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The Smashi Business Show

The Smashi Business Show

<p>The <strong>Smashi Business Show</strong> tells AI, tech, startup and business stories from the Arab world. For the driven, the dreamers and the doers. Hosted by Abdul Majid Awan, Ward Ahmed, and Wael Hossam El Din.</p>

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Show overview

The Smashi Business Show has been publishing since 2019, and across the 7 years since has built a catalogue of 908 episodes. That works out to roughly 480 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 21 min and 43 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Business show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 158 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 255 episodes published. Published by Augustus Media.

Episodes
908
Running
2019–2026 · 7y
Median length
32 min
Cadence
Several per week

From the publisher

<p>The <strong>Smashi Business Show</strong> tells AI, tech, startup and business stories from the Arab world. For the driven, the dreamers and the doers. Hosted by Abdul Majid Awan, Ward Ahmed, and Wael Hossam El Din.</p>

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Oil Prices, Iran-US Truce, UAE Trade Push & Saudi Aramco Helicopter Crash

Jun 29, 202616 min

GCC Clarifies Iran Reconstruction Rumors, PIF Seeks EU Nod for EA, and Newcastle’s Stadium Funding Quest

Jun 28, 20265 min

Burjeel $500M Sukuk | Uber Egypt | Iraq vs OPEC

Jun 26, 202638 min

GEMS India Push; Al-Futtaim Saudi Overhaul; UAE Oil Recovery

Jun 25, 202630 min

MGX $50BN Raise; Foodics Norma Deal; Dubai Flexi Rents

Jun 24, 202632 min

Iran Can Sell Oil in Dollars Again; Saudi Pulls Funds; Meta Leak

Jun 23, 202628 min

Saudi Spending Cuts, Atoms IPO Plans & MGX’s Billion-Dollar AI Bet

Jun 22, 202616 min

Proptech Rewards, Trade Shield Restructuring, and Travis Kalanick’s Saudi Ambitions

Jun 21, 20263 min

Hormuz Closure Returns; UAE Royal Steers Iran Ties; Saudis Eye Newcastle Stake Sale

Jun 20, 20263 min

Iran $6B Funds; Syria Gas Deal; Emirates–Etihad Insurance

Jun 19, 202634 min

UAE Hormuz Strategy; Revolut UAE Launch; Telegram vs Reliance

Jun 18, 202634 min

JD Vance Iran Deal; Abu Dhabi Knicks; Sawiris Mykonos

Jun 17, 202632 min

Al Habtoor IPO; Paramount Warner Bros; Kuwait Nvidia AI

Jun 16, 202639 min

The US-Iran Framework Breakthrough, 600 Tankers Await Hormuz Reopening, and UAE’s Next-Gen AI Authority

Jun 15, 20265 min

Blue Owl’s Abu Dhabi Expansion, Ninja Challenges Uber’s Dominance, and DOJ Clears Mega Media Merger

Jun 14, 20265 min

SpaceX Mints Saudi Billions; Al Habtoor Eyes Syria; Altman Cancels Abu Dhabi Trip

Jun 13, 20264 min

Emaar Megaproject; Kalshi World Cup Deal; Al Haboob Founders

Jun 12, 202645 min

Saudi Lebanon Trade Reopens; SpaceX IPO; FII New CEO

Jun 11, 202635 min

Emirates Renews Real Madrid, Meta Court Action, Mubadala Fast Food Play

Jun 10, 202641 min

Talabat Takeover Battle, Iranian Assets and UAE Expansion in Africa

Jun 9, 202646 min
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