By 2026, the games market in the Middle East and North Africa is expected to grow by 56% to $2.79 billion (R52 billion).

Source: https://mybroadband.co.za/news/gaming/497475-saudi-arabia-to-invest-r709-billion-to-become-a-gaming-hub.html

’ Hugh Lovatt, a senior policy fellow with the Middle East and North Africa Programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), said that, while Hamas still works through consensus, the military leadership is the dominant voice.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/11/28/hamas-gaza-qatar-leaders-negotiations-hostages-ceasefire-war-israel/

“Now is the time to examine the impact of land issues that loom large in many public policy decisions but aren’t always explicitly acknowledged,” said Ferid Belhaj, the World Bank Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa.

Source: https://www.africanews.it/english/weak-governance-in-middle-east-and-north-africa-mena-region-worsens-deepening-land-crisis/

Relations between Damascus and several other states in the Middle East and North Africa have been strained since the start of the Syrian Civil War in 2011.

Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202302280037.html

Shapiro served as US ambassador to Israel from 2011 to 2017, and prior to that worked as a senior director for the Middle East and North Africa on the National Security Council.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/06/former-us-envoy-israel-dan-shapiro-named-abraham-accords-adviser

Since the start of 2023 Palestinians have been displaced as a result of demolitions and hundreds of thousands more are at risk,” said Heba Morayef, Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International.

Source: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/03/israel-opt-200k-people-demand-an-end-to-israels-apartheid/

“The Algerian authorities seem determined to shut down any independent activity that would shed light on human rights violations,” said Eric Goldstein, deputy Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch.

Source: https://www.africanews.it/english/algeria-reverse-decision-to-dissolve-leading-human-rights-group/

The Middle East and North Africa tech startup scene is sizzling, fueled by rapid growth in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, a new crop of cash-rich investors and Egypt’s newest unicorn.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/afshinmolavi/2023/02/15/middle-east-tech-startups-are-a-hot-emerging-market/

The program is meant to target incoming business students in the United Arab Emirates, as well as in the Middle East and North Africa region.

Source: https://nyunews.com/news/2023/09/27/nyu-stern-abu-dhabi/

'With her visit to the Middle East and North Africa, the first lady will continue to build on her work to empower young people, and reaffirm our commitment to strengthen our partnerships and advance our shared priorities in the region.'

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12155711/Jill-Biden-tours-Egypt-birthday-attending-Jordans-royal-wedding.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490