first Arabic Book on Diabetes and Pregnancy. On the 20th of November 2024, Bahrain diabetes society celebrated the launch of the Arabic Book on Diabetes and Pregnancy alongside its annual scientific conference on Diabetes. The book launch was a celebration of an achievement done in the MENA region to spread education and advocacy in native languages. This book contains 35 chapters and was authored by 31 authors from the MENA region. The editorial board is Prof. Dalal Alromaihi, Dr. Nadima Shegem and Dr. Mariam Alhajeri. The book launch was attended by lead editors of the original english book: Prof. Ahmed Bilal and Prof. Shabeen Masood Naz. The book is disssimenated for free in its first edition and is available as a hard copy and a soft copy online on.