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Building a TripAdvisor for Cars in Dubai: YallaMotor

Review sites are all the rage lately – combine that with a deep-seated passion for cars in a region with disposable income to spare, and y...

Reviews

Two Simple Ways to Boost Education in the Arab World

By and large, we all agree that education and learning are integral to development on a personal and societal level. In the aftermath of...

Education

Can Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs Solve Addressing Problems in the Arab World?

When Khaled Naim started building Addy.co in January, it was a side project conceived during a Startup Weekend. But after he debuted Addy...

Innovation Mobile Mobile Apps

Cycling: The Sustainable Solution to Egypt's Congestion Epidemic

Ever thought about using a bike for your routine travel in Egypt? This distinctly lo-tech solution to the country’s traffic problems w...

Education Egypt Environment

Apply before Nov 5th to Pitch to Silicon Valley Investors in Amman

So you probably know that Silicon Valley investors Geeks on a Plane are coming to our Mix 'n' Mentor event in Amman on Nov 9th. There, e...

Competitions Investment Pitching

Daily Deals In The Arab World: What Sells, What Doesn't; Insights From Cobone

For entrepreneurs looking to head into e-commerce, it might be useful to know which categories are the most popular in daily...

Daily Deals

How to Use a Cow Creatively: Social Entrepreneurship Gets Innovative in Egypt

Ever wondered how to start a social enterprise and change the world? JCI Cairo recently brought in Moroccon expert Adnane Adioui, founder...

Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

Exclusive Interview: Souq Confirms New Investment from Naspers and Tiger Global

After rumors continued to circulate over the past couple of weeks, Souq.com has today confirmed that it is announcing a new round of...

E-commerce Investment

Crowdfunding Platform Yomken Makes Launching Products Easy in Egypt

While concern in Egypt rises over courting investment and international partnerships intended to improve Egypt’s economy, one initiative h...

Crowdfunding Egypt

Kenya Takes Center Stage For African Innovation

Starting today, hundreds of investors, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and techies are assembling to pack the halls of Nairobi’s K...

Ecosystem Innovation Pitching

Weekly Wrap-Up: October 21-25

In all of our articles about startups, it is obvious that mentorship (and finding the right mentors) is at the core of a successful...

Angel Investment CoE Cards Conferences

Entrepreneurs of Arabia Helps Saudi, Emirati, and Qatari Founders Connect to Funding

For entrepreneurs from the Gulf who aren't sure where to look for funding, Entrepreneurs of Arabia launched this year to focus exclusively...

Ecosystem Ideas Investment

Mentorship is Essential [Pic of the Week]

“I can do it alone,” is a common excuse for entrepreneurs who have a great idea but don’t want to tell too many people about it. But doing ...

Mentorship Mix n Mentor Pic of the Week

Recap: The 4 Companies That Received Series A Investment from MEVP

Beirut-based venture capital firm MEVP (Middle East Venture Partners) is on fire. After announcing 5 investments in March, they have ...

Fashion Food & Beverage Investment

El Mashrou3: The First Reality TV Show For Entrepreneurs In Egypt Is Casting Now

In 2013, the Arab world will witness its second major reality TV show for entrepreneurs in Egypt: El Mashrou3, announcing its casting ...

Competitions Egypt Social Entrepreneurship

VIP-Only.ma Aims to Own Flash Sales in North Africa

If you thought MarkaVIP and Sukar were the only major flash sales site in the region, think again- others are cropping up to carve out...

E-commerce Ecosystem Expansion

Souq Fashion Launches to Boost High-End Online Retail in the Arab World

Middle East fashionistas rejoice! The launch of Souq Fashion in Dubai last week not only means more trendy brands hanging in our...

E-commerce Fashion

Meet the Jordanian Company that Might Disrupt Global Game Development

For those of us who aren’t game developers, launching a disruptive middleware platform, as Jordanian company Mixed Dimensions (MXD) did t...

Design Developers Gaming

Wamda Mix N' Mentor Events in Amman, Beirut, and Dubai

After the success of Wamda's CoE E-Commerce event in June, Wamda is now hosting three mentorship events in three cities! If you came to CoE ...

Accelerators

5 Tips for Winning Business as a Software Services Startup

When you are a software services startup, business development is your lifeblood. In a country like Pakistan, where the development of...

Negotiation Software Marketing

User Experience vs. Usability: How Can Startups Enhance Their Brand?

When it comes to user experience and usability, both of these terms are still very new to this market, so it’s not surprising that people s...

Digital Marketing Ecosystem Marketing

10 Startups in the Arab World that Parents Will Love

This week we highlight 10 startups that parents (and their children) will love. From education to clothing, social communities to gadgets,...

E-commerce Ecosystem Education

Jordan’s Wheels Express Closes Despite Steady Customers: Did it Scale Too Quickly?

In May 2011, Wheels Express was a rising star in Jordan. It graduated from Oasis500 and was one of the first companies to secure...

Expansion Failure Oasis500

Hyperlocal Social Network Nassya Brings Cairo's Neighborhoods Online

In old Egyptian movies, women used to gossip on their balcony with their neighbors throughout the morning. Today, the same scene takes...

Egypt Social Networks

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