SME Growth in Oman: A new piece argues Oman’s SMEs can drive jobs and diversification under Vision 2040, pointing to sectors like tourism, logistics, manufacturing, food processing and renewable energy, and highlighting support via the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority. Cybersecurity for Small Firms: Kaspersky warns that SMBs across the Middle East, Türkiye and Africa are still getting hit hard, with only 18% avoiding incidents over the past year and rising malware tactics like password stealers and spyware. Healthcare Services Go Digital (Turkey): Attelia launched a patient “Health Tour” app to streamline international care journeys, from pre-travel planning to post-treatment follow-up—an example of service businesses using software to reduce friction. UAE Working Capital for Scale-Up: Swvl secured its first UAE working capital facility with Zelo to fund enterprise account growth, aiming to convert its pipeline faster without shareholder dilution. Saudi SME Finance Push: Aajil Capital received a CMA licence to offer Shariah-compliant investment management focused on Saudi industrial SMEs, using data and origination from its sister platform. Quantum-Safe Security Demo (MENA): Arqit, Es’hailSat and AIEE demonstrated quantum-safe encryption integrated into live satellite operations in Doha, signaling new security services for critical infrastructure. AI Ads Expansion: OpenAI said ChatGPT Ads hit a $1B annualized run rate and is expanding ads access to India, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa—while critics flag measurement gaps advertisers can’t verify.