American singer Janet Jackson has personally confirmed her separation from her Qatari billionaire husband via a video posted to her Twitter account.

"I just want to keep it real with you guys for a second," Jackson says in the video, holding the phone camera above her as she lays on a large white pillow. 

"Yes, I separated from my husband. We are in court. And the rest is in God's hands," she says.

The news of Jackson's split from Qatari businessman Wissam Al Mana broke in early April. But this is the first time the American performer, and sister of legendary pop star Michael Jackson, has publicly confirmed the news.

Many fans were shocked by the split, considering it had only been a few months since the couple gave birth to their first son, Eissa. Jackson had cut her world tour short a year ago, announcing the pregnancy in similar fashion, via a video on Twitter.

Jackson and Mana have maintained a low profile relationship since they began dating in 2010.

Mana leads the Al Mana Group, which operates everything from fast food chains to luxury fashion brands and automakers within the GCC. After meeting in Dubai, Jackson and Mana were married in Qatar two years later. But, they didn't make their marriage public for one year. 

There has been a lot of speculation about the reasons for the divorce, with rumors swirling that Mana was too controlling and others suggesting that Jackson would benefit financially from the separation. 

Mana has an estimated net worth of $1 billion, Jackson an estimated $175 million.  

TMZ reported that the couple most certainly had a prenup, saying that these agreements typically have five to 10 year marks. 

This, according to TMZ, means "the longer the marriage, the bigger the settlement." Jackson and Mana were married for just over five years.

In the new video, Jackson also announced that she would resume her previously postponed tour. Formerly called the Unbreakable World Tour, the renewed concert series will be called the State of the World Tour. 

Initially, the tour will visit 56 cities across the United States and Canada from Sept. 7 to Dec. 17. 

Although the title suggests a political slant, Jackson insisted it will be not be about politics.

"It's about people, the world, relationships and just love," she said.

After a five year marriage, relocating to Qatar and a new baby boy, we're sure Jackson has a lot to say about all of those topics.

A high-end, exclusive Arab China Tech Summit will be taking place in Dubai on May 2, 3 and 5.

Organized by ePanda and Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, the upcoming conference aims to bridge the gap between investors and start-ups in China and the Arab region.

Samar Imtiaz of Roland Berger spoke to Stepfeed and explained that "a delegation of ~30 top investors from China will be taking part in the summit."

Imtiaz added that "the summit will focus attention on cross border innovation and technology and will also be attended by a similar number of known UAE startups and Venture Capitalists."

Managing Partner for Roland Berger, Kushal Shah also spoke to Stepfeed and said that the event will be "showcasing some of the best startups in the region that are breaking through and defining e-commerce and the digital space."

The 3 day conference includes important networking events, presentations, panel discussions and talks by keynote speakers including leading Chinese investor, Yi Cao, founder of Source Code Capital, and Mudassir Sheikha, founder of Careem," Arab Business reported.

Dubai based startup ePanda (“Entrepreneur Panda”) was founded by "ex-Alibaba JV CTO, Ms Rita Huangzhen to help introduce the Chinese tech community to start-up ecosystem stakeholders in the Middle East and Africa."

In a statement Huangzhen says that organizers of the summit, "are determined to connect as many people" and "bring nations closer together."

Roland Berger, is a global strategy consulting firm headquartered in Munich, with 50 offices in 36 countries,