Tunisia's MobiSpot serves up video advertising to users without smartphones

It's clear that the Arab World is hungry for video content. In 2012, the Middle East and North Africa had the second largest number of...

Aline Mayard • 23 May, 2013

Digital Advertising Advertising Mobile

Dubai's entrepreneurs reflect on MAKE Business Hub's acquisition by CeeCee Holding

From its inception, MAKE Business Hub has been a co-working space built for startups. With artfully curved seating, electrical jacks next...

Nina Curley • 23 May, 2013

MAKE Business Hub Coworking Spaces Acquisitions

4 Startups that make event management easier in the Levant

Organizing an event is never easy. How do you make sure that enough people attend, or that they'll pay? Small businesses or individuals...

Aline Mayard • 22 May, 2013

E-commerce

These three startups failed in Jordan and they're proud of it. Here are their 5 honest tips.

[Editor's note: "Building a culture around failure is the only way to build a healthy ecosystem," a seasoned startup veteran told me...

Ola Doudin • 22 May, 2013

Failure

Lebanese entrepreneur named one of the five most powerful women in gaming

Last week, Lebanese entrepreneur Reine Abbas of Wixel Studios was named one of the five most powerful women in gaming by Inc.com. Abbas...

Glen Dalakian II • 21 May, 2013

Mobile Gaming Gaming Women

What does Yahoo!'s acquisition of Tumblr mean for users?

Yesterday, Yahoo! Inc. announced their $1.1 billion acquisition of microblogging platform Tumblr. Although the six-year-old...

Aline Mayard • 21 May, 2013

Social Media Acquisitions

Why every child in the Middle East should be taught to code

Coauthored by Carine Abi Akar and Nafez Dakkak. Ever since the successful launch of Facebook in 2004, and perhaps as early as the first...

Nafez Dakkak • 21 May, 2013

Coding EdTech Education

Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund launches to support Egyptian startups

Despite the political instability wracking Egypt today, startups have a new source of potential support. But will they take funding from...

Hanan Solayman • 21 May, 2013

Government Investment

Who's winning the classifieds market in Morocco?

"We’ve never seen competition like this in Morocco." These are the first words MarocAnnonces founder Tajdine Filali said when asked about t...

Aline Mayard • 20 May, 2013

classified E-commerce

The Arab Spring through the eyes of Zaid

Zaid Farekh is as Jordanian as Mansaf. Born, bred and schooled in Jordan, he's a hardworking man from a hard working family. Before he had...

Fadi Ghandour • 20 May, 2013

Jordan Technology Fadi Ghandour

5 tips to boost your click-through rate and earn more from ads

Online advertisers, publishers and marketers need to understand CTR (click-through rate) and how to use it to their advantage to maximize...

Wamda • 20 May, 2013

Advertising

Egypt's Weladna launches an e-commerce portal for educational kids' games

“When you do not know your roots you get lost,” says Fatima Azmy, an Egyptian entrepreneur who became frustrated with the lack of cultural ...

Maya Rahal • 19 May, 2013

kids Egypt Design

Flat6Labs' 5th Demo Day Brings New Spectacle to Egypt's Startup Scene

I doubt many people get treated to a speech about CNC (computer numerical control) machines, the creation of a Bluetooth-based alternative...

Omar Aysha • 19 May, 2013

Investment Accelerators Flat6Labs

Wamda asks: How will Google Play Music All Access affect streaming services in the Arab World?

On May 16, 2013, during its I/O developer conference, Google made a major, albeit expected announcement: the launch of its...

Aline Mayard • 19 May, 2013

Music Google

What are the most popular mobile phones and operating systems in the UAE?

While Android is still the most popular operating system in terms of global sales, followed next by iOS, Nokia is dominating the biggest...

Ahmed Gabr • 19 May, 2013

Mobile

New initiative launches in Cairo and Beirut to support Arabic content online

  There’s a reason why initiatives like Taghreedat and Arabic Web Days are focusing on boosting Arabic content on the...

Reine Farhat • 16 May, 2013

Translation Arabic Content

Weekly Wrap-Up: May 12-16

Balance is key in any entrepreneurial journey. As an entrepreneur, you need to learn how to balance between personal and professional life,...

Wamda • 16 May, 2013

Weekly Wrap-Up

How a 24-year-old Lebanese entrepreneur found global success by beating Tamagotchi at their own game

When Yahoo! paid 17-year-old Nick D’Aloisio $30 million for news summary app Summly, one of our Wamda contributors wrote us, “I’m looking f...

Nina Curley • 16 May, 2013

Merchandising Success Stories Mobile Gaming

Why did Path have a sudden recent surge in popularity in France, the UAE, and Bahrain?

Two days ago, TechCrunch spotted a peculiarity on the French App Store. Path, the two-and-a-half year old social network almost...

Aline Mayard • 16 May, 2013

Social Networks

Arab Heroes can now battle on the iPhone in Falafel Games' new mobile MMO Knights of Glory

“We’re the only game where the Arabic player can identify with his own culture, his own history, and say ‘I’m one of the heroes’ instead of...

Glen Dalakian II • 16 May, 2013

Mobile Gaming Mobile Gaming

Why your startup should be on Instagram, Tumblr and Pinterest

The number of social network users in the Middle East is expected to grow by 23.3% in 2013, creating a new opportunity for...

Ahmed Gabr • 16 May, 2013

Social Networks Social Media

Why last year's rise in unemployment for Saudi women might be a positive trend

For Saudi women, unemployment rates are climbing, while they’re dropping for Saudi men and non-Saudi workers, according to government d...

Nina Curley • 15 May, 2013

Qordoba translated its 5 millionth word. Here's how it manages a distributed team

Global translation platform Qordoba has just translated its 5 millionth word, hitting the mark last April on a Mandarin translation job,...

Glen Dalakian II • 15 May, 2013

Dubai Translation Team management

7 French startups that are hot right now

For those entrepreneurs curious about what's going on in other ecosystems, the French startup scene has a lot to offer. Here are 7 French...

Aline Mayard • 15 May, 2013

3D Sharing Economy Accelerators