Wamda

عربي

Thought Leadership

Wamda's features, opinions, and podcasts

N2V Launches LifeLine, a Flexible Media Visualization Platform

N2V has launched Lifeline, a new platform designed to showcase customized sets of media in a chronological format. Those who head to the ...

Innovation N2V

Arabic Speech Now Recognized by Google

Developers throughout the Arab World should be excited- Google's quiet rollout of Arabic voice recognition continues to create new...

Mobile Mobile Apps

Top 5 Trends from Mobile World Congress 2012

Every year in February, the brightest minds of the wireless industry meet in Barcelona to take part in the Mobile World Congress. This year...

Mobile

Meet the Winner of Startup Weekend Amman: Educational iPad Game SafePlay [Wamda TV]

[Arabic] The leader of the winning team at Startup Weekend Amman, Darine Al-Ashy, talks to Wamda about SafePlay, an iPad and Android game...

Startup Weekend

Jordan's Travel Sheikh Turns Offline Agency into an Online Opportunity

The newest flight and hotel booking on the block, Travel Sheikh, is set to lead the travel e-commerce space. Not just because it's the...

E-commerce

Online Education Viewed Positively in the Middle East [Infographic]

Bayt.com's newest infographic examines perceptions in the Middle East about online education, both from job seekers and employers. The...

Education

Power Pioneers: How One Firm Became a Leader in the Gulf's Energy Sector

GDF Suez came to the Gulf region in the 1970s, as countries such as Oman were celebrating newfound independence. In time, it has become the...

Prayer, Media, and Gaming Apps Win at the Innovation Theatre Competition at QITCOM

After 10 teams pitched their ideas yesterday at the Innovation Theatre, in a competition hosted by Potential at QITCOM, the 5 team that...

Education Gaming Mobile

Diabetes Prevention App for Qatar Wins Vodafone Appathon at QITCOM

Over the past 48 hours, 13 teams hustled to build working mobile apps during the Appathon hosted by Vodafone Qatar and supported by...

Mobile Mobile Apps

How an Advisory Board Adds Value to Your Business

What is an advisory board? Ideally, it’s a collection of individuals who bring unique knowledge and skills to the table that complement the ...

Corporate Governance

Entrepreneurship Outperforms Innovation

Innovative ideas can make a splash, but entrepreneurs are more likely to create value, change the world, and make profits. Pro or...

Innovation

10 Semifinalists Pitch at QITCOM's Innovation Theatre

Today, in the Innovation Theatre at QITCOM, Qatar's IT-focused conference, 10 nervous entrepreneurs pitched ideas to a panel of judges,...

Competitions Innovation

Interested in Tracking Your Daily Health? Quantified Self Comes to Beirut

I woke up this morning at 7:30 AM after going to sleep at 1:20 AM. I woke up twice during the night. My heart rate was 56 BPM, my weight 65...

Health

A Practitioner's Guide for Social Entrepreneurs in Egypt and the Arab Region

Ehab Abdou is a social entrepreneur who has spent more than 15 years working to energize young Egyptians to contribute to their country's...

Pitching a Mobile App for Medical Diagnosis in Jordan: Dr. Bot

[English]. At Startup Weekend Amman, engineer Mahmoud Darawsheh discusses his team's idea for Dr. Bot, a mobile and tablet application that...

Startup Weekend

WMA: Bringing Sponsored Tweets to the Arab World [Wamda TV]

WMA: Bringing Sponsored Tweets to the Arab World [Wamda TV] At Startup Weekend Amman a few weeks ago, Ahmad Kharbat told us about the idea...

Startup Weekend

All the information you need to navigate Mena's startup ecosystem

Newsletter language

Thank you! Please check your email to confirm your subscription.

Thought Leadership

Featured Podcast

All the information you need to navigate Mena's startup ecosystem

Thank you