UAE
The Gulf’s business and travel hub, built on making it effortless for the world’s money and talent to land somewhere convenient — and it shows in every new deal.
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Aug- 2026 -30 AugustCapital
A UAE spy chief now controls a US crypto bank issuing dollar stablecoins
Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed al Nahyan, the UAE's national security advisor, holds 49 percent of World Liberty Trust Company through his investment vehicle, placing a foreign intelligence official over dollar-backed…
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24 AugustCapital
Chinese fintech is betting billions on AI payments before the market exists
Lianlian DigiTech's adjusted operating profit surged 147 per cent to RMB156 million in H1 2026, even as reported net income collapsed 99 per cent—a deliberate trade-off to fund an Agent…
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21 AugustCapital
Capital.com got a UAE crypto licence. The service doesn’t exist yet.
Capital Vault Virtual Services received a full virtual-asset licence from the UAE Capital Market Authority on 20 August 2026, authorising spot crypto custody and dealing, but with no launch date,…
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20 AugustCapital
UAE stablecoin reaches retail wallets but cannot buy groceries
Bitcoin.com integrated USDU, a central-bank-registered dollar token, on August 19, but UAE rules restrict it to digital asset purchases only, capping retail adoption.
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19 AugustCapital
UAE cuts Iran trade as Hormuz crisis sends tech stocks tumbling
The 30-year Treasury yield hit 5.34%, its highest since 2007, as bond markets priced in sustained energy disruption and the Nasdaq fell 1.33% on repricing of AI-linked cash flows.
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1 AugustCapital
Dubai’s ghost exchange moved $4 billion in Iranian crypto undetected
Investigators traced $676 million through Binance after regulators issued a cease-and-desist in January 2025, exposing exchanges worldwide to sanctions liability regardless of intent.
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Jul- 2026 -24 JulyCompass
Dubai pays residents to bring tourists back after missile strikes
The city launched the A Dubai Invite scheme on July 22, offering over AED 3,000 in benefits per visitor after Iranian attacks halved airline capacity and cut hotel revenues by…
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21 JulyCompass
India’s pilots demand flight ban Europe already imposed on Gulf routes
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency ordered carriers to avoid UAE airspace through July 29 citing missile and drone risks, but India's regulator has not yet matched that directive despite…
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19 JulyPower
Iran’s Hormuz blockade sets a template other straits will copy
By asserting permit control over the 21-mile chokepoint, Tehran is establishing a precedent that could transform shared waterways into revenue instruments—a shift that will raise freight costs across Western supply…
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19 JulyCapital
Maersk locks Red Sea risk into freight rates with 100% premium
A two-tier surcharge effective August 1 charges US$900 per 20-foot container to Gulf ports but US$1,800 to Jeddah and Jordan, signaling carriers expect geopolitical disruption to persist structurally rather than…
