A Night to Remember: Celebrating the Middle East’s Top Executives and CEOs
Forbes Middle East revealed and awarded the region’s top executives and CEOs for 2019 at their 7th annual Global Meets Local gala dinner.
Google Aims To Pitch Privacy With The New Pixel 4 And Other Increasingly Smart Devices
As Google’s latest line of hardware products promise to more seamlessly be a part of users’ lives, the data-driven giant wants to earn trust for the brand even as it collects increasingly more, and
Abu Dhabi’s First Budget Airline Might Be A Win For Etihad But Might Not Be For Air Arabia
Etihad and Air Arabia announced that they would create an independent joint venture company that will operate Air Arabia Abu Dhabi.
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Mary Sophia
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Is There Life After ‘League Of Legends’? Riot Bets Big On Its First New Game In 10 Years.
Riot Games has made $20 billion from just one video game. Now the success of Fortnite has the company scrambling to prove it can be more than just the decade-old League of Legends.
Volvo Targets 40% Carbon Cut For Vehicles And Factories As It Rolls Out Electric Crossover
Electric cars are great at reducing tailpipe emissions, but building them is also highly energy-intensive so Volvo is using the launch of its new XC40 EV to commit to a 40% reduction
Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths Has A Plan To Keep It Flying High
For Paul Griffiths—Dubai Airports CEO, transport enthusiast, and organist—his current position is a dream job. Now, as Dubai plans to welcome 100 million passengers through its concourses, the CEO is
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Mary Sophia
23 min read
Dietmar Siersdorfer Is Powering Up Siemens' Fortunes By Targeting Middle East's High Growth Markets
Between providing power to recovering Middle Eastern markets and erecting smart buildings in others, Siemens Middle East CEO, Dietmar Siersdorfer, is a busy man. Now he is steering the firm towards
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Mary Sophia
19 min read
The Rise Of The Machines
Across the world, the pace of industrial automation is steadily accelerating. Robots aren’t on their way—they have fully arrived.
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Fashion Reimagined: Having Built Up Her E-commerce Empire,
The Modist has grown 200% since it launched two years ago and has raised funding from various investors including local retail giant Chalhoub Group and global e-tailer Farfetch.
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Mary Sophia
17 min read
Lending A Hand: Liwwa Has Lent $25M To SMEs In Jordan. Now
Liwwa's performance has helped it bag $5.6 million in funding and $17 million in debt funding so far. The platform had 300 active investors in 2018.
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Mary Sophia
19 min read
A Fortune From Fashion
Fashion and retail have the second-highest population of billionaires with 230, or 11% of the Forbes total.
Top 10 Highest-Funded Global Fintech Startups
Big fintechs are getting bigger—19 of the Forbes’ Fintech 50 2019 list are valued at $1 billion or more.
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Giving Back
Inspired by a legacy of giving that dates back to his ancestors, Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Bin Musallem Bin Ham Al-Ameri has a deep-rooted passion for philanthropy.
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