Author: Emirates Insight

[PRESS RELEASE – Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 4th, 2025] On December 4, incubator MEETLabs announced the official launch of the Web3 P2E 3D-fishing game “DeFishing.” As the first GameFi on MEETLabs’ platform GamingFi, DeFishing debuts on BNB Chain and will be the first to introduce a combined mechanism of Proof of Play (POP) and Proof of Staking (POS): players can earn POP-pool token rewards through in-game mining, completing game quests, and participating in activity rankings, while also earning POS rewards through token staking. Alongside the official launch of DeFishing, four major official events will go live simultaneously, including a…

Tech is racing ahead while society struggles to keep up. Masha Bucher, founder and GP of Day One Ventures, built her firm around closing that gap by combining venture capital with hands-on PR to help portfolio companies not just raise money, but actually break through the noise.   Day One’s been an early backer of companies like World, Superhuman, and Remote.com, with 12 of its portfolio companies hitting multibillion-dollar valuations.  Today on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Rebecca Bellan sat down with Bucher to talk about why traditional PR is broken, how she picks founders, and why every startup founder now needs to be chronically online.  Courtesy: Source link

This holiday season is about to get a whole lot wilder. December 5th marks the launch of Panic Zones: Arctic Edition; a fast-paced survival card game built for strategic minds, risk-takers, and chaos-lovers. Created by four Lebanese friends – Patrick Saber, Anthony Attieh, Edmond Rizk, and Ryan Chedrawi – Panic Zones: Arctic Edition delivers the perfect mix of strategy, laughter, and unexpected twists, with one ultimate goal: escape the Arctic or outlast all other players as chaos erupts. The game will be first available online in Lebanon and the UAE, as well as at Christmas markets in Lebanon, including Forum de Beyrouth and…

Cyber Gear is one of the first local companies to receive the Dubai AI Seal in recognition of its development prowess for AI Agents and AI-Powered industry solutions. This government-issued recognition positions Cyber Gear among a select group of trusted AI providers actively shaping the future of Dubai’s digital economy. According to Sharad Agarwal, CEO of Cyber Gear, “What used to take 3 months with a team working on a given job will now take 60 minutes.AI agents are no longer experimental tools. They are becoming core productivity engines across industries. Their ROI is proving significantly higher than traditional automation…

The Ministry of Finance has announced the issuance of Federal Decree-Law No. (16) of 2025 amending certain provisions of Federal Decree-Law No. (8) of 2017 on Value Added Tax, which will enter into force as of January 1, 2026. The move comes as part of the UAE’s ongoing efforts to develop its tax system and enhance administrative and regulatory efficiency. Ensuring Transparency The amendments aim to simplify tax procedures for taxpayers while ensuring transparency and compliance with international standards. The amendments stipulate that taxable personsare relieved from issuing self-invoices when applying the reverse charge mechanism, while requiring them to retain…

Mohammed Aljadaan, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Finance, said the Kingdom will continue with “expansionary” spending, and it will continue to borrow as long as it can generate a return higher than the cost of borrowing. The minister was answering queries at a press conference on Tuesday regarding the approval of Saudi Arabia’s general budget for the fiscal year 1447/1448 AH (2026), in which the total expenditure is expected to reach SAR1.313 trillion (US$350 billion). This will increase to approximately SAR1.419 trillion (US$380 billion) in 2028. “Despite all spending on major strategies and projects, the government continues to focus on core…

Coinbase Institutional has painted a brighter picture for digital asset markets going forward than we’ve seen in recent weeks. “With quantitative tightening [QT] ending, the Fed is back in the bond market, and the drain of cash from markets may be behind us,” Coinbase Institutional stated on Wednesday before adding, “That’s usually good for risk-on assets like crypto.” The findings came in the company’s monthly outlook report, which took a deep dive into why Bitcoin and crypto markets performed so poorly last month. Bitcoin has severely underperformed US equities on a risk-adjusted basis, falling over three standard deviations below…

In early October, DualEntry, an AI enterprise resource planning (ERP) startup, announced a $90 million Series A round led by Lightspeed and Khosla Ventures, valuing the one-year-old business at $415 million. The company seeks to replace legacy software like Oracle NetSuite with its offering that can automate routine tasks and provide predictive insights. The massive funding round from top-tier VCs signaled that the startup is likely experiencing phenomenal revenue growth. However, one VC who declined to invest told TechCrunch that DualEntry’s annual recurring revenue (ARR) was just around $400,000 when he reviewed the deal in August. DualEntry’s co-founder, Santiago Nestares,…

Dubai is one of the most cosmopolitan and rapidly developing cities in the United Arab Emirates. With its tax advantages, international job opportunities, luxurious lifestyle options, and multicultural structure, it has become a favorite destination for many expats. However, this appeal unfortunately comes with a significant cost of living. In this article, we will discuss the key expenses that anyone planning to live in Dubai in 2025 should consider when creating their budge. For more detailed information about living, working, and sightseeing in Dubai, you can visit Dubai City Guide, where you will find comprehensive guides and up-to-date tips. Housing…

Saudi Arabia’s tourism sector continues to record rapid growth, achieving several major milestones driven by coordinated efforts across government and industry, according to Vice Minister of Tourism Princess Haifa bint Mohammed bin Saud bin Khalid. Speaking at the Budget Forum 2026, she said spending in the sector reached SR275bn ($73.34bn), while the number of domestic and international tourists surpassed 116m, with the next target set at 150 million. Princess Haifa stated that tourism remains one of the Kingdom’s most promising sectors for diversifying the national economy. Saudi tourism sector She highlighted that the number of European tourists increased by 14…