Author: Arabian Media staff

A major fuel supplier in Turkey has told its wholesale customers it will raise diesel prices after Western sanctions on Russian oil companies led to supply issues and increased insurance and financing costs, according to a document seen by Reuters. Turkey is highly dependent on diesel supply from Russia and has been the top importer of Russian diesel since 2022, when Western countries shunned Russian oil due to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Turkish fuel supplier Guzel Enerji, owned by the country’s army pension fund Oyak, raised wholesale diesel prices as of November 3 citing sanctions imposed by the U.S. against Russian oil…

Image credit: Supplied Dubai once again took center stage in the global conversation on women’s leadership and empowerment as the WE Convention (Women’s Empowerment Convention) convened on November 1–2 at the Atlantis The Royal. Organised by the WE Council, the event drew over 100 world-renowned speakers and 2,500 participants from more than 100 countries, solidifying its position as the world’s largest women’s empowerment event. Tickets for the convention sold out nearly a month in advance, a strong signal of the growing global appetite for conversations around financial independence, career growth, and leadership among women. Delegates represented key regions including the…

Dr Saad Albattal, chief medical officer for chronic disease at Health Holding Company (HHC)/Image: Supplied At the Global Health Exhibition 2025 in Riyadh, healthcare transformation and innovation were at the forefront as the Kingdom continues to advance its Vision 2030 goals. Dr Saad Albattal, chief medical officer for chronic disease at Health Holding Company (HHC) shared the company’s latest milestones and its commitment to building a more efficient, value-based health system. “This year at the Global Health Exhibition 2025, which is in its eighth edition, we launched four initiatives,” said Dr Albattal. “The first one is the Diabetic Command Centre.…

Saud M. Alraqraq, business development director of Dallah Health/Image: Supplied At this year’s Global Health Exhibition in Riyadh, one of the Middle East’s largest gatherings for healthcare leaders and innovators, Dallah Health reaffirmed its position as a driving force in Saudi Arabia’s healthcare transformation. The organisation is aligning its growth and operations with the nation’s Vision 2030 goal of achieving world-class, value-based healthcare. “In our view, the word tomorrow is critical in the context of health,” said Saud M. Alraqraq, business development director of Dallah Health. “We have a deep commitment to shaping a healthier future, and that translates to…

Image: Abu Dhabi Media Office Microsoft said it would invest $15.2bn in the UAE by 2029 to advance artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure, develop local digital talent, and deepen technology cooperation between the UAE and the US. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, was briefed by Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith on the company’s plans to expand AI infrastructure and training programmes in the UAE, Abu Dhabi Media Office reported on November 3. “This is not money raised in the UAE. It’s money…

Image: EO Charging EO Charging said it has completed a GBP25m recapitalisation backed by its existing investors, Zouk Capital and Vortex Energy, alongside an increased debt facility from HSBC, to support the next phase of its growth and fleet electrification strategy in the UK and Europe. The shareholder-led funding follows a strategic restructuring that includes EO’s planned exit from the US market and the sale of its domestic EV charger hardware and manufacturing business to Cogent Technologies, part of the Heathpatch Group. The move enables the company to focus on its software, services, and infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) offering for commercial fleets…

Mohamed El Missaoui, chief executive officer of Bupa CareConnect/Image: Supplied Bupa CareConnect, the healthcare delivery arm of Bupa Arabia, used its Platinum Sponsorship of Global Health Exhibition 2025 to underscore its expanding role in Saudi Arabia’s healthcare transformation. The company’s participation reflected a clear objective: to demonstrate how an integrated, patient-centric ecosystem—powered by digital innovation and human care—can accelerate the goals of Vision 2030. Through its initiatives, Bupa CareConnect continues to redefine how healthcare is delivered, connecting digital, home, and clinical services into a seamless, data-driven experience designed to enhance accessibility, efficiency, and wellbeing across the Kingdom. Mohamed El Missaoui,…

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Khalil Alabdulwahab, chief commercial officer of Lean Business Services/Image: Supplied Saudi Arabia’s healthcare transformation is entering a new stage—and Lean Business Services, a Public Investment Fund (PIF) company and the nation’s leading provider of integrated digital health and wellbeing solutions, is at its center. Having built the Kingdom’s foundational digital infrastructure, Lean is now shifting its focus toward what it calls “ecosystem activation”, a strategic evolution from platform development to large-scale citizen engagement and outcome-driven healthcare innovation. “We have successfully built the foundational national health platform; now, success means activating it at scale,” said Khalil Alabdulwahab, chief commercial officer of…

Image credit: Supplied As the GCC accelerates its push toward diversification and digital maturity, the most valuable leaders are no longer just innovators, they are integrators. In an era where “transformation” has become a buzzword, many companies still mistake digital adoption for strategic reinvention. The result is often expensive platforms, underutilised data, and teams struggling to keep pace. For an increasing number of organisations, the solution is not in the next technology stack, but in a new kind of leadership, one that understands both the algorithm and the audience, and can turn chaos into coherence. Dalida Nahas exemplifies this rare…