The United States and China have signed off on a deal that would hand control of TikTok’s U.S. operations to a group of investors backed by the Trump administration, according to a White House official.

TikTok US sale approved to Oracle and Silver Lake, ending a national dispute; American-led consortium to control data protection & security.

The TikTok Ad Awards 2025 at the KAFD Conference Center in Riyadh last night awarded brands, agencies and creators across the METAP region including UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The Awards celebrated the year’s most creative and effective campaigns on TikTok.

DUBAI, 11th January, 2026 (WAM) -- TikTok hosted an impressive lineup of 15 expert-led conversations and workshops as part of the fourth edition of the 1 Billion Followers Summit, the world’s largest event dedicated to shaping the content creator economy.