Young Lebanese innovators honored by MIT, confirms a growing trend Update: Wamda has just learned that a third Lebanese, entrepreneur Rand Hindi, was also included in the MIT list (editors were... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 25 August, 2014 littlebits MIT
Do you know the difference between an accelerator and an incubator? Reine Farhat, Arabic Editor at Wamda, contributed to this article. Accelerator Oasis 500's workplace Terms like accelerators and... Aline Mayard • 21 August, 2014 incubators Accelerators
Fun startup events are possible, just ask this #YMEstartup organizer Your Middle East is one of a new generation of media sites focusing on the Arab region, seeking to shift how news here is covered. Similar... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 20 August, 2014 your middle east startup events
Game Zanga competition draws 300+ contestants to 4th annual developing competition Last weekend in Amman, game development studio GameTako, in collaboration with publisher Game Nomads, hosted its fourth... khaled sleiman • 21 August, 2014 game zanga
Community puts Impact Hub Dubai ahead of the pack Impact Hub Dubai launched on 14 January this year into an ecosystem becoming increasingly crowded with startup-friendly venues. But CEO... Alexander Hawkes • 18 August, 2014 co-working space impact hub dubai impact hub
Next 10 years is key for MENA's long-term sustainability, says Badr Jafar Badr Jafar speaking at UN Headquarters in New York. Working in the entrepreneurship sector you hear optimism all the time – especially in t... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 17 August, 2014 sharjah pearl initiative badr jafar
Women-led startups in Google's #40Forward network have raised $20M USD this year In March, Google for Entrepreneurs launched a campaign called #40Forward, to provide program assistance and $1 million USD in aggregate... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 17 August, 2014 #40Forward google for entrepreneurs Google
Aramex launches logistics support network for regional entrepreneurs Aramex and Infofort are launching a new program that focuses on helping startups and SMEs across their network. Aramex and Infofort ... Wamda • 13 August, 2014 aramex Support Organizations
Indian social entrepreneurs facilitate funding for MENA non-profits Earlier this year, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner posted a blog post on the site calling for an app that could generate random acts of... Alexander Hawkes • 12 August, 2014 karmasnap turn8 the cribb
Fatim-Zahra Biaz is the winner of the 2nd edition of the Karim Jazouani Prize For the second year in a row, we have asked you, our readers, to nominate people who have done the most for the Moroccan startups. We... Wamda • 10 August, 2014 Karim Jazouani new work labs morocco
2 Jordanian startups included in 500 Startups' 10th batch 500 Startups, the Silicon Valley accelerator/VC/startup community, has selected two Jordanian startups as part of its 10th batch. Feesheh... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 07 August, 2014 silk road images gallery alsharq 500 startups
Beirut coworking space AltCity is finding its path In a quiet moment, AltCity's work friendly cafe. (Image via Facebook) Stepping into the spacious offices of AltCity on Beirut’s b... Lucy Knight • 05 August, 2014 Altcity lebanon Accelerators
6 tips from failed accelerators It’s been four years since the first accelerator was launched in the Arab world. Now, almost every country in the MENA region has one, and ... Aline Mayard • 04 August, 2014 Tahrir2 Meydan Seeqnce
Palestine's only startup accelerator announces its latest round The Ramallah-based accelerator, FastForward, recently selected three startups for its latest round of acceleration. The selected startups... Hayden Pirkle • 04 August, 2014 Accelerators palestine Fast Forward
Can Casablanca recreate the success of Dubai's financial center? This article has been crossposted with Knowledge@Wharton. The United Arab Emirates brings to mind opulent luxury: the seven-star Burj... Knowledge @Wharton • 23 July, 2014 finance DIFC morocco
Egyptian entrepreneurs ready for more constructive dialogue In Egypt since the January 2011 uprising, there has been no shortage of events, meetups, conferences, and pitch sessions aimed at... Daria Solovieva • 24 July, 2014 news Report Egypt
World Bank wants to help Lebanese and Tunisian diasporas give back As part of a new project, Integrating the Middle East and North Africa (i-MENA) aiming to foster MENA global integration, the World Bank... Anwar Aridi • 14 July, 2014 survey world bank lebanon
5 ways to spot a social entrepreneur What makes someone a social entrepreneur? How do you know if someone could tip sectors, change systems, and address problems effectively — ... Ashoka Arab World • 10 July, 2014 ashoka Social Entrepreneurship
Developer Maysalward partners with Zain to accelerate regional gaming industry It has been a busy couple of months for veteran Jordanian mobile game developer/publisher Maysalward. In May, the company launched... Hayden Pirkle • 03 July, 2014 shaqdown2 shaqdown maysalward
First West Bank hackathon 'a new step' for Palestinian tech ecosystem With a growing tech sector and startups starved for talent, there is a need for everyone in the Palestinian technology sector to... Magnus Petersen-Paaske • 06 July, 2014 codechiefs hackathon Coding
Young but growing fast: AUC's V-LAB announces third cycle in a year The American University of Cairo’s startup incubator Venture Lab, launched just a year ago, is now accepting applications for its t... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 01 July, 2014 university incubators AUC
Presella first to benefit from BDL's circular gets 300k investment Inaugurating the Circular 331 initiative, passed by Lebanon’s Central Bank last August as an attempt to make it less risky for banks to i... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 16 June, 2014 Central Bank Lebanon Presella Investment
Arabic MOOC platform Edraak launches to bring quality education to the region Massive Open Online Courses – MOOCs as they are more commonly known – are online courses that are offered to large amounts of par... Hayden Pirkle • 15 June, 2014 edraak EdTech Education
Arabnet attendees grapple with changes in the ecosystem, and look to the future Over three days, from June 3 to 5, more than 110 speakers and 90 partners and sponsors met at the Atlantis Hotel in Dubai for the Arabnet... Pamela Kesrouani • 10 June, 2014 events Arabnet