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U.A.E

Dubai signs data sharing law

Dubai’s goal of becoming the smart city of the Middle East got a little closer this week when they announced the signing of a Dubai...

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Regional

MENA's IoT expansion [Infographic]

People today create a data trace with almost everything they do - trawling Facebook, booking an Uber, walking with a FitBit. The Middle...

Internet of Things IoT MENA

Kuwait

Mentorship and community building show big potential for entrepreneurs at Mix N’ Mentor Nuwait

If there’s just one word to describe Mix N’ Mentor - Nuwait Edition, it would be “hunger.” Hunger for mentorship,...

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Regional

TechWadi Roadshow connects MENA startups to Silicon Valley experts

Google's Sharif El-Badawi addresses the crowd at ZINC during TechWadi's stop in Amman. (Images via Samuel Wendel) Despite the near...

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Turkey

500 Startups launches $15M Turkey fund

VC cash is shining on Istanbul's startups. (Image via Mybeautifuladventures.com) 500 Startups has launched a $15 million investment fund...

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Lebanon

How Lebanon and its diaspora can mutually benefit in the startup ecosystem [Opinion]

Editor's note: this is the first of two articles on diaspora engagement. Connecting a diaspora and its home country can’t be a one-way r...

Startup Megaphone Elie Nasr Foo

Kuwait

Nuwait launches to celebrate entrepreneurs' success stories in Kuwait

This article was originally published on Nuwait. One of the core issues Kuwait is facing at the moment is the need to find more private ...

Nuwait Kuwait National Fund Support

Regional

London calling

A Lebanese, a Briton, a Dutchman and an Italian walk into a London investment firm. They bond over hip hop. One year later they launch a...

Braci Hoxton Ventures Slidr

U.A.E

May the funds be with you

Tom Cruise famously scaling the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. (Image via Paramount Pictures) It is nearly four years since the release of...

AlKatraz Production Abu Dhabi Film Commission SANAD

Lebanon

Startup creativity spurred by 'networked space'

Office design matters more than most entrepreneurs realise when it comes to employee performance, which is why the UK Lebanon Tech Hub made...

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Egypt

Egypt’s El Noor Geh takes part in GE’s first Minds+Machines event in the region

As Egypt suffers from frequent power cuts, programmers, makers and builders keep trying to find ways to prevent their work from being...

El Noor Geh Minds+Machines MEMakers

Iran

Pioneering PR in Iran: startup links SMEs to media

Digital companies in Iran are flourishing, carving out a space in the local market in spite of the restrictions on foreign trade and...

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Global

Rules of engagement: attracting media attention

Dealing with the media can be hard – a little scary sometimes. Handing over the painstakingly-crafted story of your startup to a...

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Regional

Private equity investors in MENA seek a place in the sun

This is a crosspost with Knowledge@Wharton. The backbone of future economic development in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) could hinge...

IMF Abraaj Group private equity

Regional

Prepaid cards still filling MENA's epayment gaps

Prepaid cards are a strong contender for filling the gap between the unbanked and ecommerce in MENA, says PayPal’s Francis...

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Regional

EdTech in MENA: issues and recommendations [Infographic]

MENA public spending on education as a percentage of GDP exceeds the world average, yet it still badly needs reform. Youth...

MENA EdTech

Egypt

Egypt's VoIP block to make the startup life harder

At the start of October news broke on social media websites that Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) applications such as Skype, WhatsApp...

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Regional

5 ecofriendly developments in MENA

Attention is shifting towards harnessing the powers of the environment for new energy sources, and the Middle East is securing its own...

Khalifa Al Tajer Mosque Bahrain World Trade Center The Gate

Maghreb

5 MENA entrepreneurs join Endeavor

Endeavor, Moroccan style. (Images via Endeavor) Two Moroccan and three Egyptian entrepreneurs have been selected to join the global...

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Saudi Arabia

6 challenges facing Saudi entrepreneurs [Opinion]

The future is wide open. (Image via Realty Today) We have all read articles about what’s wrong with the entrepreneurship support culture a...

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U.A.E

UAE's creative entrepreneurs rising

Salsali Private Museum at the Alserkal Avenue Galleries Night. (Image via Alserkal) The ever evolving Emirate of Dubai is welcoming a...

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Regional

What I know about big data: Ali Rebaie

Ali Rebaie is a data scientist. One of the few data scientists, in fact, in MENA. He’s the founder of Rebaie Analytics Group...

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Egypt

KarmSolar, first Egyptian company to get license for off-grid solar power plant

Update: This article has been updated to include KarmSolar's largest deal to date, announced on October 18. Solar energy...

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Egypt

Egyptian social entrepreneurship incubator aims to help the neediest

A year ago the Misr El Kheir foundation launched GESR, an Egyptian incubator for social entrepreneurship, with the...

Gesr Egypt Social Entrepreneurship

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