Language learning platform Duolingo launches in the Arab world

The language-learning platform Duolingo has launched in the Arab world, allowing Arabic speakers to learn English through free...

Brooke Anderson • 31 August, 2015

language instruction DuoLingo

Abraaj closes $375m North Africa fund

The Abraaj Group has closed its second north Africa-focused fund, but the financial gap between early-stage investments and the $10...

Rachel Williamson • 25 August, 2015

series B Leap Ventures Sawari Ventures

5 tips for wearables-focused startups

Pauline Van Dongen's wearable solar shirt. (Image via Pauline Van Dongen) When it comes to wearable technologies the MENA region could do...

Pamela Kesrouani • 25 August, 2015

MEMakers Wearable devices

10 ways open source tech is changing the rules of the game

In the last few years, open source software platforms such as Android have established themselves as essential catalysts for technology...

Pamela Kesrouani • 25 August, 2015

Droidcon Dubai open source Dubai

Young Arab Leaders hosts its 7th Entrepreneur Journey Series (EJS)

Young Arab Leaders (YAL) is hosting its 7th Entrepreneur Journey Series (EJS) in strategic partnership with In5 & Series Sponsors are...

Wamda • 24 August, 2015

EJS Young Arab Leaders event

Technology is taking over the world (and the Middle East)

This is a crosspost with Boostmena. Google was founded in 1998 and Facebook was founded in 2004. Fifteen years ago, businesses had no way...

Amir Farha • 23 August, 2015

Smart Devices smartphones Technology

Augmented reality and medicine, is the Middle East ready?

After-surgery care in developing countries or remote locations can often be an unknown quantity, but the use of augmented reality during...

Lucy Knight • 20 August, 2015

InGlove VITAAX MEMakers

To Lean or not to Lean?

  The Lean business methodology works for every business – except for those it doesn’t. The model is increasingly...

Rachel Williamson • 18 August, 2015

lean startup QBIC Lean Methodology

How do you build a smart city?

Dubai's smart city, Silicon Park, focuses on six pillars: life, society, mobility, economy, governance and environment.(Image...

Pamela Kesrouani • 17 August, 2015

Smart Devices Smart Cities IoTx

Industrial Internet and energy efficiency in the Middle East

When a car’s fuel is running low, a little dial will let you know, and on the average car you can bet you’ve got about 40km at...

Lucy Knight • 13 August, 2015

Energy saving Satchnet Chifco

Get your code on in the MENA region

The Coding Cirlce in action. (Image via The Coding Circle) We have covered in the past various coding camps and courses, for both adults...

Lucy Knight • 12 August, 2015

Developing Algocode Le Wagon

UBI awards by UBI global in partnership with King Abdullah University

UBI Global and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) are hosting the recognition event of top performing university bu...

Wamda • 11 August, 2015

UBI incubators Awards

An ecommerce startup reducing returns in the region

If there’s one industry worth taking a chance on in the region, it’s ecommerce. Arguably still in its infancy in MENA, the...

Rachel McArthur • 09 August, 2015

Return on delivery Virtusize Miella

Can the internet revolution break down the barriers of data secrecy in the Middle East? [Opinion]

Two trends are set to dramatically disrupt the long prevailing government and corporate data secrecy in the Middle East: data...

Johnny Matta • 09 August, 2015

transparency data secrecy internet

Join the second edition of "Arab World Meets Silicon Valley"

Also known as the Global Track, the "Arab world meets Silicon Valley" program is running its second edition organized by the MIT...

Wamda • 07 August, 2015

Arab world MITEF competition

Africa gets its first digital health accelerator

Ampion's cofounders Fabian-Carlos Guhl and Ifeanyi Oteh launch their new health-tech accelerator. (Image via Ampion) If there’s one c...

Aline Mayard • 05 August, 2015

ehealth digital health care Ampion

Aramex to implement crowdsourced courier model

The move will involve the community, and is designed to keep Aramex nimble. (Image via Aramex) The person who delivers your next Aramex...

Antoine Abou-Diwan • 03 August, 2015

aramex crowdshipping Fadi Ghandour

Know your competition... or else [Wamda Cartoon]

Competitors are just ninjas who don't use swords. One minute you think you're about to disrupt a whole sector, then BAM, someone else comes...

Omar Al Fil • 03 August, 2015

Humor competition Cartoon

4 tips for telematics startups in the Middle East

The first edition of the Telematics Conference Middle East & Africa in Dubai earlier this year gave UAE-based entrepreneurs the...

Pamela Kesrouani • 02 August, 2015

The Internet of Things Teltonika telematics

Global tech conference DIGIT.EMEA in Istanbul [GIVEAWAY]

Building on the success of the Global Webit Congress from the past 7 years, DIGIT.EMEA is a special series of global events paving the d...

Wamda • 31 July, 2015

Telr helps small merchants make friends with big banks

Sirish Kumar, during the Ecommerce Show 2015, at the Dubai International Exhibition and Conference Center The Middle East is at an...

Maya Rahal • 30 July, 2015

epayment Sirish Kumar Q&A

How to leverage failure [Wamda TV]

There is no shortage of literature about failure. Bloomberg reported that the average startup that failed between 2010 and 2013 failed 20...

Antoine Abou-Diwan • 29 July, 2015

Hanan Abdel Meguid Kamelizer Failure

Why we can’t give up on Arab diaspora engagement [Opinion]

Note: In this article, Middle East / Arab refers to the Levant (Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Palestine). Arab diasporas are a true mosaic....

Irene Kapusta • 27 July, 2015

Palestinian Diaspora Jordanian Diaspora Syrian Diaspora

Should my startup invest in content marketing?

Still unsure about the value of content marketing? Read on. (Image via The Sales Lion) “We’re thinking about marketing for our startup but ...

Wissam Dandan • 26 July, 2015

content marketing Wissam Dandan content