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.

Thndr allows users to invest in Egyptian stocks, gold, and fixed-income funds in addition to the U.S. stock market. It achieved a trading volume of $4.2 billion in 2024, with a 132% growth compared to ...

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 ...

Founder of Veravo which consists of two search engine marketing agencies; SEO Sherpa and Click Jam. James is fanatical about all things search, social and content on the web. He regularly shares ...

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 ...

Al Khalij has four branches in Qatar and three overseas. The Qatar government owns more than 47% of the bank. In January 2021, the bank and Masraf Al Rayan entered into a merger agreement to create ...

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

I am Editorial Director/Special Projects at Forbes Asia where I oversee and edit all Forbes non-wealth lists in the region. These include the 30 Under 30 Asia, Asia's Power Businesswomen, Heroes 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 ...

The startup scene in the Arab world continues to boom, culminating this year in several high value deals. These include the acquisition of Souq. com by Amazon, construction major Emaar Malls buying a ...

Al Thani started her career as a lecturing assistant in the Economics Department of Qatar University before founding the investment firm Amwal in 1998. In 2005, she founded AL Wa`ab City, a ...

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 ...