By Hisham Jabi, CEO and Founder of Jabi Consulting Washington, DC Is AI Solving the Youth Labor Market Mismatch in MENA? Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping labor markets across the world. In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), however, the central issue is not simply technological disruption. It is…

The Jabi Consulting team is excited to share the third edition of 2026 of the MENA Monthly Pulse* – a monthly newsletter aimed at providing policymakers, practitioners and leaders with the latest political and economic trends from the Middle East and Gulf Cooperation Council. If you are interested in receiving…

The Jabi Consulting team is excited to share the second edition of 2026 of the MENA Monthly Pulse* – a monthly newsletter aimed at providing policymakers, practitioners and leaders with the latest political and economic trends from the Middle East and Gulf Cooperation Council. If you are interested in receiving…

By Hisham Jabi Palestinian American Thought Leader and CEO of Jabi Consulting Today, I am sitting in my office off route 66 in DC area, watching the motorcades transporting guests from around the world as they arrive at Dulles Airport to attend the “Board of Peace” meetings in Washington about…

The Jabi Consulting team is excited to share the first edition of 2026 of the MENA Monthly Pulse* – a monthly newsletter aimed at providing policymakers, practitioners and leaders with the latest political and economic trends from the Middle East and Gulf Cooperation Council. This month contains a special highlight…

By Hisham Jabi, CEO Jabi Consulting Over the past two years, I have traveled extensively across the Middle East and North Africa—from the Gulf to Cairo, Ramallah, and Amman. In every city, in every meeting, and in every university hall, I encountered the same reality: a vast generation of educated,…

The Jabi Consulting team is excited to share the eleventh edition of the Jabi Consulting MENA Monthly Pulse* – a monthly newsletter aimed at providing policymakers, practitioners and leaders with the latest political and economic trends from the Middle East and Gulf Cooperation Council. If you are interested in receiving…

By Hisham Jabi, CEO of Jabi Consulting The Gulf’s push into artificial intelligence is no longer aspirational—it is capitalized. Global AI investment is projected to exceed $4 trillion by 2030, and GCC countries are positioning themselves aggressively within this market. Saudi Arabia and the UAE alone have committed tens of…

The Jabi Consulting team is excited to share the tenth edition of the Jabi Consulting MENA Monthly Pulse* – a monthly newsletter aimed at providing policymakers, practitioners and leaders with the latest political and economic trends from the Middle East and Gulf Cooperation Council. If you are interested in receiving…