At the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2026 , agencies from the MENA region have lifted a total of 20 Lions and FP7 McCANN MENAT has been crowned the MENA Network of the Year for claiming the most number of metal cats at the awards programme.
The 20 Lions awarded to the region include 6 Silver Lions and 14 Bronze Lions .
FP7 McCANN MENAT leads the region with a total of 10 wins.
Meanwhile, Publicis KSA and Saatchi & Saatchi Middle East share two Lions; Edelman South Africa and Edelman Middle East share two Lions; and TBWA\RAAD claims two Lions for regional clients.
BigTime Creative Shop, IMPACT BBDO, Landor and Memac Ogilvy take home one shiny Lion each.
Omnicom MENA led the region with 13 wins, including 10 for FP7 McCANN MENAT, two for TBWA\RAAD and one for IMPACT BBDO.
In joint second, WPP MENA , with Landor and Memac Ogilvy, and Publicis Groupe Middle East , with Publicis KSA and Saatchi & Saatchi, claimed two Lions.
Recipe for Change for Puck, Arla Foods by FP7McCANN MENAT won four Lions, followed closely by The Birdwatcher for Spoor by FP7McCANN MENAT with three Lions.
Spots for Shops , a campaign created for Parkin by FP7 McCANN MENAT; Let It Fly by Publicis KSA, Jeddah, and Saatchi & Saatchi Middle East for Saudia Airlines; and The Unburied Casket for Women for Change by Edelman South Africa and Edelman Middle East won two Lions each.
Meanwhile, L’Oréal Paris’ Missing Letters of Worth / Sit Al Bait campaign by FP7McCANN MENAT; The Ring: The Legacy Continues by BigTime Creative Shop ; Laws Under Attack by TBWA\RAAD for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC); Om Badr by TBWA\RAAD for KFC; Untaught History Edition for Annahar by IMPACT BBDO; The Coolest Ihram by Landor Dubai for Saudia Airlines; and Is that a Pinntorp? – part of the Affordable Masterpieces campaign by Memac Ogilvy for IKEA AlSulaiman all won one metal cat each.
Campaigns entries from the UAE claimed 15 wins.
Campaign submissions from Saudi Arabia claimed three wins.
And a campaign entry from South Africa – with active partnership with UAE teams – won two awards.
Bronze Lion – Glass: Lion for Change Puck / Arla Foods FP7 McCANN MENAT UAE The Birdwatcher Silver Lion – Digital Craft
Bronze Lion – Design Spoor FP7 McCANN MENAT UAE Spots for Shops Silver Lion – Media
Bronze Lion – Media Parkin FP7 McCANN MENAT UAE Missing Letters of Worth / Sit Al Bait Bronze Lion – PR L’Oréal Paris FP7 McCANN MENAT UAE Let It Fly Silver Lion – Outdoor
Bronze Lion – Direct Saudia Airlines Publicis KSA, Jeddah , and
Saatchi & Saatchi Middle East Saudi Arabia The Unburied Casket Silver Lion – Glass: Lion for Change
Bronze Lion – PR Women for Change Edelman South Africa , and
Edelman Middle East South Africa The Ring: The Legacy Continues Silver Lion – Film Craft The Ring BigTime Creative Shop Saudi Arabia Laws Under Attack Bronze Lion – Media International Committee of the Red Cross TBWA\RAAD UAE Om Badr Bronze Lion – Social & Creator KFC TBWA\RAAD UAE Untaught History Edition Bronze Lion – Media Annahar IMPACT BBDO UAE The Coolest Ihram Bronze Lion – PR Saudia Airlines Landor, Dubai UAE Is that a Pinntorp? / Affordable Masterpieces Bronze Lion – Print & Publishing IKEA AlSulaiman Memac Ogilvy UAE Recipe for Change
This campaign for Puck under Arla Foods by FP7 McCANN MENAT in Dubai, UAE, won the most number of awards for the region, with a total of four Lions, including a Silver Lion and a Bronze Lion in the Media…