Regional Facebook launches Blueprint for startups; and main announcements from #F8 In one of its biggest conferences so far, Facebook revealed this week a slew of services, products, and features tailored to almost all... Maya Rahal • 27 March, 2015 F8 blueprint Facebook
Regional Souq.com opens API to the public to spur MENA ecommerce Souq.com announced Friday that it will be making its API (application program interface) available to the public, allowing third party... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 25 March, 2015 api Souq.com ShopGo
Regional Watch Facebook's F8 live stream and get the exclusive t-shirt: first-come first-served Hey there - Stephanie Nour, community manager here. Our friends over at Facebook are hosting their annual developer conference, F8, ... Wamda • 24 March, 2015 Developers Facebook
Regional Groceries through smartphones: how ecommerce is changing MENA's shopping habits We all remember how our grandmothers used to yell to "Abou Ahmad," the grocery shop owner at the bottom of the building, to fill... Tala El Issa • 24 March, 2015 spinneys geant begala
Regional Kelly Hoey on the power of networks to create opportunity [WamdaTV] At last week’s ArabNet Beirut conference, Wamda caught up with Kelly Hoey, the New York-based startup mentor, community-building expert, a... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 24 March, 2015 team culture arabnet beirut 2015 kelly hoey
Regional Mother is the necessity of all innovations #MothersDay Have you wondered about the roots of your entrepreneurial spirit or how your childhood affected your career path? Take a minute, think... Maya Rahal • 19 March, 2015 YasmineElMehairy JihadKawas ElieHabib
Regional Islamic economy presents significant opportunity for MENA entrepreneurs "The Islamic economy constitutes in all its sectors a new and important chance that all startups in the Arab region must seize." This... Pamela Kesrouani • 18 March, 2015 islam Islamic economy
Regional Future of Work: Middle East On April 29th 2015, The Economist will be hosting “Future of Work: Middle East” event, which will explore the opportunities and challenges ... Wamda • 12 March, 2015 The Economist Dubai
Regional When will the Middle East adopt Bitcoin? We ask 3 experts. (Image via bitcoin.org) Over the last few years, the MENA region has seen a growing interest in Bitcoin, the digital currency. While... Pamela Kesrouani • 12 March, 2015 Bitcoin
Regional Global VCs investing in MENA are like pink diamonds: rare but existent Though it might seem quiet, some VCs are on the prowl. Towards the end of 2014 Wamda published an interview with Lebanese VC Khaled Nasr.... Lucy Knight • 10 March, 2015 MarkVIP Jereen Utrack.tv
Regional Crowdfunding can be a 'catapult for innovation' in the Middle East Rafat Abushaban, a business development specialist from Gaza, was first introduced to crowdfunding in 2011 when someone told him to check... Hayden Pirkle • 10 March, 2015 eureeca zoomaal indiegogo
Regional Preventing a dangerous rise of penny auction sites in MENA This article is a crosspost with Astrolabs. This note is meant to outline the danger of penny auction sites and prevent a potentially... Astrolabs • 05 March, 2015 bidaffairs fancybid penny auctions
Regional 4 tips for budget-conscious startups The successful management of a budget can give a startup a big push forward and help it achieve unexpected results, however, finance and... Mohamed Kamal • 04 March, 2015 Dollars Budgets Egypt
Regional C3 Starter Program in UAE Social enterprise C3, Consult and Coach for a Cause, is organizing their Starter Program on Saturday, March 7th, 2015, in Knowledge... Wamda • 27 February, 2015 Dubai Education
Regional Entrepreneurship in Economic Development Forum Under the Patronage of H.E. Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani, Minister of Economy and Commerce, Qatar University in cooperation with... Wamda • 27 February, 2015 forum qatar
Regional EBTICAR-Media 2015 EBTICAR-Media, which stands for "E-Booster for Technical and Innovative Contents in the Arab Region, is calling Arab innovative projects... Wamda • 27 February, 2015 Digital Media
Regional Mohammed Bin Rashid Award for Young Business Leaders Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister, Ruler of Dubai, Dubai SME... Wamda • 27 February, 2015 Dubai Awards
Regional How ArabiaWeather battles the forces of nature Residents of the Middle East don't need me to tell them that this year so far has been a doozy in terms of weather. First, we had... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 26 February, 2015 yohan windy huda
Regional Ecommerce and MENA's travel sector boom [Infographic] It’s no secret that ecommerce in the Middle East and North Africa has grown substantially in the past few years. According to Visa,... Wamda • 26 February, 2015 Infographic E-commerce
Regional MENA Games Conference & Exhibition in Beirut The region’s gaming industry has been steadily growing in the past few years. Although some countries show more activity than o... Wamda • 25 February, 2015 gaming industry MENA Gaming
Regional enpact Initiative for young entrepreneurs Engage - Participate - Act" International mentoring led by enpact, a non-profit organization - aims to connect and train young promising ... Wamda • 25 February, 2015 tunisia Egypt Mentorship
Regional What do VCs look for? Skills, passion, and motivation There’s still not much entrepreneurship activity in the MENA region, which makes it the focus of many investors and one of the best places ... Pamela Kesrouani • 25 February, 2015 fenox venture capital Fenox Dubai
Regional New app encourages users to go offline As studies pop up suggesting social media makes us miserable and some countries go as far as legally restricting children from using... Rachel Williamson • 24 February, 2015 uae
Regional The 7th New Arab Woman Forum Al Iktissad Wal Aamal Group and Al Hasnaa Magazine are organizing the 7th New Arab Woman Forum (NAWF) that will be held on February 26 th,... Wamda • 23 February, 2015 women entrepreneurs beirut