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Zain Jordan launches hi-tech incubator

During the MENA ICT Forum 2014, telecom company Zain Jordan launched its latest initiative to support entrepreneurship in the...

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4 lessons on scaling from 2014's MENA ICT Forum

Last week, Amman’s King Hussein Business Park played host to the 2014 edition of the MENA ICT Forum, a two-day event that brought together ...

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Jordan

Turkey's Yemeksepeti acquires a majority stake in Jordan's ifood.jo

Yemeksepeti, a leading Turkish food ordering site based in Istanbul, has announced its acquisition of majority shares in the Jordanian...

ifood.jo Acquisitions Jordan

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Startup Weekend Amman

StartUp Weekend is coming to Amman, on November 13th till 15th 2014, at ZINC (Zain Innovation Center), Amman, Jordan. SW Amman will follow...

amman Startup Weekend

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Increase in new marketing companies reflects changing MENA advertising climate

Since the early days of advertising, the rise of digital has made tracking consumer behavior all over the world easier than ever. The...

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Jordan

Wysada raises $5M+ Series A funding from Silicon Badia

Wysada, an online luxury retailer of home goods, décor, and interior furnishings, which has been described as a One Kings Lane’s cl...

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Jordan

MENA ICT Forum 2014

The MENA ICT Forum 2014, held in Jordan, will take place on November 12th and 13th, 2014, at the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Center...

Jordan

Solutions to Jordan's unemployment on display at Akhtaboot job fair

One of the greatest challenges confronting Jordan is the lack of opportunity for young people here. While there generally aren’t enough j...

akhtaboot

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Akhtaboot Fifth Job Fair, Amman

Akhtaboot ,the career network, will be holding its 5th annual Job Fair on October 22nd and 23rd at Amman Grand Hall, Al Hussein Sports...

jobs

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Touch screen is out and voice commands are in for new Jordanian mobile game

Victory might be cause for some people to take a break and rest on their laurels for a while, but not the team at Jordan’s Bee...

Jordan

Jordan's Beladcom sold a virtual stable for $2,200. What does this mean for Arab gaming?

How much would you pay for a virtual stable on a distant planet in a virtual universe? Whatever the number in your head, it’s likely less t...

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Jordanian serial entrepreneur pivots from selling gadgets to 3D printing his own

Loay Malahmeh is becoming what he never thought he would be – a serial entrepreneur. From TickyTacky.me to 3Dmena, the Jordanian e...

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Jordan

Tamatem Games' secret to 2 million downloads in 2 months

Amman-based games publisher Tamatem announced last week that they had hit 4 million downloads. When Wamda spoke to them this week that...

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Jordan

What it took for this startup to sign large corporates

Today, app development has become absolutely necessary for entrepreneurs and businesses alike. But many companies have difficulty...

Scaling Developers Jordan

Jordan

MXD raises $1M to launch 3D printing tool for the masses

“This year, 3D printing will be going mainstream in the U.S. and Europe, and we hope to become one of the big fish and set standards in the ...

3d printer 3D Investment

Jordan

9 common pitfalls of web startups and how to avoid them

Within six years, Jordanian web and mobile development company Spring, which was co-founded by serial entrepreneur Razan Khatib and Ahmad...

Spring

Jordan

Gaming in the Middle East: an overview of game types, models, and revenues

This post is the first in a new series offering a deep dive into the Arab world’s major startup sectors. This edition, focused on the...

lebanon uae Jordan

Jordan

Can Jordan's Voga Closet scale its e-commerce store without offering cash-on-delivery?

[Update: Voga Closet is now offering Cash on Delivery] Needless to say, online payment is a serious issue for e-commerce websites in...

cash-on-delivery Shipping Payment Gateways

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Can e-commerce site Cazamoda overcome the challenges of family business?

As a market for e-commerce builds in the region, many offline retailers are considering going online to launch their own e-commerce...

Challenges Logistics Namshi

Jordan

Tired of Guitar Hero? Try Quirkat's new game for Oud

So you've gotten good at Guitar Hero? How would you fare on oud or tabla? For those who want to duke it out with friends over more...

Quirkat

Jordan

Quirkat launches first PS3 game from the Arab World

Jordanian game development studio Quirkat recently launched Pro Foosball for the PlayStation 3. With this title, Quirkat is looking to...

Jordan Quirkat

Jordan

Jordanian gaming startup bets on crowdfunding for first title

“Most people who work at gaming companies rely on the orders of their CEO, but can never be a leading part of the game they are creating,” a...

Crowdfunding Gaming beladcom

Jordan

Jordan's Quirkat releases first game from the Arab World for PlayStation Mobile

Alongside PlayStation’s recent launch of PlayStation Mobile (PSM), Jordanian gaming startup Quirkat recently released a new game,...

Quirkat

Jordan

Building the first high-end 3D game in a virtual Arab world: Planet Toulan

For awhile, I’ve been wondering why no gaming studio in the Middle East that I knew of was building a high-end video game on the level of, s...

Gaming beladcom

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