International companies play a crucial role in MENA, significantly impacting its economic, technological, and social landscapes. These companies bring substantial investments, create jobs, and ...

Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani was prime minister of Qatar between 2007 and 2013; he also served as foreign minister from 1992 until 2013. His great uncle founded modern Qatar in 1971, and he’s a cousin of ...

Fakhoury was appointed CEO in 2016, having joined the group as COO in 2007. With over 30 years of hospitality management experience, he is currently managing 12 projects. In March 2024, Cristal Group ...

FAB, the U.A.E.’s largest bank, was formed in 2017 by the merger of the First Gulf Bank and the National Bank of Abu Dhabi. Mubadala is the largest shareholder in the company through the Abu Dhabi ...

Al Remeithi was appointed Group CEO of Emirates Steel Arkan in 2021, when it was created by a merger between Arkan Building Materials and Emirates Steel. The company has since expanded its ...

El Shenawy cofounded Khazna with Omar Saleh, Ahmed Wagueeh and Omar Salah in 2020. It aims to improve the financial well-being of underbanked Egyptians. In 2022, Khazna recorded more than a million ...

Al Hatmi joined Asyad Group since its establishment in 2016, Oman’s state-owned logistics and supply chains company, along with 16 subsidiaries and three major ports. In October 2023, Asyad Express ...

ADIB provides banking services to more than a million customers, with 62 branches in the U.A.E. The bank is also present in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Sudan, Iraq, and the U.K. In March 2022, the ...

CoinMENA is a crypto-asset provider for the Middle East, which is regulated and licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain. Investors can buy, sell, store, and receive digital assets and be able to ...

Alrowwad was appointed CEO of the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company in 2019, having begun his career at JPMC’s al-Aqaba Fertilizer Complex in 1989. The company recorded profits of over $458 million in ...

Al Raisi joined Oman Air, the national airline of the Sultanate of Oman, in 1984 as a trainee engineer and was promoted to his current role in 2018. Today, the airline flies to over 45 destinations.

QIIB is 16.6% owned by the Qatar Holdings Company, a subsidiary of the Qatar Investment Authority. Since its formation in 1990, QIIB has grown to be the third-largest listed Islamic bank in Qatar by ...