PRIORITY PASS

Adel Mardini, Founder and CEO of private jet terminal operator Jetex, is used to catering to the most demanding of HNWI travelers. As demand for sustainable and personalized travel increases, he’s looking to Africa and the U.S. for expansion.

WORLD'S RICHEST ARABS 2025

The last year has proven challenging for the world’s richest people

THE WORLD'S BILLIONAIRES

FALLING STOCKS, wounded unicorns and rising interest rates translated into a tough year for the world’s wealthiest

40 Years Of Silicon Valley Bank: From Fame To Failure

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has sent shock waves through global financial systems, leaving many to wonder how the U.S.'s 16th largest lender in terms of assets, which served thousands of innovative tech startups, could break. Here's a brief look at how the now-defunct bank rose to fame and fell to ruin.

A Journey Through Time

Set amongst sand rock formations, ancient dwellings, and monuments that have been carefully carved by the hand of nature, AlUla tells the story of a city that has remained the meeting place of ancient civilizations.

THE MIDDLE EAST'S 50 MOST VALUABLE BANKS 2025

This year has been a tough one so far for the global banking sector, with the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank flaming fears of a contagion effect.

THE MIDDLE EAST'S TOP 30 FINTECH COMPANIES 2023

MEET THE REGION'S MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES USING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY TO DIGITIZE BANKING, FINANCE, AND INVESTMENT.

PAYING IT FORWARD

Ashraf Sabry, Cofounder and CEO of Fawry for Banking Technology and Electronic Payments (Fawry), Egypt's largest e-payments network, has had a significant impact on introducing Fintech to the cash-centric country. Despite the backdrop of an economic downturn, he's continuing to ride the digital wave toward banking the unbanked population.

POWER SHIFT

Mark Chahwan, Nadine Mezher, and Jad Sayegh, Cofounders of the U.A.E.-based investment platform Sarwa, have raised $25 million in total funding since establishing their Fintech in 2017. Buoyed by a consumer shift towards digital banking and trading, they're now looking at new ways to scale while navigating an evolving ecosystem.

The Nuclear Option

Old-fashioned fission may be the best way to wean the world off fossil fuels. So BRET KUGELMASS wants to deploy 10,000 inexpensive, off-the-shelf microreactors but not in America.

The Price Of Authenticity

Twitter and Meta are now charging a fee for account verification, while other major networks like YouTube, TikTok, and China's WeChat are sticking to a free verification model-for now.

Notable National Fintechs In MENA

MENA's central banks are disrupting Fintech, laying the groundwork with regulations and launching national gateways to help move to cashless economies. Here are five national payment gateways owned by central and public banks in the Middle East.

5 Billionaires Investing In Fintech

The aggregate net worth of these five billionaires-who are all investing in the Fintech sector-declined by $25.7 billion in over a year, hitting $50.4 billion on March 14, 2023, down from $76.1 billion on March 11, 2022. Here's how their fortunes have changed. Net worths are as of March 14, 2023.

THE MIDDLE EAST'S TOP 100 HEALTHCARE LEADERS 2023

Recent years have witnessed an increasing growth of forward-looking innovations and transformations within the healthcare industry, including emerging biotech - and healthtech startups and initiatives, AI, robotics, and digital integration and automation.

How Digital Technologies Can Improve Saudi Healthcare

There is no substitute for the skills and compassion of medical professionals, but there is a role for more technical capabilities.

MEDICINE MAN

For Sherine Hassan Helmy, CEO of Egypt's Pharco Pharmaceuticals, success is about impacting humanity, as well as growing his family business. Having helped tackle an endemic hepatitis C outbreak in Egypt, he's now looking to Africa and to biological products for future progress.

Why Digital Technology Is Critical To ESG Success

On 28 July 2022, we reached Earth Overshoot Day-the day on which we have used all the biological resources that the Earth regenerates in a year.

RETHINKING HEALTHCARE

Surgeon-turned-entrepreneur Mohamed Amin, Co-founder and Group CEO of Elaj Group, is on a mission to build data-first diagnostics and healthcare delivery in the Middle East. With plans for an IPO in 2024, he wants to construct a new narrative around healthcare.

BUYING TIME

Shaista Asif, co-founder and Group COO of PureHealth, heads MENA's largest healthcare conglomerate. Merging technology with an increasingly broad portfolio of healthcare providers, the company is expanding its reach to help elongate people's lifespans.

Shareholders of the World, Unite

Most investors are passive bystanders in boardroom battles. TUMELO wants to get them involved-and take fund managers out of the ideological crossfire.

Meet MENA's 50 Over 50 Women 2023

Here are the trailblazers from MENA recognized in Forbes's second annual 50 Over 50: EMEA 2023 list, proving that age is no barrier to success.

Healthcare M&A Deals

The regional healthcare industry witnessed several high-value merger and acquisition deals in 2022, driven by changing expectations and demand for digital transformation.

Notable Mental Health Startups

Findings by PwC estimate that at least 37.5 million productive days are lost annually due to untreated mental illness in the GCC, equivalent to $3.5 billion. Here are some startups in the Middle East working to make mental health solutions more accessible in the region.

4 Healthcare Breakthroughs Of 2022

Last year saw several developments in healthcare that have the potential to change our lives. Here are some of the most inspiring medical innovations of 2022.

The World's 5 Richest Healthcare Billionaires

Here's a glance at the richest five healthcare tycoons in the world according to the real-time Forbes World's Billionaires list, with total net worths exceeding $90 billion. All net worths and global rank are as of February 13, 2023.

THE MIDDLE EAST'S 100 MOST POWERFUL BUSINESSWOMEN 2023

Women in the Middle East and North Africa today lead some of the largest companies in the region, with some also making their mark internationally.

Harnessing CEO Confidence In The Middle East To Accelerate Business Transformation

As 2023 gets underway, it’s no surprise to find that CEOs all over the world are far more pessimistic than they were a year ago about the state of the global economy and what it could mean for their own businesses.

THINKING BIG

Samia Bouazza, Group CEO and Managing Director of Multiply Group, started her leadership career in 2003 as the founder of Multiply Marketing Consultancy. Today, she heads a $14.6 billion holding company. She says an innovative mindset and good people are behind her success.

POWERED BY DATA

Noor Al Sulaiti, CEO of Ooredoo Oman, is the youngest and first female chief in the telecom provider's history. A transformation aficionado, since taking the role in 2021, she's embarked on an ambitious vision towards being a digitally-led, data-powered, and customer-centric telecom company.

PIONEERING PROGRESS

Shaikha Khaled Al Bahar, Deputy Group CEO of the National Bank of Kuwait Group, has spent her career rising through the ranks of Kuwait’s biggest banking group. Away from the bottom line, she’s focused on making her stamp on her country’s social growth.