Iraqi federation and Saudi talent and content-creating foundation announce signing of new partnership Strategic cooperation agreement will help raise profile of Iraqi E-sport Federation at Gamers8 in Kingdom RIYADH: Iraqi E-Sports Federation and Thriving, the Saudi talent and content-creating foundation, announced the signing of a strategic cooperation agreement on Thursday. For the latest updates, follow us on Twitter @ArabNewsSport The partnership aims to increase the visibility of the Iraqi E-Sports Federation in the Arab electronic sports landscape by organizing competitions, developing content and promoting shared objectives and visions. “Our goal is to transfer a better experience to Iraq, achieve future partnerships, attract sponsors and give Iraqis the opportunity to participate in tournaments and clubs,” said Hayder Jaafar, president of the Iraqi E-Sports Federation. Moayad El-Tayeb, president of Thriving, told Arab News that signing such an agreement would help to enrich e-sports content throughout the Arab world. “The future of video game and e-sports content in Saudi Arabia is thriving and this is why signing such an agreement will enhance the ability to achieve our common goals and implement the common vision,” he said. “We will work together to organize tournaments, manage and develop content.” Saudi Arabia-based Thriving is a foundation that manages, develops and produces video games and electronic sports projects. El-Tayeb said that the organization had ties with three other teams, including a Qatari e-sports team. The CEO of Ads Soul Foundation, Abdulaziz Al-Zahrani, said that the collaboration presented many opportunities. “Today’s agreement is an important step to strengthen the relationship, develop mechanisms for holding tournaments and competitions, and create and train players, in addition to ensuring high-quality content,” he said. Thriving will provide marketing services as part of the relationship, in addition to monitoring social media accounts, organizing competitions, supporting the goals of the Iraqi E-Sports Federation and creating a platform for professional players. The launch of the Gamers8, the world’s e-sports event, in Riyadh has attracted considerable interest from the Arab federations for electronic sports and received strong support from the Kingdom. Riyadh season will begin with several significant events in professional tournaments and entertainment activities that bring together the greatest number of video games and e-sports. This cooperation will increase the opportunity to expand these activities and events.