After a cooler stretch, the startup scene across the Middle East and North Africa is finding its rhythm again, and much of the new energy is coming from its youngest founders. A fresh round of dealmaking has seen young entrepreneurs raise capital across a range of sectors, a sign that investor confidence…
Building a startup is hard anywhere, and harder still without the networks and mentorship that turn promising ideas into durable companies. TiE…
Every year, the Forbes Middle East 30 Under 30 list offers a preview of who will shape the region’s business future, and…
Amid the noise of lavishly funded club competitions, the Arabian Gulf Cup remains a reminder of football’s older, simpler appeal. The tournament,…
World
Property markets from London to Dubai have a common thread running through…
The Gulf’s ambition to lead in technology has moved past the stage…
The startup scene across the Middle East and North Africa is gathering pace again, and the money is following clear themes. Recent dealmaking shows investors concentrating their bets on artificial intelligence, consumer brands, and climate technology, the three areas widely seen as…
The most important buildings in the Gulf’s technology push are also among the least glamorous. Data centres, the vast, humming facilities that…
Some of the most consequential moves in global finance this year have originated not in New York or London but in the…
Top Read
Across Ireland’s rolling countryside, a quiet unease has been building for months. That tension spilled into the streets as thousands of farmers…
Property markets from London to Dubai have a common thread running through their most significant recent…
Cybersecurity researchers have identified a new attack method that lets hackers collect Microsoft Entra user information…
Your Mind Media (YMM) stands at the nerve center of some of the most consequential conversations…
Featured
After a cooler stretch, the startup scene across…
Building a startup is hard anywhere, and harder…
Every year, the Forbes Middle East 30 Under…
Leadership
Business
Tech/Int
The Gulf’s ambition to lead in technology has moved past the stage of press releases and pilot projects. Across the region, artificial…
The startup scene across the Middle East and North Africa is gathering pace again, and the…
The most important buildings in the Gulf’s technology push are also among the least glamorous. Data…
Data centre risk registers have always covered outages, cooling failures, intrusions and cable cuts. They have…
The Gulf’s AI strategy is easy to misread if you look for it in software. Almost…
Latest
After a cooler stretch, the startup scene across the Middle East and North Africa is finding its rhythm again, and much of…
Building a startup is hard anywhere, and harder still without the networks and mentorship that turn promising ideas into durable companies. TiE…
Every year, the Forbes Middle East 30 Under 30 list offers a preview of who will shape the region’s business future, and…
Amid the noise of lavishly funded club competitions, the Arabian Gulf Cup remains a reminder of football’s older, simpler appeal. The tournament,…
For Bahraini football, continental competition is where reputations are made, and Riffa are preparing for another shot at it. The club awaits…
The Saudi Pro League has kicked off its 2026-27 season, and with it the region’s boldest experiment in football continues. What began…
The story of Gulf wealth is often told through governments and sovereign funds, but a quieter narrative runs alongside it: the rise…
The image of Gulf wealth as oil money is increasingly out of date. The region’s fortunes, both national and personal, are diversifying…
The Gulf’s sovereign wealth funds have spent years as the envy of the investment world, commanding capital on a scale few institutions…
Few regions have built an entertainment industry as quickly as the Gulf. In the span of a few years, a part of…
Entertainment
Film music rarely gets top billing, but a festival in the region has decided to give it exactly…
Something is stirring in Gulf cinema. A new wave of Arabic films, made by regional talent and rooted…
Few regions have built an entertainment industry as quickly as the Gulf. In the span of a few…
Technology
The Gulf’s ambition to lead in technology has moved past the stage of press releases and pilot projects.…
The startup scene across the Middle East and North Africa is gathering pace again, and the money is…
The most important buildings in the Gulf’s technology push are also among the least glamorous. Data centres, the…
World
Some of the most consequential moves in global finance this year have originated not in New York or…
Trade has always been the Gulf’s oldest business, and the region is using it again to remake its…
Property markets from London to Dubai have a common thread running through their most significant recent deals: Gulf…