About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of the Iran war on start-ups in the UAE, along with updates on Nordic news and music charts in the emirates.

Our team in Sharjah discusses the Iran war’s impact on start-ups in the UAE. Plus: the latest Nordic news and what’s topping music charts in the emirates. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• start-ups
• UAE
• Iran war
• Nordic news
• music charts

Keywords

• UAE start-ups
• Iran war
• Sharjah
• Nordic news
• music charts

Mentioned in this episode

Places: UAE, Sharjah, Iran

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