26/01/2022 Disney is bringing its streaming service Disney Plus to 42 additional countries and 11 territories, including 16 Arabic countries, greatly expanding its subscriber base and the threat it poses to rivals like Netflix and HBO Max. The Middle East & North African countries that Disney+ will launch in are: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Disney Plus first launched in November 2019 in the United States, Canada and the Netherlands, with select European countries getting the service in 2020. Its first major hit was the Star Wars offshoot The Mandalorian, which became a phenomenon across the world, especially through its breakout character Baby Yoda. Disney Plus hit 118 million global subscribers in October 2021, compared to the approximately 222 million paid subscribers Netflix had worldwide in the fourth quarter. The streaming platform is making major inroads into Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Here is the full list of the 42 countries that Disney+ will launch this summer: 1. Albania 2. Algeria 3. Andorra 4. Bahrain 5. Bosnia and Herzegovina 6. Bulgaria 7. Croatia 8. Czech Republic 9. Egypt 10. Estonia 11. Greece 12. Hungary 13. Iraq 14. Israel 15. Jordan 16. Kosovo 17. Kuwait 18. Latvia 19. Lebanon 20. Libya 21. Liechtenstein 22. Lithuania 23. Malta 24. Montenegro 25. Morocco 26. North Macedonia 27. Oman 28. Palestine 29. Poland 30. Qatar 31. Romania 32. San Marino 33. Saudi Arabia 34. Serbia 35. Slovakia 36. Slovenia 37. South Africa 38. Tunisia 39. Turkey 40. United Arab Emirates 41. Vatican City 42. Yemen
