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The International Islamic Fiqh Academy holds its 162nd session

The International Islamic Fiqh Academy holds its 162nd session

The International Islamic Fiqh Academy, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's standing body of jurists headquartered in Jeddah, held its 162nd weekly departmental meeting on 6 July, chaired by Secretary-General Prof. Koutoub Moustapha Sano. The Academy's activity this cycle also included an official visit to Rabat, where

MENA startup funding holds at $1.7bn in H1 2026, down 18% year on year

MENA startup funding holds at $1.7bn in H1 2026, down 18% year on year

MENA startups raised $1.7 billion across 242 funding rounds in the first half of 2026, an 18 percent decline from $2.1 billion a year earlier, as investors grew more selective under regional geopolitical uncertainty rather than retreating outright, according to Wamda's H1 2026 report. The UAE

GCC sukuk issuance rises 13.1% despite regional conflict concerns

GCC sukuk issuance rises 13.1% despite regional conflict concerns

Sukuk issuance across the Gulf Cooperation Council rose 13.1 percent in the first four months of 2026, driven by strong local-currency borrowing in Saudi Arabia, according to S&P Global Ratings' report "Islamic Finance 2026-2027: Navigating Rough Waters." Global sukuk issuance rose 20 percent over

Usmani Academy expands an agentic AI platform into US Islamic schools

Usmani Academy expands an agentic AI platform into US Islamic schools

Usmani Academy, a Wichita, Kansas-based Islamic edtech organization, is expanding two flagship products across Islamic schools in the United States. Sarkaar is a school-management platform built as an agentic AI system from the ground up rather than legacy software with AI features bolted on, handling Hifdh (Qur'an memorization)