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UAE announces public holiday for Islamic New Year, three-day weekend for employees

The United Arab Emirates has declared Monday, June 15, a public holiday for both government employees and private sector workers to mark the Hijri New Year 1448.

The Times of India · Jun 4

Bybit Becomes First Major Crypto Exchange to Integrate Western Union's USDPT Stablecoin, Bridging Two Financial Worlds Through One Stablecoin

DUBAI, UAE, June 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Bybit, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, and Western Union, the global money transfer network, today announced that its users can now access USDPT, a US dollar–denominated stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, N.A. on the Solana blockchain, via Bybit's fiat…

AAP · Jun 4

'Tadej watched the Giro and saw how good Jonas Vingegaard was' - UAE Team Emirates-XRG 'ready to race hard' in Tour de France

Manager Mauro Gianetti suggests Giro could have been a 'very different race' without the loss of João Almeida, Adam Yates and Jay Vine

Cycling News · Jun 3

The U.S. and Europe feared the Iran conflict would curtail the Gulf's appetite for global investments. The opposite is true

The five biggest spenders–split across Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar–collectively spent almost $26 billion during March, April and May.

Fortune · Jun 2

Gulf states arrested over 1,000 for Iran war social media posts: Amnesty

More than 1,000 people have been arrested across Gulf states for sharing information or opinions related to the Iran-US-Israeli war, in what Amnesty International has described as a “widespread crackdown” on freedom of expression.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 2

Property prices are down in Dubai. Is it a war-induced blip, or something more serious?

Dubai’s real estate market has often defied expectations.

Fortune · Jun 1

Binance Launches U.S. Stocks Trading and Previews bStocks Tokenized Securities

ABU DHABI, UAE, June 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Binance today introduced U.S. equities trading, giving eligible users access to more than 7,000 U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs. The launch reflects Binance's belief that financial inclusion grows meaningfully when access to opportunities becomes simpler and more integrated. Binance will also soon introduce…

AAP · Jun 1

The Iran conflict has disrupted oil supply. Gulf states are now looking to multi-billion-dollar investments in renewables

The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has triggered the largest oil supply disruption in history, accelerating Gulf diversification efforts and promoting major new investments.

Fortune · Jun 1

African EV platform Spiro raises $215M in equity to scale electric mobility and energy infrastructure across Africa

DUBAI, UAE, June 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Scaling Africa's next-generation mobility and energy ecosystem Spiro announces a $215M investment round to accelerate the deployment of its electric mobility and battery-swapping infrastructure across Africa. Building on the support of long-standing institutional partners such as FEDA, Spiro's latest equity round draws global…

AAP · Jun 1

Further & 3iQ Expand Alpha Digital Fund with New USD Class II, Combining BTC Exposure with Alpha

ABU DHABI, UAE and TORONTO, June 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Further Asset Management ("Further"), a UAE-based digital asset investment manager, in partnership with 3iQ Corp. ("3iQ"), a global pioneer in digital asset investment solutions, today announced the introduction of USD Class II, a new share class of the Further x…

AAP · Jun 1