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Can Anghami Fend Off Deezer's Entrance into the Arab Music Market?

Can recently launched Lebanese startup Anghami survive the arrival of international competitor Deezer? After announcing in early...

Mobile Mobile Apps Music

Jordan

Jordanian gaming startup bets on crowdfunding for first title

“Most people who work at gaming companies rely on the orders of their CEO, but can never be a leading part of the game they are creating,” a...

Crowdfunding Gaming beladcom

Who Egypt’s YouTube Ban Will Hurt the Most

On the anniversary of the day Mubarak stepped down two years ago, Egypt is still facing a pending 30-day ban on YouTube, ordered by Egypt’s ...

Censorship

5 Tips for Building a Successful Tech Startup, from Kuwait's Startup Q8

At the 4th StartupQ8 gathering a couple of weeks ago, entrepreneurs gathered in Kuwait City to discuss the secrets of building a...

Startup Q8 Conferences Gaming

A Look at Egyptian Accelerator Tahrir2's Lean Investment Model

Testing and iterating might be a good model for the leadership in Egypt lately, not just its entrepreneurs. As Egyptian protestors continue...

Accelerators Investment

Moroccan Entrepreneur Launches Startup to Quantify Social Influence

“I've always been interested in promoting technology and education in the Arab world,” says Akram Benmbarek, the founder of Social IQ, who ...

Advertising Social Networks Social Media

MIT Arab Student Launches ProBueno to Turn Your Talents Into Donations

Back in 2006, when the "July war" started in Lebanon, Michel Rbeiz experienced the frustration of living abroad and trying to help out...

Diaspora CSR

Is the Internet in Danger of Becoming an Echochamber? [Wamda Debates]

This post is the second in a new content series called Wamda Debates. Every other week, the Wamda team debates a topic, industry, or...

Debate Social Media Social Networks

Weekly Wrap-Up: February 03-07

This has been a big week for announcements. Check out the top news, and don't forget to register to MixNMentor as places are...

Wamda Announces Mix n' Mentor Roadshow

UPDATE: The MixnMentor Roadshow page is now live. Check it out to see photos about last year's events and learn more about upcoming events...

Mix n Mentor Flat6Labs

Regional

90% of Tech Startups Fail [Infographic]

A recent study by Allmand Law found that more than 90% of all tech startups fail. It’s a bleak statistic, but let’s take a look...

Failure Infographic Mobile

Microsoft Announces Initiative to Empower African Tech Ecosystem

This week, Microsoft announced a new initiative to support development and global competitiveness in Africa.The Microsoft 4Afrika...

Advice Education Mobile

Founder of GoNabit Joins MarkaVIP as COO

After the close of daily deals site LivingSocial, Sohrab Jahanbani is now joining MarkaVIP. After first founding daily deals site GoNabit,...

Daily Deals E-commerce Team

Exclusive Sneak Peek: Ma2too3a! Pivots Towards Crowdsourced Traffic Updates

Last June, during Lebanon’s latest electricity crisis, AUB-trained computer engineer and software developer Mohammed Taha received a f...

Google Mobile Mobile Apps

Gate2Play Releases New APIs for E-Commerce Sites

This week, Gate2Play has rolled out new support for various e-commerce platforms, to help online merchants connect to its list of regional...

E-commerce Payment Gateways PayPal

Yemeni Entrepreneurs Relocate to Cairo to Build GoEjaza

Nearly 50% of Arab tourists rely on the web to plan for their trips and search for any relevant information, and 67% of them ask their...

Arabic Content Travel

How to Prevent Abandoned Shopping Carts in E-Commerce

"Abandoned shopping cart" is a term used when a customer who intends to make an online purchase does not complete the checkout process....

Accelerators Demystifying E-Commerce E-commerce

7 Reasons Why You Should Not Be An Entrepreneur

Entrepreneurship is suddenly the coolest thing around. Even children who once wanted to grow up to be engineers, doctors, pilots and...

Advice

Can a Hackerspace in Beirut Spread Do-ocracy? A Look at Lamba Labs

“I reject thinking like that,” Bilal Ghalib said to me when I first met him. I had just arrived in Beirut and was visiting Lamba Lab...

Art Coworking Spaces Crowdfunding

Video-on-Demand Portal Istikana Announces Deal with Umniah in Jordan

Istikana, one of the region’s major video-on-demand portals, has just announced a partnership with Jordanian telecom company Umniah. Inked t...

Digital Marketing Mobile Video On Demand

Oasis500 Launches New Investment Track for Growing Companies

Oasis500, the region’s biggest startup accelerator, is now targeting growth stage companies with a new investment vehicle. Oasis500 is k...

Accelerators Investment

5 Innovative Ways to Crowdsource Better Governance

Whenever I hear people in the Arab region complain about the traffic, I tend to laugh. With the exception of Cairo, which has been bestowed...

Advice Crowdsourcing Government

Mobile Apps Win the Day at the Second Startup Weekend Nablus

Mobile seemed to be the theme of last month's Startup Weekend Nablus, evidenced by the top five startup teams selected by the panel of...

Conferences Mobile Mobile Apps

Useful Applications for Bloggers and Online Activists in the Arab World

Today, our internet is built upon constructive sharing; users are no longer acting as passive receivers, but rather are actively...

Advice Arabic Content Mobile

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