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Joe Kawkabani, CEO of OSN Group, is steering the company’s streaming future in MENA, following a $57 million deal with Warner Bros. Discovery.
Iraq’s energy sector in 2025 stands at a critical juncture, balancing ambitious expansions in its oil and gas industry with a burgeoning push toward renewable energy.
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 ...
From groundbreaking entrepreneurs to visionary corporate leaders, women in MENA are leaving their mark in every sector and industry. For example, Hana Al Rostamani, Group CEO of the First Abu Dhabi ...
Al-Khateeb was appointed CEO of KNPC in 2022 and oversaw the company’s first export of 95-octane automotive fuel to European markets in July 2023. She is the first woman and first Kuwaiti to head the ...
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. In the U.A.E., ...
Breaking the glass ceiling for women entrepreneurs in MENA is a much harder task compared to their counterparts in other parts of the world. Women-led businesses make up less than 5% of MENA’s total ...
Bukhamseen Group Holding Company was launched in 1957 by founder Jawad Ahmed Bukhamseen and run by his son Emad. The organization operates in real estate, construction, finance, banking, hospitality, ...
Founded in 1974, today Mohsin Haider Darwish operates through two clusters. MHD-ACERE has a portfolio of products and services across the automotive, construction equipment, education, and renewable ...
Wadha Ahmad Al-Khateeb joined KNPC in 1994 and assumed her role as CEO in 2022. KNPC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, owns subsidiaries like the Kuwait Aviation Fueling ...
Abdul Malak assumed his current position in January 2022, having joined Nestlé in 1999. Today, Nestlé Middle East employs more than 13,000 people across 19 countries and operates 24 factories. In 2023 ...
Nadia Bader Al-Hajji joined PIC, a subsidiary of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, in 2019 and assumed her current role in 2022. PIC recorded a net profit of $127 million in the financial year ending ...