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  "id": 7752295,
  "title": "The Middle East’s female founders are on the rise. Why isn’t the funding following?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/the-middle-easts-female-founders-are-on-the-rise-why-isnt-the-funding",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-16T08:55:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fortune",
    "slug": "fortune",
    "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/09/16/the-middle-easts-female-founders-are-on-the-rise-why-isnt-the-funding-following/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "While progress has been made to address a lack of funding for MENA female-founded startups, structural hurdles in how capital is sourced and distributed still need to be overcome.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Why are oil prices falling today despite Middle East supply risks? Fed, strong dollar and US stocks weigh",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/why-are-oil-prices-falling-today-despite-middle-east-supply-risks-fed",
        "published": "2026-09-16T11:15:41.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}