DUBAI WORKS Business Podcast
1) Shahid x OSN+ x Disney+; Citadel Enters Dubai; UAE Launches Media Authority;
Today on the Smashi Business Show, we're discussing three major developments reshaping the Gulf business landscape. First, Ken Griffin's Citadel—the world's largest hedge fund—is finally opening a Dub...Show More
2) Binghatti-Mercedes $8.2B Project, Qatar Airways, CloudKitchens IPO Halt
HEADLINES:• Binghatti And Mercedes-Benz Unveil $8.2 Billion Dubai Megaproject • Qatar Airways Leads Gulf Region With 120,000 Flights, Outpacing Emirates Through High-Frequency Strategy• CloudKitc...Show More
3) Middle East Tops Wealth List | Dubai RTA Drones | Kushner Exits WIO
HEADLINES:• Middle East dominates Bloomberg's World's Wealthiest Families list• RTA deploys drones to clean Dubai traffic signals• Jared Kushner's Affinity exits Paramount's bid for Warner Bros. takeo...Show More
4) MBS–Barcelona, Kushner–Belgrade Exit, IHC–Invictus Stake
HEADLINES:• Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Reportedly Set to Buy Barcelona for €10 Billion• Jared Kushner Pulls Out of Trump Tower Belgrade Project With Alabbar’s Eagle Hills• Abu Dhabi–Based ...Show More
5) $2B Saudi Football Deal, PIF’s Noon Bet, Palantir Fire
HEADLINES:• Saudi Billionaire Al-Waleed Bin Talal in Final Talks to Buy Al-Hilal for $2 Billion• Noon Raises $500 Million from PIF and Alabbar in New Round• Israel Used Palantir Systems in Deadly 2024...Show More
6) Trump Tower Dubai, OSN’s Warner Ties, Pogba’s Saudi Investment
HEADLINES:• Construction Begins on 350-Metre Trump Tower Dubai• OSN Says Warner Bros. Deal Unaffected by Netflix–Paramount Bidding War• Paul Pogba Takes Stake in Saudi Camel Racing Team Newslette...Show More
7) Khazna in Saudi, UAE Dirham Launch, Abu Dhabi Licensing
HEADLINES:• Khazna Expands into Saudi Arabia with 200MW AI Data Centre in Dammam• UAE Digital Dirham Launch Imminent, Central Bank Confirms Free Access for Consumers• DCT Abu Dhabi Unveils Streamlined...Show More
8) Augustus Media Acquires UP10, Mubadala’s 60B Dirham Expansion & Wio
HEADLINES:• Augustus Media acquires UP10 Media; MoU signed at Bridge Summit 2025• Mubadala and Aldar Unveil 60 Billion Dirham Expansion of Abu Dhabi Financial District • Paramount Launches Hostil...Show More
9) Paramount’s Warner Bros Bid; Saudi-Qatar Rail Deal; Visa’s Syria Return
HEADLINES:• Gulf Sovereign Funds Back Paramount’s Hostile $108 Billion Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery • Saudi Arabia and Qatar Unveil First-of-its-Kind High-Speed Rail Linking Riyadh and Doha• Vi...Show More
10) Live From the BRIDGE Summit: A Special Edition Featuring Gary Vaynerchuk
Live From the BRIDGE Summit: A Special Edition Featuring Gary Vaynerchuk