Mobile vs. Internet vs. TV: Who Wins in the Arab World? Part 5: The Arab Uprisings [Wamda TV]

In the fifth semgent of the panel discussion on "Mobile vs. Internet vs. TV: Who Wins?" at CoE Animate 11, our animation-focused event held...

Wamda • 12 February, 2012

Animation CoE Animate Mobile

Jordanian Fashion Site eCloset.me Announces Competition Winners

Amman-based fashion website eCloset.me has revealed the winners of its mix-and-match fashion curation competition today. The competition,...

Nina Curley • 10 February, 2012

Fashion

Family Firms in the Middle East: The New Rules of Engagement

When Shaker Group, a Saudi Arabia-based air conditioning supplier, lists 30% of its shares in an initial public offering (IPO) in Riyadh...

Knowledge @Wharton • 10 February, 2012

Wharton

Launching an E-Commerce Platform on the Power of the Saudi Arabian Market

Saudi entrepreneur Abdulaziz Aljouf admits that he took the long path to success when building his e-commerce...

Maya Rahal • 09 February, 2012

E-commerce

Looking to Get a Story Out? PressPass Can Help

Businesses and citizen journalists looking to break a story now have a new resource in their arsenal (aside from Wamda, that is!)....

Nina Curley • 09 February, 2012

Digital Media

DIA-style.com Launches First Fully Arabic Luxury e-Commerce Site

DIA-style.com's launch yesterday marked a coup in luxury goods e-commerce. The site has launched not only as the exclusive portal for...

Nina Curley • 09 February, 2012

E-commerce Fashion

N2V Invests in Saudi Gaming Platform GameTako

Investment and incubation platform N2V announced investment in Saudi gaming portal GameTako yesterday, in a move designed to boost the ...

Nina Curley • 09 February, 2012

Gaming

Arabic e-Learning Portal Nibras.com Launches, Offering Online Business Education

E-Learning portal Nibras.com launched in beta today, bringing online education to the Arab World with a series of short, accessible...

Nina Curley • 08 February, 2012

Education

The MENA 100 Business Plan Competition: Promoting Innovative Entrepreneurship

Launched in 2009, the MENA 100 Business Plan Competition is now accepting applications for its third competition, with a deadline of...

Maya Rahal • 07 February, 2012

Competitions

Oasis500 Secures Over $3 million in Investment for Run2Sport and Madfoo3atCom

Today tech-focused incubator Oasis500 has announced that two of its startups, Run2Sports and Madfoo3atCom, attracted investment following...

Nina Curley • 07 February, 2012

Building the WebMD of the Arab World in Jordan

When Lebanon-born, Amman-raised entrepreneur Jalil Allabadi first decided to put his father’s Arabic medical dictionary online, he focused o...

Nina Curley • 07 February, 2012

Medical Endeavor

What Are Employers in the Middle East Looking For?

Applying for jobs? Or thinking of hiring more staff at your own company? You may be wondering what your employers (or peers who are also...

Wamda • 07 February, 2012

Programme Job Recruitment Job Creation

Launching a Luxury Fashion Site During an Economic Downturn

An economic downturn can be the perfect time to start a business- competition is lower, office space deals may be better, and businesses...

Nina Curley • 06 February, 2012

Fashion

How to Create Wireframes for Your Website

A website wireframe, also known as a page schematic or screen blueprint, is a visual guide that represents the skeletal framework of a...

George Elkhabbaz • 06 February, 2012

User Experience Design

Global Mobile Market Trends: Who Will Dominate 2012?

There were now around 6 billion mobile subscribers worldwide (87% of the global population) at the end of 2011, according to the...

Wamda • 05 February, 2012

Egyptian Startup Ekshef Eases the Pain of Finding a Doctor

In the heart of Cairo stands Ramsis Building, an imposing office-block whose four faces are covered in a jumble of signs for the dozens of...

Omar Aysha • 03 February, 2012

Medical