TOP 10 FINDINGS OF LARGEST YOUTH SURVEY IN THE REGION

1 Youth say the past decade shaped by the Arab Spring and Daesh has left the Middle East drifting off course

2 .To steer the region in the right direction, action is needed on jobs, education, corruption and fight against terror

3 Young Arabs see Saudi Crown Price Mohammed bin Salman as a strong leader who will shape the next decade

4 Arab youth overwhelmingly welcome the move to allow women to drive in Saudi Arabia,

but say more must be done to address women’s rights throughout the region

5 Young Arabs are convinced Daesh — and its ideology — will be completely defeated

6 Youth across the Middle East increasingly view the US as an adversary, while Russia cements its position as a top non-Arab ally

7 The UAE remains the top country Arab youth want to live in, and want their own countries to emulate

8 Youth in the Levant have an increasingly bleak outlook compared with peers in North Africa and Gulf states

9 While young Arabs increasingly take to social media for news, they see CNN as the most trusted and Al Jazeera as least trusted.

10 Inspired by the Digital Revolution, future Arab entrepreneurs turn to the tech sector, which offers plentiful opportunities in the region