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Vodafone Ventures Egypt Announces Investment in Eshtery, Ogra, and GyroLabs

After sponsoring and participating in the Euromoney conference in Egypt earlier this month, Vodafone Ventures Egypt has announced...

Accelerators Investment Mobile

GlamBox: Beauty Product E-Commerce for the Arab World

To tackle the beauty e-commerce space, four young entrepreneurs based in the UAE have self-funded and launched GlamBox, a beauty hub...

E-commerce Women

Innoventures and Fascila Launch Startup Reactor Acceleration Program

Last week, Innoventures announced the launch of a new entrepreneurial support program called ‘Startup Reactor’. Launched in...

Accelerators Ecosystem Egypt

Weekly Wrap-Up: October 14-18

This week, our Weekly Wrap-Up features posts ripe in e-commerce information. Learn from others' experience is an especially sound piece of...

Angel Investment Animation Arabic Content

Social Entrepreneurship vs. Social Activism: What is the Difference?

"Social Entrepreneur" and "Social Activist": these are two terms that are being used often lately given the recent revolutions (in which...

Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

Do Your Own Due Diligence [Pic of the Week]

You have an exciting startup idea.You feel ready to jump into the entrepreneurial waters. You are aware of the risks you are taking. You k...

Pic of the Week CoE Cards

Jamalon Hits 9 Million Books: Can It Crack the Saudi Market?

This week, Jamalon announced that its site now offers over 9 million unique Arabic and English books for sale. The “24-7 Online Book Fair f...

Book Reviews E-commerce Ecosystem

Souq in Egypt: Not Relinquishing its Crown Anytime Soon

I visited the new challenger recently, so it was only fair I also visit the undisputed champion. The two companies I’m talking about a...

Daily Deals Demystifying E-Commerce Ecosystem

10 Must-Watch Animation Startups in the Arab World

This week we highlight some of the Arab world’s most creative and inspired animation startups. These artists are bringing new series, short ...

Animation Arabic Content Design

Widening Battle: Middle East Cyberattacks Target Oil Producers and U.S. Banks

In the past two months, cyberattacks in the Middle East have broadened in scope and complexity. Reportedly done in revenge over politics,...

Internet Freedom

Will an Arab Crowdfunding Platform Ever Be Born?

Hundreds of young men and women are spreading ideas, enriching the Arab entrepreneurial arena, developing the community, serving society...

Crowdfunding

Emokhalfa Takes on Cairo’s Traffic with New Violation Reporting App

Fixing Cairo’s traffic problems is not going to happen overnight. But new startup Emokhalfa is taking the problem into their own hands. It c...

Crowdsourcing Egypt Government

Kuwaiti Startup Yabila! Compiles Local Deals for MENA Consumers

Yabila! is a mobile advertising platform serving as a daily guide for the latest offers, promotions, and new arrivals in MENA...

Advertising Daily Deals Digital Advertising

25 Essential Stats on E-Commerce in the Middle East [Stats]

E-Commerce is Growing 1) There are 72.5 million internet users in MENA. [tweet this stat] 2) 66% of consumers in MENA use...

Top Lists Technology Ecosystem

Arab World Publishing Platform Tahadi Localizes Korean Game Knight Online

After publishing Age of Titans less than a month ago, Tahadi Games, is releasing another title, this time originally...

Gaming

Egypt's Studio Meem Pioneers Sustainable Artisanal Furniture

For those of us that have seen one too many mobile apps and tech-focused startups, here’s a breath of fresh air: a small idea combining a...

Art E-commerce Handicrafts

Kiva, Silatech Launch Microsite for Micro Lending in the Arab World

After partnering to create Kiva Arab Youth in April of this year, Kiva and Silatech have just launched a “microsite” in Arabic alongside a ...

Arabic Content Crowdfunding Demystifying E-Commerce

Developers Face Off in Beirut Coding Battle

On Saturday, ArabNet brought over 40 young Lebanese developers together in Beirut to compete in an intense coding tournament. The winners...

Arabnet Competitions Developers

Interact Egypt Resuscitates Seaside Tourism Using Social Media

Egypt’s revolution has been a godsend for global news channels, and freedom loving Egyptians of course, but it has also scared off t...

Social Media Social Networks Travel

SILA Angel Investment Network Launches to Boost Entrepreneurs in Qatar

Silatech, a social initiative based in Qatar, has announced the launch of a new angel investment network, designed to open new avenues of...

Angel Investment Ecosystem Investment

Style.com Enters the Arab World to Serve Local Fashion Market

Style.com, one of the world’s most well-read fashion sites, has arrived in the Middle East today, launching as Style.com Arabia (...

Arabic Content Fashion

Kairos Collects the 50 Most Innovative Student-led Ventures – Are You One?

Kairos Society gathers a group of leading entrepreneurs around the globe to collaborative on initiatives and pioneer new concepts- and...

Competitions Ecosystem Fellowship

Egypt's Sacha Books Pioneers Arabic Interactive Digital Children's Books

When 34-year-old entrepreneur Samer Youssef decided to launch iOS app Sacha Books, he and his wife were inspired by the lack of available...

Arabic Content Digital Media Mobile

Zawayed Jordan Helps Women Transform Leftovers into Artistic Designs

When Mohammad Al-Hajji first founded Zawayed, he was inspired by an opportunity to use the leftovers he saw at regional...

Social Entrepreneurship Women Handicrafts

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