United Arab Emirates

Being the co-founder of Atari, and the inventor of the smash-hit 1970’s arcade game Pong, earned Nolan Bushnell the nickname of, “the father of video-gaming”.

The Middle East and North Africa gaming market is one of the least developed worldwide, but that’s changing fast as promoters and developers are taking it to the next level.

Sixteen years ago, Egyptian adventurer Omar Samra turned his back on a successful career in finance to pursue his love of the great outdoors.

The Guinness World Records is a benchmarking institution best-known for having authenticated and catalogued feats of human endeavour since 1955.

In a bid to regulate the social media marketing industry, the UAE has made licenses for commercialised influencers mandatory.

An Emirati businessman wants to tow an iceberg from Antarctica to the Arabian Gulf.

Investing in inventors is how some countries in the Middle East and North Africa are looking to enrich and enhance their societies.

Since the beginning of humankind, inventions have helped move civilizations forward, with many creations coming from Middle East and North Africa.

In the Al-Hajar mountain chain of northern Oman, what appears to be just a pile of logs is actually an apiary of beehives. This is a centuries-old method of beekeeping which has been passed down from one generation to the next.

Singer-songwriter Moh Flow is hoping to hit the big time with his most recent releases from an upcoming album called Faith.

The Dubai Government is stepping up its efforts to help Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, seen as the backbone of the economy.

Oceanographer and environmentalist, Jean-Michel Cousteau, paid his first visit to the United Arab Emirates as part of his educational conservation programme.

Iran has categorically rejected claims that the country is behind the attacks on two oil tankers yesterday - saying they are responsible for maintaining the security of the Strait of Hormuz where the incidents took place. But its version of events is strongly disputed by the U.S.

The emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates was recently elected the UNESCO World Book Capital for 2019.

The UAE has the highest concentration of university branch campuses in the world and most are in Dubai. With a 2 billion euro revenue from annual tuition fees, the education sector in the city is big business.

Musabbeh Al Kaabi, the first Emirati chef in the world, shows Euronews how he prepares Iftar, the evening meal eaten by Muslims during Ramadan.

During a visit to the UAE, celebrity chef Michael Mina talks to Euronews about his colourful career and how his cuisine is going back to his North African roots.

In the Middle East and North Africa, homemade sweets and confectionary are gestures of welcome and celebration.

The UAE says that four commercial vessels were sabotaged in the incident, two of them Saudi oil tankers.

Ramadan is a time of reflection and communion for the estimated 1.8 billion Muslims worldwide.