What is the best country in the Middle East in terms of materials science?

Egypt @ these Places:

1- Giza - Helwan - Tebbin Metallurgical Researches.

2- Giza - Cairo Engineering Faculty - Metallurgical & Material Science Dept.

3- Asuit - Asuit Engineering Faculty - Metallurgical & Material Science Dept.

4- Suez - Faculty of Petrolium & Mining Engineering - Metallurgical & Material Science Dept.

I think KSA.

Gulf countries have  good companies working in the field of polymers.

Iran has achieved a limited development in nanotechnology, but still far away behind the international neveau...

Egypt has some good companies working on glass and ceramics.  a very limited experience in biomaterials has been developed in Eygept too