KFH was the first Islamic bank to be established in Kuwait in 1977. Today its largest shareholders include the Kuwait Investment Authority and the Kuwait Awqaf Public Foundation. It employs around ...

DIB acquired Noor Bank in 2020 to become one of the world’s largest Islamic banks. In April 2021, DIB listed its $500 million Sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai, with a total value of $6.3 billion. Group CEO, ...

Social media followers across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube Years active in the industry Other influential activities and editorial points ...

Most of the people on this list have been working their way up a steep career ladder for decades to reach the top of their professions. If there were glass ceilings to be smashed, these are some of ...

The last few months have been tough for listed businesses in the Middle East, with many experiencing a sharp drop in market value due to the coronavirus effect on stock markets worldwide. However, by ...

Forbes Middle East reveals its Top 100 Arab Celebrities for the first time, looking at the popularity and influence of actors, singers and TV personalities from across the region. Judging a ...

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has bought $8.2 billion worth of new investments in global stocks. The 25 new investments by the sovereign wealth fund have been made mostly in companies whose ...

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 Al ...

Al Thani started her career as a lecturing assistant in the Economics Department of Qatar University before founding the investment firm Amwal in 1998. In 2005, she founded AL Wa`ab City, a ...

While there is a small presence of online television channels in the MENA region, quantity is trumped by quality. Three entries feature on this ranking with the UAE, Qatar and Russia each represented.

Henadi Al-Saleh joined Agility in 2007 to lead investor relations, financial planning, and analysis. She was appointed to her current role in 2014. Agility employs over 65,000 people, with a footprint ...

This past year wasn’t kind to billionaires all over the world. Plummeting oil prices, shaky stock markets and a stronger dollar wreaked havoc on fortunes. In the Arab world, aggregate net worth was ...