Family businesses are the backbone of the Middle East’s economies, with some of the largest businesses in the region run by families through private companies. Most of the companies on our list of the ...

Forbes Middle East reveals its Top 100 Arab Celebrities for the first time, looking at the popularity and influence of actors, singers and TV personalities from across the region. Judging a ...

Haytham Esmat interned at the Space Telescope Science Institute (operated for NASA by AURA), working on the James Webb Space Telescope in the instrumentation team. In 2020, NASA presented her research ...

While there is a small presence of online television channels in the MENA region, quantity is trumped by quality. Three entries feature on this ranking with the UAE, Qatar and Russia each represented.

Social media followers across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube Years active in the industry Other influential activities and editorial points ...

The last few months have been tough for listed businesses in the Middle East, with many experiencing a sharp drop in market value due to the coronavirus effect on stock markets worldwide. However, by ...

Fintech startups have created quite a buzz in the region, raising over $100 million in the last five years. Investment in this sector is well warranted, considering the fact that traditional banks ...

Among the standard tales of political gameplay, trade movements and health scares that regularly hit the headlines, these days you’d be hard-pressed to go an afternoon without also scrolling past at ...

El-Labban has been leading Ahli United Bank since 2000. Ahli United Bank employs 3,294 people across eight countries. The bank reported $607.2 million in net profits attributable to its equity ...

The importance of exchange houses is arguably greater in the Middle East than in other regions due to the large percentage of expats, especially in the GCC where exchange houses enable millions of ...

This past year wasn’t kind to billionaires all over the world. Plummeting oil prices, shaky stock markets and a stronger dollar wreaked havoc on fortunes. In the Arab world, aggregate net worth was ...

Khalil joined Markaz in 1989 as president of Mar-Gulf Management, a subsidiary based in Los Angeles, and held senior management positions across its group of companies, including COO, before being ...