Arab Esport Federation and Global Esport Resources announce 11 country agreement to consolidate Esport activities

Definitive agreement calls for the creation of an 11 country exclusive HUB for video gaming and Esports

LOS ANGELES and RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Arab Esport Federation (AEF) and Global Esport Resources (GER) today announced their partnership agreement signed April 19, 2018. The twenty-five year exclusive agreement calls for GER, a global Esport strategy, planning and execution company, to own, develop and operate on behalf of and in conjunction with AEF, a first ever all-inclusive Esport gaming portal to aggregate and manage the Esport and video gaming activities of the 11 member AEF countries.

The treaty, structured after the Arab Olympic League, creating the Arab Esport Federation consisting of Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Tunisia, and United Arab Emirates was signed in June of 2017. Headquartered in Riyadh, AEF is creating a platform to enhance the development of video gaming and Esports in the Arab region and establishing a unified vision and strategy for youth with a global perspective. One of the key objectives of the AEF is to establish regional championships among the Arab youth and to encourage them to participate in international tournaments.

HRH Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud of Saudi Arabia is the President of AEF, Mr. Turki Al Fozan of Saudi Arabia is CEO, Mr. Ahmed Al Shaikh of Tunisia is Vice President and Mr. Ahmed Al-Taher from UAE is the Secretary-General. Riyadh is the headquarters city for the AEF.

"We are very excited to be partnering with GER in this public/private effort to create the first ever single source HUB for all things associated with Esports and video gaming. As Esports moves toward becoming an Olympic sport there is a need for a coming together of the industry with collaboration among countries, to agree to clear rules, rights and duties practiced by organizations, players and publishing companies. With the creation of the HUB we have begun within our Federation to speak with one culturally sensitive voice while creating a vigorous platform for local, regional and international competitions and social interaction. The power of this combined effort gives our youth access to unparalleled opportunities otherwise inaccessible to a single country or individual," said Federation President HRH Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud.