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Here’s your daily download in less than 5-minutes; less time than it takes student loan operator SoFi to jump 12% in its Nasdaq debut.

1 | Ooopsie, Tadawul    MENA 
2 | Bahrain Bourse gets some serious shade    MENA 
3 | Zoom’s growth is just unreal    INTL 
4 | Endeavor hits the podium at the Olympics    INTL 
5 | Meanwhile, in crypto land...    INTL   

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Here’s your daily download in less than 5-minutes; less time than it takes for the oil price to cross the $70 mark (again).  

1 | ADCB changes its Alexandria Medical game plan    MENA 
2 | Crowdcube is bringing power to the people    INTL 
3 | Cloudera goes back to being a private affair    INTL 
4 | Original glazed or oreo cookies and kreme?    INTL 
5 | $6b worth of baggage to unpack    INTL 

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Here’s your daily download in less than 5-minutes; less time than it takes for Boris Johnson to get married for the third time. Hurray!

1 | Emirates Stallions Group is having a moment    MENA 
2 | Kuwait International Bank gets a $13.3m breather    MENA 
3 | Bee'ah is feeling the ESG vibes    MENA 
4 | Boeing is spoilt for choice    INTL 
5 | Oil is playing tease with its pricing    INTL   

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Here’s your daily download in less than 5-minutes; less time than it takes for meme stocks like AMC to rally more than 100%.

1 | Those vet bills do rack up    MENA 
2 | Representing EVs, Rivian goes public    INTL 
3 | Representing FinTech, Acorns & Stash go public    INTL 
4 | Representing HealthTech, Doximity & Babylon go public    INTL 
5 | Representing other things in tech, ZipRecruiter & Sprinklr just recently went public    INTL  

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Here’s your daily download in less than 5-minutes; less time than it takes to get your hands on a Saudi tourist visa (they'll be resuming soon!).

What’s trending
1 | And you thought you were popular? Check out Adnoc    MENA 
2 | HSBC is so over its US retail ops    INTL 
3 | Another win for UK gig drivers    INTL 
4 | Get the ladoo out, we’re celebrating Paytm today!    INTL 
5 | Vimeo is all grown up    INTL   
 
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Here’s your daily download in less than 5-minutes; less time than it takes to accept the fact that the Middle Eastern summer heat is finally upon us.

What’s trending
1 | UAE weather forecast: cloudy    MENA 
2 | Let’s talk about sports    INTL 
3 | The sound of IPO    INTL 
4 | Hosting a dinner party? Sony’s got the entertainment covered    INTL 
5 | Eat your veggies, score an IPO    INTL 
 
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Here’s your daily download in less than 5-minutes; less time than it takes Jeff Bezos to snag back his position as the richest man in the world after LVMH's Bernard Arnault claimed it for a hot minute.

What’s trending
1 | The oil drip drop    MENA 
2 | So, a couple of FinTechs are throwing an IPO party...    INTL 
3 | Square, your friendly neighborhood bank    INTL 
4 | Salesforce is a cybersecurity believer    INTL 
5 | Spain’s numero uno publicly-listed soccer club    INTL   
 
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Here’s your daily download in less than 5-minutes; less time than it takes NYC schools to gear up for the return of students in the fall.

What’s trending
1 | Dubai builds a crypto majlis    MENA 
2 | AMC and Wanda part ways    INTL 
3 | Kuaishou’s sales is jumpin’ jumpin’    INTL 
4 | Bitcoin not welcome at HSBC's house... ever!    INTL 
5 | Tesla has been put on the naughty list    INTL 
 
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Here’s your daily download in less than 5-minutes; less time than it takes to register for our upcoming live podcast event with Kristel Bechara out in Dubai (get your tickets here).

What’s trending
1 | Dayyyymn, Raydan    MENA 
2 | #TBT AR glasses    INTL 
3 | Do video and game streaming go together like peanut butter and jelly?    INTL 
4 | What floats in London and moves up and down?    INTL 
5 | Robinhood brings the IPO action closer to your doorstep    INTL   
 
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Here’s your daily download in less than 5-minutes; less time than it takes to rewatch all your favorite Friends episodes before the official reunion on May 27.

What’s trending
1 | Ooredoo joins team #GirlPower    MENA 
2 | Lulu Exchange & NBE "ripple"-ace cross-border system    MENA 
3 | Squarespace’s not so flashy debut    INTL 
4 | WFH may be drawing a close, but home is always where the heart is    INTL 
5 | You've been warned, WhatsApp    INTL 
 
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