Wamda

Women and Gaming in the Middle East

In April 2012, 1600 women gathered in Saudi Arabia for the second annual all-female Gaming Convention. “There was huge demand and many said ...

Gaming Women

Bringing Middle East Freelancers the Job Search They Need: Nabbesh

For freelancers looking for work, the Middle East can be a tricky market. While several sites, allow you to search for freelance work, only...

Job Recruitment

Zawya Acquired by Thomson Reuters

On the heels of rumors in April that Zawya was preparing for a multimillion dollar acquisition, majority shareholder Saffar Capital...

Acquisitions

Egyptian E-commerce Site OpenDayz Helps Small Businesses Sell Products Online

A shopping trend that’s been growing in Egypt recently is the “Open Day.” Someone, usually a female, buys or creates a batch of niche ...

Accelerators

Building a 2020 Vision of Entrepreneurship in Lebanon

There is an emergency in Lebanon. Not the emergency you may think; beyond the political debates and divides, beyond the clashes and the...

Ecosystem Trends

Demystifying E-Commerce: How to Offer Competitive Customer Service

A customer service strategy for an online store is as critical as it is for a brick and mortar. Some may start with the misguided...

Demystifying E-Commerce E-commerce

Lebanese-Egyptian Entrepreneur Fadi Chehade to Lead Internet Expansion as New ICANN CEO

It may come as no surprise to entrepreneurs in the Arab World that a successful Lebanese-Egyptian IT entrepreneur will now lead the...

Trends

A Good Deal: Dubizzle Seeks to Dominate the Middle East's Online Classified Market

Like the thousands of expats who find their way to this glitzy sheikhdom, Sim Whatley and J.C. Butler came to Dubai several years ago...

E-commerce

3 Things that Investors and Entrepreneurs Can Do to Avoid An Eternal War

Apple is the most valuable company around the world. Google is the search titan and the innovative platform in the tech industry. Microsoft...

Investment

Foota Towels - Making Egyptian Towels Famous

Egypt is famous for its cotton. The best towels in the world are also manufactured here, but there isn’t a recognised Egyptian towel b...

Design Marketing Fashion

Daily Deals Site SuperDeal Stands Out by Supporting Social Programs

As the global rise of daily deals sites found its way to Morocco last year, SuperDeal.ma became the third daily deals platform to...

Daily Deals Superdeal.ma

Jordanian Gaming Studio Wizards Productions Pivots into Mobile

2012 marks a new era for Wizards Productions, which today announced a publishing agreement with 6waves, a leading international social and...

Gaming Mobile Mobile Gaming

My Heart Is In the Work [Pic of the Week]

Some of you may have read this card and felt like it defined you. Others may be having one of those days where you know you love what you...

CoE Cards Pic of the Week

It Suits Her: Lebelik Brings Lebanese Design to Your Doorstep

Louise Doumet seemed to have it all; she had just finished her degree and a coveted job offer from financial services firm J.P. Morgan. But...

E-commerce

How Egypt Is Discussing the Presidential Elections on Facebook and Twitter

Wamda is not a place for political debate. But the entrepreneurial ecosystem does not live in a separate universe, however much we...

Digital Media Social Media

Why E-Commerce Startups Can’t Ignore Pinterest

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

Innovative Green Energy and Tech Entrepreneurs Shine at TED@Tunis

At this point, many are familiar with the TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) talk series, which first brought experts together in...

Conferences Social Entrepreneurship Saphon

In the Arab World, Social Media Has Fast Developed into a Medium for the Masses

During Tunisia's revolution, Asma Mansour's parents kept her locked at home for her own safety. But Mansour was continuously in touch with...

Social Media

Game Developers, Looking for a Challenge? Create the First Aramex Game

Gamers interested in making a name for themselves might want to check out Aramex's first Game Development Competition, which is...

E-commerce Gaming

Mowgli Mentor Helps Reform Lebanese Family Business Karam Design

Mentorship

Istikana Inks Groundbreaking Deal to Offer Videos on Samsung Smart TVs

It remains to be seen whether there is a viable market for video-on-demand services in the Middle East, like those that Hulu provides in...

Digital Media Video On Demand

Vodafone Egypt Launches EGP 20m Investment Fund and Incubator

We've received word that Vodafone Egypt is launching an EGP 20 million (US $3.3 million) investment fund that will focus on small, web and...

Investment

Sneak Peek of Upcoming Restaurant Discount Site RoundMenu

We received word today that a new site has soft launched to offer discounts exclusively for restaurants in Dubai: RoundMenu. As daily deals...

Food & Beverage

3 Lessons from an Athlete to Entrepreneurs: How to Work Smarter, Not Harder

The similarities between sport and business are well known. In both cases, doing things faster, differently or more efficiently can result...

Thought Leadership

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