Saudi Arabia's 20 most popular Twitter users

Previously published on alqiyady.com. 25 Trends, a regional social media analytics company, has put together a list of the top 20 most...

AlQiyadi • 08 October, 2014

twitter Saudi Arabia

Salamz: the casual dating app for Arab youth serious about marriage

Young people comprise the largest section of MENA society, which is for the most part conservative. They face many social and financial...

Safar Ayad • 06 October, 2014

tinder dating app salamz

In Medina, public and private sectors join forces to boost small business

Lately, we’ve been hearing of many new Saudi initiatives that are supporting entrepreneurship in the Kingdom; the most recent of...

Reine Farhat • 25 September, 2014

saudi Support Organizations Public-Private Partnerships

TEDx Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

TED is an annual event that brings together the world’s leading thinkers and doers to share ideas that matter in any discipline...

Wamda • 24 September, 2014

TEDx Saudi Arabia

4 ways to tackle Saudi ecommerce, from an Oasis500 mentor

Sometimes, you can talk to people for hours and not understand how the time passed so quickly. And then there are those times when a half...

Reine Farhat • 24 September, 2014

Saudi Arabia Social Media Marketing

The Global Mentoring Week for Entrepreneurship

Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, the Deputy Foreign Minister, Chairman of the Board...

Wamda • 23 September, 2014

UTURN cofounder launches a platform for outdoor activities in Jeddah

This article has been crossposted from Firnas.org. Inspired by his personal struggle with finding out about outdoor activities in Jeddah,...

Safar Ayad • 22 September, 2014

Saudi Arabia Entertainment Uturn

Mobily, Saudi Credit & Savings Bank, and Firnas announce partnership to support Saudi innovation

This article was crossposted from Firnas.org In an effort to inspire the youth of Saudi Arabia to think creatively and launch their own...

Reine Farhat • 21 September, 2014

mobily partnerships Saudi Arabia

Saudi woman founder brings Taif's famous rose products online

This article was posted originally on Firnas.org. Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia is not solely the domain of men. Young Saudi women are...

Safar Ayad • 16 September, 2014

Saudi Arabia E-commerce Women

Two young Saudis launch free e-magazine to foster entrepreneurship

Novice entrepreneurs can be reluctant to launching their own businesses due to lack of knowledge in the field of entrepreneurship....

Reine Farhat • 25 June, 2014

magazine content Saudi Arabia

What are users in the Arab world watching on YouTube? [Infographic]

YouTube’s potential for regional startups is clear: Saudi Arabia alone accounts for 190 million YouTube views a day, and other...

Reine Farhat • 19 March, 2014

Online video Saudi Arabia Video Advertising

Former Rocket Internet employee launches a Pinterest for travelers

“Rocket Internet has inspired many people to launch their own startups,” says Anirudh Gupta, a former employee...

Reine Farhat • 24 February, 2014

Crowdsourcing Travel

Saudi startup Feelit provides teenage girls with a forum to express their feelings

The rise of social networks has shown just how much people like to express themselves. Feelit, as the name implies, is one social...

Reine Farhat • 22 January, 2014

teenagers Bootstrapping Saudi Arabia

Hadafi competition offers Saudi women the chance to fund business ideas

Last week, Dubai-based social enterprise Potential launched Hadafi, a women’s entrepreneurship program designed to empower women in Saudi A...

Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 15 October, 2013

Women Hadafi Saudi Arabia

Saudi 3eesho brings healthy living to the Arab world

Obesity rates in the Middle East, and especially in Saudi Arabia, are spiraling out of control.  Yet information about how to lead a...

Fernande van Tets • 12 September, 2012

Health Healthcare 3eesho