U.A.E Enabling innovation in the UAE For the UAE government, innovation is indispensable to keep pace with technological advancements and to address the most pressing societal... Shaimaa El Nazer • 10 February, 2020 Innovation Dubai Dubai Future Accelerators
Tunisia The Tunisian invention bringing hope to epilepsy sufferers Millions of epilepsy patients across the Arab world are in daily danger of suffering a potentially fatal seizure, with multiple factors... Matt Smith • 06 February, 2020 health tech Tunis Tunisian entrepreneurs
Syria The challenges facing Syrian entrepreneurs Since the Syrian civil war broke out in 2011, more than 5.7 million people have fled the country mainly to Turkey, Lebanon and Iraq while... Yasmeen Nabil • 03 February, 2020 syrian civil war Syrian entrepreneurs syrian startups
U.A.E Venture creation, the new VC Investment across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) is becoming more sophisticated. The growth in the number of venture capital (VC)... Triska Hamid • 30 January, 2020
Regional How do we create AI in Arabic? For millions of people across the Middle East and North Africa, interacting with a digital voice assistant like Apple’s Siri or... Wamda • 27 January, 2020 Mawdoo3 Artificial intelligence Siri
Bahrain Bahrain: The challenge of staying competitive As any startup will attest, agility and quick response to market demand is key to survival. The same can be applied to other stakeholders... Triska Hamid • 23 January, 2020 Ecosystem Startup Bahrain Bahrain Economic Development Board
Lebanon The trials of operating an e-commerce business in Lebanon Philippe Abdeni is the chief operating officer at Bellamysworld, an e-commerce platform founded in 2003 in Lebanon for high-end luxury... Thought Leadership • 20 January, 2020 E-commerce Retail
U.A.E Wamda X second cohort launches with 13 promising startups Wamda, the region's leading ecosystem enabler, has announced the list of fellows and startups joining the second cohort of its... Wamda • 16 January, 2020 wamda x wamda
Global Security: Is it time for startups to grow up? Alexander Moiseev is the chief business officer at security firm, Kaspersky Leading entrepreneurship magazines are filled with... Thought Leadership • 16 January, 2020 cyber security cybersecurity
Oman Oman's startup opportunity The sultanate of Oman is gearing up to turbocharge its small-to-medium-sized (SME) ecosystem. While the Gulf state has not been... Alicia Buller • 14 January, 2020 Oman Oman Technology Fund entrepreneurship
U.A.E Could EDGE boost R&D in the UAE? Abu Dhabi is restructuring the UAE’s blossoming defence industry, placing many state-run companies within a single organisation and... Matt Smith • 13 January, 2020 Research R&D
Global The science of mentorship By Ziad Matar, president of TiE Dubai and founding partner of Meditari & Ivan Fernandes, director of mentorship at TiE Dubai The... Thought Leadership • 09 January, 2020 Mentorship Mentor
U.A.E noon cosies up to China There are a few areas in Dubai and Abu Dhabi where self-driving vehicles branded with the noon logo, slowly drive along a pre-determined... Wamda • 07 January, 2020 china E-commerce self-driving car
Regional Trends to expect in 2020 With each passing year, the Middle East and North Africa’s (Mena) entrepreneurship ecosystem develops and cements itself as a core... Wamda • 05 January, 2020 Trends entrepreneurship MENA
Regional Top 5 VC deals in the fourth quarter of 2019 The fourth quarter 2019 top five venture capital (VC) deals that were disclosed amounted to $78.7 million, with UAE-based Trukker... Wamda • 01 January, 2020
Regional Our top stories from 2019 The biggest story to emerge this year was Uber’s acquisition of Careem in March. The deal, worth $3.1 billion, was the largest... Wamda • 31 December, 2019 entrepreneurship
