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The Gulf Report brings you the latest and the most crucial developments in tech and business from this powerhouse region.
Published fortnightly
About the Author
Harveen Ahluwalia
Harveen Ahluwalia
Harveen is a co-founder at The Morning Context, and leads our coverage in the Middle East. She has previously worked as a media, consumer and tech writer at The Ken and Mint. At The Morning Context, she writes on tech, venture capital, consumer and media businesses across India and Gulf—from e-commerce to healthtech to streaming.
Featured Newsletter
Business
From India and Pakistan, two new banks for the Emirates
The acquisition of RBL and First Women Bank, Amazon Now in the Emirates and other updates from the week.
Recent Editions
B.R. Shetty gets called out in Dubai for lying under oath
A Dubai court’s verdict against the disgraced NMC founder, XPANCEO’s new, expanded laboratory and other headlines from the week.
15 Oct 2025
Blackstone and Lunate chart a new logistics play in the Gulf
A $5 billion logistics platform in the Emirates, a group of Indian fraudsters caught in a conference con and Saudi Arabia’s troubles.
08 Oct 2025
Keeta lands in the Emirates with a bang
An impending shake-up of food delivery, HDFC Bank’s foreign troubles and Saudi Arabia’s rent freeze.
01 Oct 2025
The Emirates sets its sights on new global talent
The fallout of America’s H-1B visa fee hike, Dubai’s real estate IPO and Nvidia’s new robotics lab, among other updates.
24 Sept 2025
Older Editions
Fintech Hala’s new millions
One of the largest-ever funding rounds among the Middle East startups, Carrefour’s latest exits and other updates from the week.
17 Sept 2025
A half a billion dollars for Property Finder
The classifieds portal adds two large investors and the Met Opera is coming to Saudi Arabia.
10 Sept 2025
A food poisoning incident and the end of Hamburgini
A much-loved food chain files for bankruptcy in Saudi Arabia, labour violations pile up in the Emirates and camels go for record prices.
03 Sept 2025
Saudi rolls out an Arabic AI chat app with Islamic values
The launch of Humain Chat, breaches in public Wi-Fis and an ancient Christian cross discovery.
27 Aug 2025
A (failed) jewel heist in Dubai
An eight-hour chase by Dubai Police to recover a rare diamond, a large Indian private lender enroute to the Emirates and other headlines from the week.
20 Aug 2025