Business
Forbes Middle East - English
SHIFTING ENERGY
For nearly nine decades, Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) has been at the heart of Oman's economic growth. Today, as the first Omani Managing Director of the 88-year-old company, Aflah Al Hadhrami is steering PDO into a new era, one defined by purpose, people, and sustainability.
7 min |
September 2025 ENG
Forbes Middle East - English
SUSTAINABILITY LEADERS 2025
In the Middle East, sustainability continues to move from commitment to action as governments and companies align with global climate goals and national visions.
3 min |
September 2025 ENG
Forbes Middle East - English
NEXT BILLION-DOLLAR STARTUPS
Artificial intelligence dominates this year's list of 25 venture-backed startups we think most likely to reach a $1 billion valuation.
10 min |
September 2025 ENG
Forbes Middle East - English
Money Grows on Trees, Slowly
If you are a very patient investor, you might want to have Angela Davis' CAMPBELL GLOBAL plant you some Douglas fir.
4 min |
September 2025 ENG
Forbes Middle East - English
TURNING WASTE AROUND
Ali Al Dhaheri, Managing Director and CEO of the Tadweer Group, believes that waste can be a powerful resource. As the company strives to divert waste from landfills and reduce emissions in the U.A.E., he's also hoping to have a global impact.
7 min |
September 2025 ENG
Forbes Middle East - English
Crossing Borders
SIDDEEK AHMED, Chairman and Managing Director of travel management company ITL World, expanded the company into the Middle East nearly 20 years ago, having first set up in India. Lured by the rapidly evolving sector then, today he's seeing even more opportunity, both here and abroad.
4 min |
September 2025 ENG
Forbes Middle East - English
FLYING AHEAD
Earlier this year, flynas became the first ever listed carrier in Saudi Arabia to go public, raising $1.1 billion in its landmark IPO. Managing Director and CEO Bander Almohanna now has his sights set on further route expansion and new destinations.
7 min |
August 2025
Forbes Middle East - English
The Vibe-Coding Factory
Stockholm-based LOVABLE has become the world's fastest-growing software startup, hitting over $100 million in annualized revenue in just eight months by using Al to enable millions of non-coders to instantly turn their ideas into websites, apps and online side hustles.
6 min |
August 2025
Forbes Middle East - English
Navigational Hazards
Even with nepotism, protectionism and infinite” liquefied natural gas, THOMAS CROWLEY JR. shows it ain’t easy being the third generation to run an American shipping company.
6 min |
August 2025
Forbes Middle East - English
REDEFINING LUXURY
Noelle Homsy and Chris Nader built luxury ecolodge brand ENVI Lodges to redefine what it means to travel luxuriously and responsibly in the experiential outdoor hospitality space. Now, as they move towards closing their third funding round, bigger plans are on the horizon.
6 min |
August 2025
Forbes Middle East - English
RESILIENT EXPANSION
Kamel Abou-Aly, Founder and Chairman of Pickalbatros Hotels Resorts, began building his hospitality empire in Egypt 33 years ago. With 5 billion invested at home and abroad, the group continues to expand while strengthening Egypt’s position as a global tourism hub.
7 min |
August 2025
Forbes Middle East - English
TOP 100 TRAVEL & TOURISM LEADERS 2025
Despite ongoing challenges in the Middle East, the region remains a hotspot and a key global tourism hub, driven by diverse attractions the GCC and a robust pipeline of ongoing developments.
4 min |
August 2025
Forbes Middle East - English
Time to Beat Apple
Small value stocks haven't been doing well. But money manager MILES LEWIS makes the case that at a time of turbulence on Wall Street, they are ready for a rebound.
4 min |
July 2025 English
Forbes Middle East - English
CAPITAL CATALYST
America’s largest bank, J.P. Morgan, is deepening its MENA footprint under Khaled Hobballah, Senior Country Officer for MENA and Head of Markets for MENA Tirkiye. As the region gains strategic weight, Hobballah is shaping how global finance flows through the fastest-growing hub.
6 min |
July 2025 English
Forbes Middle East - English
GLOBAL MEETS LOCAL 2025
As global corporations deepen their roots in MENA, the region continues to evolve into a magnet for investment, innovation, and cross-border collaboration.
3 min |
July 2025 English
Forbes Middle East - English
EVERYTHING AI
David Meads, Vice President for the Middle East, Africa, Türkiye, Romania, and the Commonwealth of Independent States at Cisco, returned to the region last year to plug into its full tech-leading potential. With Al dominating conversations and partnerships powering growth, he's seeing fast results.
