The next global financial shock will test MENA not only on policy competence, but on priorities. If poverty reduction remains a secondary concern—addressed after crises rather than before them—the ...

Qatar has emerged as a regional leader in social progress in the 2025 AlTi Global Social Progress Index, securing a place in Tier 2 ...

Oil dependence further distorts climate response. In many MENA economies, fossil revenues delay adaptation during boom periods while magnifying vulnerability during downturns. Climate investment ...

Over the last two decades, countries across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have shifted their strategic focus from costly geopolitical rivalries to economic development and regional ...

After a decade of rapid growth of foreign direct investment into both Gulf Cooperation Council states and North Africa, FDI flows face a slowdown in 2025. S&P Global Market Intelligence expects MENA ...

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) collectively spent $220.6 billion on defense in 2024, amounting to about 9.5 percent of the global total for the year. Nearly all states in the MENA region that ...

Italian soccer's top-tier Serie A has secured a new broadcast partner across 16 MENA (Middle East and North Africa) countries, in the form of Kuwait-based streaming firm Shasha. Through a deal ...

A growing number of influencers believe the Gulf is at the forefront of regional transformation — especially in the tourism and entertainment sectors. Among the standout nations, the UAE emerged as ...

Dii Desert Energy, an energy transition think tank, has reported the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region will have a cumulative solar capacity of 75 GW at the end of the decade if the current ...

The Middle East and North Africa region has not been cited so far as a focus for the new US administration’s actions regarding trade tariffs. Countries in the MENA region that maintain a fixed ...