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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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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May 2025 English
Forbes Middle East - English
THE WORLD'S RICHEST ARABS 2025
According to Forbes' World Billionaires 2025 list, the number of billionaires across the globe has exceeded 3,000 for the first time, with 3,028 people making this year's ranking-247 more than in 2024.
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May 2025 English
Forbes Middle East - English
Saudi Billionaires Back Among the World's Richest on Forbes' World's Billionaires List
After a seven-year hiatus, the richest business people from the Middle East's second-largest economy are once again being featured on the Forbes' World's Billionaires list.
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May 2025 English
Forbes Middle East - English
The U.A.E.'s Expat Billionaires 2025
The U.A.E. is one of the world's leading destinations for expatriate high-net-worth and ultra-highnet-worth individuals. The Forbes World's Billionaires 2025 list features 13 such individuals, with a collective net worth of $141.9 billion. Here's a look at who they are.
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May 2025 English
Forbes Middle East - English
The World's Wealthiest Women
Women are still a minority among the world's billionaires, holding just over 13.4% of the spots on the Forbes' World's Billionaires list 2025. Despite the slow climb, their influence is undeniable. This list highlights the five wealthiest women globally. Net worths are as of March 7, 2025.
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May 2025 English
Forbes Middle East - English
GROWTH UNDER PRESSURE
As it approaches its centennial, Hassan Allam Holding is today led by third-generation Co-CEOs Hassan and Amr Allam. Amid shifting market dynamics, their focus is firmly on accelerating regional growth, supported by a project backlog exceeding $5.8 billion.
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May 2025 English
Forbes Middle East - English
Pharma's Chinese Takeout
KAILERA jumped the weight loss miracle-drug line by licensing four clinical-stage obesity therapies from China, which is quickly emerging as a powerhouse pharmaceutical R&D center. After all, why spend millions trying to develop novel medications in the U.S. when Chinese firms have probably already done it for you?
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May 2025 English
Forbes Middle East - English
THE NEXT FRONTIER
The world's richest Emirati billionaire, Hussain Sajwani, Founder of the DAMAC Group, is doubling down on digital infrastructure with a $20 billion U.S. data centre push through EDGNEX, while leveraging Al across his real estate empire. As global markets brace for volatility, Sajwani is building resilient growth from Dubai to the cloud.
7 min |
May 2025 English
Forbes Middle East - English
DOUBLING DOWN
Shamel Aboul Fadl, Executive Chairman of Egypt-based Bonyan, has led the real estate investment company since 2018, as it has grown its portfolio from one single asset to 10 prime real estate properties. Now, he is steering the firm toward its next milestone, an EGX IPO.
5 min |
May 2025 English
Forbes Middle East - English
TOP 20 ARAB WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT
Our first list of 20 Arab Women in Government recognizes the most impactful women in leading roles across government institutions, excluding ministerial and parliamentary positions.
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February 2025 ENG
Forbes Middle East - English
SCENT OF SUCCESS
Mona Kattan, CEO and Founder of KAYALI, is redefining perfume as a form of self-love. Following a world tour of her signature collection, the beauty mogul is now launching scents that venture outside of her comfort zone, continuing to innovate while tapping into the Middle East's lucrative love of fragrance.
7 min |
February 2025 ENG
Forbes Middle East - English
GUIDING THE NARRATIVE
Mona AI Marri, Vice Chairperson and Managing Director of the Dubai Media Council, Director-General of the Government of Dubai Media Office, and President of the Dubai Press Club, has been pivotal in shaping the emirate's media landscape. Now she's bringing Al, filming, and gaming into the spotlight.
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February 2025 ENG
Forbes Middle East - English
MENA's Biggest M&A Deals
MENA continued to solidify its role as a global financial powerhouse in 2024, with major mergers and acquisitions (M&As) shaping industries from chemicals to renewables and retail. Here's a closer look at five of the largest deals of 2024.
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February 2025 ENG
Forbes Middle East - English
World's Richest Women 2025
From pioneering philanthropy to managing family empires, the world's top wealthiest women are reshaping industries, preserving legacies, and redefining influence. Net worths are as of January 16, 2025, as per Forbes.
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February 2025 ENG
Forbes Middle East - English
FUTURE PROOFING
Empowering women in business and nurturing the next generation of entrepreneurs means offering community support where it's needed. Rym AI Falasy, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, is championing initiatives in the U.A.E. to foster the well-being and advancement of mothers and children across different fields.
7 min |
February 2025 ENG
Forbes Middle East - English
10 MENA Women Making Their Mark in Marketing
These 10 CMOs head the marketing function of some of the largest companies across the region, leading successful campaigns and initiatives, and helping boost business.
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February 2025 ENG
Forbes Middle East - English
100 MOST POWERFUL BUSINESSWOMEN 2025
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 AI Rostamani, Group CEO of the First Abu Dhabi Bank- the U.A.E.'s largest bank-leads the list for the third consecutive year. She was also recognized for the fourth time on Forbes' list of the World's Most Powerful Women 2024, ranking 60 globally.
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February 2025 ENG
Forbes Middle East - English
10 Powerful Businesswomen Leading Family-Owned Businesses
Our list of the 10 powerful businesswomen leading some of the largest family-owned companies and groups in the region features women who have inherited family legacies and possess exceptional expertise. They're managing vast conglomerates across diverse sectors of the economy, including industry, technology, and education. The list includes three entries based in the U.A.E., two from Oman, and one from each of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Morocco, Bahrain, and Lebanon.
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February 2025 ENG
Forbes Middle East - English
The World's Most Powerful Women 2024
The 100 leaders on Forbes's 2024 list of the World's Most Powerful Women oversee a total of $33 trillion in GDP and influence the lives of over a billion people. Here's a look at the top ten who are breaking down barriers in politics, philanthropy, and business.
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