Cairo Ashoka event seeks to empower communication between female social entrepreneurs and media

Women are playing an increasing role in helping to solve the growing social problems in the Arab world due to successive...

Eman Mostafa • 02 April, 2014

Media Investment Social Entrepreneurship

Palestinian software companies merge; set sights on changing U.S. healthcare market

iConnect-Tech and 2i Software, two software development companies with front offices in Chicago and programming teams based in Palestine,...

Eric Reidy • 01 April, 2014

software development palestine Developers

Tips from 3 experts on building a successful co-working space in the Arab world

Co-working spaces are a new thing in the Arab world. We’re not used to working in the same place with strangers who aren’t colleagues or eve...

Hanan Solayman • 01 April, 2014

Coworking Advice Egypt

FbStart Dubai emphasizes mobile apps, gaming, and partnerships

Finally, Facebook has turned its entrepreneurship eye to the Arab region, hosting FbStart in Dubai on March 27 in an attempt to help...

Pamela Kesrouani • 31 March, 2014

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StartupYourLife meetup reflects growing vitality of the Moroccan startup scene

On the 7th of March, more than 150 entrepreneurs, investors, developers, designers, and members of the Moroccan startup community attended...

Ali Senhaji • 31 March, 2014

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Arab League moves to support Arab entrepreneurs with forum in Cairo

In an unprecedented move to support entrepreneurs, the Arab League has hosted the first forum for Arab Entrepreneurs and Innovative Ideas,...

Hanan Solayman • 30 March, 2014

forum event Egypt

Can Emirati wedding directory site Yebab successfully pivot to photo sharing?

Since its launch in 2008, Yebab.com, an Emirati platform offering wedding services for Arab women, has been slowly but...

Maya Rahal • 30 March, 2014

photo sharing photo album uae

Why startups in the Arab world should attend SXSW

If there’s one American event international startups should attend, it’s probably South by South West (SXSW). This movie and music con...

Aline Mayard • 26 March, 2014

usa events

What's new at Yahoo Maktoob

  Following the closure of its offices in Egypt earlier this year, Yahoo Maktoob has rolled out some recent...

Pamela Kesrouani • 26 March, 2014

Yahoo Maktoub

Meet the first six startups to graduate from AUC Venture Labs

In the wake of three years of revolutions and political turmoil, many policymakers- both local and global- have touted...

Eman Mostafa • 25 March, 2014

Incubator

Wamda Research Lab debuts a groundbreaking report on the barriers to scaling

For entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), scaling their companies is not easy. Challenges to finding talent and...

Wamda • 25 March, 2014

Wamda Research Lab MENA Report

Facebook to host an event for entrepreneurs in Dubai this Thursday

Facebook is hosting its first major event in the Middle East this week, with the launch of FbStart, which will reveal tips and tricks for...

Nina Curley • 25 March, 2014

Facebook

Souq raises an additional $75m from Naspers

Now in its ninth year, Souq.com is getting some real wind in its sails. Now undeniably the largest e-commerce platform in the Middle...

Nina Curley • 24 March, 2014

Wamda pledges to support women in partnership with Google #40Forward

In 2013, Wamda reached out to fill a critical gap in the entrepreneurship ecosystem: one for hands-on mentorship that startup founders...

Nina Curley • 21 March, 2014

#40women

How Buzzeff monetized the growth of social video advertising

Almost two years after raising a $1.2 million USD round of investment, and one year after launching its Dubai offices, Moroccan...

Maya Rahal • 20 March, 2014

buzzeff morocco Video Advertising

ShopBuilder hopes to boost e-commerce in Lebanon

After realizing the huge opportunity for e-commerce in Lebanon, Emile Boustani, a Lebanese entrepreneur who spent 20 years in the...

Reine Farhat • 20 March, 2014

lebanon Payment Gateways E-commerce

Majority stake in Diwanee acquired by Paris-based digital publishing company Webedia

Diwanee, the Dubai-based digital media company, has announced its majority acquisition today by Webedia, a Paris-based digital publishing...

Nina Curley • 19 March, 2014

Acquisitions

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

Women's entrepreneurship addressed at recent TechForum conference in Dubai

A panel called ‘How to be a successful woman entrepreneur’ was a highlight of the most recent TechForum event, org...

Pamela Kesrouani • 19 March, 2014

Women

Over 300 game developers gather for Egypt Game Jam conference

At the end of last month, the Egyptian Information Technology Institute  (ITI) hosted the second annual Egypt Game Jam, hosting...

Ahmed Gabr • 18 March, 2014

mobile games Gaming

Arabic programming software, having succeeded on Stars of Science, now turns to crowdfunding

While many countries, the U.S. in particular, already attach a great deal of importance to including programming in educational...

Eman Mostafa • 18 March, 2014

4 tips on monetizing Arabic content from Rudolf Jabre of 2Pure

This is the first part of our expert content series, in which we will highlight valuable advice from key experts in the regional...

Maya Rahal • 18 March, 2014

Chababs Gheir Ra2ed

5 things you should never say to an investor

Believe it or not, investors want to give you their money. All of it. They will gladly hand you enormous sums of cash if you have assembled...

Robert Carroll • 17 March, 2014

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Tunisia's first Entrepreneurship Fair: 3 challenges for 2014

The many challenges facing entrepreneurs in Tunisia did not prevent Tunisians from turning out in droves to the very...

Charles Dusart • 16 March, 2014