Forbes Middle East published it’s most up to date survey of the region’s billionaires . It reported that the combined fortunes of the Arab’s world richest 100 registered $166.07 billion. While it’s obvious which countries hold the most billions, the same cannot be said for individuals. A country by country division based on each tycoons’ country of origin reveals that there a billions to be pocketed even in the region’s worst economic performers like Egypt, who, believe it or not, came second and just after Saudi Arabia (if we're not ...

When things get tough, who’s got your back? There’s power in numbers, and when people align behind a cause - mountains move. Wake up Hollywood - Western entertainment is overdue for an Arab awakening ! Last month, an exciting new drama penned by an Arabic-speaking US army veteran was cleared to “pilot” on American television channel ABC family. Alice in Arabia was scrapped four days later after advocacy groups ( incited in part by a Buzzfeed article ) raised concerns that the series - about an American teen who's kidnapped ...

april 20 2014

At home and abroad, Algerians are heading to the polls on Thursday to decide who will be the country’s next president. However, despite these so-called elections , many Algerians believe that the vote is already rigged in favor of the country’s incumbent 77-year old leader, Abdelaziz Bouteflika . So who is this Bouteflika character really? After all, it is not every day (actually never before) that an ailing president who is nearing 80 years of age, or any president for that matter, has ever run for a fourth term in ...