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  • BeIN Sports picks Saudi firm as MENA advertising partner

    Qatar-based beIN, a sports broadcaster said on Wednesday it had chosen a Saudi firm as its exclusive advertising partner in the Middle East and North Africa in a deal that a source put at around $150 million.

  • Arab Barometer and Perceptions of China in MENA: Audio

    Ordinary citizens and residents across MENA tend to have different perspectives on China's image in the region. Some are positive, while others are negative, and the general public's perception is often different than that of the elites. To attempt to capture such varying perspectives, we discuss the general public's opinion on China on a larger scale while employing the proper scientific techniques. The findings on the general public's opinion on China come from nine nationally representative public opinion surveys conducted in MENA by Arab Barometer from 2021-2022 – including nearly 23,00 interviews.

  • Saudi healthtech startup Blazma scripts aggressive MENA entry plans to tap rising digital healthcare market

    The startup, which operates a platform connecting medical testing laboratories, healthcare chains and patients, also plans to launch a fundraising plan in two months to finance its growth plans

  • Green Hydrogen Production in MENA Faces a Water Problem, Energy Leader Says

    Jawad El Kharraz, executive director of the Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE), says that Arab countries should localise green hydrogen production technology. However, in an interview with Al-Fanar Media, he points out that there are challenges facing this process, related to water scarcity in the North African region.

  • Venture capital funding for Mena start-ups hits $2.3bn and is on track to beat 2021 total

    Venture capital funding for start-ups in the Middle East and North Africa rose 20 per cent annually to more than $2.3 billion in the first three quarters of 2022, putting it on track to potentially surpass the total investments attracted in 2021, a study carried out by Magnitt has found.

  • LIV golfers set to get ranking points after alliance with MENA Tour

    LIV Golf players are set to earn world ranking points starting this week after the developmental MENA (Middle East and North Africa) Tour said on Wednesday it had formed a strategic alliance with the Saudi Arabia-backed circuit. LIV Golf is holding the sixth event of its inaugural season this week just north of Bangkok and the MENA Tour said those competing at Stonehill Golf Course will immediately qualify for official world ranking points. As part of the alliance, LIV Golf Invitational events will become part of, and sanctioned by, the MENA Tour which is among the eligible tours listed on the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) website.

  • Saudi start-up ZenHR raises $10m to grow operations across Mena region

    ZenHR, a human resource technology start-up in Saudi Arabia, has raised $10 million to scale up its operations across the Middle East and North Africa. The funding round was led by Saudi Arabia's Rua Growth Fund, with the participation of US-based Endeavor Catalyst and other existing investors, the Riyadh-based company said on Tuesday.

  • Gender Diversity in Legal in KSA and MENA Is on the Rise

    Since the launch of Vision 2030, the number of licensed female lawyers has risen from 10 in 2013 to 118. By mid-2020, that number had further risen to 785. Currently, we believe there to be more than 1,000 female lawyers, representing approximately 12% of all Saudi licensed lawyers in the Kingdom.

  • Does Europe’s bumpy road to energy security Lead to the MENA?

    Since the outbreak of the war, the region has become a natural destination for Europe in its growing quest for non-Russian energy resources, with leaders of the EU's economic powers (Germany, France, Italy) repeatedly visiting producers such as Algeria, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar. In addition to energy cooperation, this search for diversification offers a valuable tool for enhancing bilateral partnerships and expanding EU-MENA relations in the long term.

  • Does Europe’s bumpy road to energy security Lead to the MENA?

    Since the outbreak of the war, the region has become a natural destination for Europe in its growing quest for non-Russian energy resources, with leaders of the EU's economic powers (Germany, France, Italy) repeatedly visiting producers such as Algeria, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar. In addition to energy cooperation, this search for diversification offers a valuable tool for enhancing bilateral partnerships and expanding EU-MENA relations in the long term.