Dakar – – October 02, 2026 -- The fifth Africa Business and Human Rights Forum closed in Dakar, Senegal, with more than 1,100 delegates from 45 African countries pressing governments and companies to convert human rights commitments into enforceable business practice, as the continent loses an estimated $195 billion annually to environmental degradation, illicit financial flows and unsustainable resource use.

Delray Beach, Fla. – October 02, 2026 -- The global space sensors and actuators market is set to grow from $5.75 billion in 2026 to $9.04 billion by 2031, a 9.5% compound annual growth rate, according to a new report from MarketsandMarkets.

Dubai – October 02, 2026 -- HOP Events, the cultural entertainment platform under Dubai-based PANTHEON ACR, has announced plans to expand into 25 cities over the next 24 months, delivering more than 250 experiences annually across 75 venues and arenas to over one million attendees each year.

Jeddah – October 02, 2026 -- The Mysk Al Wadi Jeddah Hotel, the first Mysk-branded luxury property in Saudi Arabia, will open in September 2026 after builders treated over 2,000 cubic meters of concrete with crystalline waterproofing admixture to counter high groundwater and chloride exposure at the Red Sea construction site.

Manama – October 01, 2026 -- The Bahrain Economic Development Board will convene the fourth edition of Gateway Gulf on November 1-2, 2026, at the Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay, building on a 2025 edition that generated more than USD 17 billion in announced transactions and investment commitments.

Dubai – October 01, 2026 -- IGEL, a global software company behind the IGEL Adaptive Secure Endpoint Platform, will host its Now & Next Workspace & Endpoint Security Summit at Dubai Knowledge Park on October 21, 2026, as organizations across the UAE face between 90,000 and 200,000 cyberattack attempts daily, according to the UAE Government Cybersecurity Council.

Hamilton, Bermuda – – September 30, 2026 -- Borr Drilling Limited (NYSE: BORR, OSE: BORR) has locked in new commitments for three premium jack-up rigs, extending contract coverage across West Africa and the North Sea into mid-2027.

Seoul, South Korea – September 30, 2026 -- DORCO, the South Korean razor manufacturer operating in more than 130 countries, has won the Red Dot Award in the Corporate Design & Identity category of the Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design 2026, one of the design industry's most established competitions running since 1993.

Riyadh – September 28, 2026 -- Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) has awarded China's Gotion High-Tech 6 GWh of battery storage capacity in the kingdom's first utility-scale energy storage program, giving the supplier roughly 75% of the total tender.

Dubai – September 28, 2026 -- Bybit and Franklin Templeton, a $1.7 trillion asset manager, have launched a collateral program letting institutional clients pledge tokenized money market fund shares to access trading credit on Bybit's exchange.