Discover delicious flavors and culinary traditions from across MENA and Asia at MNATION’s Food Hub. We share stories on cuisine, food manufacturing and agriculture across the Global South!
From TikTok fame to supermarket shelves, Dubai chocolate proves how visual appeal, cultural storytelling, and FOMO can turn a local treat into an international sensation.
Researchers at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem have developed plant-based meat using metamaterials—engineered structures that mimic the texture and behavior of real meat.
As Lebanon battles a crippling economic collapse, Beirut’s chefs are turning adversity into innovation. Embracing hyper-local sourcing, sustainable agriculture, and ancestral recipes, they are reimagining Lebanese cuisine—one farm-to-table dish at a time.
The flavours we crave today were shaped by old commercial routes and culture. It wasn’t just the monsoon rains that arrived with the winds — Arabian and Persian traders followed too, bringing with them not only fine muslin and perfumes, but spices, grains, poultry, and culinary traditions.
Camel milk is making a splash-back from the baths of Cleopatra. Packed with gut-friendly peptides, immune-boosting proteins, and a dash of desert heritage, this slightly salty white gold may just be the next best thing to add to one’s smoothie. Thanks to the latest research from Australia, camel milk isn't just ancient — it's officially delicious.
Fermentation, once a humble preservation method, is now at the heart of a global flavour fashion. Chefs, molecular gastronomists, and startups are blending tradition with tech to create bold, sustainable, gut-friendly foods of the future.
With USD 6.4 billion in fresh deals, the Kingdom is staking its claim on Syria’s future and sending a clear message: Arab-led recovery is back in focus.
KUN’s recent Series A $50 million funding round signals a pivotal moment for stablecoins, ushering in a new era of regulated, efficient, and cross-border digital payments across Asia.
AWS says there’s a high demand for cloud services in Malaysia and across Southeast Asia, promising USD 6 Billion infrastructure investment in Malaysia by 2037.
According to Taqa CEO Omar Al Hashmi, the global demand for renewable energy is increasing. However, the windiest and sunniest parts of the world are not where the need for energy is highest. This is where transmission plays a big role, linking energy generation to energy use as a product of global interconnection, and diversifying production from renewable sources to create a steadier supply of clean power.
Chargé d’Affaires of the Indonesian Embassy Rahmat Hindiarta Kusuma recently visited MNS University of Agriculture Multan, highlighting the potential for enhanced trade cooperation between Pakistan and Indonesia, particularly in the halal meat sector.
Saudi Arabia’s gigaproject developer Qiddiya Investment Company has awarded an estimated USD 1 billion deal to build the Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Stadium at the Qiddiya City project on the outskirts of Riyadh.