Ex-Sukar CEO to Launch Fab.com Clone for the Middle East

UPDATE:  Desado went live today, Monday, December 10th. Their press release states that Desado is now the "largest platform...

Nina Curley • 08 November, 2012

Design E-commerce

RihlaPrime/TravelerVIP Debuts Luxury Travel Deals Sites In The Middle East

UPDATE: RihlaPrime has changed its name to TravelerVIP.   "A bad hotel experience can ruin an otherwise perfect trip", says...

Maya Rahal • 08 November, 2012

Daily Deals Travel

Founder Institute to Open Startup Accelerator in Alexandria, Egypt

Interested in bringing a startup acceleration program to Alexandria, Egypt? The Founder Institute is currently testing demand for opening a...

Glen Dalakian II • 07 November, 2012

Accelerators Ecosystem Egypt

Doing Business is Getting Easier Around the World [Infographic]

The World Bank has released their yearly Doing Business 2013 report,which assesses the regions and economies around the world where it's eas...

Wamda • 07 November, 2012

Infographic Ecosystem

Zoboon App Rewards Brand Loyalty Across Cairo

Egyptian startup Zoboon is creating a city-wide loyalty program for Cairo’s consumers. To simplify the process of tracking the v...

Glen Dalakian II • 07 November, 2012

Analytics Digital Advertising Egypt

The Rise of Insane!, Morocco's First Co-Working Space

Among the locations known for hosting tech and non-tech events, you’ll find one like none other in Morocco. This place is, literally, i...

Karim Jazouani • 07 November, 2012

Coworking Spaces

Sign Up to Spend Three Days with Geeks on a Plane in Jordan

As you've seen, Silicon Valley investors Geeks on a Plane are coming to our Mix 'n' Mentor event in Amman. After the event, they're also...

Nina Curley • 06 November, 2012

Investment Mentorship

Watch Souq and MarkaVIP Face Off on Wamda This Thursday! Live Google Hangout

Wamda TV is launching a new video series called "Face Off!", hosting two of the biggest names in e-commerce, Souq.com and MarkaVIP, for our...

Nina Curley • 06 November, 2012

E-commerce Face Off

Wild Peeta Goes Lean, Launching Crowdfunded Franchises and a New TV Show

Dubai is not known for being lean. “Because the Gulf is such a new region, everything is geared towards big imported brands,” says Mohamed P...

Nina Curley • 06 November, 2012

Scaling Entertainment Food & Beverage

Cashless in Kenya: A Mobile Money Experiment Using M-PESA

Walking home from the office late one night, Amrit Pal, an Indian student working with a Nairobi-based mobile money startup for the summer,...

Jonathan Kalan • 06 November, 2012

Mobile Mobile Apps Payment Gateways

The Most Active VCs in the Arab World in 2012

This week we highlight the Arab world’s most active venture capital funds. These VC’s are targeting startups at different stages in their de...

Glen Dalakian II • 06 November, 2012

Ecosystem Investment Top Lists

How LinkedIn Is Growing In The Middle East [Infographic]

A couple months after LinkedIn entered the Middle East market and opened an office in Dubai, it has released numbers demonstrating its ...

Maya Rahal • 05 November, 2012

Social Media

10 Education Technology Resources for the Arab World

In my previous article, I talked about the accumulating research on the importance on early childhood education, and the rising importance...

Nafez Dakkak • 05 November, 2012

Education

Is the Philanthropy Model Broken? Changemakers Discuss Social Entrepreneurship in Dubai

In Dubai, a city that is sometimes referred to as ‘soul-less’, over 150 social changemakers from across the Gulf gathered at the Capital Clu...

Leena AlOlaimy • 05 November, 2012

Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

Fatooosh Offers Mobile and SmartTV Video Streaming Tailored for the Arab World

Amidst a rise in available Arabic content online, a new cross-platform SmartTV app has launched to offer seamless video viewing and...

Glen Dalakian II • 05 November, 2012

Arabic Content Digital Media Entertainment

Want to Drive an Aramex Delivery Truck? Check out the Winners of the Aramex Gameon Competition

Aramex has announced the winning developers of the Aramex Gameon Competition 2012. This is the first time Aramex has hosted the...

Glen Dalakian II • 05 November, 2012

Competitions Developers Gaming

Lebanon’s Anghami Launches the First Music Streaming Platform for the Middle East: PROMOCODE Included

Forget Spotify. Anghami is here! Launching today for iPhone, the platform is bringing the Arab world its first mobile and web music...

Nina Curley • 05 November, 2012

Mobile Mobile Apps Music

Jordan

Building the first high-end 3D game in a virtual Arab world: Planet Toulan

For awhile, I’ve been wondering why no gaming studio in the Middle East that I knew of was building a high-end video game on the level of, s...

Nina Curley • 04 November, 2012

Gaming beladcom

Grass E-Magazine Paves the Way for Scientific Journalism in the Arab World

More often than not, those who write in science journals are scientists rather than scienctific journalists. While several western...

Hanan Solayman • 04 November, 2012

Digital Media Environment Media

Can a Young E-Commerce Logistics Startup Take On Aramex in the UAE?

"Typical courier companies are not built to handle the logistics of e-commerce", says entrepreneur Robin Antony, founder of Powergistix, a...

Maya Rahal • 04 November, 2012

Delivery E-commerce

Planting the Seed of Social Business in Bahrain

For social ventures in Bahrain, a community is growing. The Family Bank has planted the seeds of Bahrain’s social business movement b...

Leena AlOlaimy • 04 November, 2012

Social Entrepreneurship

Weekly Wrap-Up: October 28 - November 01

In all of our coverage of success stories, you will find that building and maintaining strong connections can quickly change the life of...

Wamda • 01 November, 2012

CoE Cards Infographic Mix n Mentor

Get Ready to Network. Wamda Reveals the Mix 'n' Mentor Attendee List!

Getting ready for our Mix 'n' Mentor events starting next weekend?  We're now revealed the attendee list, so you can start strategizing who ...

Wamda • 01 November, 2012

Mentorship Mix n Mentor

Connections Are Vital, Work To Create Them [Pic of the Week]

We often hear the terms "networking" and "connecting" mentioned repeatedly when it comes to attending social events. To some, this...

Maya Rahal • 01 November, 2012

CoE Cards Pic of the Week