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Why MENA Needs Startup Weekend: A Look at SW Sharjah

The Startup Weekend bug continues to expand throughout the UAE. With two events in Dubai and one in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah Startup Weekend this...

Ecosystem Education Startup Communities

Can an Egyptian Mobile App Make Daily Deals Smarter? AlZwad Launches Dealazion

As the region witnesses the departure of LivingSocial and rumors that Jabbar is looking to sell Cobone, one startup in Egypt is pushing...

Daily Deals Mobile Mobile Apps

SeedStartup's First Demo Day Reveals Global Products

There was a stark sartorial contrast between investors in suits and the more casually-clad entrepreneurs at the Make Business Hub last week...

Accelerators Angel Investment

Start Up Weekend Alexandria: Still the Best Entrepreneurship Event in Egypt

The second Start Up Weekend Alexandria (SWA) was held on the 27th to 29th September 2012, and while it’s always nearly impossible to r...

Ecosystem Mentorship Startup Communities

du's Reality TV Competition The Entrepreneur Launches Tonight

The region's first reality TV show about entrepreneurs is here. "The Entrepreneur," which pits 10 entrepreneurs against each other in ...

Competitions Digital Media

Is Jabbar Looking to Sell One of Its Companies? Rumors Swirl

Rumors are swirling today that Jabbar Internet Group is looking to offload assets. The group- one of the biggest internet-focused...

Acquisitions Daily Deals E-commerce

A Peek At Iran’s Digital Consumption In 2012 [Infographic]

E-commerce, online banking and consumption of digital mediums is remarkably advanced in Iran with 67% of respondents using the internet for...

Digital Media E-commerce Infographic

Young Cairo Startup Eventtus Reaches a Global Market for Event Discovery

Events of all types are becoming a big deal in Egypt, especially amongst the younger age range. More disposable income, more free...

Mobile Mobile Apps Women

12 Tips for Optimizing SEO on Your Magento E-Commerce Site

This series by Mohannad Ghashim of ShopGo.me is part of our Demystifying E-Commerce series. It will explore various technical...

Demystifying E-Commerce E-commerce SEO

Feeding Demand for Local, Organic Produce in the Arab World: Dubai's Ripe

It isn’t easy being green – especially when you’re in a desert. The UAE is fertile ground for local businesses, but when Becky Balderstone s...

Food & Beverage

Startup Q8 Event Launches to Unite Entrepreneurs in Kuwait

Entrepreneurship in Kuwait may not seem widespread; few Kuwaiti entrepreneurs are well-known regionally and globally outside of Naif...

Conferences Ecosystem Startup Communities

LinkedIn Enters the MENA Region, Opens Office in Dubai

Following rumors that it might enter the region in September, LinkedIn, the US-based business-networking site, has today announced the...

Social Networks Expansion Job Recruitment

Nozom Defies Cairo’s Centralization And Boosts Entrepreneurship In Mansoura

Over 120 members of Mansoura-based Nozom all agree on fostering the entrepreneurship culture in this small town, defying several obstacles...

Struggling to Find a Business Model for Your Idea? Read The Startup Owner's Manual

Raise your hand if you've heard or seen a startup idea recently in the Middle East that doesn't have a real market. Or whose game plan is...

Advice Ecosystem

10 Arab Gaming Startups to Watch

This week we highlight some of MENA’s most creative gaming startups. These innovative ventures transport players into new worlds to o...

Gaming Mobile Gaming Top Lists

Can the Palestinian Diaspora Help? New Ramallah Tech Hub Says Yes

Wearing blue, orange and red t-shirts, over 500 students, entrepreneurs, developers, investors and other tech enthusiasts packed into...

Competitions Ecosystem Pitching

How to Polish Your Online Brand Before Employers Search for You

The rise of social and professional networking websites has made it easier to keep in touch with your network of friends and professionals...

Endeavor Job Recruitment Social Media

Meet the Bahraini Woman Serial Entrepreneur Who Runs Two Companies at Once

After a career working in corporate and government worlds, Doa'a Essa Abdul Wahab had decided 2010 would be the year she started her first...

Food & Beverage

Are You the Best Developer in the Arab World? Prove it at the Arabnet Tournament

So you think you can code? Prove it to a regional audience at the Arabnet Developer Tournament this fall. The tournament will put...

Arabnet Competitions Conferences

Weekly Wrap-Up: September 23-27

This week has been all about inspiration, and what it takes to foster a work environment that encourages creativity. How do you do it? Pic ...

Airlines E-commerce Egypt

Good Ideas Are Too Valuable To Waste [Pic of the Week]

Creativity is perhaps the most valuable asset a startup can have. I’m not describing that one creative idea that launches a startup or i...

CoE Cards Pic of the Week

Taxis Apps Flourish in Egypt: A Look at El Ogra and 2Ogra

Often similar startups crop up in different countries with similar ideas, but it’s not everyday that two are launched with almost the same n...

Transportation

Pentacle's Eddie Obeng: Creating Business Education That Keeps Pace with the Modern World

Is the business school model outdated? British educator and entrepreneur Eddie Obeng thinks so, and dedicated himself to developing...

Education Innovation

Egyptian National Competitiveness Council Disappoints: Where Were the Entrepreneurs?

I like to challenge my prejudices every now and then, so I decided to accept an invitation to the eighth annual conference of The Egyptian...

Conferences Ecosystem Egypt

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