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Kuwait

The internet of things is rising in Kuwait

This article is a crosspost from Nuwait. The total potential economic impact of the internet of things (IoT) is expected to reach $11...

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U.A.E

When tech tackles the multi-billion beauty industry

Before founding Shedul, a free booking platform for hair salons and spas, New Zealand natives William Zeqiri and Nick Miller, were on...

Shedul SAAS Beauty and Wellness

Regional

Entrepreneurship in the Arab world: In English or in Arabic?

When Wissam Tawileh, a native Arabic speaker was pitching at the latest Jusoor competition, he was the only one who opted to pitch in...

Pitching Pitch Competition jusoor

Tunisia

What I know about building a solid team: Khaled Helioui

Khaled Helioui left his job as CEO of the German video game company Bigpoint last May. He had joined the company at the age of 29 years...

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Turkey

How this Turkish startup seeks to be a one-stop-shop for waste management

‘Your trash is our pleasure’, was not only an ad that Nihat Kuruüzüm, a Turkish university dropout, fell on when he...

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Saudi Arabia

How this Saudi female entrepreneur is driving forth book culture

The average Arab citizen reads approximately 35 hours and 17 books every year. Research showed that on average, an Arab reads 11 books in...

Saudi Arabia Dhad Manar Saud Alomayri

Bahrain

Tackling the region’s growing problem, diabetes

For years, Hussain Albar watched his mother suffer from diabetes. Each day, she would prick herself several times in order to log in a...

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Global

Startup Watch: ME millennials getting their hands dirty and Japan’s new platformer

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

Startup Watch Robocop iPhone

U.A.E

Short term thinking: fertile grounds for MENA’s Airbnb-inspired startups

If not a turnkey development, the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing’s MoU with Airbnb in May 2016 was proof of the...

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Tunisia

B@labs, the first Tunisian incubator in downtown Tunis

With up to a million people daily passing along Habib Bourguiba Avenue in Tunis, it is a strategic location for the latest addition to the...

Incubateur BIAT privé

Regional

New startups on the block: July

Startups are launching faster than we can write about them, so here’s our list of raw newbies to watch. Biotags Saudi...

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Lebanon

Pushing patents in Lebanon

For many innovators, a patent is a stamp of approval, a sign that a concept has passed the test of originality and viability. In Lebanon,...

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U.A.E

What I know about AI: Damu Winston

Ever since he first saw Star Trek as a child Damu Winston has had a lifelong fascination with futuristic technology. The founder and...

What I Know AI WIK

Tunisia

How Tunisia could be the next hub for justice entrepreneurs

What if Tunisia was a better place to live in with more justice startups? The question was asked by Hiil, a Netherlands-based nonprofit...

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U.A.E

Waiting for change: the UAE’s art world

The UAE’s art world has experienced a remarkable evolution in the past few years, with events like Art Dubai, Sikka Art Fair and...

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Global

For profit or nonprofit? What is the answer for social entrepreneurs [Opinion]

Word on the street – or in the district, based on the buzz at BDD – is that the hot topic today in social entrepreneurship is...

Opinion Social Entrepreneurship For Profit

Global

Startup Watch: Naughty Google, ATM anniversary and the joy of saying 'no'

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

Startup Watch Google Facebook

Tunisia

How twin brothers made their startup fly, so high

A small aviation startup in Tunisia has made a first by not only signing a deal with the Tunisian plane company Nouvelair, but with Airbus...

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Algeria

From dates to big data, entrepreneurship as therapy

“You need to start by entering your order into the machine,” a waiter explained to Hadj Khelil at a McDonald’s in Paris....

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Egypt

Digital services for cash strapped Egyptian SMEs

Starting a business in Egypt is not easy, in large part because of the hassle involved in registering a new establishment and obtaining the...

Training Cloud Telecommunication

Global

Can a MOOC protect online activists from getting hacked?

The hacking of NGOs, journalists and human rights workers’ accounts have become more common during the last six years. A recent...

Advocacy Assembly MOOC Esraa Haidar

Saudi Arabia

What I know about developing games as a freelancer: Tariq Mokhtar

Tariq Mokhtar, a Saudi freelance developer, started learning game developing through Unity, a platform he used to design his own project....

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Turkey

How this Turkish startup optimizes wind energy plants’ production

Green energy is developing towards a mainstream, competitive, and reliable technology. Governments around the globe are investing big...

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Global

Startup Watch: Robots, iPhones, hacking of Ukraine and Bitcoin's rival

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

Startup Watch cybersecurity Uber

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