<p>The disruption of shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz didn’t just impact the flow and prices of oil; it also triggered what the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has described as ...

Forbes Middle East has unveiled its Top 50 Asset Managers list 2026, spotlighting the region’s most influential leaders shaping the investment landscape. Collectively, they managed more than $554 ...

Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani is the chairman of Al Faisal Holding, one of Qatar's biggest conglomerates, which he founded in 1964. It owns more than 20 hotels around the world, including the St. Regis ...

With global economic uncertainty on the rise and a significant drop in VC funding, young entrepreneurs in Asia-Pacific have faced a new set of challenges in the past year. But the current environment ...

Arab capital has become one of the most influential forces in global soccer. Through sovereign wealth funds, investment groups, and billionaire owners, backers from the Middle East have helped ...

Women in MENA are leading some of the largest local and global companies and leaving an immense impact across industries, from banking powerhouses to technology visionaries. Once again, Hana Al ...

Online payments platform MyFatoorah employs more than 150 people and has partnerships with companies including FlyDubai, Zid, DHL, Aramex, and the Alshaya Group. It is headquartered in Kuwait, with ...

Mohamed Alabbar founded Emaar in 1997. Emaar owns Burj Khalifa, Dubai Mall, and Address Dubai Mall, among other landmarks in Dubai. It has a land bank of 1.7 billion square feet. Since 2002, Emaar has ...

The late Mahmoud El-Araby founded the ELARABY Group in 1964 when he opened a small stationary shop in Cairo’s Moski neighborhood. Since then, it has grown from a joint-stock family enterprise into a ...

From groundbreaking entrepreneurs to visionary corporate leaders, women in MENA are leaving their mark in every sector and industry. For example, Hana Al Rostamani, Group CEO of the First Abu Dhabi ...

Dana Nasser Al Sabah joined KIPCO in 2004 and has been a board member since 2020. She was appointed group CEO in January 2022. The company generated profits of $205.7 million in the first nine months ...

In the Middle East, family businesses are more influential than corporates. According to a 2019 report by PwC, family firms contribute approximately 60% to the region’s GDP and employ 80% of the ...