16 Italian startups have been selected for this year’s cycle in markets such as agriculture, medicine, biotech, and climate.

Etihad Airways will join Arieli Capital's new scale-up program for startups to foster travel tech innovation.

Discussions to team up on agritech projects began before Israel and the UAE announced a US-brokered normalization pact last week.

The investment in the planning and establishment of the center will be around $5 million.