Wamda

U.A.E

Recyclable gift-wrapping from Japan leads to Emirati startup success

High-end Dubai gift-wrapping concept store Maska is using social media to market its Japanese present decorating techniques. Fatma Al...

Lebanon

A day in the life: Rana El Chemaitelly, the woman behind The Little Engineer

While working part time at the American University of Beirut (AUB), mechanical engineer Rana El Chemaitelly noticed that many of her...

UAE Space Agency Airbus The Little Engineer

Maghreb

Morocco's online health service DabaDoc expands its reach

When Zineb Yacoubi returned to Morocco after eight years abroad, she was struck by how difficult it was to book a medical appointment....

dabadoc Maghreb morocco

Global

How this fresh grad landed a job at Wamda

Standing out in the crowd can be hard work. Even for pencils. (Image via Evoke) At the start of May young Egyptian graduate Ahmed Soliman...

Job Creation Job Recruitment Programme

Egypt

Egyptian coworking space aims to teach Arabic-speaking developers how to protect their online data

A coworking space for Egypt’s online security professionals is set to launch in August, and is aiming to make the Arabic-speaking d...

Regional

How international SEO is different, and how to do it right

Effective search engine optimization requires close attention to details. Any digital marketer or SEO (search engine optimization)...

Search Engine optimization Wissam Dandan SEO

Regional

OpenSooq and fast-growing social network, LINE, announce partnership

OpenSooq, a classifieds platform for MENA (via Twitter) The MENA online classified platform OpenSooq has announced a strategic partnership...

OpenSooq LINE

U.A.E

Will the UAE’s Bridg revolutionize the way we pay in the Middle East and the developing world?

Bridg cofounders Moussa Beidas, left and Nadim Jarudi, right won a very welcome 20,000 euros at the 2015 GCC Pitch Challenge Final....

nadim jarudi moussa beidas developing world

Global

5 minute guide to the Internet of Things [Infographic]

Coffee machines able to order new supplies for you. Electronic pet feeders that can schedule and feed your dog. Cars...

The Internet of Things Guide IoT

Bahrain

How one Bahraini jeweler sparkles in a competitive market

Making her mark with jewels. (Images via Curve Jewellery) If you want to find jewelry traders operating in the Arabian Gulf, a simple...

Curve Jewellery Vital Voices Bahrain

U.A.E

Productivity app wins AngelHack Dubai 2015

Bring your laptops, hardware, creativity, perseverance and create. (Images via AngelHack Dubai 2015) More than 70 hackers, coders and...

AngelHack Dubai 2015

Regional

Pitching on the open road: Uber brings MENA entrepreneurs and experts together in 5 cities

Entrepreneurs pitched their startups in cars they hailed through Uber's mobile app. (Image via Maysaa Ajjan) Pitching a business...

Arabnet digital showcase arabnet digital summit UberPITCH

U.A.E

Will Sakkini change the face of house hunting in the UAE?

Mapping one's way to a great home. (Images via Sakkini) If you live – or have ever lived – in the United Arab...

sakkini flat6labs abu dhabi TwoFour54

Regional

Payment startup wins GCC Pitch Challenge Final

The Bridg team walked away with 20,000 euros at the GCC Pitch Challenge Final. (Images via GCC Pitch Challenge) The team behind Bridg, a...

shopshopme falconviz bridg

Bahrain

Bahrain gets its first official angel investor network courtesy Tenmou

An entrepreneur pitches his augmented reality app to investors. (Images via Tenmou) An annoyance for the growing startup scene of the...

Hasan Haider MENA Angel Investment Network Bahrain

Regional

8 promising hardware startups from the MENA region

The integrated circuit board, an essential ingredient for any hardware based startup. (Image via toddfun.com) Hardware based...

MEMakers MENA Electronics

Regional

How big is social media in MENA? [Reports]

Arabic online content is still scarce in the Middle East but social media users are making up for the shortfall, two new reports have...

Social Media Digital Media Science DMS

U.A.E

Let the coding begin, ArabCode.org launches in Dubai

The three stages of ArabCode.org's plan for coding (Images via ArabCode.org) Back in November 2013 when Dubai won the right to host Expo...

Tecom Investments code.org ArabCode.org

Regional

Searching for success in MENA's postal address sector

"Yes, I will sign for that package." (Images via Aramex) “So you take the main street, you turn at the pharmacy after the streetlight, t...

addy enwani Boxstop

Global

Lebanese m-health entrepreneur meets President Obama

"Everybody has ideas. Most people are afraid to take first step. Go for it." @mcuban #StartTheSpark @WhiteHouse #PAGE...

Spark Global Entrepreneurship Initiative Global Entrepreneurship Summit White House

Regional

Ecommerce set to reach $13.4 billion by 2020, Payfort reports

Payfort announced today the release of its annual report: The State of Payments in the Arab World, at the Ecommerce Show Middle East 2015...

State of Payments 2015 Payfort Report

Lebanon

Lebanese game developers Wixel Studios targets cancer with new project

Still from the Aurora game. (Image via Wixel Studios) Despite a growing tech-healthcare sector - which by now has hundreds of...

Cancer Aurora Wixel Studios

Egypt

NASA hackathon sheds light on Egypt’s growing interest in outer space

The growth of scientific minds in Egypt. (Images via Nasa Space Apps Cairo) With so many problems on the ground, why would we want to...

PSC-BA CubeSat Space Apps Challenge NASA

Regional

Diagnose your market: insights into MENA’s digital health revolution

The health revolution. (Image via CB Insights) As the m-health industry of the Middle East continues to grow, Dubai hosted its first...

Trice Imaging Inc HealthXL Qualcomm Ventures

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