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Saudi Arabia

Melltoo expands to Saudi with new funding

The Dubai-headquartered peer-to-peer marketplace Melltoo has said they are ready to expand to Saudi Arabia now they have acquired new...

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Tunisia

New York startup vibe in Tunisian competition

Houda Ghozzi, the woman behind Tunisia’s Open Startup competition, was tired of programs that taught students how to pitch but then...

Open Startup Tunisia Columbia University BIAT

Egypt

What startups should know about Egypt’s IMF reforms

All Egypt is feeling the weight of economic reform, but not all entrepreneurs will feel the impact equally. Last week, the...

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U.A.E

Hidden gold mines for MENA’s air tech entrepreneurs

If Paul Papadimitriou’s realistic air tech projections can be summed up in one piece of cautionary advice for startups, it is that in...

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Iran

Turkish payments startup Iyzico closes $13M Series C

On July 15, Barbaros Ozbugutu and Tahsin Isin were celebrating in Istanbul. After years of bureaucracy, their online payment company...

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Global

Startup Watch: the real robot danger

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

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Regional

How to build a company that will last forever [Opinion]

Scale is important for startups to put them on the radar of strategic acquirers, which are a more likely route to an exit in MENA than...

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Lebanon

Proximie’s AR tool delivers healthcare to war zones

The idea came about during a 2012 mission to El Salvador. As a volunteer with the Global Smile Foundation, Boston-based Lebanese...

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Bahrain

Bahrain’s shift from oil to silicon [Opinion]

Of the businesses registered in Bahrain, 80 percent are SMEs and they are basically what drive our economy. We have other large...

Hamed Fakhro Bahrain Advice

Global

What I know about pitching: Bianca Praetorius

You’re on stage. It’s not your favorite place; as an engineer you’re more used to hiding in a lab or behind a computer...

What I Know Pitching how to pitch

U.A.E

Holidaying with Holiday ME

“Whenever you're booking a holiday…there’s a lot of discussion happening for the family or solo traveler,”...

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Egypt

On speaking terms: Egypt’s investors, entrepreneurs forging a bond [Know Your VC]

The investor-entrepreneur relationship in Egypt has been something of a rollercoaster, but both say they’re finally starting to iron...

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Global

In MENA’s booming tech scene, where do humanitarian startups stand?

The MENA region, frequently characterized by uncertainty, political polarization and slow socioeconomic progress is seeing a stunning...

Social Entrepreneurship

Regional

Twitter’s media plans for MENA [Q&A]

Twitter is targeting Saudi Arabia and Egypt as its regional growth markets as it seeks to make users more ‘sticky’...

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Regional

Why should you be excited about blockchain? [Opinion]

Over the past few years, blockchain technology has moved from the fringes to something that can have real impact on all parts of our lives....

Global

Startup Watch: disruption might get you, AI making the diagnosis and so long Yahoo!

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

Startup Watch yahoo! AI

Jordan

Solar energy for clean water

Have you ever wondered from where astronauts get their drinking water? They reclaim 93 percent of their waste water stored on their space...

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Egypt

Stronger together: uniting Egypt’s women entrepreneurs

Egyptian women are entrepreneurial powerhouses, and Rasha Abu AlSaud has been working for the last three years to link them all. In...

GEW Women Entrepreneurs of Egypt Cairo Startup Cup

Lebanon

Crowdfunding products: pressure does not make perfect

One of the most painful examples of delayed promises of crowdfunding is Palestine-based Bold Knot, a great-looking bank-charger-cable on a...

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Global

What I know about patient capital: Amjad Ahmad [Know Your VC]

To Amjad Ahmad, American investment firms Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital are the ideal comparisons for his own Precinct Partners in...

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Algeria

Hate speech to dialogue: Munathara reframes online debate

Social media is often depicted as a game changer for democracy and freedom of speech, but by no means has it contributed to healthy...

Munathara Debate Belabbes Benkredda

U.A.E

Startup Emirates: the most well-funded tech startups in the UAE in one infographic

This article is a crosspost from CB Insights. All of the companies in our infographic are based in the Emirate of Dubai....

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Turkey

Kiron, educational hope for refugees

The UN refugee agency says that as of 2015 there are 65.3 million individuals that have been forcibly displaced worldwide, most with little...

Kiron higher education refugees

Egypt

Did this Egyptian company predict the US election?

Donald Trump’s election to the US presidency was a shock for many, but not so much for those who were willing and able to read the...

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