6 min |
July 2025 English
Forbes Middle East - English
ADDING MORE
Having been with Visa for over 20 years, Andrew Torre, president of Visa's $9 billion value-added services business, has recently moved from leading the CEMEA region to leading its acceleration toward market-moving additional solutions. The veteran is ready for the challenge.
8 min |
July 2025 English
Forbes Middle East - English
NAVIGATING NEW ROUTES
Kami Viswanathan, president of the Middle East, Indian Subcontinent, and Africa at FedEx, has driven the region to double-digit growth since taking office in 2022. Now, she is focusing on digital capabilities, deepening local collaborations, and prioritizing SMEs.
7 min |
July 2025 English
Forbes Middle East - English
The Great Space Phone Race
ABEL AVELLAN is taking on SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Project Kuiper in the battle to provide broadband satellite internet directly to your smartphone.
6 min |
June 2025 English
Forbes Middle East - English
Building the Future Summit Unites Efforts Toward a Smarter, More Sustainable Urban Future
The inaugural summit brought together an exclusive cohort of real estate leaders, investors, innovators, and architects from across the region and around the world.
3 min |
June 2025 English
Forbes Middle East - English
WHOLE NEW WORLD
Abu Dhabi's Miral Group is bringing Disneyland to the Middle East, and Mohamed Abdalla Al Zaabi, Group CEO, is ready for the challenge. As Miral begins designing its latest coup, Abu Dhabi's ambitious goals for its tourism industry are in sight.
8 min |
June 2025 English
Forbes Middle East - English
Ringing the Bell: 4 Women Who Led Landmark Listings
Although women-led public companies remain relatively rare, they have nonetheless played pivotal roles in bringing companies to the public market. Meet four trailblazing women who have taken their companies public.
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June 2025 English
Forbes Middle East - English
EGYPT'S TOP 50 LISTED COMPANIES 2025
Egypt's listed companies have demonstrated a robust performance in the last year, with the combined total assets of the top 50 companies in 2025 increasing by 33% as of December 2024 to $118.8 billion, which accounts for over 34% of the country's GDP.
6 min |
June 2025 English
Forbes Middle East - English
NEW STREAMS
Ahmed Al Azkawi, CEO of OQEP, led the company through its landmark $2 billion IPO on the Muscat Stock Exchange in October 2024. He's now focused on assessing expanding beyond Oman and optimizing OQEP's portfolio for long-term growth and resilience.
7 min |
June 2025 English
Forbes Middle East - English
THE MIDDLE EAST'S TOP 100 LISTED COMPANIES 2025
MENA's top 100 listed companies experienced a modest downturn last year, with aggregate net profit declining 1.2% to $237.4 billion and market capitalization decreasing by 3.6% to $3.5 trillion as of April 2025. However, aggregate sales for the 100 companies grew by 12.2% to $1.1 trillion, and assets hit $5.4 trillion compared to $4.9 trillion a year earlier, reflecting a 10.8% growth.
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June 2025 English
Forbes Middle East - English
FUNNY MONEY
Comedian ADAM W used his smartphone to bypass Hollywood's gatekeepers and build a 55 millionstrong fan base and multimilliondollar brand empire. Alongside a bold new wave of digital comics, he's going viral—and rewriting the rules of showbiz.
3 min |
June 2025 English
Forbes Middle East - English
MENA's Most Profitable Companies
The five most profitable companies in MENA collectively reported $131.8 billion in earnings in 2024, representing over 55% of the total profits generated by the region's top 100 companies.
2 min |
June 2025 English
Forbes Middle East - English
Meet the 5 Richest Arab Families
The Middle East is home to some of the world's most influential families, whose wealth spans industries like construction, telecom, and automotive. Here are the top five richest Arab families, which we compiled by combining the wealth of family members on the Forbes World's Billionaires list 2025. Net worths are as of March 7, 2025.
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May 2025 English
Forbes Middle East - English
BACK ON TOP
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud, Founder and Chairman of Saudi Arabia's Kingdom Holding Company and the richest Arab businessman in the world with a net worth of $16.5 billion, has his eyes firmly set on Al's impact, Saudi Arabia's evolution, and the world's trade wars.
8 min |
May 2025 English
Forbes Middle East - English
TOP 100 ARAB FAMILY BUSINESSES 2025
Middle Eastern family businesses are far more than commercial enterprises—they are pillars of society, deeply interwoven with the region’s cultural fabric and historical legacy.
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