FTX CEO arrested, Libyan charged for 1988 Pan AM flight bombing - Trending



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On today's episode, Sam Bankman-Fried, the former chief executive of collapsed cryptocurrency company FTX, has been arrested, and the Libyan citizen accused of making the bomb that downed Pan AM Flight 103 in 1988 was charged in a US court.

Elon Musk was loudly booed after being invited on stage by comedian Dave Chappelle and football fans in Doha are searching for last-minute tickets for this week's semi-finals.

Company profile

Company: Verity

Date started: May 2021

Founders: Kamal Al-Samarrai, Dina Shoman and Omar Al Sharif

Based: Dubai

Sector: FinTech

Size: four team members

Stage: Intially bootstrapped but recently closed its first pre-seed round of $800,000

Investors: Wamda, VentureSouq, Beyond Capital and regional angel investors

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Updated: December 13, 2022, 6:05 AM

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