’s $580bn Wealth Fund Plans Major Portfolio Split • Netflix Goes All-Cash in $30bn Battle for Warner Bros. • NBA Courts Gulf Sovereign Wealth for European League Pus • HP's Peter Oganesean: How AI and Hybrid Work Are Redefining Productivity in 2025

HEADLINES:• UAE Joins Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ as Gaza Plan Anchors New Initiative• First Phase of Stargate UAE to Come Online Within Months • Saudi Banks Turn Overseas for FundingNewsletter: https://aug.us/4jqModrWhatsApp: https://aug.us/40FdYLUInstagram: https://aug.us/4ihltzQTiktok: https://aug.us/4lnV0D8Smashi Business Show (Mon-Friday): https://aug.us/3BTU2MY

HEADLINES: • World Economic Forum Day 1: Who said What?  • MENA Media & Entertainment Market Seen Hitting $76.8bn by 2031  • Trump Invites Putin to Join Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ as Global Scrutiny Grows  • Abu Dhabi Plans Dedicated Power Tariff to Support AI Data Centres    Newsletter: https://aug.us/4jqModr WhatsApp: https://aug.us/40FdYLU Instagram: https://aug.us/4ihltzQ Tiktok: https://aug.us/4lnV0D8 Smashi Business Show (Mon-Friday): https://aug.us/3BTU2MY

HEADLINES:• Qatar to Hold Proceeds of First US-Run Venezuelan Oil Sale• Hacking Campaign Targeted High-Profile Gmail and WhatsApp Users Across the Middle East • Sela Emerges as PIF Weighs Fresh IPO Push• Today on the Show: Clint Khan, Director at Y-Axis Middle East DMCCNewsletter: https://aug.us/4jqModrWhatsApp: https://aug.us/40FdYLU Instagram: https://aug.us/4ihltzQTiktok: https://aug.us/4lnV0D8Smashi Business Show (Mon-Friday): https://aug.us/3BTU2MY

HEADLINES: • IHC Partners With US Investment Arm in Deal Aligned With US Foreign Policy • PwC Names Laura Hinton as Middle East Senior Partner After Saudi Advisory Ban  • HSBC and Presight Sign Strategic AI Partnership    Newsletter: https://aug.us/4jqModr WhatsApp: https://aug.us/40FdYLU Instagram: https://aug.us/4ihltzQ Tiktok: https://aug.us/4lnV0D8 Smashi Business Show (Mon-Friday): https://aug.us/3BTU2MY

HEADLINES: • UAE is Worried About 25% Tariff Imposed by Trump on Countries trading with Iran  • DP World CEO says ready to Enter Venezuela in 24 hours if cargo opportunities arise  • UAE Becomes Ninth Member Of US-Led Pax Silica  •  Emaar's Alabbar Says He's in A Hurry, so Pardon his Mistakes     Newsletter: https://aug.us/4jqModr WhatsApp: https://aug.us/40FdYLU Instagram: https://aug.us/4ihltzQ Tiktok: https://aug.us/4lnV0D8 Smashi Business Show (Mon-Friday): https://aug.us/3BTU2MY

HEADLINES:• Dr Sultan Al Jaber opened ADSW 2026 and hailed UAE as 'corridor to future• Meta has appointed Egypt-born Dina Powell McCormick as its new president and vice chairman• Former botim CEO has just raised $230 million to build Mal, an AI-native Islamic digital bank• On Smashi Business Show today: Amr Henna, Managing Partner and Co-founder of fan engagement at DsquaresNewsletter: https://aug.us/4jqModrWhatsApp: https://aug.us/40FdYLUInstagram: https://aug.us/4ihltzQTiktok: https://aug.us/4lnV0D8Smashi Business Show (Mon-Friday): https://aug.us/3BTU2MY