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Last week's Leaders Summit demonstrated the huge potential of the $6.8bn MENA market News Dec 7th, 2022

Last week's Leaders Summit demonstrated the huge potential of the $6.8bn MENA market

Saudi Arabia hosted a new type of event from the Pocket Gamer team which united games companies from around the world – here’s what you missed

The art of adaptation. Game localisation gets taken to the next level at Babil Games Interview Dec 5th, 2022

The art of adaptation. Game localisation gets taken to the next level at Babil Games

Diala Deeb of Babil Games talks to us about fine-tuning games to better become the perfect fit for new audiences and cultures

The Top 30 MENA Game Makers of 2022 List Dec 2nd, 2022

The Top 30 MENA Game Makers of 2022

Our first ever list celebrating the best developers and publishers in the Middle East and North Africa region

Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan 2022 was our biggest show in the region yet – here’s what you missed! Feature Nov 14th, 2022

Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan 2022 was our biggest show in the region yet – here’s what you missed!

1400+ attendees, 400+ leading companies, 35 countries represented and 85 expert speakers congregated at the Dead Sea for our biggest show in Jordan yet

High potential for Egypt to become a gaming powerhouse Feature Nov 3rd, 2022

High potential for Egypt to become a gaming powerhouse

Esports are becoming increasingly popular with Egyptians

Gaming begins to take off in Bahrain Feature Nov 3rd, 2022

Gaming begins to take off in Bahrain

5G network is being rolled out across the country

Mobile gaming will need speed and capital to take off in Lebanon Feature Nov 3rd, 2022

Mobile gaming will need speed and capital to take off in Lebanon

The mobile gaming market in the country is showing signs of growth

Despite geo-political tensions, Iran's mobile game industry is ready to scale Feature Oct 25th, 2019

Despite geo-political tensions, Iran's mobile game industry is ready to scale

A sleeping giant

Why Lebanon's game industry is less about opportunity and more about potential Feature Oct 22nd, 2019

Why Lebanon's game industry is less about opportunity and more about potential

What happens next

How Jordan is building on solid foundations to take its game sector global Feature Oct 9th, 2019

How Jordan is building on solid foundations to take its game sector global

At the heart of the MENA region

MENA Region Focus: Behind the scenes on the Saudi Arabian games industry Feature Sep 10th, 2019

MENA Region Focus: Behind the scenes on the Saudi Arabian games industry

Continuing our series of articles exploring the mobile game sector across MENA, we turn the spotlight to the world's second-largest oil producer

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