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  • Arab Youth Survey 2023: Six in 10 support US ‘disengagement’ from region

    A third of young Arabs believe the US wields the most influence in the region, with a majority wanting this to change. The US was viewed as the country holding the most sway in the Arab world (33 per cent), ahead of the UAE (11 per cent), Saudi Arabia and Israel (both 10 per cent) and Russia (8 per cent), by respondents to the Arab Youth Survey 2023. Sixty-one per cent of those polled said they “strongly or somewhat support” US disengagement from Middle Eastern affairs. However, 66 per cent also said they expected the US to be a stronger ally than Russia over the next five years, while 62 per cent said the US would be a stronger ally than China.

  • LIV Golf cranks up volume in bid to attract area’s youthful fan base

    “Our audience is so much younger and so much newer to the game generally than a traditional PGA Tour audience,” said LIV Golf broadcaster Jerry Foltz, formerly a longtime analyst for Golf Channel. “I think we just keep putting our product forward.” Targeting a younger fan base also has translated into more early-20-something players joining LIV. Spain’s David Puig, 21, is the youngest member of the LIV roster. Fellow Spaniard Eugenio Chacarra and Aussie Jediah Morgan are 23. Americans Matthew Wolff and James Piot are a year older.

  • Saudi Arabia’s greatest wealth is its youth

    The outcome of these initiatives take years, and are long-term, high reward investments. However, we can see some of their beneficial effects today. Earlier this year, 35 Saudi students among a pool of 1,800 students from 80 countries received a total of 22 awards at ISEF in the US. Similarly, a group of Saudis also won 13 science and technology awards at ITEX in Malaysia. Saudis were once content with monotony in their professional lives, but not anymore. This generation of Saudis determinedly strive for the best, anything else is simply not good enough.

  • IRGC warns Saudi Arabia it must ‘control’ media ‘provoking our youth’

    The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has warned the Saudi royal family that it will “pay the price” unless it reins in the media outlets it allegedly funds. The warning comes as Tehran accuses foreign-based Persian-language networks—and especially the TV channel Iran International—of spreading fake news and inciting unrest.

  • Visions Of Creativity In Middle East Youth Art Scene

    In a series exploring youth aspirations in the volatile region -- where more than half of the population is under 30 -- AFP speaks to artists in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, the Gaza Strip, Israel and Iraq about the hardships, uncertainties and challenges they face.

  • Asda’a BCW Arab Youth Survey: 89 per cent of Arab youth say they shop online

    With internet penetration between 98 per cent to 100 per cent in GCC countries, and well over 65 per cent in the Levant and North Africa, Arab youth are, unsurprisingly, struggling to disconnect from social media, with three-quarters of those polled (76 per cent) either strongly agreeing or somewhat agreeing that they find it difficult to disconnect. This rises to 83 per cent in the GCC.

  • Asda’a BCW Arab Youth Survey: 89 per cent of Arab youth say they shop online

    Now in its 14th year, the Asda’a BCW Arab Youth Survey is the largest study of its kind of MENA’s largest demographic, its 200 million plus youth. Asda’a BCW commissioned IDS Research & Consultancy to conduct face-to-face interviews with 3,400 Arab citizens aged 18 to 24 in their home nations from May 13 to June 16. Interviews with an equal sample of men and women took place in 50 cities across a total of 17 Arab states.

  • Saudi youths support reforms, believe Vision 2030 will secure strong economy: Survey

    As the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia prepares to celebrate its 92nd National Day on September 23 under the theme ‘This is Our Home,’ almost all Saudi youths said they believe the Kingdom is heading in the right direction as they voiced optimism about the future and the best days that lie ahead. This was one of the main findings of the 14th Annual ASDA’A BCW Arab Youth Survey released on Wednesday.

  • Morocco, Saudi Arabia Sign Agreement to Cooperate in Youth Activities

    Bensaid held a meeting with his Saudi counterpart on the sidelines of the fifth Islamic Conference of Ministers of Youth and Sports in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The two affirmed the positive bilateral relations between the two countries and explored ways to improve cooperation in youth and cultural activities.

  • Over 90% of Saudi youth see US as a strong ally of their nation: ASDA’A BCW Arab Youth Survey

    According to the survey, the perception that the US is an ally of Saudi Arabia is at its highest level in five years. In 2020, 87 per cent of Saudi youth viewed the US as a 'strong ally' or 'somewhat of an ally', an increase in favourability over 2019 when 70 per cent of Saudi youth viewed the US as an ally. In 2018, 50 per cent of Saudi youth viewed the US as an ally.