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Dubai's Game Minion Acquired by Corona Labs in Silicon Valley

Yesterday, Dubai-based mobile app development platform Game Minion was acquired by Corona Labs in Palo Alto, California. Combining to...

Acquisitions Developers Gaming

Weekly Wrap-Up: December 09-13

Throughout your entrepreneurial journey, you will often be reminded of why connections and mentorship are important. Support is equally as...

Advice Agriculture CoE Cards

Social Responsibility is about You [Pic of the Week]

Entrepreneurship is not about the money. Yes, making money is important and a strong incentive for innovation, but there are a lot of...

CoE Cards CSR Ecosystem

Entrepreneurs from Indonesia, Lebanon, Egypt, and Malaysia Win GIST Tech-I Competition 2012

The Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) Tech-I 2012 Competition came to a close yesterday at the...

Competitions Ideas Innovation

Egyptian Site re-Indexes The Islamic Period on Interactive Map

Imagine a time machine that takes you back in time to visit Baghdad in the Abbassid Era, when you could roam its streets, experience its...

Technology TEDx

GEMS Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp Brings Students From Around the World to Dubai

After introducing a new entrepreneurship curriculum in their schools and recently inspiring our list of entrepreneurship programs for high...

Conferences Education

PPR Invests $13 Million in Rocket Internet to Support Namshi, Fashion Sites

Luxury group PPR has invested € 10 million (US $13 million) in Bigfoot I, the Rocket Internet holding company that controls Dubai-based r...

Rocket Internet Investment Namshi

Wamli Launches Quirky New E-Commerce Platform in Dubai

Wamli, a funky new e-commerce platform for geeks and those looking for an unorthodox shopping experience, launched today in Dubai. The...

E-commerce Fashion Loyalty Programs

How to Register a Joint Stock Company in Lebanon [Legal Advice]

This series on registration and incorporation in Lebanon comes to Wamda courtesy of Michel Ghanem of Khalaf Law Firm and Lebanon Offshore, b...

Advice Legal

KnowElectricity Teaches Pakistan About Energy Efficiency: Can It Become a Sustainable Business?

Scores of Pakistanis are curious about the potential for solar and wind energy to cut costs in a country where continuous power is at a...

Digital Media Environment Green Energy

Engagio Makes Online Conversations More Manageable

Launched just this year, Engagio enables users to organize and manage their online interactions through a simple platform...

Social Media Social Networks

Regional

Fadi Ghandour Announces Corporate Entrepreneurship Responsibility Movement

In a speech today at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Dubai, Fadi Ghandour, CEO of Aramex and Chairman of the Board at Wamda,...

Ecosystem Fadi Ghandour Innovation

Arabia500 Announces the Fastest Growing Companies in the Middle East

Yesterday, the AllWorld Network hosted a successful pre-event to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Dubai where they announced the...

Conferences

AskNative Looks to Boost Tourism in Egypt with Local Know-How

Who’s the best person to ask for advice about a destination? A native local resident, of course. This straightforward concept is the b...

Egypt Mobile Travel

15 Startups Doing Social Good in the Arab World

Across the Arab world, social enterprise is gaining traction as new entrepreneurs seek to not just innovate or make money, but to do social...

Social Change Social Entrepreneurship Top Lists

Gaza's First Incubator Ramps Up, Giving New Hope to Local Entrepreneurs

A timely answer to the ongoing strife and instability in Palestine, the first incubator in Gaza is continuing to make strides, training...

Mentorship Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

Lebanon's Myschoolpulse Brings Education to Children in Hospitals

Not every startup idea begins with a happy epiphany. Daniele Diab was first inspired to start Myschoolpulse when her cousin was...

Education Medical

Arabic Cooking Community Shahiya Expands into English, Considers Tablet App

Fresh off of a round of Series A investment from MEVP, Shahiya is looking into new growth models as it continues to tackle the...

Arabic Content Food & Beverage Mobile

Wamda and Mowgli Foundation Announce Partnership to Bring Mentorship to Entrepreneurs

To assist entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa in their efforts to launch and scale, Wamda, an enabling platform for...

Ecosystem Mentorship

Founder of Daily Deals Site Hmizate Launches Online Marketplace Hmall

The e-commerce sector in Morocco has truly boomed in the last 2 years. We've seen a particularly large influx of e-commerce sites,...

morocco Cloning Daily Deals

Visionary Palestinian Startup Goes Global with Touch Technology

Palestinian startup Iris recently launched their “room of senses,” a new therapy medium for children and the disabled. The “room” is a spac...

Health Innovation Social Entrepreneurship

From Bankruptcy to Growing Success in Saudi Arabia: The Story of Intercontinental Travel Company

Intercontinental Travel Company (ITC) is one of the leading travel agencies in the Middle East and one of the pioneering companies in the...

Advice E-commerce Travel

Incorporating a Holding Company in Lebanon [Legal Advice]

This series on registration and incorporation in Lebanon comes to Wamda courtesy of Michel Ghanem of Khalaf Law Firm and Lebanon Offshore, b...

Advice Legal

Weekly Wrap-Up: December 02-06

This week has been especially full of advice on what to do and what not to do. Check out our posts for some legal advice as well as what...

Advice Arabic Content CoE Cards

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