MENA Hydrocarbons Inc. ("MENA" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:MNH) is pleased to
announce that it has entered into an agreement for the appointment of Omar
Nasser as Director of Corporate Development of MENA based in Cairo, Egypt and
acquisition of a private company focussed on the acquisition of oil & gas
exploration and production opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa
region. 


Appointment of Omar Nasser 

Mr. Omar Nasser is a respected and seasoned executive with 15 years of
experience in the Middle East and North Africa region focusing on corporate and
strategic planning and major project development and management in the energy
and infrastructure sectors. During that time, Mr. Nasser advised Burren Energy
plc, GFI Oil & Gas and others on the acquisition of exploration and production
opportunities in Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Oman, Tunisia and Sudan. In addition, he
served as Business Development Director for Egyptian Hydrocarbons Inc. in
connection with the development of a US$600 million petrochemical facility and
US$500 million fertilizer plant in Suez, Egypt. Mr. Nasser completed his MBA at
the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and his undergraduate degree
at York University, Toronto. 


Graham Lyon, President and C.E.O of MENA, commented that "Mr. Omar Nasser brings
a wealth of regional knowledge, opportunities and expertise to the MENA team
further strengthening MENA's focus on capturing profitable growth projects." 


About the acquisition 

In addition to the appointment of Mr. Nasser, MENA intends to acquire a private
company with access to several exploration and production opportunities in the
Middle East and North Africa region. MENA would issue 5.0 million common shares
of MENA and 2.5 million warrants to complete the acquisition. Each warrant would
be convertible into one common share of MENA at an exercise price of $0.38 per
share on or before June 10, 2013. Mr. Nasser's appointment will be effective
upon completion of the transaction which is subject to the approval of the TSX
Venture Exchange. 


About MENA Hydrocarbons 

MENA Hydrocarbons is an international oil and gas company focused on growing an
asset base of production, development and high impact exploration in the Middle
East and North Africa region. In Egypt, MENA owns and operates the development
lease for the Lagia oil field, a 32 square kilometre onshore block located on
the Sinai Peninsula, directly adjacent to the Gulf of Suez. In Syria, MENA owns
a 30% participating interest in Block 9 in Syria, a 10,032 square kilometre
onshore block prospective for crude oil, natural gas and condensate. In the
United States, MENA owns 6,242 gross acres (with an 81.2% average working
interest) in Northwestern Montana with light/medium oil reserves, and 36,201
gross acres (with a 99.5% average working interest) in East-Central Utah
prospective for both commercial gas sand and coal bed methane. MENA's shares
currently trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "MNH". 


Further information 

For more information, please see MENA's corporate presentation on
www.menahydrocarbons.com. 


Forward looking information 

This news release contains forward-looking information relating to the
appointment of Mr. Omar Nasser and the completion of the acquisition of the
private company, and other statements that are not historical facts. Such
forward-looking information is subject to important risks, uncertainties and
assumptions. The results or events predicated in this forward-looking
information may differ materially from actual results or events. As a result,
you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
information. 


Forward-looking information is based on certain factors and assumptions
regarding, among other things, the impact of increasing competition; the general
stability of the economic and political environments in which the Company
operates or owns interests; the timely receipt of any required regulatory
approvals; the ability of the Company to obtain qualified staff, equipment and
services in a timely and cost efficient manner; drilling results; the ability of
the operator of the projects which the Company has an interest in to operate the
field in a safe, efficient and effective manner; the ability of the Company to
obtain financing on acceptable terms; field production rates and decline rates;
the ability to replace and expand oil and natural gas reserves through
acquisition, development of exploration; the timing and costs of pipeline,
storage and facility construction and expansion and the ability of the Company
to secure adequate product transportation; future oil and natural gas prices;
currency, exchange and interest rates; the regulatory framework regarding
royalties, taxes and environmental matters in the jurisdictions in which the
Company operates; and the ability of the Company to successfully market its oil
and natural gas products, and other similar matters. While the Company considers
these assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available to
it, they may prove to be incorrect. 


Forward looking-information is subject to certain factors, including risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from what is
currently expected. These factors include risks associated with instability of
the economic and political environments in which the Company operates or owns
interests, oil and gas exploration, development, exploitation, production,
marketing and transportation, loss of markets, volatility of commodity prices,
currency fluctuations, imprecision of reserve estimates, environmental risks,
competition from other producers, inability to retain drilling rigs and other
services, incorrect assessment of the value of acquisitions, the inability to
settle the definitive terms of the farmout arrangements, failure to realize the
anticipated benefits of acquisitions, delays resulting from or inability to
obtain required regulatory approvals and ability to access sufficient capital
from internal and external sources, reliance on key personnel, regulatory risks
and delays, including risks relating to the acquisition of necessary licenses
and permits, environmental risks and insurance risks. 


You should not place undue importance on forward-looking information and should
not rely upon this information as of any other date. While the Company may elect
to, the Company is under no obligation and does not undertake to update this
information at any particular time, except as required by law.